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Operators of China’s reactor claimed a new fusion record |
1/11/2022 |
The EAST reactor was able to maintain stable plasma at high temperatures for 1,056 seconds (17.6 minutes). That represents a significant improvement above the previous record of 101 seconds set last year. EAST operates on deuterium, a stable hydrogen isotope abundant in nature.
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Gartner predicts $442B in chipmakers expenditures |
1/10/2022 |
The industry has undergone structural changes in the wake of the US-China trade war, COVID-19 and the rise of the EV industry. The new market structure is redefining the semiconductor industry and its supply chains.
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AV LINK shows 8K/60Hz HDMI video switch |
1/7/2022 |
MaitreView 8KPro is a seamless-switching 8K/60Hz HDMI multi-window video processor. You can show all information on two screens in any way you like and anywhere you want.
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Nvidia made advance disclosures at CES |
1/7/2022 |
The graphics chip leader’s CES 2022 presentation focused heavily on automotive AI, a market segment where it claims to be making strides in advancing self-driving cars.
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Navitas opens design center in Shanghai for GaN aapplications |
1/5/2022 |
The new design center hosts a highly-experienced team of world-class power system designers with comprehensive capabilities across electrical, thermal and mechanical design, software development, and complete simulation and prototyping capabilities. EV customers will be supported worldwide by the new team, from concept to prototype, through to full qualification and mass production.
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Microelectronics can help reduce climate changes |
1/5/2022 |
Electricity is our most flexible form of energy. It can be easily converted and therefore used everywhere. To achieve this, we essentially need to replace climate-damaging power generation based on fossil fuels with solar and wind power. Semiconductors play a key role in this process.
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AMD's $35 billion acquisition of Xilinx hits delay |
1/4/2022 |
AMD's $35 billion acquisition of Xilinx is now expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, which is a few months after AMD and Xilinix's originally proposed closing of the deal before the end of 2021.
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China's lockdown in XiAn to hurt memory productions |
1/4/2022 |
The lockdown in the city puts further pressure on global supply chains and adds to a torturous year for exporters facing sharply higher freight costs even as prices for raw materials including semiconductors skyrocket amid the two-year long pandemic.
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Samsung leads Intel again in semiconductor sales |
1/4/2022 |
Samsung will displace Intel in the top spot of 17 companies, or “megasuppliers,” expected to have greater than $10 billion sales in 2021. The list includes six fabless companies (Qualcomm, Nvidia, Broadcom, MediaTek, AMD, and Apple) and one pure-play foundry (TSMC).
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congatec gets change of leadership team |
1/3/2022 |
Embedded and edge computing technology provider congatec has announced its new leadership team, with Dr. Dirk Haft taking over as the new CEO and Daniel Jürgens as the new CFO.
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