Siemens buys UltraSoC
Siemens is to buy UltraSoC and integrate its technology into the Xcelerator portfolio of Mentor’s Tessent software product suite.
This article was posted on Jul 8, 2020Softbank to sell stake in T-Mobile
Softbank is to sell its stake in T-Mobile following T-Mobile’s purchase of Softbank’s US telco Sprint earlier this year.
This article was posted on Jul 8, 2020Renesas introduces magnet-free inductive position sensor
Renesas has introduced the magnet-free IPS2200 inductive position sensor.
This article was posted on Jul 8, 2020Mil spec 28Vin 1kW PSU with multiple outputs
Vicor is aiming at VPX conduction-cooled chassis in avionics and ships with a 1kW multi-output PSU that runs from a 28V dc rail.
This article was posted on Jul 8, 2020Toshiba adds super junction n-channel power MOSFETs
Toshiba has introduced eight super junction N-channel power MOSFETs to strengthen its DTMOSVI series.
This article was posted on Jul 8, 2020Hermetic LVDT displacement sensor for tough contaminated environments
NewTek’s HATR series of ac-operated LVDT displacement sensors are hermetically-sealed for use in tough contaminated environments such as pulp and paper mills.
This article was posted on Jul 8, 2020Lattice puts fast I/O on low-power FPGA for IoT edge
Lattice Semiconductor has released the second family of devices developed from its Nexus 28nm FDSoI platform, equipping them with fast PCI Express (PCIe) and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces for co-processing, signal bridging, and system control.
This article was posted on Jul 8, 2020Zebra acceleration for Xilinx’s Alveo card
Mipsology, which specialises in deep learning acceleration software, has had its Zebra neural net accelerating software integrated into the latest build of Xilinx’s Alveo U50 data centre accelerator card.
This article was posted on Jul 8, 2020IEDM 2020 to be virtual
The organizers of the upcoming 66th annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) have decided to hold the conference virtually this year given the ongoing uncertainties posed by the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.
This article was posted on Jul 8, 2020Tuya joins Zigbee Alliance Board for Project Connected Home over IP
IoT specialist Tuya is the latest company to join the Zigbee Alliance Board of Directors, to help steer the low-power wireless comms standard.
This article was posted on Jul 8, 2020Leti makes CMOS at 500°C for 3D sequential chips
CEA-Leti scientists have made FDSOI CMOS at 500°C, “while showing strong performance gains especially in p-type MOS logic devices”, according to the French lab, which has branded the process ‘CoolCube’.
This article was posted on Jul 7, 2020Q3 NOR Flash ASP expected to drop
The NOR Flash ASP climbed by around 5% QoQ in 1Q20 and by about another 10% to 20% QoQ in 2Q20, as buyers re-stocked, says DRAMeXchange.
This article was posted on Jul 7, 2020Virgin Galactic wins Nasa contract to commercialise ISS
Virgin Galactic Holdings has announced the signing of a Space Act Agreement with NASA’s Johnson Space Center, encouraging “commercial participation in orbital human spaceflight” to the International Space Station (ISS).
This article was posted on Jul 7, 2020Arm-based supercomputer is the most powerful in the world
Fugaku, an Arm-based supercomputer jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu, has been was ranked No. 1 in the 58th TOP500 list of the world’s supercomputers.
This article was posted on Jul 7, 2020GloFo buys option on 66 acres in New York for fab extension
GLOBALFOUNDRIES has secured a purchase option for approximately 66 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to its most advanced manufacturing facility, Fab 8, in Malta, N.Y., near the Luther Forest Technology Campus (LFTC).
This article was posted on Jul 7, 2020Apple to start transition to Arm-based Macs
Macs will start the transition to ‘Apple Silicon’ away from Intel silicon in Q4, Tim Cook announced at WWDC yesterday.
This article was posted on Jul 7, 2020AEC-Q101 qualified discrete semiconductors in DFN packages
Nexperia has announced a range of automotive-qualified discrete semiconductors in DFN packages, claiming it to be industry’s widest portfolio.
This article was posted on Jul 7, 2020Perovskite solar pushes up efficiency in hydrogen-making cell
Scientists in Australia have used a custom perovskite solar cell to increase the efficiency of solar hydrogen production close to the point thought to be commercially viable.
This article was posted on Jul 7, 2020BLE mesh networking SIP
ON Semiconductor has introduced a new BLE mesh networking solution based on its RSL10 SIP which consists of two RSL10 Mesh Nodes and a Strata Gateway for connectivity to the Strata Developer Studio.
This article was posted on Jul 7, 2020Imec QA tool accelerates inspection process and delivers finer granularity
Imec spin-off Deltaray has introduced a quality control technology called ‘Accelerated 3D XRAY’.
This article was posted on Jul 7, 2020Portwell targets fanless LYNX-6000 series at industrial IoT
Portwell, the Fremont, California-based industrial PC specialist, has announced its LYNX-6000 Series of palm-sized, industrial IoT gateways.
This article was posted on Jul 6, 2020