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Laird acquires Boundary Devices to boost SoM portfolio
Laird acquires Boundary Devices to boost SoM portfolio
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Acquisition of Boundary Devices merges embedded electronics leadership and wireless expertise to create a next generation SOM portfolio.
Global chip market to fall 5% in 2023, says IC Insights
Global chip market to fall 5% in 2023, says IC Insights
Market news |
Another market analyst has dropped forecasts for the size of the chip market in 2022 and 2023, but not by…
Well-funded Morse Micro gets more money for Wi-Fi Halow
Well-funded Morse Micro gets more money for Wi-Fi Halow
Business news |
Fabless Wi-Fi Halow chip developer Morse Micro Pty Ltd. (Sydney, Australia) has secured an AU$30 million top up of its…
Gartner remains bullish on 2023 chip market prospects
Gartner remains bullish on 2023 chip market prospects
Market news |
Market research firm Gartner has reduced its forecast for the value of the global chip market in 2023 but remains…

Wireless mmWave specialist Pharrowtech expands into the UK
Wireless mmWave specialist Pharrowtech expands into the UK
Business news |
Global millimeter-wave wireless tech leader accelerates hiring and opens two new offices as it grows its product and development capabilities.
World’s smallest LTE-M/NB-IoT SiP solution
World’s smallest LTE-M/NB-IoT SiP solution
New Products |
Wireless semiconductor company Skyworks and cellular IoT solutions provider Sequans have introduced a 5G Massive IoT SiP (system-in-package) solution.
Omnidirectional true wideband antennas for IoT
Omnidirectional true wideband antennas for IoT
New Products |
Embedded antenna design specialist RangeAnt has announced a family of compact, 700 MHz to 3000 MHz antennas designed primarily for cellular, IoT and GNSS applications.
Semiconductor capex cut in 2022
Semiconductor capex cut in 2022
News |
IC Insights has reduced its forecast for global semiconductor capital expenditure slightly for 2022, from US$190 billion to US$185 billion. This represents a decrease in the annual percentage growth from…
Global semiconductor capex revised down for 2022
Global semiconductor capex revised down for 2022
News |
IC Insights has trimmed its forecast for global semiconductor capital expenditure slightly for 2022, from US$190 billion to US$185 billion. This represents a decrease in the annual percentage growth from…
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 fast-moving changes. WSTS has reduced its forecast for 2022 to…
LTE smart modules power high-demand AIoT applications
LTE smart modules power high-demand AIoT applications
New Products |
IoT solutions provider Quectel has launched its new generation of multi-mode Smart LTE Cat 4 modules.
Nordic moves into Wi-Fi to fulfil Matter protocol needs
Nordic moves into Wi-Fi to fulfil Matter protocol needs
New Products |
The nRF7002 is a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 companion IC from Nordic Semiconductor that is aimed at the wireless IoT market. As a result of its introduction Nordic’s ultra-low-power wireless IoT…
Fall in global chip market growth accelerates
Fall in global chip market growth accelerates
Market news |
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…
GaN FinFET funded, aims for 5G applications
GaN FinFET funded, aims for 5G applications
News |
Finwave Semiconductor Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) has raised $12.2 million in Series A funding following a $4.3 million award from the US government. The monies will be used to bring a…
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…
US chip suppliers dominate R&D spending
US chip suppliers dominate R&D spending
Market news |
The US and Asia-Pacific have increased their share of global semiconductor R&D over the last ten years at the expense of Europe and Japan, according to IC Insights. Despite political…
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…
SkyWater foundry plans $1.8 billion Indiana wafer fab
SkyWater foundry plans $1.8 billion Indiana wafer fab
Business news |
Specialty foundry SkyWater Technology Inc. (Bloomington, Minnesota) is plannng to build a US$1.8 billion wafer fab in partnership with State of Indiana and Purdue University. The deal comes in the…
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…
CEO interview: The scale-up vision of IQE’s Americo Lemos
CEO interview: The scale-up vision of IQE’s Americo Lemos
Interviews |
eeNews Europe visited the Newport manufacturing site of IQE plc (Cardiff, Wales), a leading supplier of compound semiconductor engineered wafers and substrates, to interview CEO Americo Lemos. Lemos has been…
Wearable platforms extend battery life, performance
Wearable platforms extend battery life, performance
New Products |
Wireless technology company Qualcomm Technologies has announced the latest additions to its suite of premium wearable platforms designed for next-generation connected wearables.
Tsinghua Unigroup buy-out keeps Unisoc alive with Foxconn tie
Tsinghua Unigroup buy-out keeps Unisoc alive with Foxconn tie
Business news |
Tsinghua Unigroup has been acquired by Beijing Zhiguangxin Holding in a move that gives its chip making subsidiaries Unisoc – the merger of Spreadtrum Communications and RDA Microelectronics – and…
Agile Analog boosts engineer recruitment drive
Agile Analog boosts engineer recruitment drive
Business news |
Agile Analog Ltd., licensor of analog intellectual property cores, is moving offices to accommodate a major recruitment drive in Cambridge, England. The drive comes just weeks after the company announced…
Nordic taps GF, Silterra as capacity limits growth
Nordic taps GF, Silterra as capacity limits growth
Business news |
Nordic Semiconductor in Norway is aiming for US$1 billion revenue in 2023 with a view to further doubling revenue by 2026. However, the wafer allocation at foundry TSMC is limiting…
Tsinghua Unigroup buy-out keeps chip firms alive
Tsinghua Unigroup buy-out keeps chip firms alive
Business news |
Debt-ridden Tsinghua Unigroup, one of China’s largest semiconductor conglomerates, has been acquired by Beijing Zhiguangxin Holding. The new parent brings an equity-for-debt plan and a 60 billion yuan (about US$8.9…
Nordic asks GloFo, Silterra to help it reach billion-dollar revenue
Nordic asks GloFo, Silterra to help it reach billion-dollar revenue
Business news |
Wireless chip company Nordic Semiconductor ASA (Trondheim, Norway) has said it is on course to achieve US$1 billion revenue in 2023 with a view to further doubling revenue by 2026.
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…


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