Xilinx is going after Mellanox, reports Reuters, Mellanox has a market cap of just under $5 billion. Xilinx has a market cap of $22 billion. It is said that Xilinx will have to pay $100 a share – around $5.5 billion – to buy the company. Mellanox makes kit for data centres and Xilinx is ...
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Murata’s non-dispersive infra-red (NDIR) CO2 sensors are implemented in such a way, according to the firm, to retain calibration regardless of any degradation that may occur over time in the IR light source, optical path or IR sensor. Inside, an IR beam is focussed to pass through any gases present, including CO2. After passing through ...
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At Electronica, test gear maker Rigol will be showing a pair of new multi-function signal geenrators and a high-performance scope. Intended to be ‘low-cost’ DG800 and DG900 are the multi-functional generators – combing: function generator, arbitrary signal generator, pulse generator, harmonic generator, modulator (analog/digital) and counter. In addition using direct digital synthesis to provide stable, ...
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Q3 silicon wafer area shipments increased 3% on Q2 to set another all-time high, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG). Q3 silicon wafer area shipments reached 3,255 million square inches during the most recent quarter, a 3.0 percent rise from the 3,164 million square inches shipped during the previous quarter. Q3 wafer shipments were 8.6% ...
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French semiconductor research lab Leti is to present 11 papers at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) next month, which is being held in San Francisco – including one invited paper on scalable silicon quantum computing. CEA-Leti’s sessions at IEDM include: Monday 03 December 7.2: Breakthroughs in 3D sequential technology 2:00pmContinental Ballroom 6 6.2: ...
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Toshiba has announced a 4-channel linear audio power amplifier for vehicle use, with high output quality and extensive self-diagnostics. Called TCB702FNG, is can be used as a power amplifier or line output amplifier, delivering 45W into a 4Ω load. “High fidelity output is achieved through a total harmonic distortion of just 0.02% with output noise ...
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AMS is to create a camera 1mm across for space-constrained industrial and consumer designs, intending to add imaging to products such as smart toys and home appliances. Called NanEyeM, the business end is 1 x 1mm has a 100kpixel sensor with a 10bit digital readout. Inside is a multi-element lens, claimed to reduce distortion compared to ...
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Renesas has announced a new family of automotive-grade 100V, 4A half-bridge N-channel MOSFET drivers. The ISL784x4 family features three devices: the ISL78424 and ISL78444 with single tri-level PWM input for controlling both gate drivers, and the ISL78434, which has dual independent inputs that separately control the high-side and low-side drivers. The ISL784x4 half-bridge N-MOSFET drivers ...
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GaN Systems CEO Jim Witham will present two papers on the use of GaN power devices in automotive systems at Electronica nexts week. “Automotive is one of the central themes at Electronica, with a dedicated Automotive Forum,” said the firm. “The demand and impact of electric and autonomous vehicles has underlined the importance of power electronics ...
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Work has started at Airbus in Stevenage on the ExoMars rover which is due for its Mars debut in 2021. The mission of ExoMars is to examine the biology of Mars to see if the planet has ever supported life. It has a speed of 2cm a second, a two metre drill for samples, instruments ...
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