ST’s LSM6DSR MEMS SiP contains a 3-axis digital accelerometer and a 3-axis digital gyroscope with a specially extended full-scale angular rate of 4000 degrees per second for fast-moving gaming and sports applications. Compliant with major mobile OSes, and supporting S4S Synchronization for Sensors, the LSM6DSR is compatible with popular mobile platforms and provides real, virtual, ...

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According to the Nikkei, Apple has asked its supply chain to cost a move of 15-30% of its China production to other Asian countries. Apple has declined to comment. Although the immediate catalyst for the move is the trade war, the Nikkei reports several people saying Apple has been worried about its over-reliance in China ...

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Tomorrow, Thursday June 20th, Farnell is celebrating  International Women in Engineering Day by hosting a ‘Women in Engineering’ event at its offices in Leeds, on Thursday 20 June. The event is free to attend, from 11.15am – 2pm, including a networking lunch – attendees must register in advance. Students and professionals from the engineering industry ...

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Imec has developed a solid-state Li-metal battery cell with an energy density of 400 Wh/liter at a charging speed of 0.5C (2 hours). Imec has started to upscale the materials and processes in a pilot line for fabrication of solid-state pouch cells at the EnergyVille Campus in Genk (Belgium) and is set-up in collaboration with the ...

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Infineon and biotech specialist Zwipe  have extended their partnership through a long-term non-exclusive agreement. The agreement outlines technical and commercial collaboration between the two companies. The two parties will co-define and develop SoCs  and card systems for the mass deployment of biometric smart devices, including payment cards and wearables. The cooperation is concentrating on so ...

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Melexis claims to have produced the world’s smallest medical grade FIR sensor. The device is assembled in a surface mount package for use in a variety of applications, including wearables and, in particular, in-ear-devices and clinical point-of-care applications where highly accurate human body temperature measurement is required. The MLX90632 is based upon Melexis’ established FIR ...

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DRAM prices are projected to decline by around 40% this year and  are not likely to increase again until 2020, says Yole Développement. For NAND, hopes of a second-half 2019 market rebound are shrinking as the anticipated demand recovery continues to be elusive and supplier inventory levels remain elevated. DRAM and NAND account for 97% of the ...

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Toshiba has launched a lens reduction type, 5340-pixel by 3-line colour CCD linear image sensor for office automation and industrial equipment that realizes 24 lines per millimetre resolution for an A4-size document. More and more users want A4-size multifunction printers that can deliver the same high image quality and high-speed operation as A3-size models. This ...

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U.S. companies held 52% of the total worldwide IC market in 2018 followed by the South Korean companies with a 27% share, up three percentage points from 2017, says IC Insights. Figure 1 shows the 2018 IDM and fabless company shares of IC sales as well as the total worldwide share of the IC market ...

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