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Newport Wafer Fab deal done says Chinese owner
Newport Wafer Fab deal done says Chinese owner
Business news |
Wingtech Technology reports that its subsidiary Nexperia has completed the acquisition of the UK's largest chip plant, Newport Wafer Fab.
Cobham to buy Ultra Electronics for £2.57bn
Cobham to buy Ultra Electronics for £2.57bn
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The Cobham Group is set to acquire UK defence electronics firm Ultra Electronics for £2.57 billion (about US$3.56 billion) in…
US-owned Cobham to buy Ultra Electronics for £2.57 billion
US-owned Cobham to buy Ultra Electronics for £2.57 billion
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Two of the UK's best-known defense electronics companies have agreed to a cash deal with Cobham Group set to acquire…
High-res mmWave tracker module uses 4D imaging radar
High-res mmWave tracker module uses 4D imaging radar
New Products |
4D imaging radar sensor maker Vayyar has introduced what it claims is the world's most advanced mmWave development module.

Wingtech says Newport Wafer Fab deal is done
Wingtech says Newport Wafer Fab deal is done
Business news |
Wingtech Technology said Monday (August 16) that its subsidiary Nexperia has completed the acquisition of the UK's largest chip plant, Newport Wafer Fab.
Former AMD executive joins Chinese chip ‘unicorn’
Former AMD executive joins Chinese chip ‘unicorn’
Business news |
Li Xinrong, a former head of R&D for AMD China, has joined Chinese semiconductor startup Biren Technology Co. Ltd. (Shanghai, China) as co-CEO.
Software cuts ASIC modelling time from months to a few days
Software cuts ASIC modelling time from months to a few days
Technology News |
Detailed ASIC architectural modelling provides reasonable estimates of the performance, power, memory resources, and the NoC configuration that will be required.
AI-enabled chip design startup aims to fast track next-gen ICs
AI-enabled chip design startup aims to fast track next-gen ICs
Business news |
AI-enabled chip design developer Motivo has announced that it has raised $12 million in a Series A financing round as it looks to accelerate AI-enabled chip design and improve manufacturing…
Mid-range FPGAs for edge compute systems
Mid-range FPGAs for edge compute systems
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Chipmaker Microchip Technology has announced new low-density FPGA devices that it says consume half the static power of alternatives while providing the smallest thermal footprint.
The greening of Onsemi
The greening of Onsemi
Feature articles |
In his first eight months as CEO at Onsemi, Hassane El-Khoury has started to drive the company in a focused, green direction' He talks to Peter Clarke at eeNews Europe…
Mid-range FPGAs cut power needs for edge computing
Mid-range FPGAs cut power needs for edge computing
New Products |
Latest low-density PolarFire® FPGAs consume half the static power of alternatives while providing world’s smallest thermal footprint…
Bosch, Daimler end joint robotaxi project
Bosch, Daimler end joint robotaxi project
Feature articles |
Technology group Bosch and vehicle manufacturer Daimler are in the process of winding up the joint robotaxi development project Athena. Both companies point to milestones achieved, but technical problems may…
CEO interview: Hassane El-Khoury on the ‘greening’ of Onsemi
CEO interview: Hassane El-Khoury on the ‘greening’ of Onsemi
Interviews |
Hassane El-Khoury, has only been at Onsemi for eight months but he is starting to drive the company in a focused, green direction and he came on to a conference…
Marvell buys Innovium for $1.1 billion
Marvell buys Innovium for $1.1 billion
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Fabless communications and computing chip company Marvell Technology Inc. has agreed to buy Ethernet switching startup Innovium Inc. for $1.1 billion.
AccelerComm licenses 5G physical layer IP to DARPA
AccelerComm licenses 5G physical layer IP to DARPA
Business news |
Communications channel coding specialist AccelerComm Ltd. (Southampton, England) has agreed to license its 5G physical layer product portfolio to the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
Global semiconductor market up 29 percent in H2
Global semiconductor market up 29 percent in H2
Market news |
The global market for semiconductors continued to heat up with growth of 29.2 percent in the second quarter of 2021, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)…
AI-enabled TWS development kit enables advanced features
AI-enabled TWS development kit enables advanced features
New Products |
Micro-acoustic microphones and speakers developer Knowles has announced an AI-enabled True Wireless Stereo (TWS) development platform designed to accelerate the product development process of TWS products, from entry-level to premium…
Post-quantum chip has built-in hardware Trojan
Post-quantum chip has built-in hardware Trojan
Technology News |
A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has created a computer chip that implements post-quantum cryptography particularly effectively. In future, such chips could protect against hacker attacks with…
China’s regulator to investigate chip pricing amid shortages
China’s regulator to investigate chip pricing amid shortages
Business news |
China is launching an investigation in the automotive industry because it suspects chip distributors of using a shortage to charge exorbitant prices, Reuters reported.
Google preps smartphone processor called Tensor
Google preps smartphone processor called Tensor
Business news |
Google has announced the development of a custom system-on-chip designed to drive Pixel 6 smartphones to be released in the autumn.
Global chip market’s second quarter up 29% year-on-year
Global chip market’s second quarter up 29% year-on-year
Market news |
The global market for semiconductors continued to heat up in June with year-on-year growth at 29.2 percent, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association, which reports figures tracked by World Semiconductor…
Pandemic curbs Infineon‘s flight of fancy
Pandemic curbs Infineon‘s flight of fancy
Business news |
In the past quarter Infineon was able to increase its revenues by 25% year-on-year and achieve a profit of €245 million - after a loss of €128 million in the…
IC shipments to surge 21% in 2021
IC shipments to surge 21% in 2021
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IC shipments are expected to be up 21 percent in 2021, compared with 2020, according to market researcher IC Insights.
CEO interview: Globalfoundries’ Tom Caulfield on the European project
CEO interview: Globalfoundries’ Tom Caulfield on the European project
Interviews |
We sat down with Tom Caulfield, CEO of Globalfoundries, and discussed Europe's plans to build up its semiconductor supply chain, something in which GF is set to play a major…
FPGA market to reach $9.1 billion by 2026
FPGA market to reach $9.1 billion by 2026
Market news |
Key growth factors for the FPGA market are the global adoption of AI and IoT, and rising deployment of data centers and high-performance computing.
First software defined geostationary satellite in orbit
First software defined geostationary satellite in orbit
Business news |
The Eutelsat Quantum is the world’s first software defined satellite in a geostationary orbit and uses technology from SSTL in the UK…
ST heads over $12bn this year
ST heads over $12bn this year
Business news |
A strong increase in sales and profitability at STMicroelectronics will see full year sales exceed its target of $12bn.
Hardware Development Kit supports user IP in FPGAs
Hardware Development Kit supports user IP in FPGAs
New Products |
Abaco's hardware development kit uses Xilinx Vivado ML Editions technology to keep separate blocks of IP secure in an FPGA…


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