Q4 2018 sales of smartphones were flat with Q4 2017 at 408.4 million units, says Gartner. Apple sales fell 11.8% – its worst quarterly decline since Q1 2016. Table 1 Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users by Vendor in 4Q18 (Thousands of Units) Vendor 4Q18 Units 4Q18 Market Share (%) 4Q17 Units 4Q17 Market Share ...
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Next month Infineon will sample a new family of Embedded Power ICs. The TLE985x series provides AEC Q-100 qualified H-bridge driver motor control solutions for 2-phase DC and single-phase brushless DC motors. It will support automotive customers in replacing relays in low-end motor control applications such as sunroof and window lift. By switching from relays to ...
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Omnivision is sampling a 1.12 micron, 8 megapixel (MP) image sensor family, designed for the broad smartphone camera markets. The sensor, designated OV08B, supports mainstream selfie imaging, as well as multi-camera configurations. “The 1/4 inch 8 MP sensor category continues to see tremendous volume opportunities in the mainstream mobile phone camera market. In addition to ...
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Renesas has introduced the RZ/G2 Group of 64-bit Arm Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A53-based microprocessors (MPUs) for industrial automation and building automation applications. The four new RZ/G2 MPUs are supported by the Renesas RZ/G Linux Platform for industrial applications, bringing increased performance, reliability, security, and long-term software support to mission-critical applications as well as standard applications with ...
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Sponsored Content: Siglent Technologies has recently presented their new flagship oscilloscope. It was shown the first time to the audience, end of January 2019, at DesignCon in America.
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Arrow has introduced a develoment board for ST Microelectronics’ new Linux-enabled MCU that combines a 209MHz Arm Cortex-M4 core for real-time processing with dual 650MHz Cortex-A7 cores for the open-source operating system to run a human-machine interface. Called Avenger96 Development Platform and System on Module (SoM), the parts are intended to work within the 96Boards ...
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RS Components has introduced a range of industrial frequency converters for automation applications. Made by Rexroth, EFC 5610 is a range of intelligent variable-frequency drives, for use up to 7.5kW in the variants stocked by RS. They It offers vector control and a torque curve with high starting torque. Features include expansion options via I/O ...
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Infineon , Xilinx and Xylon have developed the Xylon IP core called logiHSSL to enable high-speed communication between Infineon’s AURIX TC2xx and TC3xx MCUsand Xilinx’ SoC, MPSoC and FPGA devices via the Infineon High Speed Serial Link (HSSL). This serial link supports baudrates of up to 320 Mbaud at a net payload data-rate of up to 84%. ...
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GreenWaves Technologies of Grenoble, a fabless semiconductor start-up designing ultra-low-power AI embedded processors for battery-operated edge devices, has raised €7 million in its Series A. The round was co-led by Huami, with the participation of Soitec, its seed round lead investor, and other investors. “This support from a distinguished group of corporate investors demonstrates the GAP ...
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Huawei is increasing its employee headcount in Canada and intends to have a plan to address UK security concerns about its switchgear by the end of Q2. Ryan Ding, head of Huawei’s carrier business group, says a “global and comprehensive” plan will be approved internally by the end of March. “In Q2 we will talk ...
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