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| Micron Technology acquired Fwdnxt |
10/28/2019 |
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The acquisition will enable Micron to explore deep learning solutions required for data analytics, particularly with internet of things and edge computing.
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| ST gains production control on SIC by acquiring Norstel |
10/28/2019 |
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ST will complete the acquisition of the remaining 45% stake in Norstel in Q4 for around $60 million. Silicon carbide continues to be a key strategic part of ST’s business, with design wins for SiC MOSFETs and diodes in applications like on-board charging and DC-DC conversion; the company will supply high-efficiency SiC devices to Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi for advanced on-board chargers.
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| Low cost silicon III-V devices needed to enable 5G |
10/28/2019 |
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Some low-power IoT sensors will be combined with wireless RF, yet they must be cheap. That suggests combining silicon CMOS with III-V devices on the same chip. Easier said than done - though it IS being done.
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| Smart cities in India to take on LPWAN |
10/28/2019 |
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There would be at least eight billion connected devices in India by 2026, and highlighted the many different low power wide area networks (LPWAN) available in India to implement smart city projects. 2 MHz of spectrum was already available (865-867 MHz) and another 6 MHz has been approved (920-925 MHz).
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| Samsung brings out new 7nm Exynos 990 processor |
10/25/2019 |
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Built on Samsung’s 7nm process, and includes a Mali-G77 GPU that increases graphical performance or power efficiency compared to Samsung’s previous chip by up to 20 percent as well as an octa-core CPU that should be 20 percent faster.
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| Winbond increased subscription to Nuvoton Technology equity |
10/24/2019 |
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Nuvoton has as high as 70-80% of its total revenues generated from its MCU product line. Nuvoton also provides audio SoC solutions, speech ICs, and TPM (trusted platform module) and BMC (baseboard management controller) chips, and operates a 6-inch fab.
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| Use AI to manage valuable spectrum |
10/23/2019 |
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From the earliest days of wireless, the dominant way of managing the spectrum has been through an exclusive license, where a government grants access of a certain range of frequencies to a single licensee. As the wireless spectrum is indelibly finite, this makes spectrum a scarce and valuable commodity.
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| Google's Pixel 4 smartphone comes with a mini radar |
10/22/2019 |
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Combining Soli radar chips with Google’s home-grown machine learning and newly created big database, Google set its sights high to develop a new man-machine interface that can be pervasively applied to a variety of devices from watches, glasses and lighting to commercial and industrial systems.
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| 28nm PowerMiser low power SRAM IP is now available |
10/21/2019 |
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At the 28FDS process node, the single port PowerMiser supports a wide operating voltage range from 0.7V to 1.2V and demonstrates 50% dynamic and 20% leakage power savings of competitive offerings, depending on operating conditions.
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| Samsung to host foundry forum in Silicon Valley |
10/21/2019 |
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Named as Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem, or SAFE, the forum has been designed to provide an opportunity for Samsung’s partner companies to directly meet with customers and discuss comprehensive design technology infrastructure -- including electronic design automation, intellectual property, cloud, design service, and packaging.
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| TSMC increased Capex due to 5G |
10/21/2019 |
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The company, which said demand has soared for 7 nm, boosted its 2019 capex by half from an original target of about $10 billion. Approximately $1.5 billion of the new budget is allocated for increased production of 7 nm chips and $2.5 billion is allocated for 5 nm, which is slated for commercial production in the first half of 2020.
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| Implantable computer interface allows tetraplegic to walk again |
10/21/2019 |
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The implant has enabled a 28-year old tetraplegic patient to walk and control both arms using a brain computer interface and exoskeleton. In the long term, this technology is expected to give greater mobility to individuals with severe motor disabilities.
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