Low-noise general-purpose p-channel JFET is more available

Linear Integrated Systems has general-purpose version of its low-noise LSJ74 p-channel JFET, called LS94. “The LSJ74 is a world-class option for designers seeking to build ultra-low-noise circuits, but the part currently has limited availability,” said the firm. “Because the LS94 has slightly higher noise, and is offered in a single IDSS range versus the multiple ...

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ISSCC: In-shoe navigation without GPS

How do you navigate without GPS? Using very expensive accelerometers and gyros and integration, if you are a nuclear submarine. But what if you are a pedestrian? Revealed at the IEEE’s annual International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco this week was a dead-reckoner for walkers that fits in the heel of a shoe, and ...

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Toshiba unlikely to get approval for Bain-Hynix bid; may retain or IPO memory unit

It looks as if Toshiba will not get regulatory approval for the sale of its memory business to a Bain-Hynix led consortium by the March 31st deadline. Failure to get approval would be vastly beneficial to Toshiba because it could then keep or IPO the unit, or IPO a part of the unit and still ...

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KPMG finds ‘tempered optimism’ among semi execs

KPMG finds ‘tempered optimism’ for industry prospects in 2018 among semiconductor executives. 57% of semiconductor execs expect increased profitability this year – up from 51% in last year’s survey, says KPMG in the report on its annual survey of  execs. Smaller (under $5 billion revenue) companies are more confident than large companies. 37% expect 1-5% ...

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BT5 transceiver with best RX FoM with 0.8V supply voltage

Imec and Renesas have developed a fully-integrated BT5 transceiver with the best RX FoM and a 0.8V supply voltage. The 0.8V supply voltage extends battery life by up to 50%, reduces the complexity of the power management unit, and allows the use of a wider range of energy sources such as energy harvesters. The transceiver consists ...

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Toshiba unlikely to get approval for Bain-Hynix bid; may IPO instead

It looks as if Toshiba will not get regulatory approval for the sale of its memory business to a Bain-Hynix led consortium by the March 31st deadline. Failure to get approval would be vastly beneficial to Toshiba because it could then IPO the unit, or a part of the unit, and could still retain control.. ...

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ARM to launch two AI IPs

ARM has responded to the proliferation of AI-based processor designs with two IPs – one for machine learning and the other for object detection in mobile devices. The ML (machine learning) processor is described by ARM as ‘specifically designed for inference at the edge’. It is said to deliver 4.6 TOPs, with an efficiency of ...

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