Q1 EDA revenue up 3.5% y-o-y
EDA industry revenue increased 3.5% in Q1 2020 to $2,698 million, compared to $2,606.4 million in Q1 2019, according to the Electronic System Design (ESD) Alliance Market Statistics Service (MSS).
This article was posted on Jul 23, 2020Partnership promotes community WiFi
Zyxel Networks of Hsinchu, Taiwan, Octopus WiFi of Madrid and Boundless Digital of Paris are combining in support of the WiFi4EU initiative.
This article was posted on Jul 23, 2020Softbank considers options for Arm
Softbank has appointed Goldman Sachs to look at options for the future of Arm, reports the Wall Street Journal.
This article was posted on Jul 23, 2020Nokia delivers 4G-5G software upgrade
Nokia has announced a software upgrade that will enable its 4G/LTE radios to be migrated to 5G/NR.
This article was posted on Jul 23, 2020ST IoT dev kit with FreeRTOS connects to Amazon cloud
STMicroelectronics is aiming at those developing IoT nodes with a hardware kit that includes FreeRTOS and is ready to connect to Amazon Web Services (AWS).
This article was posted on Jul 23, 2020Auto pressure sensor integrates LIN v2.2a interface
Renesas has brought out an automotive pressure sensor solution featuring an integrated certified LIN v2.2a interface.
This article was posted on Jul 22, 2020White paper on EMC issues in EV battery design
Schaffer, the EMC specialist, has produced a whitepaper for designers of battery and hybrid electric vehicle charging stations, providing guidance on the following key topics:
This article was posted on Jul 22, 2020‘The chip Industry has hardly blinked’
Against a backdrop of negative forecasts for the semiconductor industry this year, Future Horizons is predicting an outlook of -3% to +1.4%.
This article was posted on Jul 22, 2020isardSAT to contribute radar altimeter to ESA Copernicus mission
isardSAT, which specialises in Earth Observation technology, has revealed that it has been chosen participate in one of the ESA Copernicus missions recently announced.
This article was posted on Jul 22, 2020UK Space Agency opens call for proposals on 5G and logistics
The UK Space Agency, European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have opened a call for proposals on 5G and space technology.
This article was posted on Jul 22, 2020Amphenol RF adds to high frequency SMA connector series
Amphenol RF is pleased to announce the expansion of its high frequency SMA connector series with extended frequency cable mount connectors supporting up to 34 GHz.
This article was posted on Jul 22, 2020TSMC revenues up 40%
TSMC had June revenue of $4.1 billion – up 28.6% on May and 40.8% y-o-y.
This article was posted on Jul 22, 2020Government backs space-enabled drones to deliver Covid-19 testing kits
Drones delivering Covid-19 testing kits and technology using space data could become a reality after the UK Space agency backs three technology projects with funding.
This article was posted on Jul 22, 2020Interface IP market to double in next five years
The Interface Design IP market grew 18% in 2019 to $870 million, says Eric Esteve’s IPnest, and is forecast to grow to $1.8 billion in the next five years according to IPnest’s “Interface IP Survey 2015-2019 & Forecast 2020-2024”.
This article was posted on Jul 22, 2020ADI looking at buying Maxim
ADI is looking at buying Maxim for £20 billion, reports the Wall Street Journal. The deal could be announced this week.
This article was posted on Jul 22, 2020Heart rate and oxygen sensor has LEDs and algorithms, in <1mm thickness
Maxim has created a module for sensing human heart-rate and oxygen saturation that includes photodiodes, an analogue front-end and a Arm Cortex-M4 microcontroller with embedded algorithms, in a thin (0.88mm) 4.5 x 4.1mm 38pin OLGA package.
This article was posted on Jul 21, 2020Etch a metasurface with without ruining the physical surface
Researchers from the University of Southampton have found a way to make an optically-active meta-surface without altering the physical shape of the surface. Infra-red thermal control coatings and non-linear optics are potential applications.
This article was posted on Jul 21, 202030V mosfets half-bridge plus Schottky in one package
Vishay has introduced a 30V n-channel MOSFET half-bridge power stage that combines a high side TrenchFET and low side SkyFET in a 3.3 x 3.3mm package.
This article was posted on Jul 21, 2020Thermography adopted for battery production in-line inspection
Comau of Turin has added thermography to its vision system family Machine Inspection Recognition Archetypes (MI.RA).
This article was posted on Jul 21, 2020Arm unloads IoT unit
Arm is unloading its IoT unit onto its parent Softbank, taking the operation off the Arm balance sheet.
This article was posted on Jul 21, 2020AI processor uses analogue memory
Imec and GLOBALFOUNDRIES have announced a hardware demonstration of an AI IC made with Imec’s Analog in Memory Computing (AiMC) architecture Using GloFo’s 22nm FD-SOI process.
This article was posted on Jul 21, 2020