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Reports: TSMC planning for six wafer fabs in Arizona
Reports: TSMC planning for six wafer fabs in Arizona
Business news |
Chip foundry TSMC is planning to build six wafer fabs at its Phoenix site in Arizona, at a cost of…
Edge AI processor combines high performance, low power
Edge AI processor combines high performance, low power
New Products |
Edge AI processor startup ArchiTek has launched what it claims is the industry's most compact, high-performing edge AI processor.
Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth 5.2 combo SoCs for IoT, streaming
Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth 5.2 combo SoCs for IoT, streaming
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Infineon has launched two chips with both WiFi6E and Bluetooth 5.2 with support for multiple antennas to boost performance.
GlobalFoundries to take up-front payments for capacity
GlobalFoundries to take up-front payments for capacity
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GlobalFoundries is planning to take up-front payments from customers to guarantee capacity as part of a global fab expansion programme.

Reference designs to cut ASIC design costs/time by up to 30%
Reference designs to cut ASIC design costs/time by up to 30%
Technology News |
According to Sondrel the future of ASIC design turns custom into semi-custom chip design with a set of key reference designs.
Chip market takes-off with Europe the weakest link
Chip market takes-off with Europe the weakest link
Market news |
The global semiconductor industry saw double digit growth year-to-year sales growth, with Europe at 6.4 percent, as production rises to address the ongoing chip shortage.
AEC-Q100 qualified and defense-grade PolarFire® FPGAs
AEC-Q100 qualified and defense-grade PolarFire® FPGAs
New Products |
Expanded FPGA product offering with robust device certification and characterization targets thermally challenging environments.
Globalfoundries plans up-front payments to expand manufacturing
Globalfoundries plans up-front payments to expand manufacturing
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Globalfoundries Inc. is planning to take up-front payments from customers to help it accelerate an expansion of chip manufacturing, according to Reuters, which quotes CEO Thomas Caulfield.
AEC-Q100 qualified and military-grade FPGAs in volume production
AEC-Q100 qualified and military-grade FPGAs in volume production
New Products |
Automotive, defence, aerospace and industrial designers requiring programmable logic devices for their applications can now access Microchip's PolarFire FPGAs in volume production. Versions of the FPGAs are available that are…
Temperature resistant sidefill reinforces solder connections
Temperature resistant sidefill reinforces solder connections
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The CV5797U sidefill material from Panasonic Corp. improves both the reliability and productivity of automotive electronic assemblies.
Lattice boosts FPGA security stack
Lattice boosts FPGA security stack
New Products |
The Sentry Solutions Stack 2.0 supports 384bit cryptography and can monitor the firmware of up to five different devices on a board in real time.
5G mm-wave startup raises $12.5 million in seed round
5G mm-wave startup raises $12.5 million in seed round
Business news |
Mobix Labs Ltd. (Irvine, Calif.) has raised $10 million in an extended seed funding round and appointed James Peterson, former Microsemi CEO, as chairman.
Wave Computing, MIPS emerge from bankruptcy
Wave Computing, MIPS emerge from bankruptcy
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Processor IP company Wave Computing Inc. and its subsidiaries, including MIPS Technology, have emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Europe left behind as chip market takes-off
Europe left behind as chip market takes-off
Market news |
Europe continues as the sick man of the semiconductor industry as its showed relatively meagre growth in a global market that took off strongly in January.
TSMC, UMC use water tankers in Taiwan drought
TSMC, UMC use water tankers in Taiwan drought
Business news |
Foundries TSMC and United Microelectronics are using industrial water tankers to bring in additional water for their wafer fabs to address a drought on the island.
Energous, e-peas team to advance at-a-distance wireless charging
Energous, e-peas team to advance at-a-distance wireless charging
Market news |
Wireless charging technology company Energous has announced that it is partnering with energy harvesting solutions provider e-peas to advance at-a-distance wireless charging applications greater than 1 meter.
UMC joins TSMC in using water tankers amid drought
UMC joins TSMC in using water tankers amid drought
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Foundry United Microelectronics Corp. (Hsinchu, Taiwan) is using industrial water tankers to bring in additional water for its wafer fabs, amid a drought on the island.
AI helps 4-in-1 gas sensor become digital nose
AI helps 4-in-1 gas sensor become digital nose
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Bosch Sensortec has added artificial intelligence to a four-in-one gas sensor enabling it to be used in a wider variey of applications.
Strong demand to help TSMC dominate foundry ranking
Strong demand to help TSMC dominate foundry ranking
Business news |
Foundry chip suppliers are facing high demand and are ramping prices contributing to strong financial results in 1Q21, according to TrendForce.
Tower to expand manufacturing in Israel, Japan and US
Tower to expand manufacturing in Israel, Japan and US
Business news |
Specialty foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd. has said it will invest an additional $150 million in the next year to increase manufacturing capacity.
Semiconductor showdown approaches
Semiconductor showdown approaches
Business news |
The US and EU have both published plans to regain control of strategic semiconductor supply chains. Nick Flaherty examines the geopolitics engulfing the industry…
COVID-19 breath test ‘smells’ virus using AI, electronic nose
COVID-19 breath test ‘smells’ virus using AI, electronic nose
Technology News |
Neuromorphic processor company BrainChip has announced that it has successfully detected COVID-19 in exhaled breath with fast high-accuracy results.
Specialisation drives innovation in mixed-signal design
Specialisation drives innovation in mixed-signal design
Feature articles |
Generic analog componentry is being absorbed into application-specific mixed-signal ICs and increasingly those can be best served up by specialized suppliers via supportive distributors, argues Cliff Ortmeyer of Farnell.
TSMC starts to bring in water by tanker amid drought
TSMC starts to bring in water by tanker amid drought
Business news |
Foundry TSMC is bringing water to wafer fabs by tanker as it faces a drought on the home island of Taiwan that threatens its ability maintain wafer production.
Fateful Choices For ICs and Taiwan
Fateful Choices For ICs and Taiwan
Feature articles |
Malcolm Penn of analysis firm Future Horizons discusses how western prosperity has come to depend on an island state that lies close to a China growing into its role as…
U.S. DoD partners with GLOBALFOUNDRIES for secure chips
U.S. DoD partners with GLOBALFOUNDRIES for secure chips
Partners |
Now fully ITAR compliant, Fab 8 in Upstate New York will produce semiconductors for the DoD for the most sensitive defense and aerospace applications.
Open camera platform speeds ADAS development
Open camera platform speeds ADAS development
New Products |
Semiconductor manufacturer Renesas and automotive safety technology expert LUPA-Electronics GmbH have jointly developed an open front camera solution for driver assistance systems, based on Renesas R-Car SoCs. Targeting the latest…
Reports: Samsung, TSMC chip production at risk amid water shortages
Reports: Samsung, TSMC chip production at risk amid water shortages
Business news |
The world's leading foundries – TSMC and Samsung – are both being hit by weather phenomema that could be ascribed to climate change.


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