Capacity to grow 8.7%this year but capacity utilisation will be 93%
Wafer capacity will grow 8.7% this year as 10 new fabs enter production, says IC Insights’ Update to the 2022 McLean Report, but strong unit growth will keep industry capacity utilisation at 93% in 2022.
This article was posted on Apr 29, 2022India can only supply 9% of domestic IC market
India’s domestic semiconductor industry can only supply 9% of its $27 billion local market, says a report by the Indian Electronic and Semiconductors Association (IESA).
This article was posted on Apr 27, 2022China’s Q1 IC output down 4.1%
Q1 semiconductor production in China fell 4.1%, reports China’s National Bureau of Statistics.
This article was posted on Apr 27, 2022Lifecycle security and Trustzone management for Renesas RA MCUs
Segger has tied up with Renesas to add DLM (device lifecycle management) and Trustzone partitioning during mass production for Renesas’ Arm Cortex-M33 based RA4 and RA6 microcontrollers.
This article was posted on Apr 27, 2022Advantest joins Open Invention Network for Linux cooperation
Automated test equipment maker Advantest has joined the Open Invention Network (OIN) patent non-aggression community.
This article was posted on Apr 27, 2022117dB audio amplifier uses Class-G output stage
STMicroelectronics is using Class-G analogue audio technology to create 117dB S/N ratio, >117dB dynamic range (A-weighted), automotive amplifier.
This article was posted on Apr 27, 2022AMD ramps up security for Ryzen Pro 6000 laptop processors
AMD has released more information on its Ryzen 6000 Pro series of processors for laptops, with eight 6nm ‘Zen 3+’ cores and RDNA 2 graphics.
This article was posted on Apr 27, 2022Cadence fluid modelling software gets new flow solver
Following on from acquiring Numeca and Pointwise, Cadence Design Systems has introduced suite of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software for vertical markets including automotive, turbomachinery, marine and aerospace.
This article was posted on Apr 27, 2022Loch Fyne aquaculture R&D centre
Agri-EPI Centre and aquaculture specialist Otter Ferry Seafish (OFS) with funding from Innovate UK, have opened the Marine Aquaculture and Innovation Centre (MAIC) on Loch Fyne to offer fully serviced research and development facilities to aquaculture producers and technology providers.
This article was posted on Apr 27, 2022Dutch put €1.1bn into photonics ICs
PhotonDelta, a group of photonics IC specialists, has secured €1.1 billion in public and private investment from sources in the Netherlands.
This article was posted on Apr 26, 2022UKSA measures size and health of UK space industry
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has produced its annual report to take the vital signs of the UK Space industry – Size and Health of the UK Space Industry 2021
This article was posted on Apr 26, 2022Post-pandemic PC sales drop
After the pandemic-driven PC sales boom, things are returning to normal, says IDC.
This article was posted on Apr 26, 2022Semi sales hit $595bn
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $595 billion in 2021, an increase of 26.3% from 2020, says Gartner.
This article was posted on Apr 26, 2022TSMC sees equipment supply slow-down
TSMC is experiencing an equipment supply crunch as lead-times for manufacturing tools grow.
This article was posted on Apr 26, 2022TT shipping UL-recognised fusible resistors
TT Electronics is shipping its UL-recognised, fusible resistor family – the WHS-UL Series.
This article was posted on Apr 26, 2022Tiny 350V GaN transistor
EPC is shipping the EPC2050, a 350 V GaN transistor with a maximum RDS(on) of 80 mΩ and a 26 A pulsed output current.
This article was posted on Apr 26, 2022ESA formally ends lunar cooperation with Russia
The European Space Agency (ESA) has declared it will discontinue co-operation with Russia on its Moon terrain imaging Luna (-25, -26 and -27) missions.
This article was posted on Apr 26, 2022Russia targeting domestic 28nm process by 2030
Russia has drawn up a plan to spend $38.4 billion developing a domestic semiconductor industry, reports Cnews, with the initial target of having a 90nm process in place this year, and a long-term goal of having a domestic 28nm process by 2030.
This article was posted on Apr 26, 2022Infineon shipping 2Mb rad hard FRAM
Infineon is shipping rad hard, SPI FRAM for extreme environments.
This article was posted on Apr 26, 2022Post-pandemic PC sales drop
After the pandemic-driven PC sales boom, things are returning to normal, says IDC.
This article was posted on Apr 25, 2022Semi sales hit $595bn
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $595 billion in 2021, an increase of 26.3% from 2020, says Gartner.
This article was posted on Apr 25, 2022