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Google, AMD tipped as early adopters of TSMC chiplet manufacturing
Google, AMD tipped as early adopters of TSMC chiplet manufacturing
Business news |
Google and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will be among the first companies to use a chiplet-style assembly technology being offered…
Nvidia, AMD rise in chip market ranking, lacklustre Intel stays top
Nvidia, AMD rise in chip market ranking, lacklustre Intel stays top
Market news |
Despite being one of the weaker performers in terms of growth, Intel has remained at the top of IC Insights'…
How sub-10nm manufacturing will take 25% of the chip market
How sub-10nm manufacturing will take 25% of the chip market
Market news |
Coming off a small base, wafer processing capacity shows the strongest growth at feature sizes below 10nm. IC Insights reckons…
Mini concept car can be configured with a token
Mini concept car can be configured with a token
Technology News |
Placing a token in different places changes the configuration of the Mino Urbanaut electric concept car…

Foundries booming near-term but Samsung faces risks
Foundries booming near-term but Samsung faces risks
Market news |
Semiconductor foundry revenues are expected to rise 23.8 percent year-on-year in 2020, according to market analysis firm TrendForce.
New micro:bit features integrated sound and touch
New micro:bit features integrated sound and touch
News |
Farnell is shipping the new BBC micro:bit design, which has additional capabilities including more memory, a faster processor and, “out of the box” sound and touch capabilities.
Mini concept car is configured with a token
Mini concept car is configured with a token
Technology News |
Placing a token in different places changes the configuration of the Mino Urbanaut electric concept car…
Phoenix to spend $200 million to enable TSMC’s US wafer fab
Phoenix to spend $200 million to enable TSMC’s US wafer fab
Business news |
The city of Phoenix, Arizona, will spend at least $205 million to build roads and provide water for TSMC's proposed US wafer fab, according to reports.
Stretchable fiber-optic sensor brings ‘touch’ to robots, VR
Stretchable fiber-optic sensor brings ‘touch’ to robots, VR
Technology News |
Researchers at Cornell University say they have created a fiber-optic sensor that forms a stretchable "skin" that can detect deformations such as pressure, bending, and strain.
Hella expands electronics plant in Lithuania
Hella expands electronics plant in Lithuania
Business news |
The automotive supplier Hella is continuing to expand its electronics plant in Lithuania. The plant in the Kaunas Free Economic Zone started production of various electronic components in August 2018.
UK advisory service as UKCA changes from the CE mark
UK advisory service as UKCA changes from the CE mark
Business news |
New power products for England, Wales and Scotland will need a UKCA approval rather than the CE mark from January 1st 2021. TÜV SÜD has launched a technical advisory service…
TÜV SÜD launches Technical Advisory Service for UK approvals
TÜV SÜD launches Technical Advisory Service for UK approvals
Business news |
New products for England, Wales and Scotland will need UKCA approval rather than the CE mark from January 1st 2021. TÜV SÜD has launched a technical advisory service to help…
Foundries see annual sales growth abate in October
Foundries see annual sales growth abate in October
Market news |
Taiwanese foundries TSMC and UMC both enjoyed annual growth in sales revenues in October but reduced in percentage terms from the strength of September.
Smaller, more cost-effective: Sequential LED controller for headlights
Smaller, more cost-effective: Sequential LED controller for headlights
New Products |
Chipmaker Maxim Integrated Products has announced a sequential LED controller designed to allow the easy and cost-effective addition of automotive sequential LED lighting features.
IMEC, ferroelectrics prominent in virtual IEDM program
IMEC, ferroelectrics prominent in virtual IEDM program
Technology News |
The technical program for this year's International Electron Devices Meeting has been posted and Europe's IMEC is prominent as the world's leading source of semiconductor R&D. Attention has also turned…
Automotive sequential LED lighting IC cuts size, cost
Automotive sequential LED lighting IC cuts size, cost
New Products |
Chipmaker Maxim Integrated Products has announced a sequential LED controller designed to allow the easy and cost-effective addition of automotive sequential LED lighting features.
Europe bounces back in global chip market
Europe bounces back in global chip market
Market news |
The chip market was up in the third quarter in all in regions as it bounced back from a difficult second quarter, according to numbers from the Semiconductor Industry Association.
Smart choices in Cree LED deal
Smart choices in Cree LED deal
Interviews |
Nick Flaherty talks to Mark Adams, CEO of Smart Global Holdings, following its $300m acquisition of Cree LED…
Anti-virus far-UVC chip, consumer air purifier announced
Anti-virus far-UVC chip, consumer air purifier announced
Market news |
University of Michigan nano-LED technology startup NS Nanotech has announced what it says is the first solid-state emissive material to produce far-UVC ultraviolet light that can deactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus…
SMART enters LED business with $300m Cree buy
SMART enters LED business with $300m Cree buy
Business news |
Smart Global Holdings, better known for memory modules, is entering the LED market with the purchase of Cree’s LED business.
Concept Car highlights human-car relationship
Concept Car highlights human-car relationship
Feature articles |
Kyocera has presented a concept car that focuses on the dynamic relationship between man and car. The Japanese electronics manufacturer plays with elements such as sound, light - and smell.
Report: China plans to curb ‘chaos’ in domestic chip sector
Report: China plans to curb ‘chaos’ in domestic chip sector
Business news |
The Chinese government has said it plans to increase supervision of companies entering its domestic semiconductor industry, according to a South China Morning Post report.
US should spend $34 billion on chip R&D, says report
US should spend $34 billion on chip R&D, says report
Business news |
The SIA and the SRC have come up with a plan for the US government to contribute $34 billion to chip R&D spending over the next decade.
Cutting the cost of lidar
Cutting the cost of lidar
New Products |
Chinese manufacturer Hesai has developed a 32-channel mid-range lidar. The PandarXT is aimed at unmanned logistics, robotics and autonomous low to medium speed driving.
Seoul Semiconductor wins permanent injunction over LED sales in Germany
Seoul Semiconductor wins permanent injunction over LED sales in Germany
Business news |
An injunction from Seoul Semiconductor for patent infringements prevents sale of LED bulbs in Germany from a subsidiary of Signify.
Mouser revamps Technical Resource Centre
Mouser revamps Technical Resource Centre
News |
Mouser has redesigned its Technical Resource Centre. The new site contains technical articles, blogs, eBooks, and Methods technology and the company’s solutions journal.
32-channel mid-range lidar for cost-sensitive applications
32-channel mid-range lidar for cost-sensitive applications
New Products |
Chinese manufacturer Hesai, who specialises in lidar sensors, has developed a new 32-channel mid-range lidar. Based on a new system architecture that integrates Hesai's proprietary lidar ASICs, the PandarXT is…
GaN 405nm blue laser diodes to ship
GaN 405nm blue laser diodes to ship
Technology News |
BluGlass is set to sample its 405nm blue GaN laser diodes in the next few weeks with volume shipments early next year…


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