CML launches 28GHz 5G MPA
CML Microcircuits has launched the CMX90A702 28 GHz 5G Medium Power Amplifier, (MPA).
This article was posted on Jul 5, 2022LoRa Cloud Locator service
Semtech has announced its SaaS chip-to-Cloud service, LoRa Cloud Locator, that uses Semtech’s LoRa Cloud Modem & Geolocation services.
This article was posted on Jul 5, 2022GlobalWafers to build $5bn plant in Texas
GlobalWafers, the wafer supplier, is to build a $5 billion plant in Sherman, Texas.
This article was posted on Jul 5, 2022Toshiba appoints activist shareholders
Toshiba has appointed two directors from activist hedge funds to its board possibly paving the way to a sale of the company to private equity.
This article was posted on Jul 5, 2022Imec spin-off Swave Photonics raises €7m seed round
Swave Photonics, the Imec spin-off specialising in Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR), has raised a €7 million seed round.
This article was posted on Jul 5, 2022Xeon D-2700 COM-HPC Server boards trade memory for size
Congatec is aiming at mixed-criticality edge servers with COM-HPC Server size D (160 x 160mm) board with Intel Xeon D-2700 (Ice Lake D) processors.
This article was posted on Jul 5, 2022600V DC power relay for vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid
Omron has launched a PCB power relay that provides bi-directional high power DC switching for home renewable energy storage batteries and electric vehicles wall boxes – for example, in vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid charger systems.
This article was posted on Jul 5, 2022Guerrilla sampling InGa ¼W linear PAs
Guerrilla RF is sampling the GRF5526 and GRF5536 ¼ W linear power amplifiers.
This article was posted on Jul 5, 2022Yangtze Memory to bring new fab online
Yangtze Memory of Wuhan is hooking up equipment and expects to start running wafers at a second fab in the city by the end of this year, reports the Nikkei.
This article was posted on Jul 4, 2022Zap closes in on fusion
Zap Energy, the Seattle fusion startup, has created the superheated plasma required for fusion and has raised $160 million from backers including Bill Gates.
This article was posted on Jul 4, 2022Intel warns Congress about Chips Act
Intel cancelled the planned ground-breaking for its Ohio fab site yesterday and warned the US Congress that it may scale down its Ohio investment if the Chips Act isn’t passed before August.
This article was posted on Jul 4, 2022Nanya breaks ground on new fab
Yesterday, Nanya broke ground on a new 10nm DRAM fab in Taishan District, New Taipei.
This article was posted on Jul 4, 2022Pickering adds to microwave multiplexers to address 5G
Pickering Interfaces of Clacton-on-Sea has added to its 4x-785C range of SP4T & SP6T microwave multiplexers with the addition of 67 GHz terminated SP4T / SP6T modules to support the latest requirements of the 5G and semiconductor test sectors.
This article was posted on Jul 4, 2022ESA funds QuadSAT use of drones for satellite antenna testing
The Danish company QuadSAT – which uses drones for the test and measurement of satellite antennas – has received additional funding of €500,000 by the European Space Agency (ESA).
This article was posted on Jul 4, 2022Imec’s backside power delivery for logic
Imec has presented an experimental demonstration of a routing scheme for logic ICs with backside power delivery enabled through nano-through-silicon-vias (nTSVs) landing on buried power rails (BPRs).
This article was posted on Jul 4, 2022The importance of a NoC
NoCs (Networks on Chip) are becoming a challenge as the volume of the data flows around an IC increase.
This article was posted on Jul 4, 2022Japan’s eight biggest chip companies need to hire 35,000 engineers in the next ten years
Japan’s eight biggest chip companies need to hire 35,000 engineers in the next ten years,says the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association.
This article was posted on Jul 4, 2022MCU sales hit record $20bn in 2021
After falling 7% in 2019 because of a weak global economy and then dropping 2% in 2020 due to the Covid crisis, MCU sales rebounded with a 27% increase in 2021 to a record-high $20.2 billion, says IC Insights.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022Iann Barron
The first time I spoke to Iann Barron, the Inmos co-founder who has died at the age of 85, was on the phone.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022Japan targeting 2025-7 for 2nm process
Japanese and US companies are to work together to establish a Japanese capability to manufacture 2nm ICs by 2025-7, reports the Nikkei.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022100V 3.9mΩ GaN transistor is rad-hardened
EPC has announced a 100V 3.9mΩ radiation-hardened GaN HEMT.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022