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| Start to see how the Chip Act money will be spent |
9/8/2022 |
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Around $28 billion, or nearly two-thirds of the total funding, will support Intel, Micron Technology, and other companies that make leading-edge logic and memory chips. Another $10 billion will help fund new manufacturing capacity for mature and current-generation chips, as well as specialty technologies like silicon carbide or carbon nanotube materials. An additional $11 billion is earmarked for the creation of a National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), as well as an advanced chip packaging program and up to three new manufacturing institutes.
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| Scintil Photonics, gets fresh investment |
9/8/2022 |
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The Grenoble-based startup aims to expand global sourcing and accelerate its market deployment in the Americas and Asia-Pacific. Applied Ventures ITIC Innovation Fund is a fund jointly created by Applied Ventures, the VC arm of Applied Materials, and ITIC-Taiwan, the VC arm of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI).
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| EU wants to have their own European Chip Act |
9/7/2022 |
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The pathway to digital sovereignty is still long and winding, but it is worth noting the first steps taken to revive Europe’s sagging semiconductor manufacturing industry.
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| China's BYD overtakes Tesla in EV sales |
9/6/2022 |
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BYD Auto: For the first time, BYD Auto became the top-selling EV brand, dethroning Tesla. During Q2 2022, BYD Auto shipped more than 354,000 EV units, an increase of 266% YoY. The company officially stopped production and sales of internal combustion engine vehicles in March 2022 and has been focusing on the development of BEVs and PHEVs.
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| Winbond is now certified for the ISO/SAE 21434 |
9/6/2022 |
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ISO/SAE 21434 standard protects vehicle and automotive security by specifying the requirements to make automotive systems more robust against cyber-attacks. It outlines the criteria needed during the concept, development, production, usage and decommissions of automotive systems.
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| Micron to add new $15 billion memory fab in Boise, Idaho, |
9/5/2022 |
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The new Micron memory fab will be located adjacent to the company's main R&D center near its headquarters in the city, which is expected to enhance operational efficiency, accelerate technology deployment and improve time to market.
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| Meta Platforms Inc to have Qualcomm make its VR custom chips |
9/5/2022 |
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Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) signed an agreement to have chip-maker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) produce custom chipsets for its Quest virtual reality (VR) devices, the companies announced at a consumer electronics conference in Berlin on Friday.
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| Global Smartphone shipment to slow down |
9/5/2022 |
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Shipments of smartphones will decline by 6.5% to 1.27 billion units in 2022, according to the latest International Data Corp. (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker forecast. The decline is due to record-breaking inflation, geopolitical tensions, and other macroeconomic challenges.
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| Arm is suing Qualcomm for breach of contract |
9/2/2022 |
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Arm’s lawsuit alleges that Arm-based designs by Apple spin-off Nuvia, which was bought for $1.4 billion by Qualcomm in March, cannot be legally transferred to Qualcomm without permission from Arm.
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| Renesas to acquire Steradian Semiconductors Private Ltd |
9/2/2022 |
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Renesas Electronics Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Steradian Semiconductors Private Ltd, a fabless semiconductor company based in Bengaluru, India, that provides 4D imaging radar solutions
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| STMicroelectronics offer dual Op-Amp to Drive Power-hungry Industrial, Automotive Loads |
9/1/2022 |
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The TSB582 operates from 4V-36V supplies and contains two operational amplifiers (op amps), each capable of sinking/sourcing up to 200mA. This enables direct connection of a load in bridge-tied mode, allowing one TSB582 to replace two single-channel power op amps or high-current drivers built from discrete components. While integrating two op amps into one package,
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| Semtech's Randy Ryder explains about the developments and innovations in connectivity |
9/1/2022 |
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The market is currently witnessing an increased demand for intelligent, scalable and cost-effective global asset tracking solutions. This demand is accelerated by the urgency to improve end-to-end supply chain performance, visibility and customer services. Long range, low power and easy-to-deploy IoT geolocation solutions connected to the Cloud enable ultra-low power asset management platforms to automatically locate, track and monitor physical assset.
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| DRAM module shipments to grow 7% |
8/31/2022 |
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Overall 2021 sales in the global DRAM module market reached $18.1 billion, with an annual growth rate of approximately 7%, according to TrendForce. Due to different business strategies employed by each module house, revenue distribution among module houses varied.
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