SiFive hones Risc-V cores for more processing power and fewer watts
SiFive, provider of Risc-V processor core intellectual property, has released a suite of upgrades to its products, increasing performance, and reducing power consumption and die area.
This article was posted on Jul 31, 2020Farnell shipping pi-top [4]
Farnell is now shipping pi-top [4] – a programmable computing device to support digital making, coding and practical projects for educators and students, as well as makers and inventors.
This article was posted on Jul 31, 2020OMC transmitter LED quadruples launch power
OMC, the optoelectronics specialist from Redruth in Cornwall, has introduced an industrial fibre optic transmitter LED that, it claims, can deliver up to four times more launch power into multimode fibre for the same current versus existing transmitter devices.
This article was posted on Jul 31, 2020Bosch Sensortec introduces longevity programme
The BMI090L is a high-performance longevity IMU designed for IIoT, robots, agricultural equipment, drones as well as white goods and home appliances. Thanks to its excellent vibration robustness and temperature stability, the BMI090L reliably enables use cases such as navigation, motion- and asset tracking. The sensor’s gyroscope offers a bias instability of less than 2 °/h which is unique among the IMUs available in the market.
This article was posted on Jul 31, 2020Researchers use hard carbon for anode in sodium-ion batteries
Researchers from Skoltech, Moscow State University (MSU), Tokyo University of Science and the University of Strasbourg have identified the type of electrochemical reaction associated with charge storage in the anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIB).
This article was posted on Jul 31, 2020ST expects 17.4% growth in Q3
ST had Q2 net revenues of $2.09 billion, a gross margin of 35%, an operating margin of 5.1% and net income of $90 million.
This article was posted on Jul 31, 2020Hynix Q2 profit up 143%
Hynix had Q2 gross profits of $1.62 billion and net profit of $1.1 billion on revenue of $7.2 billion.
This article was posted on Jul 31, 2020Capacitor stacks offer up to 220μF for PSU filtering
Knowles is saving space in power supply PCBs by offering edge-stacked ceramic capacitor assemblies.
This article was posted on Jul 31, 2020More on: CGD, the UK’s GaN power transistor maker
Last week, it was announced that Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) will lead a €10.3m European project (‘GaNext’) to develop fast-switching intelligent GaN power modules.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2020Vector network analysis from Rigol
Rigol Technologies has added a vector network analyser mode to a family of spectrum analysers, adding an N suffix to its RSA3000 and RSA5000 instruments.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2020Applied launches supply chain initiative
Applied Materials is to create a more sustainable and just supply chain for semiconductor and display manufacturing.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2020Dialog and TDK integrate power sequencing device
Dialog and TDK are integrating Dialog’s GreenPAK technology with TDK’s µPOL power devices to create, they claim, the world’s first single-integrated system power sequencing device.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2020GloFo releases Open Access iPDK libraries for 22nm FD-SOI processes
GLOBALFOUNDRIES has released OpenAccess iPDK libraries optimised for its 22nm FD-SOI) platform.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2020AMS looks for $10bn revenues by 2026
The former Austria Micro Systems, now AMS, is targetting revenues of €10 billion in 2026, according to Reuters. The target includes revenues gained through acquisitions.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2020Upbeat semi forecasts for H2
TSMC has guided 2020 sales growth of +20% y-o-y or higher (vs its previous outlook in the high teens) despite the loss of HiSilicon’s business.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2020Hydrogen transport project saves 14 tonnes of CO2
Over 14 tonnes of CO2 was saved in a two year trial involving just 11 urban trucks and vans running on green hydrogen dual fuel.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2020Robust growth for semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales
Sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment will increase 6% to $63.2 billion in 2020 compared to $59.6 billion in 2019, and $70 billion in 2021, says SEMI.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2020Binder circular connectors address harsh environments
Binder has expanded its Harsh Environment Connector (HEC) series 696, adding flange and cable variants with built-in protective conduit adaptation.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2020Imec spawns CrowdScan
CrowdScan, a spin-off from imec and the University of Antwerp, has developed a system that measures the density of a crowd in real-time using a wireless sensor network.
This article was posted on Jul 29, 2020Applied cracks bottleneck
Applied’s Selective Tungsten process technology removes the contact resistance bottleneck that impedes transistor power and performance scaling in advanced foundry-logic<.
This article was posted on Jul 29, 2020Airbus wins milsatcom contract for Skynet 6A
Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to extend the Skynet satellite fleet with Skynet 6A, supporting military communications systems.
This article was posted on Jul 29, 2020