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Opinion: Chip sanctions against Russia could boost China
Opinion: Chip sanctions against Russia could boost China
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Semiconductors and information technology could become part of a range of sanctions imposed on Russia following its recognition of two…
Intelligent sensor processing unit integrates ‘brains into sensors’
Intelligent sensor processing unit integrates ‘brains into sensors’
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Electronics and semiconductors manufacturer STMicroelectronics has announced the launch of a smart sensor processing unit that combines a digital signal…
Inertial MEMS sensors gain AI
Inertial MEMS sensors gain AI
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The Intelligent Sensor Processor Unit (ISPU) from STMicroelectronics combines a DSP able to run AI algorithms and with a MEMS…
Longevity programme for TDK MEMS sensors
Longevity programme for TDK MEMS sensors
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TDK has launched ten year support for automotive and industrial MEMS sensors under its InvenSense brand. The Product Longevity Program…

Smallest pixel-size promises better mobile cameras
Smallest pixel-size promises better mobile cameras
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Omnivision claims to developed an image sensor with a 0.56-micron pixel, less than the wavelength of red light. Nonetheless the pixel has quantum efficiency, quad phase detection (QPD) and autofocus…
Analog ML chip ‘redefines’ always-on power efficiency
Analog ML chip ‘redefines’ always-on power efficiency
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Analog machine learning processor maker Aspinity has launched what it says is the industry’s first and only tiny machine learning (ML) solution operating completely within the analog domain.
Intel boosts foundry capacity with $5.4bn Tower buy
Intel boosts foundry capacity with $5.4bn Tower buy
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Intel is to buy Israel’s specialty foundry Tower Semiconductor in a deal worth US$5.4 billion, writes Peter Clarke. The deal boosts Intel’s position in foundry chip supply although Tower does…
Autonomous movers for microtransit to launch in US in 2024
Autonomous movers for microtransit to launch in US in 2024
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Autonomous-driving and driver-assist technologies developer Mobileye, an Intel Company, has announced a strategic collaboration to develop and deploy automotive-grade, fully electric, autonomous movers in public and private communities across North…
Analog machine learning chip lowers ‘always-on’ power
Analog machine learning chip lowers ‘always-on’ power
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The AML100 analog machine learning chip suitable for low-power event-detection ahead of analysis is now sampling from Aspinity Inc. (Pittsbugh, Pennsylvania). Aspinity announced a partnership with Infineon in May 2020…
Intel set to buy foundry Tower for $5.4 billion
Intel set to buy foundry Tower for $5.4 billion
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US chip giant Intel Corp. is to buy Israel’s specialty foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd. for US$5.4 billion. The deal advances Intel’s position in foundry chip supply although Tower does not…
IP startup launches with ‘new analog’ approach
IP startup launches with ‘new analog’ approach
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Startup SiliconIntervention Inc. (Kelowna, BC, Canada) has launched with claims of a novel approach to designing analog and mixed-signal circuits. It offers a portfolio of analog and mixed signal intellectual…
AV compute research project looks to electro-photonic systems
AV compute research project looks to electro-photonic systems
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Photonic computing company Lightmatter has announced that it is collaborating with Harvard and Boston University to create electro-photonic systems for autonomous vehicles (AVs).
Americas surge bounces global chip market higher
Americas surge bounces global chip market higher
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In the last quarter of 2021 the global the US and Canadian market for semiconductors was up 38.4 percent compared with a year before, driving a global rise in the…
Quantum dot photodetector offers new type of color image sensor
Quantum dot photodetector offers new type of color image sensor
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Researchers at Chung-Ang University (Korea) say they have developed an innovative design for color image sensors using quantum dots.
Dashboard shows global chip sales
Dashboard shows global chip sales
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The US government and European Commission have both highlighted the need for more detailed monitoring of global semiconductor sales following the chip shortage. So to promote better understanding of the…
AI/ML sensor data solution for PSoC 6 MCUs
AI/ML sensor data solution for PSoC 6 MCUs
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AutoML software tool provider SensiML has teamed with semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies to deliver a complete AI/machine learning (ML) solution for the Infineon PSoC 6 family of microcontrollers (MCUs) and…
Interactive dashboard shows global chip sales volumes
Interactive dashboard shows global chip sales volumes
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The Semiconductor Industry Association has launched the Semiconductor Monthly Unit Sales Dashboard, based on data collected by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization. The SIA says the aim is promote…
Lagging optoelectronics to bounce back, says IC Insights
Lagging optoelectronics to bounce back, says IC Insights
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Shortages and higher prices have driven the market for optoelectronic, sensor, actuator and discrete semiconductors (OSD) up 18.0 percent in 2021, according to IC Insights. A 10.8 percent growth year…
China’s Silicon Integrated piles on the cash
China’s Silicon Integrated piles on the cash
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Wuhan Silicon Integrated Co. Ltd. a Chinese developer of sensors and audio amplifiers with offices in Eindhoven, has raised hundreds of millions of yuan in Series D financing. One hundred…


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