Toshiba has obtained approval to the industrial safety standard UL 508 and the UL product category NRNT for eight photorelay products. The devices are also UL 1577 compliant and approved for use as industrial control switch and as solid state control devices for non-motor rated loads. Primary applications for these devices are industrial equipment (PLCs, ...

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Kyocera has launched 0.5 mm-pitch flexible printed circuit (FPC) and flat flexible cable (FFC) electronic connectors with improved quality assurance (QA) checks – both visual and automated optical inspections (AOI) – to prevent misalignment. Kyocera’s new 6892 Series connectors also feature an operating range from -40°C to +125°C and high-speed transmission making them ideal for ...

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Q2 semiconductor sales were up 6% on Q1 and up 20.5% on Q2 2017, reports the SIA. June sales were  $39.3 billion – up 1.5% on May’s $38.7 billion – up 20.5% compared to the June 2017 total of $32.6 billion. H1 sales were 20.4% up on H1 2017, “Halfway through 2018, the global semiconductor industry continues ...

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The rising price of cobalt is pushing up the cost of lithium-ion batteries, reports EnergyTrend. Q3 prices of lithium-ion batteries are expected to rise by 5-15%. Prismatic cells, cylindrical cells, and polymer cells are expected to show a Q3 QoQ price growth of 6~8%, 7~9%, and 10~15% respectively.  Global demand for cobalt is around 110,000 ...

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The computer  virus which affected computers and tools at TSMC  last week will cause a 3% drop in Q3  revenues and a 1% drop in Q3 gross margin, says TSMC. “TSMC expects this incident to cause shipment delays and additional costs. We estimate the impact to third quarter revenue to be about three percent, and ...

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Microsemi is sampling its Switchtec Gen 4 PCIe switches. The generation of PCIe switches have an architecture enabling significant re-use of customers’ investments in Switchtec management software, drivers, firmware and system design. “With significant intellectual property reuse from our Gen 3 to Gen 4 PCIe switches, our customers can leverage much of their Switchtec management software, ...

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Semtech has announced it is to be paid damages, costs and attorneys’ fees as part of the settlement of a lawsuit against HiLight Semiconductor. Semtech, a specialist supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, has revealed details of the settlement, for which it is to be paid approximately $9 million. It was back in ...

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