Dialog is to license FlexLogix’ eFPGA technology for use in high volume ICs, and the EFLX Compiler to programme these eFPGAs. EFLX is a low-power fully functional FPGA that is integrated into SoCs, microcontrollers and other standard or custom ICs, rather than serving as a standalone chip. EFLX cores can be used to upgrade I/O ...
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Thanks to the trade war, Qualcomm’s revenues were down 22% y-o-y in Q3, Broadcom’s were down 12.3% – a third consecutive quarter of losses, and. Nvidia’s were down 9.5%, reports TrendForce. AMD and Xilinx were the only two among all U.S.-based fabless companies to display revenue increases. As a result of the continuing shortage of ...
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Imec has presented first standard cell simulation results of its forksheet device designed for sub-3nm logic technology nodes. Compared to nanosheet devices, the reduced n-to-p spacing results in a 10% performance increase. When combined with scaling boosters, the new device architecture will bring logic standard cell height down to 4.3 tracks, which combined with cell ...
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IC manufacturing equipment sales will drop 10.5% to $57.6 billion in 2019 from last year’s historic peak of $64.4 billion but stage a 2020 recovery and set a new high in 2021, says SEMI. Next year equipment sales will have a 5.5% increase to $60.8 billion in 2020 and 2021 will have record revenues of $66.8 ...
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The US has nearly the same ratio of security cameras to citizens as China, according to IHS Markit. China in 2018 maintained its global lead in surveillance camera penetration, with 1 camera installed for each 4.1 people in the country. However, the U.S. was close behind, with a people-to-camera ratio of 4.6-to-1. Taiwan came in ...
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For its fourth year, the EW BrightSparks programme, in partnership with RS Components, sees Dr Frederik Schulze Spüntrup join its experienced judging panel. Schulze Spüntrup is the elected president of the European Young Engineers, a European umbrella organisation representing the voice of more than 350,000 young engineers, fostering mobility, education and the awareness of the ...
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Shenzen-based DB investment management (DBI) has joined the Crayfish.io accelerator as the second anchor investor opening up further opportunities for UK and European semiconductor and IoT companies to join the programme and get ‘China-ready’. Two months since its launch, the ‘China-ready’ investment programme for UK and European companies has increased by £2.33m. DBI’s investment focus ...
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Pyreos has announced its taking orders for a range of four channel (quad) pyroelectric detectors in TO-39 packaging and will ship the first samples this month. The detectors are targeted at gas and food analysis applications such as refrigerant detection, anaesthesia, exhaust gases, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. A pre-configured list of 30 filters is now ...
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Renesas and Minebea Mitsumi have announced the joint development of resolver-based (angle sensor) stepping motor and motor control solutions for use in robots, office automation (OA) equipment, and medical/nursing care equipment. These applications require motors with precision control, miniaturized form factors, and resistance to environmental influences. For its part in the collaboration, Minebea Mitsumi has ...
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AccelerCom, the Southampton University spin-out, has announced general availability of the 5G NR LDPC version of its error correction software which reduces latency up to 16x to support numerology 4 in 3GPP 38.211 and also results in significant power savings for mobile networks with lower order numerology networks. The company’s LDPC IP is optimized and configurable ...
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