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SkyWater awarded $99 million for rad-hard qualification
SkyWater awarded $99 million for rad-hard qualification
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The US Department of Defense has awarded specialty foundry SkyWater Technology Inc. (Bloomington, Minn.) up to $99 million to qualify…
Memory market in ‘free fall’ lifts TSMC to top spot
Memory market in ‘free fall’ lifts TSMC to top spot
Market news |
A collapse of the market for memory chips has led semiconductor analyst IC Insights has downgraded its worldwide IC growth…
Hybrid image sensor enables in-vehicle interior monitoring
Hybrid image sensor enables in-vehicle interior monitoring
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Full resolution at 100 dB dynamic range for ASIL-B applications…
Huawei ban hits Sony market share in image sensors
Huawei ban hits Sony market share in image sensors
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Sony continued to lose share in CMOS image sensors in 2021 but retained leadership position with 39 percent according to…

Chip growth slows as Chinese market contracts
Chip growth slows as Chinese market contracts
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The annual growth of the global chip market dropped to 7.3 percent in July, down from 13.3 percent in June and 18.0 percent in May, according to the Semiconductor Industry…
Waterproof pressure sensor has increased chemical resistance
Waterproof pressure sensor has increased chemical resistance
New Products |
Alps Alpine Co. Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) has started mass production of a waterproof pressure sensor that is also resistant to organic constituents in gases. The HSPPAD143C comes in surface mount…
Chip market growth declines as data corrections reflect Asian fall
Chip market growth declines as data corrections reflect Asian fall
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The annual growth of the global chip market dropped to 7.3 percent in July, down from 13.3 percent in June and 18.0 percent in May, according to the Semiconductor Industry…
Hearables startup Sonical looks to Dolphin for processor IP
Hearables startup Sonical looks to Dolphin for processor IP
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Sonical Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.), a 2020 startup that intends to use AI to boost the power of hearing equipment, has announced a partnership with Dolphin Design SA (Grenoble, France).
China’s Silex Microsystems remains top MEMS foundry
China’s Silex Microsystems remains top MEMS foundry
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Chinese-owned Silex Microsystems remained the top MEMS foundry in 2021, followed by Teledyne MEMS and TSMC ranked second and third, according to Yole Group. Foundry revenues were grew 21 percent…
Bosch leads vendor ranking in strong MEMS market
Bosch leads vendor ranking in strong MEMS market
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Bosch continues to be the leading vendor of MEMS components in a market expected to show 9% compound annual growth rate for the next few years, according to Yole Group.
Newport Wafer Fab sale decision delayed, as private equity circles
Newport Wafer Fab sale decision delayed, as private equity circles
Business news |
The final date for a decision on the UK government’s investigation of Nexperia’s purchase of chipmaker Newport Wafer Fab has been pushed back to October 5, according to a Sunday…
Technology fund looks to possible Newport Wafer Fab rescue
Technology fund looks to possible Newport Wafer Fab rescue
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An investment fund has been formed to launch a rescue bid for Newport Wafer Fab should the acquisition of the Welsh chipmaker by Nexperia be blocked by the UK government.
SRC invites startup Cardea to help define bio-electronics roadmap
SRC invites startup Cardea to help define bio-electronics roadmap
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The US non-profit organization Semiconductor Research Corp. has invited Cardea Bio to help it create a roadmap for microelectronics and advanced packaging technology. Cardea Bio Inc. (San Diego, Calif.) is…
Technology fund formed for Newport Wafer Fab rescue bid
Technology fund formed for Newport Wafer Fab rescue bid
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An investment fund has been formed to launch a rescue bid for Newport Wafer Fab, if the acquisition of the Welsh chipmaker by Nexperia NV is blocked, according to UK…
Smallest image sensor for AR/VR applications
Smallest image sensor for AR/VR applications
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Omnivision Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has launched what it claims is the world’s smallest image sensor for eye and face tracking in AR/VR/MR and metaverse consumer devices. The global…
Europe and memory markets cause WSTS rethink
Europe and memory markets cause WSTS rethink
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The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization has recalculated its Spring 2022 forecast of the global chip market due to fast-moving changes. WSTS has reduced its forecast for 2022 to…
IoT dev kit for prototyping low-power device clusters
IoT dev kit for prototyping low-power device clusters
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Embedded cellular IoT specialist Blues Wireless has announced the general availability of an efficient and economical solution to the last mile problem of internet-connecting a group of low-cost, low-power device…
UK flow sensor startup sold to company with China connection
UK flow sensor startup sold to company with China connection
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Flow sensor developer Flusso Ltd. (Cambridge, England) has been sold to an unnamed company and a global private equity fund for £28 million (about US$34 million). The acquisition will enable…
Rockley quits datacomms as losses rise
Rockley quits datacomms as losses rise
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Oxford-based Rockley Photonics has exited the datacommunications market to focus on health monitoring and posted a net loss of US$121.8 million on revenues of $1.5 million in 2Q22. Revenue was…
PMIC, analog, security IP cores down to 22nm
PMIC, analog, security IP cores down to 22nm
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Vidatronic Inc. (Austin, Texas), a provider of power management, analog, and security intellectual property (IP) licenses, has introduced IP cores for 180, 40, and 22nm manufacturing processes. The IP cores…
Rockley’s losses triple as it exits datacomm, reduces guidance
Rockley’s losses triple as it exits datacomm, reduces guidance
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Signs of market headwinds in 2022 and 2023 were evident as Rockley Photonics Holdings Ltd. (Oxford, England) posted a net loss of US$121.8 million on revenues of $1.5 million in…
AI pilot can navigate crowded airspace
AI pilot can navigate crowded airspace
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University say they they have developed the first AI pilot that enables autonomous aircraft to navigate a crowded airspace.
32-bit MCUs operate to 5V, offer superior noise tolerance
32-bit MCUs operate to 5V, offer superior noise tolerance
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Renesas Electronics announced a new addition to its RX 32-bit MCU Family, the RX660 group of microcontrollers (MCUs) that supports operating voltages of up to 5V, offering superior noise tolerance…
180K logic element FPGA in cost effective, low-power footprint
180K logic element FPGA in cost effective, low-power footprint
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Programmable products platforms and technologies specialist Efinix has announced the launch of its Titanium Ti180 FPGA, a 180K logic element device that is offered as delivering unprecedented performance in a…
Fall in global chip market growth accelerates
Fall in global chip market growth accelerates
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The annual growth of the global chip market stood at 13.3 percent in June, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association, but it is down from 18.0 percent in May. As…
Chinese invasion of Taiwan would make TSMC ‘not operable’, says chairman
Chinese invasion of Taiwan would make TSMC ‘not operable’, says chairman
Business news |
Mark Liu, chairman of foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., has said that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would render the foundry “not operable.” TSMC is a leading chip manufacturer…
Low-noise JFET for high-performance applications
Low-noise JFET for high-performance applications
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Linear Systems has announced the re-release of the low-noise, low-cost LS844 series dual JFET with immediate large-scale availability and large-volume pricing.
CEO interview: Americo Lemos of IQE on scaling up
CEO interview: Americo Lemos of IQE on scaling up
Interviews |
eeNews Europe talks to Americo Lemos, newly appointed CEO of wafer maker IQE in Wales. Lemos has been in post for six months having joined IQE from Globalfoundries in January…


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