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Uk firm secures funds to roll out 300mm wafer tool
Uk firm secures funds to roll out 300mm wafer tool
Business news |
Infinitesima in Oxford, UK, has raised funds in a strategic deal to ramp production of its Metron3D 300 mm in-line…
Europe and memory markets cause WSTS rethink
Europe and memory markets cause WSTS rethink
Market news |
The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization has recalculated its Spring 2022 forecast of the global chip market due to…
Battery-powered oscilloscope features automotive presets
Battery-powered oscilloscope features automotive presets
New Products |
The SATO1004 4-channel automotive oscilloscope is a comprehensive ‘auto diagnostic presets’ package, with powerful signal capture and analysis capabilities, 70Mpts…
Viavi launches 6G university research programme in UK and US
Viavi launches 6G university research programme in UK and US
Technology News |
Test equipment maker Viavi Solutions has launched an academic programme to support 6G research at universities in the UK and…

R&S, Viavi team on certification of Foxconn O-RAN radio
R&S, Viavi team on certification of Foxconn O-RAN radio
Business news |
Rohde & Schwarz and Viavi Solutions are supporting the Auray OTIC and Security Lab in Taiwan with an integrated conformance certification test system for the latest O-RAN open radio units…
Rockley quits datacomms as losses rise
Rockley quits datacomms as losses rise
Business news |
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…
Rockley’s losses triple as it exits datacomm, reduces guidance
Rockley’s losses triple as it exits datacomm, reduces guidance
Business news |
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…
Advantest uses Rohde & Schwarz to verify high-speed SoC testers
Advantest uses Rohde & Schwarz to verify high-speed SoC testers
Business news |
Advantest has selected the RTP oscilloscope from Rohde & Schwarz for mass production evaluation of its high speed system on chip (SoC) testers. The R&S RTP is part of updating…
First optical 1000BASE-RH SFP module for automotive
First optical 1000BASE-RH SFP module for automotive
Technology News |
KDPOF in Spain has developed and validated the first small form factor 1000BASE-RH SFP module for optical gigabit connectivity in vehicles. The design of the pluggable transceiver module is based…
Joint venture set up for grid current measurements
Joint venture set up for grid current measurements
Business news |
Two leading European measurement companies have set up a joint venture to boost the effectiveness of current sensing systems in modern electricity grids. Senseleq has been set up by ELEQ…
KDPOF rolls first optical 1000BASE-RH SFP module
KDPOF rolls first optical 1000BASE-RH SFP module
New Products |
Small form-factor pluggable transceiver module enables the evaluation of optical Gigabit Ethernet in vehicles…
Analyst Penn casts blame on Nexperia as Newport takeover investigated
Analyst Penn casts blame on Nexperia as Newport takeover investigated
Business news |
Malcolm Penn, semiconductor industry analyst and former director of Newport Wafer Fab Ltd., has said that Chinese-owned Nexperia pushed the chip maker to the brink of bankruptcy before mounting a…
IQE has vision for billion-pound foundry in Newport
IQE has vision for billion-pound foundry in Newport
Business news |
IQE plc (Cardiff, Wales), a leading supplier of engineered wafers, wants UK government support to help it create the “TSMC of compound semiconductors” in South Wales. Americo Lemos, the CEO…
Mobileye IPO on hold due market conditions, say reports
Mobileye IPO on hold due market conditions, say reports
Business news |
An initial public offering of shares in Intel subsidiary Mobileye is being postponed until markets stabilize, according to reports citing sources at the autonomous driving chip firm. According to a…
Crolles fab helps keep Europe in deep tech
Crolles fab helps keep Europe in deep tech
Opinion |
The news that ST’s Crolles site in France will gain another 300mm wafer fab and a base for further FDSOI process development is a good thing for Europe, the companies…
Monitor, response parts of European Chips Act misguided, says think tank
Monitor, response parts of European Chips Act misguided, says think tank
Business news |
The European Commission’s proposed use of national governments to monitor and respond to the semiconductor supply chain won’t work, according to Stiftung Neue Verantwortung eV, an independent, non-profit think tank…
Opinion: Next Crolles wafer fab helps keep Europe in the deep tech game
Opinion: Next Crolles wafer fab helps keep Europe in the deep tech game
Opinion |
The news that ST’s Crolles site in France will gain another 300mm wafer fab and a base for further FDSOI process development is a good thing for Europe, the companies…
Newport chip foundry still possible says Nexperia
Newport chip foundry still possible says Nexperia
Business news |
A foundry at the Newport wafer fab in Wales, UK, is still possible, a senior executive from Nexperia has told UK law makers. Toni Versluijs, UK country manager at Nexperia,…
Newport chip foundry is still possible, Nexperia’s Versluijs tells MPs
Newport chip foundry is still possible, Nexperia’s Versluijs tells MPs
Business news |
Toni Versluijs, UK country manager at Nexperia, has told UK members of parliament that his company’s offer to support a compound semiconductor foundry within Nexperia Newport has been on the…
Nexperia executive to give evidence to UK government
Nexperia executive to give evidence to UK government
Business news |
Toni Versluijs, country manager at Nexperia UK, will give oral evidence to Members of Parliament about the domestic semiconductor sector on Tuesday July 5 in the morning. Versluijs, who is…
Millimeter-wave radar simulator targets autonomous driving
Millimeter-wave radar simulator targets autonomous driving
New Products |
Super-parallel optimization improves simulation performance 10-fold…
Digi-Key unveils immersive ‘engineer’s workshop’ web experience
Digi-Key unveils immersive ‘engineer’s workshop’ web experience
Business news |
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Electronics has introduced an interactive simulation of a modern engineer's workshop.
Weakening chip market forces another forecast downgrade
Weakening chip market forces another forecast downgrade
Market news |
The weakening of the semiconductor market, due to inflation, Covid-related shutdowns in China, lingering supply-chain issues and the war in Ukraine has forced a downgrade at market research firm Semiconductor…
Software module ensures traceability in the test process
Software module ensures traceability in the test process
New Products |
Synchronization of test cases and results between ALM systems and test automation…
Semiconductor market to grow 11 percent in 2022 despite headwinds
Semiconductor market to grow 11 percent in 2022 despite headwinds
Market news |
The global semiconductor market will be worth $680.7 billion in 2022, up 11 percent despite gathering headwinds slowing down the global economy. The latest report from IC Insights sees the…
2022 chip market growth will be 11 percent despite headwinds, says IC Insights
2022 chip market growth will be 11 percent despite headwinds, says IC Insights
Market news |
The global chip market will be worth $680.7 billion in 2022, an annual increase of 11 percent despite soaring energy costs, supply chain shortages, Covid-19 lockdowns in China and the…
UK looks for input on chip supply chain
UK looks for input on chip supply chain
Business news |
The UK government is asking industry for its views on the state of the domestic semiconductor industry and its ability to supply chips. The inquiry comes after several industries have…
UK government opens inquiry about domestic semiconductor industry
UK government opens inquiry about domestic semiconductor industry
Business news |
The UK government has opened an inquiry into the state of the semiconductor industry in the UK and its ability to supply chips. The inquiry comes after several quarters of…


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