Q2 China market AP units to drop 37.8% y-o-y
Shipments of APs in the China market are expected to fall 37.8% y-o-y in Q2 due to weak consumer confidence prompting China’s handset makers to work down inventories, reports Digitimes Research.
This article was posted on Jun 1, 2020SMIC aims to raise $3bn on Shanghai STAR market
SMIC, the Shanghai foundry, is to sell 1.69 billion shares on the Shanghai STAR market.
This article was posted on Jun 1, 2020HiSilicon enters Top Ten
There were two new entrants into the top-10 ranking in 1Q20, HiSilicon and Nvidia.
This article was posted on Jun 1, 2020Sustain The World
Element 14 and Infineon are harnessing technologies that make life easier, safer and greener with the “Sustain The World” design challenge.
This article was posted on Jun 1, 2020UK’s DASA awards £2.3m to develop EOIR sensor technology
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded contracts worth more than £2m for companies to develop improved Electro-Optics and Infrared (EOIR) sensor capabilities, it has been announced.
This article was posted on Jun 1, 2020More on: Jet-powered submarine is <1mm across
Chemnitz University of Technology has reported a steerable jet-powered micro-submarine, built using wafer processing techniques.
This article was posted on Jun 1, 2020Access station monitors body temperature and facial recognition
A contactless check-in station available from Review Display Systems (RDS) provides contact-free body temperature measurement and facial recognition for employee safety as they return to work post-pandemic isolation.
This article was posted on Jun 1, 2020Liquid cooled lid for thermal management unit
Smiths Interconnect, the manufacturer of IC Test Solutions for the semiconductor test industry, has announced enhancements to its Thermal Management Solutions product offering.
This article was posted on Jun 1, 2020Intel and Tile to add tracking to laptops
The capability to find a missing laptop will be in commercial products either late this year or early next.
This article was posted on Jun 1, 2020JV enables clothes manufacturers to incorporate electronic functions
Powercast, an RF specialist, and Liquid X which makes metallic links, both from Pittsburgh, have set up a jv to give clothes manufacturers the capability to integrate wireless power functionality into durable, flexible, high performance and washable e-textiles.
This article was posted on May 29, 2020Arm-based gaming processor
The chipset integrates an Arm Mali-G52 GPU with a peak of 1GHz. Equipped with MediaTek’s proprietary HyperEngine, the Helio G85 achieves a Manhattan benchmark score up to 25fps.
This article was posted on May 29, 2020Imec and Roswell Biotechnologies to develop molecular electronics biosensor ICs
Imec and molecular electronics sensor chip specialist, Roswell Biotechnologies, are partnering to develop the first commercially available molecular electronics biosensor chips.
This article was posted on May 29, 2020Beating the bug
Infineon CEO Reinhard Ploss (pictured) gave an insight into how manufacturing companies can tackle the coronavirus at the company’s earnings meeting this week.
This article was posted on May 29, 2020O-S-D sales to fall 6%
After 10 years of record-high sales, combined revenues for optoelectronics, sensors/actuators, and discrete semiconductors are expected to drop 6% in 2020, says the O-S-D Report from IC Insights.
This article was posted on May 29, 2020Cyber attacks rise against UK medical researchers
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning of large-scale COVID-19-related ‘password spraying’ campaigns against healthcare bodies and medical research organisations, by commercial and state data thieves – known as ‘advanced persistent threat’ (APT) groups – seeking bulk personal information, intellectual property and intelligence that aligns with national priorities.
This article was posted on May 29, 2020Jet-powered submarine is <1mm across
German scientists have created a steerable jet-powered submarine under 1mm across.
This article was posted on May 29, 2020China launches prototype for manned space station
Construction of China’s manned space station has moved a step closer with the successful maiden flight of its carrier rocket, the Long March-5B.
This article was posted on May 29, 2020Adaptive synchronous rectifier controller in 6pin SOT23
ST has introduced a pair of autonomous secondary-side synchronous-rectification controllers for fly-back converters, suitable for quasi-resonant and continuous-discontinuous conduction fixed frequency circuits up to 300kHz.
This article was posted on May 29, 2020MathWorks expands deep learning capabilities
Manage multiple deep learning experiments, keep track of training parameters, and analyze and compare results and code with the new Experiment Manager app.
This article was posted on May 29, 2020Universal auto door locking chip
ST’s automotive universal door-lock IC integrates six MOSFET half-bridge outputs and two half-bridge gate drivers with protection and diagnostic functions that enhance safety, simplify design, and save space.
This article was posted on May 28, 2020Centimetre-level positioning with 3D orientation for drones
Septentrio has come out with a multi-frequency GNSS/INS receiver which combines centimetre-level positioning with 3D orientation, enabling automated navigation of aerial drones and robots.
This article was posted on May 28, 2020