Sales and ASPs of power transistors to grow 11% this year, says IC insights
Power transistor sales are on pace to grow 11% in 2022 and expected to reach a sixth-straight record high level, totaling $24.5 billion this year, primarily because of the highest increase in the ASP for products in this large discrete semiconductor segment in more than a decade, says IC Insights, with the ASP for power transistors expected to rise 11% in 2022 after increasing 8% in 2021,
This article was posted on Oct 13, 2022No suggestion from Softbank about Samsung investing in Arm, say reports
According to the Korean newspaper JoonAng, Softbank CEO Masa Son did not make any suggestion that Samsung should buy, or invest in, Arm when they met earlier this week.
This article was posted on Oct 13, 2022IQE partners with MICLEDI
IQE is partnering with MICLEDI Microdisplays (“MICLEDI”) for large-scale commercialisation of microLED technology.
This article was posted on Oct 13, 2022Trexon buys Intelliconnect
Trexon, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, announces that it has bought Intelliconnect, the 19 year-old Chelmsford supplier of RF connectors, adapters, and cable assemblies.
This article was posted on Oct 13, 2022Another collaboration to puts micro-LEDs into AR glasses
Micledi Microdisplays, a spin-put of Belgian semiconductor lab Imec, has revealed a year-long collaboration with augmented reality glasses maker Kura Technologies.
This article was posted on Oct 13, 2022Cadence applies Big Data to AI chip design
Cadence has announced artificial intelligence driven verification applications that use ‘big data’ to “optimise verification workloads, boost coverage and accelerate root cause analysis of bugs”, according to the company.
This article was posted on Oct 13, 2022QinetiQ sells small satellites specialist Space NV to Redwire
QinetiQ, the UK defence technology company, is selling Space NV – its division that designs and develops small satellites and space technology – to Redwire for a cash consideration of £28m (€32m).
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2022onsemi opens Bucharest design centre
onsemi has opened an IC design centre in Bucharest, Romania.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2022Canon to build nanoimprint factory to challenge ASML
Canon is to build a factory to manufacture nanoimprint lithography (NIL) machines which it sees as a competitor to EUV, reports the Nikkei.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2022Micron to spend $100bn over 20 years on New York fab
The fab will create nearly 50,000 New York jobs, including approximately 9,000 Micron jobs.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2022Quarter-brick dc-dc delivers 24V at 1.3kW
Flex Power Modules’ quarter-brick BMR4912510/871 dc-dc converters delivers 24V output from a 40 to 60V at up to 1.3kW.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2022Arm chops staff
Arm has laid off 20% of its UK workforce of 3,500 employees and 18% of its global workforce of 6,950 people.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2022Elektra Awards 2022 shortlist
Electronics Weekly is proud to reveal the shortlist for this year’s Elektra Awards, the industry’s largest technology and business awards
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2022ST to build $728m SiC substrate plant in Catania
ST is to build a $728 million SiC substrate manufacturing plant in Catania, Sicily with €292.5 million coning from the Italian government.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2022Wave power test site gets its sub-sea shore link
CorPower Ocean and Maersk have installed the 6.2km sub-sea export cable needed at the HiWave-5 wave-power test site 5.5km off the northern coast of Portugal.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2022US Patent Office looks for public input
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has asked for comments on initiatives directed at bolstering the robustness and reliability of patents to incentivise and protect new and nonobvious innovation while also facilitating the broader dissemination of public knowledge to promote innovation and competition.
This article was posted on Oct 11, 2022DASA funded competition winners get to grips with telexistence technology
The UK government’s DASA (Defence and Security Accelerator) has awarded £1.3 million in funding for four “telexistence” innovations as part of a competition for commercial proposals.
This article was posted on Oct 11, 2022Viewpoint: The pressures on Integrated Circuit designers
“How do Integrated Circuit designers cope with increasing demands while maintaining a good work-life balance?” asks WIMMIC’s Technical Director, Ash Madni.
This article was posted on Oct 11, 2022$99bn spend on fab equipment this year
Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to increase approximately 9% year-over-year (YOY) to a new all-time high of $99 billion in 2022, says SEMI.
This article was posted on Oct 11, 2022EU chip plan would cost €500bn, says NXP CEO
The EU will need ten times more than its budget if it wants to get 20% of the world chip market by 2030, Kurt Sievers, CEO of NXP (pictured), told the Globalfoundries’ Technical Summit in Dresden.
This article was posted on Oct 11, 2022Armour your MPO connector to add military toughness to optical swiftness
Amphenol Socapex has found a way to add military-grade ruggedness and waterproofing to MPO (multi-fibre push-on) optical fibre connections.
This article was posted on Oct 11, 2022