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Russia plans to spend $38.6 billion on semiconductor catchup
Russia plans to spend $38.6 billion on semiconductor catchup
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The Russian government has developed a plan to spend almost 3.2 trillion roubles (about US$38.6 billion on Russian electronics up…
SIA signs with Indian counterpart to boost chip cooperation
SIA signs with Indian counterpart to boost chip cooperation
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The Semiconductor Industry Association has signed a memorandum of understanding with the India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) agreeing to…
25W SP4T switch for high power RF designs
25W SP4T switch for high power RF designs
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Menlo Micro has launched a new single-pole/four-throw (SP4T) DC-to-6 GHz switch for 5G network infrastructure, test and measurement equipment and…
Foundries’ March sales up 33% y-on-y
Foundries’ March sales up 33% y-on-y
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Taiwanese foundries – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and United Microelectronics. Corp. – both achieved sales revenue in March that…

Intel, ADI in US chip alliance
Intel, ADI in US chip alliance
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Three leading US chip manufacturers have joined Mitre Engenuity’s semiconductor alliance with the aim of bolstering the resilience of the US semiconductor industry. Intel and Analog Devices, which both have…
Process automates production of wire harnesses
Process automates production of wire harnesses
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Wire harnesses are a critical component of cars: their production is highly individualised and can therefore only be done manually. If there are problems with delivery, as was recently the…
Sun sells C&K Switches to Littelfuse for $540 million
Sun sells C&K Switches to Littelfuse for $540 million
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Sun Capital Partners Inc. (Chicago, Illinois) has agreed to sell C&K Switches to Littelfuse Inc. for a total enterprise value of $540 million. Since its formation in 1928, C&K (Waltham,…
Intel, Micron, Analog Devices form US chip alliance
Intel, Micron, Analog Devices form US chip alliance
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Intel, Micro and Analog Devices – three leading US chip manufacturers – have joined Mitre Engenuity’s semiconductor alliance with the aim of bolstering the resilience of the US semiconductor industry.
China’s share of global fabless IC market collapsed in 2021
China’s share of global fabless IC market collapsed in 2021
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China’s share of the global fabless IC market fell to 9 percent in 2021, down from 15 percent in 2020, according to figures from IC Insights. At the same time…
Asia-Pacific annual chip market growth joins Americas’ above 40%
Asia-Pacific annual chip market growth joins Americas’ above 40%
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The global chip market continued to boom in February with chip sales into the Asia-Pacific region up 41.4 percent higher than a year before on a three-month average basis, according…
Medical x-ray firm opens MEMS fab in South Korea
Medical x-ray firm opens MEMS fab in South Korea
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Nano-X Imaging Ltd. (Neve Ilan, Israel) has opened a special wafer fab line in Yongin, South Korea to make MEMS for its xray source. The company, founded in 2011 and…
Educational mobile robot platform based on Roomba vacuum
Educational mobile robot platform based on Roomba vacuum
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Consumer robotics company iRobot has announced that it is expanding its educational product lineup with the launch of a new educational robot based on its Roomba robot vacuum cleaner platform.
MEMS bone-conduction microphone provides wake-on-voice for wearables
MEMS bone-conduction microphone provides wake-on-voice for wearables
New Products |
Vesper Technologies Inc. (Boston, Mass.) has introduced its second-generation of analog piezoelectric voice accelerator; the VA1210. The VA1210 offers higher sensitivity (+17 dB) and higher (+6 dB) SNR than the…
Würth dedicates new catalogue to automotive components
Würth dedicates new catalogue to automotive components
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The special requirements for automotive electronics have resulted in industry-typical standards such as AEC-Q200 qualification or IATF-16949-certified production. In this context, Würth Elektronik has supplemented its extensive catalog…
Analog market momentum to persist in 2022
Analog market momentum to persist in 2022
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The market for analog semiconductors is set for 12 percent annual growth in 2022 following a 30 percent surge in 2021, according to IC Insights. The analyst states the market…
Single-pole, double-throw switch targets car door applications
Single-pole, double-throw switch targets car door applications
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Alps Alpine has developed the SSCZ compact detector switch, expanding its switch series lineup for open/shut detection in car doors and other automotive parts.
IMEC venture capital raises second fund
IMEC venture capital raises second fund
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The early-stage venture capital fund, imec-xpand, has raised €150 million (about US$165 million) towards its second fund. It has a target of raising €250 million (about US$275 million) but…
Germany plans to pay €5 billion towards Magdeburg fabs
Germany plans to pay €5 billion towards Magdeburg fabs
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Germany plans to provide Intel Corp. with more than €5 billion ($5.5 billion) towards the €17 billion ($18.8 billion) cost of building two wafer fabs in Magdeburg, according to Bloomberg.
ZF sells away Electronic Interfaces business
ZF sells away Electronic Interfaces business
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German automotive tier one ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Aequita SE have inked an agreement that provides for the sale of ZFs electronic interfaces business to the latter. The move is…
Foxconn mulls $9 billion chips and components factory for Saudi Arabia
Foxconn mulls $9 billion chips and components factory for Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia is reviewing an offer from Foxconn Technology Group to build a $9 billion factory that could make ICs and electric vehicle components, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Foundry market to grow 20 percent in 2022
Foundry market to grow 20 percent in 2022
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The foundry market is set to achieve a third year of 20 percent growth in 2022, according to IC Insights. After dropping 2 percent in 2019, the foundry market logged…
US plans to make China comply with Russian chip sanctions
US plans to make China comply with Russian chip sanctions
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US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has re-iterated that the US will enforce Chinese compliance with chip sanctions against Russia, according to Bloomberg. “I’m not going to pretend it won’t be…
MEMS switch startup looks to build own wafer fab
MEMS switch startup looks to build own wafer fab
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Menlo Microsystems Inc. (Irvine, Calif.), a startup developing MEMS RF and power switch components, plans to use a $150 million funding round to expand US manufacturing and its product portfolio.
Top ten articles on eeNews Analog in February 2022
Top ten articles on eeNews Analog in February 2022
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Below are the top ten articles in February 2022 by readership on eenewsanalog.com In case you missed any of these here they are in reverse order: 10 Arm’s China…
Sensor startup raises funds for dead-reckoning revolution
Sensor startup raises funds for dead-reckoning revolution
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Inertial motion sensor startup Zero Point Motion Ltd. (Bristol, England) has raised £2.58 million in a first round of funding from Foresight Williams. Foresight Williams is a collaboration between Foresight…
Americas’ chip market growth goes above 40%
Americas’ chip market growth goes above 40%
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In January the Americas market for semiconductors was 40.2 percent higher than a year before on a three-month average basis, according to the US Semiconductor Industry Association. This phenomenal regional…
UCIe chiplet standard created by industry leaders
UCIe chiplet standard created by industry leaders
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A group of ten of the most important technology companies has announced the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) technology. The proposers claim the existence of UCIe will establish the framework…
3D packaging drives $11.9 billion capex
3D packaging drives $11.9 billion capex
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Leading companies’ capital expenditure on high-performance packaging was about US$11.9 billion in 2021, according to Yole Developpement (Lyon, France). And this is intended help those companies serve a market for…


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