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| Lattice Semiconductor acquired Mirametrix for software and AI capability |
11/17/2021 |
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Mirametrix software has been successfully deployed in more than 20 million end user systems worldwide. Combining Mirametrix’s expertise with Lattice’s innovative hardware and software solution stacks creates an end-to-end AI and computer vision solution that spans from the hardware to the application layer.
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| Smartphone camera resolution continue to improve |
11/17/2021 |
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According to the latest research from Counterpoint Smartphone Camera Tracker, smartphones featuring rear main cameras powered by 48MP and above megapixels accounted for 43% of total sales in Q2 2021, rising significantly from 38.7% in Q1 2021. The share of 64MP alone increased 3.5% QoQ to 14% in Q2 2021.
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| Cadence Design System enhanced Samsung foundry process |
11/17/2021 |
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The unified Cadence library characterization system provided a powerful combination of characterization and library validation, enabling Samsung to reduce turnaround time and improve productivity versus previous nodes.
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| Intel launched the first commercially available microprocessor 50 years ago |
11/16/2021 |
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The Intel 4004. Our industry can trace itself back to this seminal event, and it’s amazing the progress the industry has made in 50 years. Intel has created a site dedicated to the anniversary that will have links to videos by the early designers and a wealth of information on the development of the chip.
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| Hailo advanced to the next level in Autonomous Driving |
11/16/2021 |
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The Hailo-8 AI Processor for Edge Devices—which the company claims as the world’s most powerful and efficient edge AI processor—is now in production and in the hands of dozens of customers from various application fields ranging from automotive through smart cities, retail, access control, and industrial automation, to name a few.
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| In making the robotaxis business |
11/15/2021 |
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Emerging mobility services will cost less per mile than current conventional taxis and rail-hailing services. The wild card, the market tracker notes, is whether robotaxis will replace car ownership.
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| Several board-level members resigned at China SMIC |
11/15/2021 |
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The company is no stranger to top-level shakeups in recent years. In December 2020, the Shanghai-based chip maker appointed Chiang to the same positions from which eleven months later he has resigned — executive director, vice chairman and member of the strategic committee. SMIC indicated last December that co-CEO Liang might resign.
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| Broadcom Software Group beats estimate |
11/12/2021 |
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Broadcom Software has more than 3,200 patents, and about 80% of its workforce is dedicated to R&D efforts. The company invests about 14% of its revenue into R&D.
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| DRAM prices to pull back after 8 months of increase |
11/12/2021 |
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PC and server manufacturers purchased large quantities of DRAM in the first half of 2021 to help alleviate potential manufacturing and shipping delays later in the year. They are expected to curtail their high level of DRAM purchases in 4Q21 in order to burn through existing inventory. PC and server DRAM prices are expected to slip 0-5% in 4Q21.
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| Lattice offers AI driven power saving |
11/12/2021 |
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Lattice has debuted reference designs for power saving in laptops to improve battery life. One technique, attention tracking, could potentially extend battery life by an estimated 28 percent.
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| Toshiba is set to divide itself into three companies |
11/11/2021 |
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Toshiba is to focus on infrastructure, devices, and semiconductor memory as early as 2023, this is part of Toshiba's strategy to strengthen shareholder value by creating independent companies that have different profit structures and growth strategies.
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| NXP works with Ford to provide enhanced driver experiences |
11/11/2021 |
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Ford’s new fully networked vehicle architecture implements NXP’s vehicle networking processors and the i.MX 8 Series processors, working together to upgrade vehicles that help improve customer lifestyle and streamline the ownership experience.
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| Wafer area shipments grew by 16.4% in Q3 |
11/10/2021 |
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Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 3.3% to 3,649 million square inches in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the previous quarter, a new industry record, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.
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| Intel now wants to compete in the foundry business |
11/9/2021 |
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Gelsinger has an ambitious roadmap to catch and surpass Samsung and TSMC by 2025. Key to the plan is a series of massive new chip fabrication plants, or fabs, that Intel is building in the U.S., Europe and Israel. Combined, they will cost more than $44 billion to build.
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