ARM market share slipping

ARM and Imagination, the former UK IP vendors now owned by Japan and China, are both losing market share, reports IPnest. While half the top ten vendors grew by double digit figures in an IP market that grew 11.7% last year, ARM grew by 7.8% and Imagination declined by nearly 7%. ARM’s license revenue declined ...

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SMIC to start 14nm risk production in H1 2019

SMIC says it will start risk production on 14nm in H1 2019, reports Digitimes.  SMIC had Q1 revenues of $831 million and gross profits of $220.2 million for a margin of 26.5%.  The company expects sequential 7-9% revenue growth for Q2 with a gross margin of 23-25%. SMIC’s  8-inch Shenzhen fab now has capacity 447,750 ...

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Arduino and MathWorks develop Arduino Engineering Kit

Arduino and MathWorks, have developed The Arduino Engineering Kit. The kit consists of three Arduino-based projects. “Our goal is to have a significant impact on the next generation of engineers,” says Fabio Violante, Arduino CEO. “We’re excited to be working with MathWorks to facilitate this process in universities around the world, aligning education with industry.” ...

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Thyristors and diodes for automotive

Aiming at on-board battery chargers, Vishay has released a family of high-voltage thyristors and diodes qualified to AEC-Q101. There are 37 all together, in three packages: surface-mount DPAK (TO-252AA) surface-mount D²PAK (TO-263AB) through-hole TO-247AD The nine thyristors deliver continuous on-state current from 12 to 79A rms, while the diodes, both standard and fast recovery types, offer ...

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Solar facades need to last longer

Longer life with good transparency will need to be achieved if solar facades are to become common on buildings, according to a report by market research company IDTechEx. ‘Smart glass and windows 2018-2028: Electronic shading and semi-transparent PV‘ identifies gigawatt hour potential from glass building cladding and windows that include photovoltaic layers, but identifies multiple factors ...

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Super caps for tough environments

Vishay has introduced a series of ruggedised  electrical double-layer energy storage capacitors for energy harvesting and power backup applications in harsh, high humidity environments. Values span 20 to 60F, at up to 2.7V, although rated voltage drops to 2.3V at +85°C. There are eight case across 16mm diameter x 20mm, to 18 dia x 40mm ...

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Infineon to set up Dresden development centre

Infineon is setting up a Development Center at its Dresden location. The company is planning to create around 100 additional new jobs in the first phase. The Development Center is expected to employ a total of around 250 people in the medium term. One focus of it will be to develop products for automotive applications, ...

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TT Electronics to create engineering centre of excellence at Bedlington

TT Electronics is to create a centre of excellence for engineering, manufacturing and operational excellence at its facility at Bedlington. The Bedlington facility is where the design and production of TT Electronics’ hybrid circuits and specialist current sensing, circuit protection and signal conditioning product lines is done. The facility is AS9100 certified – the quality ...

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