Four Chinese OEMs – Huawei, Lenovo, BBK Electronics and Xiaomi – were in Gartner’s top ten buyers of semiconductors. Samsung was the No.1 buyer of semiconductors (as well as being the No.1 semiconductor supplier) with Apple the No.2. Together, Apple and Samsung accounted for 17.9% of all chips sold. Collectively, the top 10 buyers increased ...

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 Tesla is to buy ultracapacitor specialist Maxwell Technologies for $218 million. Last month Maxwell announced it had developed  a “dry electrode” technology that could increase the range and reduce the cost of car batteries. Volvo, GM and Lamborghini are all Maxwell customers. Maxwell claims that its ultracapacitors can double battery lifetimes. Tesla is pulling out ...

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Panasonic has  launched a delamination-free semiconductor encapsulation material  for semiconductor packages use in automotive and industrial applications. Full-scale production started in January 2019. Panasonic claims it will increase the reliability of automotive ECUs and industrial equipment. Previous semiconductor encapsulation materials, particularly those used in high-temperature environments, are prone to failures caused by interfacial adhesion loss between ...

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Kyocera is to buy H.C. Starck Ceramics of Germany as from Spring 2019, subject to regulatory approval. Recently, Kyocera has been making investments to increase production capacity of fine ceramic components in Japan and the US but  the company currently does not have facilities to manufacture fine ceramic components in Europe. By using manufacturing assets gained in the H.C. Starck ...

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The first GaN Con – a half-day networking event organised by Yole Développement and SEMI, is to take place at SEMI’s Milpitas office on February 21st. The event is being sponsored by Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo. The theme of GaN Con is ‘Power GaN: from promises to possible market explosion’. The ...

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Mobile Semiconductor, the 13 year-old Seattle memory compiler vendor, has come up with a 55nm memory compiler for inexpensive applications like IoT. The company claims that the 55nm compiler has one of the highest density footprints in the industry  reducing the die area by 15-33% compared to previous 55nm compilers. “We believe that our success ...

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Imec has made an on-chip solution for Raman spectroscopy – based on a newly patented concept – providing high optical throughput and high spectral resolution and is looking for partners to develop it commercially. The solution could pave the way for affordable high-end handheld Raman spectroscopy device opening up many new applications. Raman spectroscopy is ...

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