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| Power blackout at Infineon Dresden |
9/23/2021 |
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Monday, the power supply was down for twenty minutes. The emergency generators started up, but they can only keep up with the relevant systems*
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| RISC-V represents $8.6B of Semiconductor IP Market |
9/22/2021 |
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There is a need for diverse and open approach across the compute, memory, security and other architectures. This demand is being mainly driven by the growth of advanced applications such as AI-enabled smart devices, 5G communications, high performance computing (HPC) and autonomous cars.
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| Renesas and OmniVision have jointly developed an integrated HD automotive camera system |
9/21/2021 |
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Renesas' Automotive HD Link (AHL) technology transmits high-definition video over low-cost cables and connectors. The AHL components in the design pair with OmniVision’s OX01F10 1.3MP SoC, which provides the industry’s best imaging performance across a wide range of challenging lighting conditions, along with the most compact form factor and lowest power consumption.
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| TSMC's wafer price hike reflects the tightness of supply |
9/21/2021 |
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With the latest notices to its customers, TSMC will raise its wafer prices across the main nodes mainly from the beginning of 2022. The company has maintained its wafer prices for quite a long time when compared with its smaller competitors. The change in its pricing strategy from 2022 implies not only stronger market demand going forward, but also that the capacity tightness will persist in the next few quarters.
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| Arm delivers a new software architecture for the future of automotive |
9/21/2021 |
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Arm, in collaboration with leaders across the automotive supply chain, is delivering a new software architecture and reference implementation, Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge (SOAFEE), and two new reference hardware platforms to accelerate the software-defined future of automotive.
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| 5G in Asia stands ready to benefit from its data-rich environment conditions |
9/21/2021 |
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Urbanized population centers, its dense transit hubs, and its extensive manufacturing infrastructure. In such a data-rich environment, 5G’s higher speeds and capacities, greater responsiveness, and lower per-bit data transmission costs will bring about greater connectivity and many new applications throughout the region.
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| Silicon Motion invests in startup AI company |
9/20/2021 |
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Silicon Motion intends to build a strategic partnership with Deep Vision, which has patented AI processors to perform real-time video analytics and provide natural language processing (NLP)pabilities for a growing market of voice-controlled applications
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| MediaTek is paying handsome recruiting bonus to new telents |
9/20/2021 |
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MediaTek offers high bonuses to poach professional designers from other companies, with those who register in October-December to work at the company to receive an early-registration bonus of NT$150,000 (US$5,415) to NT$250,000, depending on their seniority, according to industry sources.
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| Qualcomm to have GlobalFoundries fabricate front-end devices |
9/17/2021 |
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"Our strong collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies includes sub-6GHz to unlock everyday access to 5G, and cutting-edge mmWave technology to take 5G to the next level by delivering unmatched data speeds while continuing to provide the longest possible battery life for smartphones."
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| India smartwatch shipment doubles |
9/17/2021 |
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India’s smartwatch shipments more than tripled in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, with 206% year-on-year (YoY) and 18% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth during the quarter.
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| TSMC to build new plant south side of the Taiwan Island |
9/15/2021 |
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The TSMC facility is expected to produce 7-nm and 6-nm chips, which are currently used for mobile, computing, and graphics processors for AMD, Nvidia, and MediaTek. Construction could start as soon as next year, although the facility will not be up and running until 2023 or 2024.
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| Global semiconductor equipment market to reach $100 billion |
9/15/2021 |
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Powered by digital transformation and other secular technology trends, global semiconductor equipment investments for front end fabs in 2022 are expected to reach nearly $100 billion to meet soaring demand for electronics after topping a projected $90 billion this year, both new records.
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| Synopsys has new president and COO |
9/15/2021 |
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Synopsys Inc. has appointed Sassine Ghazi as president and chief operating officer, effective November 1, 2021. Chi-Foon Chan will transition from his co-CEO position over the first half of fiscal 2022, after which he will continue to support the company’s long-term success in a new role.
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