Softbank has sold 51% of ARM’s China operation for $775 million to local investors, according to Reuters. ARM gets about a fifth of its $1.4 billion annual revenues from China. Under the deal the 51% share will be owned by a consortium led by the Hou An Innovation Fund which is jointly managed by ARM ...
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New DLA certification for manufacturing both hermetically and non-hermetically sealed Flip-Chip microcircuits
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Rohm and GaN Systems have agreed to develop form, fit, and function compatible products using GaN semiconductor dies in both GaN Systems’ GaNPX packaging and Rohm’s traditional power semiconductor packaging. “GaN Systems and Rohm customers will now have the advantage of having two possible sources for package-compatible GaN power switches, presenting the widest selection of ...
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Toshiba is to start sampling, this month, new range of video interface bridge devices intended for modern automotive In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) applications. Increasingly, Systems-on-Chip (SoCs) from smartphones and tablets have been used in automotive applications as IVI systems became more sophisticated, requiring more functionality and greater performance. However, due to differing connectivity standards on devices ...
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TT Electronics has bought Precision of Minneapolis, the designer and manufacturer of precision electromagnetic product solutions for critical applications. Precision has around 160 employees that support customers in medical, industrial, and aerospace and defence markets. Precision brings new design, simulation and manufacturing capabilities to TT in electromagnetics. Precision’s products are primarily sold into medical applications including ...
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ON Semiconductor has announced a new range of ultra-low noise LDO regulators with the industry’s best power supply rejection ratio (PSRR), enabling better performance in noise sensitive analogue designs. The NCP16x series, along with the AEC-Q100 qualified NCV81x automotive variants, delivers improved performance in applications such as automotive ADAS image sensor modules, portable devices and wireless applications ...
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Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached a historic quarterly high of $17.0 billion for Q1 2018, surging 59% in March to end the quarter with an all-time monthly high of $7.8 billion. The $17 billion in quarterly billings shatters the previous record set in Q4 2017. Q1 2018 billings are 12% higher than Q4 2017 ...
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At PCIM, Infineon is presenting the first products of its automotive SiC portfolio – the CoolSiC Schottky diode family. The family is now ready for current and future on-board charger (OBC) applications in hybrid and electric vehicles. Infineon has designed the diodes specifically to meet the high requirements of the automotive industry regarding reliability, quality ...
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