Scaling
The scaling of logic and memory components is getting harder, says Sri Samavedam, svp for CMOS technologies at imec.
This article was posted on Nov 8, 2022CCM market to hit $60bn in 2027
The Compact Camera Module (CCM) market is expected to reach about $60.2 billion in 2027, says Yole Developpement.
This article was posted on Nov 7, 202216Mbit FRAM for automotive and industry
Infineon Technologies is taking orders for 8 and 16Mbit FRAM (ferroelectric RAM) aimed at automotive and industrial non-volatile data-logging.
This article was posted on Nov 7, 2022Recom: 130W 2x4inch open-frame PSUs for industrial and medical
Recom is aiming at what it calls ‘cost-sensitive’ medical, industrial and IT applications with 130W open-frame ac-dc power supplies.
This article was posted on Nov 7, 2022Jaguar Land Rover secures Wolfspeed silicon carbide for its electric vehicles
Wolfspeed and Jaguar Land Rover have announced a strategic supply partnership for silicon carbide electric vehicle power train semiconductors.
This article was posted on Nov 7, 2022Semi sales sliding
September semiconductor sales were 0.5% down on August and 3% down y-o-y, says the SIA, Q3 sales were down 3% y-o-y and 6.3% q-o-q at $141 billion.
This article was posted on Nov 7, 2022EnSilica grows new Bristol design centre
EnSilica has opened a new design centre in Bristol, with a staff of 14 engineers and a focus on advanced node ASIC design.
This article was posted on Nov 7, 2022Mercuria plan to buy up old Japanese fabs for foundry
Onsemi has sold an old fab to the Japanese investment fund Mercuria which will use it to make power semiconductors on a foundry business, reports the Nikkei. Mercuria is said to be in the market for further Japan-based fabs to be used for foundry manufacturing.
This article was posted on Nov 7, 2022Britishvolt teetering on the brink of insolvency
Britishvolt, the UK EV battery startup, is on the brink of a move to put the company into administration.
This article was posted on Nov 7, 2022Riding the wave of display design
14 year-old Finnish carbon nanotube specialist Canatu has raised €18 million, taking its total funding raised to date to €74 million.
This article was posted on Nov 7, 2022Canatu raises €18m
Displays by Elgens have been designed specifically for the marine industry and are available from Relec Electronics.
This article was posted on Nov 7, 202210mm pitch wire-to-PCB screw terminals
Würth Elektronik has created a range of 10mm PCB-mount wire terminals through the neat idea of missing the metalwork out of every second cavity in 5mm pitch connectors.
This article was posted on Nov 4, 2022U.S. DIU selects five prototypes to improve global weather sensing
The U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has selected five companies to develop ground, air, and space-based prototypes for global weather sensing: Greensight, Muon Space, NextGen Federal Systems, Tomorrow.io and WindBorne Systems.
This article was posted on Nov 4, 2022RED Semi demo-es video acceleration benefits
RED Semiconductor says it has demo-ed video acceleration performance benefits using its ‘Vector+1’ instruction set architecture and ‘Vantage’ microprocessor core architecture.
This article was posted on Nov 4, 2022Q3 wafer shipments hit new record
Q3 silicon wafer shipments were up 1% q-o-q and 2.5% y-o-y at a new record of 3,741 million square inches (MSI), says SEMI.
This article was posted on Nov 4, 2022Vodafone deploys disaggregated routers
Vodafone has begun deploying new disaggregated cell site gateway (DCSG) routers to be able to more cost-effectively upgrade 4G cell sites to 5G and bring new ones online.
This article was posted on Nov 4, 2022Floating wind turbine reaches Canary Islands for multi-month test
Following calm weather after the summer trade-winds, X1 Wind’s floating wind turbine has been installed at the ‘Plocan’ test site off the Canary Islands.
This article was posted on Nov 4, 2022Synaptics buys Emza Visual Sense
Synaptics has bought Emza Visual Sense, the AI visual sensing specialist.
This article was posted on Nov 4, 2022ESA plans to bring satnav closer to Earth with FutureNAV
ESA is planning an in-orbit demonstration with new navigation satellites that will orbit just a few hundred kilometres up in space. It is part of its FutureNAV initiative.
This article was posted on Nov 4, 2022GaN Systems extends Class D portfolio
GaN Systems has extended its Class D GaN-powered Audio portfolio with two complete Class-D high-performance GaN FET amplifier boards and two complete audio boost converter solutions for marine, auto, and battery-powered vehicles.
This article was posted on Nov 4, 2022Backside power delivery
Using the wafer backside for power delivery to the devices is the next major performance booster that will be introduced, writes Sri Samavedam, senior vice president of CMOS technologies at imec.
This article was posted on Nov 4, 2022