16.7% YoY decline for smartphones in Q2
Smartphone production of 286 million units in 2Q20, was up 2.2%, but down 16.7% YoY, says TrendForce, which is the largest quarterly YoY drop in history.
This article was posted on Sep 3, 2020Ant set to raise $30bn
Ant, Jack Ma’s fintech company, is to list on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock markets in an IPO which could raise $30 billion and give Ant a valuation of $300 billion.
This article was posted on Sep 3, 2020MCU is suffering most
MCUs are suffering the most among major IC product categories in the Pandemic, according to the Mid-Year Update of IC Insights’ 2020 McClean Reporton integrated circuits.
This article was posted on Sep 3, 2020MIPS lands up in China
MIPS has ended up in China, reports Reuters.
This article was posted on Sep 3, 2020Guerrilla to introduce ten PAs
Guerrilla RF is introducing ten new ¼ W linear power amplifiers over the next two quarters as part of the company’s expansion into the cellular market.
This article was posted on Sep 3, 2020High-performance fabric sensors survive washing machine
Re-usable flexible medical skin electrodes have been built by combining fabric and chemical engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
This article was posted on Sep 3, 2020Invent for the Planet 2020 winners announced
The competition for engineering students, Invent for the Planet, has announced this year’s winning projects. The competition challenges young engineers to solve real-world issues such as microplastics in oceans, sustainable airline waste management and single use plastics.
This article was posted on Sep 3, 2020Inmarsat provides remote connectivity to LoRaWAN IoT networks
Inmarsat has teamed up with CPN Satellite Services and MinFarm Tech to launch the MF 400 IoT Satellite Bridge incorporating Inmarsat’s IsatData Pro (IDP) service.
This article was posted on Sep 3, 2020Schneider re-opens Telford electrical safety training centre
Schneider Electric has reopened its dedicated electrical safety training centre in Telford.
This article was posted on Sep 2, 2020Inclinometer chip with machine learning
STMicroelectronics has introduced a two-axis digital inclinometer for use in industrial automation and structural-health monitoring.
This article was posted on Sep 2, 2020TDK backs Exo
TDK Ventures is investing in Exo (pronounced “Echo”), an ultrasound imaging specialist.
This article was posted on Sep 2, 2020Ambiq and Feitian hook up on biometric payment cards
Ambiq, the Austin, Texas MCU, SoC, and Real-time Clocks (RTC) specialist, has joined with Feitian of Beijing, a provider of online user authentication and payment transaction security to deliver biometric payment cards.
This article was posted on Sep 2, 2020July SEMI billings up 27.6% YoY
July billings of $2.6 billion for US manufacturers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment were up 11.8% on June’s $2.32 billion and 27.6% up on July 2019’s total of $2.03 billion.
This article was posted on Sep 2, 2020Q3 foundry revenues to grow 14%
Q3 foundry revenue is projected to growth by 14% YoY, says TrendForce.
This article was posted on Sep 2, 2020Chip market showing surprising strength, says SI.
Despite early expectations of a big fall, the semiconductor market has shown surprising strength so far this year, reports Bill Jewell’s Semicinductor Intelligence.
This article was posted on Sep 2, 2020OpenNESS edge software tool-kit integrated into ENSCONCE platform
Altran, the French consultancy company, is integrating Open Network Edge Services Software (OpenNESS) – an open-source toolkit developed by Intel – into its ENSCONCE edge computing platform.
This article was posted on Sep 2, 2020Two separate inductors in one package for Class-D automotive audio
Vishay aims to save space in automotive Class-D audio amplifiers with two independent inductors in the same package.
This article was posted on Sep 2, 2020Fast and steep recovery at TSMC
TSMC is “preparing for a fast and steep recovery,” said Maria Marced president of TSMC Europe (pictured) at the company’s virtual symposium this morning.
This article was posted on Sep 2, 2020Dual SATA HAT for Raspberry Pi
Seeed Studio has come up with a dual SATA HAT for Raspberry Pi 4.
This article was posted on Sep 1, 2020UK space projects for sustainability get government cash boost
The UK Space Agency has announced £3.4 million of new funding for 10 space-related projects.
This article was posted on Sep 1, 2020Q2 DRAM revenues up 15.4% QoQ
DRAM revenue rose 15.4% QoQ in 2Q20 to $17.1 billion, says TrendForce
This article was posted on Sep 1, 2020