Samsung extends lead over Intel to 22%

      Samsung extended its lead over Intel to 22% in H1, reports IC Insights. All but four of the top 15 companies had double-digit year-over-year growth in 1H18. Moreover, seven companies had ≥20% growth, including the five big memory suppliers (Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron, Toshiba/Toshiba Memory, and Western Digital/SanDisk) as well as Nvidia ...

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PCB connectors with a 2.54 mm pitch

Phoenix Contact has extended its range of PCB connectors, with a pitch of 2.54 mm. The single and double-row MCC 0,5 and DMCC 0,5 connectors are suitable for conductor cross sections from 0.14 mm² to 0.75 mm².  The 2-pos. to 16-pos. connectors are designed for currents up to 6A and voltages up to 160V.  Corresponding crimp contacts with ...

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20A dc-dc converter is only 1.82mm thick, and can operate as twin 10A converters

Analog Device has created an impressively thin dual 10A dc-dc converter, that can also be used as a single 20A converter. Called LTM4686, it comes in a 16 x 11.9 x 1.82mm LGA package, which includes inductors and mosfets, but needs external capacitors. “The 1.82mm package height allows the LTM4686 to be placed on a ...

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What goes up . . . . .

After nine quarters of consecutive growth the DRAM price is finally on the way down, reports DRAMeXchange. Q4 contract  ASPs are expected to fall 1-3% due, says DRAMeXchange, to “increasing supply yet fairly limited growth in demand.”  Contract prices for PC DRAM and server DRAM memory have risen 1-2% sequentially in Q3, while mobile DRAM and ...

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Flexible AMOLED shipments to overtake rigid in 2020

Shipments of flexible AMOLED panels are expected to account for more than 50% of total AMOLED panel shipments by 2020. Shipments of flexible AMOLED panels are expected to reach 335.7 million units by 2020, topping those of rigid AMOLED panels at 315.9 million units. Flexible AMOLED panels are predicted to make up 52% of  total ...

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Semis soaring

Q2 semiconductor sales were up 6% q-o-q and 20.5% y-o-y at $117.9 billion, says the SIA. June sales increased 1.5% on the month and 20.5% from June 2017 to $39.3 billion. “Halfway through 2018, the global semiconductor industry continues to post impressive sales totals, notching its highest-ever quarterly sales in Q2 and record monthly sales ...

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Humidity/temperature sensor works with MCU in deep-sleep mode

TI’s  HDC2080 humidity and temperature digital sensor is a capacitive-based device that uses an integrated heating element to dissipate moisture and condensation. The sensor allows for the use of programmable input thresholds to deliver system wake-ups and alerts without needing to rely on a microcontroller to monitor the system. Developers can place their MCUs  in ...

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