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Analog Devices extended battery life and reduce size in Internet of Things (IoT) devices 12/3/2021
The MAXM38643 1.8V to 5.5V input, 330nA quiescent current (IQ), 600mA buck module and the MAXM17225 0.4V to 5.5V input, 300nA IQ, 1A boost module with True Shutdown feature the lowest IQ compared to competitive solutions and deliver more battery life.
Applied Materials declares shortage on chips to make more IC manufacturing equipment 12/2/2021
Supply chain bottlenecks are taking a toll on its revenue and profits. CEO Gary Dickerson said on a recent conference call for investors and analysts the chip shortage forced it to push out $300 million in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021, which ended October 31.
Amazon.com Inc's cloud computing unit takes on Intel and Nvidia with custom chips 12/2/2021
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's biggest cloud computing provider and one of the biggest buyers of data center chips, whose computing power AWS rents out to its customers. Ever since buying a startup called Annapurna Labs in 2015, AWS has worked to develop its own custom chips.
U.S. military and NASA are concentrating on quantum technologies for communications 12/2/2021
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is investing in efforts to integrate quantum technologies into RF antennas to improve the sensitivity of military sensor systems. Those upgrades would also increase access to bandwidth, as would upcoming NASA laser communications demonstrations.
GlobalFoundries posted a 5-percent quarterly jump in revenues 12/2/2021
Despite global chip shortages, GlobalFoundries reported net income of $5 million in its third quarter ending Sept. 30, putting the chipmaker back in the black after reporting a $293 million net loss a year ago. The company also exceeded analysts’ earnings-per-share estimates of $0.00 with an adjusted EPS of $0.07.
Samsung rolls out chip that delivers 5G connectivity for in-vehicle infotainment services 12/1/2021
Exynos Auto T5123, aims to provide essential information to a vehicle in real-time via high-speed download speeds of up to 5.1 gigabits per second. Samsung said the new auto chip will allow passengers to enjoy high-definition content streaming services and video calls through the 5G-based vehicle communication.
Europe is not self independent on semiconductor production 12/1/2021
For some officials, the EU needs to become a global powerhouse in this space — but Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s competition chief, has cautioned against any unrealistic expectations.
Progress on the Nvidia-ARM acquisition 12/1/2021
European Commission is still seeking feedback from competitors and customers of the two businesses. Its options are to accept the concessions, demand more concessions, or open a four-month investigation, with the investigation seeming most likely.
Machine Vision Propel Factory Revolution 12/1/2021
Machine vision plays a core part in data generation and collection: It captures the physical world and transforms it into digital data in the form of point clouds so that the data can be further evaluated and translated by AI algorithms into valuable information.
TI's' new plant announcement stirs up interest from other business 11/30/2021
But not even seven days after the announcement, the city of Sherman said they are seeing a ripple effect of other businesses wanting in on a deal like Texas Instruments’.
MediaTek to offer 7nm TV controller chip 11/30/2021
Built with TSMC’s N7 advanced process technology, the MediaTek Pentonic 2000 offers unparalleled performance and power efficiency with features including powerful artificial intelligence (AI) engines, Motion Estimation and Motion Compensation (MEMC), Versatile Video Coding (VVC) decoding and picture-in-picture (PiP) technology.
Synopsys Inc.’s AI-based design system optimized Samsung smartphone designs 11/30/2021
Samsung successfully complete a state-of-the-art, high-performance design at an advanced process technology, the most recent of several products designed using Synopsys artificial intelligence (AI).
New Micron LPDDR5 DRAM further reduced power consumption 11/30/2021
Micron recently announced that its low-power DDR5X (LPDDR5X) DRAM has been validated for MediaTek’s new Dimensity X1 5G chipset for smartphones, representing the flagship of MediaTek’s Dimensity 5G SoC portfolio. Micron has already shipped samples of its LPDDR5X built on its 1a (1-alpha) node aimed at high-end smartphones.
Renesas now makes Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) 11/29/2021
Renesas seems determined to repeat Silego’s previous success with its ultra-low-end GreenPAK line of programmable mixed-signal devices and super-simple design tools, this time in a low-end FPGA line that will appeal to many companies who just need a bit of programmable logic.
Semiconductor Industry grew 27.6% y-to-y 11/29/2021
The major memory companies reported very healthy 3Q21 revenue increases versus 2Q21 with all of them up double digits, led by Kioxia at 21.5%. Among the leading non-memory companies Qualcomm, AMD, Infineon, and NXP all had double digit growth. Intel was the only top semiconductor company with a revenue decline, down 2.2% in 3Q21 versus 2Q21.
Ouster Inc expanded in sale and services to Japan and South Korea on digital lidar. 11/29/2021
“We have already seen significant traction in the industrial and robotics verticals with growing interest across our other target industries. With the appointment of commercial leadership in-country, we intend to generate new leads and increase direct customer sales, while delivering faster support to our customers and ecosystem partners.”
United Microelectronics Corp. and Micron Technology Inc. reached a global legal settlement 11/29/2021
The companies will globally withdraw their complaints against the other party, and UMC will make a one-time payment of an undisclosed amount to Micron. UMC and Micron look forward to engaging in mutual business cooperation opportunities.
Samsung selects Taylor, Texas - northeast of Austin 11/26/2021
Samsung Electronics Co. has selected the city of Taylor in Texas as the site of its new US$17 billion chip fabrication plant.
AMD is working with MediaTek on developing Wi-Fi 6E Modules 11/26/2021
The AMD RZ600 Series Wi-Fi 6E modules containing MediaTek’s new Filogic 330P chipset. The Filogic 330P chipset will power next-generation AMD Ryzen-series laptop and desktop PCs in 2022 and beyond, delivering fast Wi-Fi speeds with low latency and less interference from other signals.
Global DRAM revenue up 10% in Q3 11/26/2021
The server-related segment of the market has been propping up the overall demand; and because of this, most DRAM suppliers were able to post a marginal growth in shipments for 3Q21.
Jochen Hanebeck appointed new CEO of Infineon 11/26/2021
The new CEO, effective April 1, 2022. He will succeed Reinhard Ploss, in place since 2012.
Qualcomm is seriously beef up its PC processors to compete with Apple 11/24/2021
The company announcing plans for a next-generation Arm-based SoC “designed to set the performance benchmark for Windows PCs” that would be able to go head to head with Apple’s M-series processors.
Smart TV moving into 7nm chips 11/24/2021
TSMC makes devices 30 percent faster, reduces power consumption by 55 percent, and increases their logic density three-fold compared with gadgets using the 16nm process.
Companies are juggling to find strategic partnership in EV development 11/24/2021
The current supply situation and future partnerships between major automakers and battery manufacturers are changing rapidly.
Legendary co-founder of Fairchild died at age 92 11/24/2021
One of the least-well-known heroes of the semiconductor revolution, Jay Last, died on November 11, 2021. Last was one of the famous team of eight people that left Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory to found Fairchild Semiconductor.
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