Smartphone shipments look set to increase
With Q3 only showing a 0.1% y-o-y decrease to 302.8 million units, the smartphone market is set for a rise, says IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.
This article was posted on Nov 6, 20233-phase BLDC motor drive inverter reference design
EPC has come up with a 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter reference design which operates from an input supply voltage range of 14 V to 60 V and delivers up to 60A output current.
This article was posted on Nov 6, 20232023 wafer shipments down 14% y-o-y
2023 wafer shipments are projected by SEMI to decline 14% to 12,512 million square inches (MSI) from the record high of 14,565 MSI in 2022 before bouncing back in 2024.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2023Kioxia and Western Digital break off merger talks
Western Digital and Kioxia have broken off merger talks after Hynix objected.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2023Micron samples 9.6Gbit/s LPDDR5X memory for Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Micron Technology is shipping samples of its LPDDR5X (low-power double data rate 5X) memory for use with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 – Qualcomm’s new flagship processor for phones.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2023Automotive SEPIC and boost LED driver
Diodes has is aiming at automotive LED strings with a boost and SEPIC (single-ended primary-inductance converter) controller, that can also be wired as a voltage regulator.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2023End-to-end secured programming for MCUs at third parties
To prevent intellectual property leakage, Segger has introduced a package that programmes microcontrollers securely at third party locations such as contract manufactures.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2023Murata’s novel ground conductivity sensor now handles synthetic soils
“In recent years, the use of synthetic culture soil such as rock wool and coconut peat is popular for crops including tomatoes and strawberries,” according to the company. “Since the water retention capability of these kinds of culture soil is extremely high compared to general culture soil, proper measurement of water content and electrical conductivity values was deemed difficult since it was difficult to have the sensor section contact with material.”
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2023Sponsored Content: Swiss based Delvitech SA exhibits at Productronica its latest AOI/SPI solutions based on proprietarily developed AI
Delvitech is proud to announce and show a new generation of Automated Optical Inspection systems for the electronic and mechanical manufacturing.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2023Superconducting single-photon camera has 400k pixels
Researchers at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a superconducting camera containing 400,000 pixels — 400 times more than any other device of its type.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2023Dstl drone technology seeks to defuse threat of mined areas
Engineers at the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are researching new drone technology to help clear mined areas at greater speed and with more safety.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2023Better Q3 for Intel
Intel had Q3 revenues of of $14.2 billion, down 8% from $15.3 billion in Q3 2022 and its seventh consecutive quarter of revenue decline.
This article was posted on Nov 3, 2023SiFive lays off 20% of employees
SiFive has laid off 20 percent of its staff – representing about 140 people – and says it is having a ‘strategic re-focussing’ of its business.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2023Qualcomm’s generative-AI phone processor
Qualcomm has developed a smartphone processor for on-device generative AI.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2023ST looks for a $17bn year
ST had revenues of $4.43 billion, gross margin of 47.6%, operating margin of 28.0%, and net income of $1.09 billion or $1.16 diluted earnings per share.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2023Industrial mini-ITX SBC for Intel Core ix processors and 24/7 running
Review Display Systems (RDS) is stocking Kontron’s latest industrial mini-ITX single-board computer, which can support Intel 12th and 13th generation Core i9, i7, i5, and i3 CPUs, and their Pentium and Celeron relations.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2023AI looks for rockfalls in Devon
AI rock fall detection has been installed on the railway between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren stations in Devon, where it runs beneath cliffs.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 20231µF automotive capacitor is only 160µm tall
At 160µm tall, Murata is claiming to have the thinnest automotive-rated 1µF capacitor, which also measures 0.5 x 1mm.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2023Fraunhofer IESE partners for AI chip network-on-chip architecture
Faster on-die memory access for AI processing could spring from a collaboration between network-on-chip intellectual property company Arteris and the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (Fraunhofer IESE).
This article was posted on Nov 2, 202324.25 – 30.5GHz RF PA, LNA and T-R switch in 4 x 5mm QFN
United Monolithic Semiconductors has introduced a 24.25 – 30.5GHz combined output power amplifier, input low-noise amplifier and transit-receive switch.
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2023Memory prices rising
Q4 contract prices for mobile DRAM are expected to rise 13–18%, says TrendForce, while the contract prices of eMMC and UFS NAND are expected increase by 10–15% .
This article was posted on Nov 2, 2023