As the 2010s drew to a close,  a series of infographics from CNBC based on Factset data, show just how good the decade has been for chip stocks: First the SOX: Second: Top companies’ returns:   Third: Share prices  as a multiple of forward earnings:

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A record amount of IC capacity is forecast to be added in 2021 with  new 300mm wafer fabs expected to open in 2020, two of them in China, reports IC Insights. IC Insights recently released its Global Wafer Capacity 2020-2024 report that provides in-depth analyses and forecasts of IC industry capacity by wafer size, by process ...

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Researchers from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Universities of Maryland and Colorado have developed an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) light source which can produce output light that is a very different colour, or wavelength, than the input light. In addition to creating light at visible wavelengths, the OPO simultaneously generates ...

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Toray Industries has created a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) film that maintains the outstanding dielectric characteristics—or low dielectric losses of electrical energy—flame retardancy, and chemical robustness of that polymer while remaining thermally resistant at 40°C higher than conventional counterparts. The new film resists deformation and is dimensionally stable near its melting point. PPS is a super ...

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Full-fibre broadband is now available to around three million homesbut some rural areas are still behind towns and cities for coverage – new data from Ofcom shows. Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report analyses the availability of broadband and mobile services across the UK and its nations. This year’s report highlights further progress from industry in ...

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Raspberry Pi enthusiasts looking for a case that will accommodate the PoE HAT design for the Raspberry Pi mini PC may be interested in an extended case created by Thingiverse user “rrapier” earlier this year, reports geeky-things. The Raspberry Pi 4 PoE Texas Hat 3D printed case is now available to download and has been ...

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Tencent’s latest IoT operation system, TencentOS Tiny LoRaWAN, will run on the STM32 LoRaWAN software expansion package. TencentOS Tiny is an open-source compact IoT embedded operation system (OS). To simplify LoRaWAN migration and accelerate time-to-market for Chinese IoT developers, Tencent has expanded the TencentOS Tiny family and unveiled the new addition, TencentOS Tiny LoRaWAN. It is ...

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