Samsung overtakes Intel to be No.1

Samsung has overtaken Intel to become the world No.1 semiconductor company. Samsung’s estimated chip revenue for Q2 is $15.1 billion and Intel’s $14.4 billion, according to Nomura. For the full year, forecasts put Samsung’s chip sales at $63.6 billion and Intel’s at $60.5 billion. Intel needed to beat Samsung this year to match TI’s record ...

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Euchips makes DALI dimmable LED driver waterproof

A constant current LED dimmable driver from Euchips of China is DALI-standard and designed to be waterproof. The EUP50D-1H400C-0WP has an output power of 50W and the output current is 1400mA. The LED driver complies with DALI standard IEC62386, connects with DALI master controller and supports TouchDIM for smooth dimming. The waterproof level is IP65. ...

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EU fines Google $2.7bn

The EU has imposed a $2.7 billion fine on Google for abuse of a dominant market position – the highest fine the EU has ever imposed. If it doesn’t end its anti-competitive practices within 90 days Google faces further fines of up to 5% of its $90 billion annual revenues. The EU found that Google ...

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Sanechips licenses CEVA IoT processor

ZTE’s chip unit, ZTE Microcircuits, which changed its nane to Sanechips, has licensed the CEVA-X1 IoT processor. Sanechips wants the Ceva IP  for its Narrowband-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) product, the RoseFinch7100. Sanechips recently took part in the first large scale field test of NB-IoT using its pre-commercial RoseFinch chipset. The trial, organized by China Mobile, tested ...

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Buck regulators with constant frequency control scheme

The LTC3636 and LTC3636-1 are high efficiency, 4MHz synchronous dual output buck regulators that incorporate a unique constant frequency/controlled on-time, current mode control scheme with phase lockable switching frequency. Ther innovative design architecture reduces conducted and radiated emissions. The devices can deliver up to 6A of continuous output current from each channel or generate a ...

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Bosch Sensortec MEMS wearables sensors cut out the MCU

In August Bosch Sensortec will put out to distribution a family of MEMS acceleration sensors  specifically designed for motion and fitness tracking in wearables. They include an optimized step counter for wearables integrated directly in the sensor, with no additional external microcontroller required. Typical applications for the BMA456 and BMA423 include step counting in wearables such ...

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