Arm-Nvidia is biggest M&A deal in semiconductor industry history
ARM’s technology licenses and services generated $1.8 billion of revenue in 2019 and a little over $1.0 billion in the first half of 2020, but SoftBank decided to sell the business to help it climb out of huge losses from investments in technology startups. As part of the transaction, SoftBank is expected to take a stake in Nvidia (under 10% of its total stock)
This article was posted on Sep 25, 2020Electronics production healthy, says SI
Electronics production is healthy, says Bill Jewell’s Semiconductor Intelligence.
This article was posted on Sep 25, 2020UK Space Agency funds projects to tackle space debris
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is looking to tackle the issue of space junk – seven UK companies have been awarded a share of £1m of funding to help track debris in space.
This article was posted on Sep 25, 2020Rubbery transistors make stretchy logic and touch sensors
University of Houston have created an elastic semiconductor with 8.57cm2/Vs charge carrier mobility, and then made transistors, logic and a sensor array from it. Carrier mobility is largely retained when stretched by 50%.
This article was posted on Sep 25, 2020Tiny 30V 4.5A 25mΩ photo-relay is 3.4 x 2.1 x 1.3mm
Toshiba has released three tiny photo-relays in a 3.4 x 2.1 x 1.3mm package called P-SON4.
This article was posted on Sep 23, 2020Farnell launches 3rd IoT survey
Farnell has launched its third, annual IoT Survey. The survey provides an opportunity for Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT product designers and system engineers to share insights about the market.
This article was posted on Sep 23, 2020PI adds GaN LED driver
Power Integrations has added to its LYTSwitch-6 family of safety-isolated LED drivers for smart lighting applications – the LYT6078C.
This article was posted on Sep 23, 2020Kyocera sampling compact connectors for smaller systems
Kyocera is sampling its new 5811 Series Board-to-Board connectors, miniaturized to be about 50% smaller than conventional products and optimized for wearable devices.The 5811 Series connectors feature a 0.35mm-pitch to save space, perform well in high current and are highly durable.
This article was posted on Sep 23, 2020UK made: DitroniX’ Wren reclining chair controller and SDK
Need to control a reclining chair over Wi-Fi, to add voice control via a smart speaker, or some other IoT interface, for example?
This article was posted on Sep 23, 2020Vicor signs global agreement with Arrow Electronics
Effective from today, Arrow Electronics has expanded its distribution agreement with power component manufacturer, Vicor, following the signing of a global distribution agreement. An earlier distribution agreement was limited to Europe, Middle East and Africa.
This article was posted on Sep 23, 2020ADI wBMS aims to eliminate wired harness for EVs
ADI has announced a wireless battery management system (wBMS), which enables automotive manufacturers increased flexibility to scale their electric vehicle fleets into volume production across a wide range of vehicle classes.
This article was posted on Sep 23, 2020Webinar: Manufacturing Intelligence in the Electronics Industry
Virinco, the test and repair specialists, is hosting a webinar on Manufacturing Intelligence – Manufacturing Intelligence, Test Data Analysis and Collaboration in the Electronics Industry.
This article was posted on Sep 23, 2020TTI Europe moves east ; sets up Romanian office
Component distributor, TTI Europe, has opened a new office in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, as it capitalises on growth in eastern Europe. The company says it has seen an increase in development and design in the region, resulting in increased demand for interconnect, passive and electromechanical components.
This article was posted on Sep 23, 2020Aceinna’s IMU ROS drivers for robots
Aceinna, the inertial based guidance and navigation system specialist, has produced OpenIMU ROS Driver for developers of robots and robotic applications.
This article was posted on Sep 23, 2020Bonfield to be Imagination Director
Sir Peter Bonfield (pictured), who is chairman of NXP, is to be a non-executive director of Imagination.
This article was posted on Sep 22, 2020Japanese space agency H3 rocket launch delayed
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has put put back the first launch of its H3 rocket to 2021.
This article was posted on Sep 22, 2020Nvidia-Arm deal announced
Arm’s sale to Nvidia has been announced this morning.
This article was posted on Sep 22, 2020Arm and VW to present keynotes at virtual DVCon Europe
Design and Verification Conference & Exhibition Europe (DVCon Europe), is to be a virtual event in 2020.
This article was posted on Sep 22, 2020Glasgow-built nanosatellites heading for low Earth orbit
Government-backed ‘nanosatellites’ – built in Glasgow – will launch later this month, to help predict global trade movements.
This article was posted on Sep 22, 2020The Astro Pi Raspberry Pi in space competition kicks off
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Raspberry Pi Foundation have announced the start of Astro Pi 2020-21. It gives young people the chance to write code to run on two Raspberry Pi computers living on board the International Space Station (ISS).
This article was posted on Sep 22, 2020Bluetooth LE 5.2 chip is 6 x 6mm
Silicon Labs has launched a pair of Bluetooth Low Energy system-in-packages:
This article was posted on Sep 22, 2020