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| AMD to use HBM memories on next-gen graphics card |
5/21/2015 |
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HBM is a stacked DRAM approach that promises a major boost in bandwidth (performance), along with a reduction in circuit board area real estate consumption as well as significantly lower power consumption.
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| It is possible to skip cell towers |
5/21/2015 |
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“LTE Direct is a new and innovative device-to-device technology that enables discovering thousands of devices and their services in the proximity of [approximately]500m. LTE Direct uses licensed spectrum, which, in turn, would allow operators to use LTE Direct as a new way to provide apps and services to users.
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| Ferro memory to grow compound 16.4% in coming years |
5/20/2015 |
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FRAM works internally like DRAM, has the high speed of SRAM and the non-volatility of flash memory. When the first successful circuits were built in the 1980s, it was thought their universal function would allow them to replace DRAM, SRAM and EEPROM in many applications.
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| Consumer Report found malfunctions on their Tesla test car |
5/20/2015 |
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After we’d owned the P85 D for a mere 27 days, with just over 2,300 miles on the odometer, the driver-side door handle failed. Consumer Reports also indicated that the car won’t stay in “Drive” either, perhaps misinterpreting that the door is open due to the door handle issue.
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| Fast recovery diode for efficient inverters |
5/19/2015 |
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The devices are designed for use as anti-parallel diodes in combination with Vishay's new Trench insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs). Together, the Ultrafast diodes and IGBTs provide low EMI and plug-and-play reliability for single- and three-phase inverters, as well as full- and half-bridge DC/DC converters.
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| Photorelay has high frequency response for ATE |
5/19/2015 |
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The lineup includes TLP3442, which realises the industry's lowest off-state capacitance (COFF), 0.3pF (typ.) and TLP3431, which is suited for high-frequency signal transmission with a low on-state resistance (RON) of 0.8 ohm.
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| Apple Watch facing some problems |
5/19/2015 |
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The small number of wearables trickling out to end-users can be blamed on trouble with the taptic engine. Apple also didn't notice at least one issue plaguing the Watch before it reached consumers: Incompatibility with ink.
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| Avago out shopping for companies |
5/18/2015 |
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Potential targets including Xilinx Inc, Renesas Electronics Corp and Maxim Integrated Products Inc, according to people familiar with the matter. Avago is working with investment banks and could spend more than $10 billion on a potential takeover.
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| Employee filed lawsuit against company for location tracking |
5/18/2015 |
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Plaintiff expressed that she had no problem with the app's GPS function during work hours, but she objected to the monitoring of her location during non-work hours and complained to Stubits that this was an invasion of her privacy.
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| China leads on industrial IoT adoption |
5/18/2015 |
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The poll found that 57 percent of respondents in China adopted machine-to-data technologies. Among the other countries surveyed, the U.S. trailed in second place with 32 percent early adoption, followed by the U.K. at 26 percent, Germany at 21 percent and France at 14 percent.
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| STMicro offers industrial power driver/ controller |
5/15/2015 |
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The 14mm x 11mm system-in-package integrates control circuitry and complete power stage for driving the motor. It powers applications requiring up to 10A and 85V, such as in motor-control ICs used in industrial applications like automated machinery, industrial sewing machines, stage lighting, surveillance systems and home automation.
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| Google to build large facility in India |
5/15/2015 |
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The new Hyderabad campus will be fully owned by the U.S. tech company, and it expects the facility to start operation in 2019. It will cover a space of approximately 2 million square feet.
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| There is room for 12 inch TFT display |
5/15/2015 |
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Kyocera TCG121WXLPAPNN-AN20 is a 12.1in (30.8cm) TFT display designed for modern industrial use. The display features an aspect ratio of 16:10 and a 1280x800 pixel resolution.
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| Synopsys offers IP for DDR4 3DS verifications |
5/15/2015 |
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Complete with verification plans and built-in coverage, Synopsys' VIP for DDR4 3DS accelerates verification closure for designers of next-generation memory interfaces that require higher capacity and performance and reduced power to support enterprise computing devices, servers and data centres.
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| DRAM revenue shrinked |
5/14/2015 |
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DRAMeXchange, the price tracker attributed the revenue decrease to a 11% sequential decrease in average DRAM contract prices and a seasonal slowdown in both the notebook and smartphone markets.
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