Intel sues Softbank subsidiary

Intel is suing Softbank-owned Fortress Investment Group for anti-competitive practices in building up patent banks aimed at interfering with manufacturing companies’ product plans, In the lawsuit, Intel alleges that Fortress, and other companies it controls, used patents they had acquired from NXP  to file legal actions against Intel claiming that nearly every processor it had ...

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Texas stars aren’t big and bright

TI cast a pall over the semiconductor market with a $3.77 billion Q3 compared to $4.26 billion in Q3 2018 and a gloomy Q4 forecast. ‘Revenue decreased 11% from the same quarter a year ago, as most markets weakened further,” said CEO Rich Templeton (pictured), “in our core businesses, analogue revenue declined 8% and embedded ...

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Imec vs Rutgers in DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge final

Today, in Los Angeles, Imec meets Rutgers University in the final of the DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge for a chance to win the $2 million first prize. Imec’s team ‘SCATTER’ finished in the top 10 after two rounds of competition—receiving $750,000 in each round—and will compete against nine other teams to find a solution to ...

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TensorFlow developers can target PowerVR GPUs

Developers working with TensorFlow will be able to target Imagination’s PowerVR GPUs directly thanks to newly optimised open source SYCL neural network libraries. The first release will be available in November 2019. The SYCL version of TensorFlow supports a very large number of AI operations and is easily user-customisable, meaning that developers using the latest ...

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Relative pressure sensor measures fuel vapour pressure down to 50mbar

Melexis has produced a relative pressure sensor IC designed for measuring very low pressures in automotive applications. The MLX90821 is a SIP to measure fuel vapor pressure as low as 50 mbar and up to 700 mbar. This makes the MLX90821 suitable for EVAP systems designed for internal combustion engine or hybrid vehicles. >Implementing fuel ...

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Falling SSD ASPs boost sales

Following a Q1 drop,  SSD shipments returned growth in Q2 as demand from the client system market boosted the performance of third-party suppliers like Kingston, says IHS Markit. Q2 SSD shipments rose to 57.9 million units up 9.7% from 52.8 million units in Q1. Q1 shipments declined by 8.4% sequentially. This shift from contraction to ...

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