SEMI December billings up 16.3% on November

SEMI’s December billings figure for sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment was $2.387 billion – 16.3% up on the November 2017 level of $2.05 billion, and 27.7% higher than the December 2016 billings level of $1.87 billion. “December 2017 monthly billings for North American equipment manufacturers ended the year at the highest levels in this record-breaking ...

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Melexis brings out autograde fan driver IC.

Melexis, the Belgian automotive chip  fabless specialist, has launched an automotive-grade fan driver IC for automotive and other applications where a highly reliable, ultra-small solution is needed. The US168KLD and US169KLD are automotive grade single-chip solutions for driving single-coil brushless DC fans and motors. As a result of their soft-switching characteristics, they ensure low levels ...

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