Samsung targets 25% foundry share

Samsung is targeting a 25% share of the foundry market by 2022, E.S.Jung (pictured), head of Samsung’s foundry business, told Reuters earlier today. Currently Samsung holds a 7.9% foundry share. TSMC has over 50% share, GloFo 9.6% and UMC 8.1%. Samsung is betting on an early move to 7nm process technology to help secure its ...

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Post-Brexit trade arrangements are top priority for business leaders

Business leaders put post-Brexit trade arrangements as their top priority in a survey by MarketInvoice. The top priority (58%) for UK business leaders as part of the Brexit negotiations is to have the right trade arrangements with the EU to ensure a stable trading environment. This is three times more important than having access to ...

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Trillium launches SecureSKYE

Trillium, the automotive cybersecurity specialist, has  launched  SecureSKYE, a data mining and analytics solution for cars. SecureSKYE creates a dynamically updated profile of the car and its driver. Using data-mining and analytics, ‘safety-and-security’ applications and services such as geolocation-based emergency services, insurance tech solutions including ‘Usage-Based Insurance,’ ‘CyberSecurity-as-a-Service,’ ‘Forensics-as-a-Service’ and even preemptive vehicular maintenance are ...

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Fujitsu GaN-HEMT PA achieves world’s highest output density

Fujitsu Labs announced earlier today the development of a GaN  HEMT power amplifier for use in W-band (75-110 GHz) transmissions. To realize long-distance, high-capacity wireless communications, a promising approach is to utilize the W-band and other high frequency bands that encompass a broad range of usable frequencies, and increase output with a transmission power amplifier. ...

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Raspberry Pi based product qualification programme for professional users

Raspberry Pi has introduced an official Raspberry Pi qualification programme for organisations building Raspberry Pi single-board computers into products. “Raspberry Pis are now essential components of everything from washing machines to underwater exploration vehicles,” said the Foundation. “We love seeing these commercial applications, and are committed to helping bring Raspberry Pi-powered products to market.” Worked with UL ...

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Vishay trench Schottkys cut voltage drop

Vishay has expanded its surface-mount ‘TMBS’ trench MOS Barrier Schottky rectifiers with 10 1A and 2A devices in the eSMP series MicroSMP (DO-219AD) package. “Providing space-saving alternatives to Schottky rectifiers in the SOD123W, the Vishay General Semiconductor devices feature reverse voltages from 45 to 150V and include the industry’s first 2 A TMBS rectifiers in the MicroSMP ...

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