Intel 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, 2022ATLAS Space Operations wins federated network contract for satellite comms
ATLAS Space Operations, a teleport operator, has won a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to demonstrate a unified federated network including space communications.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022Top ten fabless grow 44% y-o-y in Q1
The top ten fabless chip companies saw Q1-revenues rise 44% y-o-y to $ 39.43 billion, says TrendForce.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022Tech hiring at 10-year high
UK tech job opportunities hit a 10-year high with around 870,000 tech and digital job vacancies between January to May 2022, according to data from the job search engine Adzuna analysed by Tech Nation for the UK’s Digital Economy Council.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022Chip bosses write to Pelosi to speed up Chips Act
The US chip industry is getting increasingly edgy about the hold-up in getting the Chips Act implemented.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022Renesas fabs 22nm STT-MRAM
Renesas has developed a 22nm process for embedded spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random-access memory (STT-MRAM).
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022LTE-M module connects to AWS cloud
Connection to Amazon Web Services is the job of u-blox’ SARA-R510AWS module, intended to provide a cloud link for asset tracking, smart farming, sensor monitoring and medical equipment.
This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022Amphenol RF adds reverse polarity configurations
Amphenol RF has expanded its SMA connector series with additional reverse polarity (RP) configurations.
This article was posted on Jun 22, 2022Satellite Vu strikes thermal satellite deal with property data business
The UK thermal infrared satellite firm Satellite Vu has struck a deal, with land and property data specialists Landmark Information, to provide climate change data to the UK property market.
This article was posted on Jun 22, 2022Fab equipment spending to be up 20% this year
Front-end fab equipment spending is expected to increase 20% y-o-y to an all-time high of $109 billion in 2022, marking a third consecutive year of growth following a 42% surge in 2021, reports SEMI.
This article was posted on Jun 22, 2022Elektra Awards celebrate 20 years: Meet the selection panel
This year, Electronics Weekly’s Elektra Awards celebrate 20 years of recognising excellence, innovation and expertise in the electronics industry.
This article was posted on Jun 22, 2022