Renesas is looking at buying IDT for $6 billion, reports the Nikkei. Renesas is engaged in something of a renaissance under CEO Bunsei Kure (pictured) who took over in May 2016. In February 2017, Renesas bought Intersil for $3.2 billion. Five years before that, in 2012, Renesas had to be bailed out by the Japanese ...
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TT Electronics has announced a series of low profile (2mm) high power resistors for use on heatsinks. Called WDBR-UL, they are thick-film-on-steel resistors, developed from the existing WDBR series, with creepage, clearances and power ratings assessed in accordance with the requirements of UL508, “easing the compliance burden for UL approved end-users,” said the TT. “For circuit designers who need ...
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Socionext has announced acoustics IPs in its “ForteArt” software family. ForteArt enhances the sound-related user experience, with applications including consumer products, public signage and automotive infotainment systems. The software IPs can be implemented with other vendors’ hardware, as well as with Socionext’s SoC products. ForteArt has been organized as a family of solutions to address ...
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X-FAB is to double ssix inch SiC capacity at its fab in Lubbock, Texas. In preparation for doubling capacity, X-FAB Texas has purchased a second heated ion implanter for use in manufacturing 6-inch SiC wafers. Delivery of this heated ion implanter is expected by the end of 2018, and production release is planned during the ...
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Custom MMIC has launched a line of GaAs Digital Step Attenuators (DSA). The DSA family is intended to ease the design of high dynamic range receivers and instrumentation. These applications often must accomplish gain control of 50dB or more. Fine step DSAs (e.g., 0.5dB Least Significant Bit [LSB]) are often used for these applications. However, when ...
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