Sumco near full capacity for Q3

Formosa Sumco Technology (FST), which ships silicon wafers to mainly Taiwan- and China-based logic and memory foundries, is expected to see its production lines run at nearly full capacity utilization in the third quarter of 2020, according to a report by Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA). FST has seen its 8- and 12-inch wafer manufacturing ...

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Q1 10% drop for Western Europe smartphone sales

Despite ASP growth, wholesale smartphone revenues in the Western European region fell 10% in  Western Europe – the third largest region by value. Apple and Samsung continue to have a duopoly, as the two together account for more than 80% of the overall revenues in the region. Huawei was ranked third with 7%. In Western ...

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Imec shows excellent performance of finfet devices with integrated tungsten buried power rails

Imec has shown a tungsten (W) buried power rail (BPR) integration scheme in a FinFET CMOS test vehicle, which does not adversely impact the CMOS device characteristics. When interfacing the BPR with Ru M0A lines through a Ru via contact, excellent resistance values and electromigration behavior have been measured. A complementary assessment study shows the ...

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USB 3.0 Type A socket can survive 20,000 mating cycles

GCT has created a USB 3.0 Type A socket rated at 20,000 mating cycles – exceeding the standard value of 1,500 cycles minimum, and the ‘high-durability’ class spec of 5,000 cycles. “When designing equipment with USB Type A connections, engineers often take for granted how many times they are mated and unmated in its lifetime,” ...

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Edge AI for smart city and camera based vision

iWave Systems has launched an artificial intelligence processor that can support convolutional neural networks (CNNs), based around a Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ FPGA. “Edge AI devices are expected to run complex neural networks and deep learning algorithms whilst maintaining latency, power efficiency and accuracy. These devices are finding their way into smart security, autonomous driving, robotics and ...

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To improve self-driving algorithms, add the concept of empty space

Teaching self-driving artificial intelligence about the empty space around it could improve the recognition of surrounding objects, according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University – combining the merit of classic mapping and deep learning for 3D object detection. According to the university, when tested against a standard benchmark, the new method outperformed the previous top-performing ...

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Xilinx targets live gaming audiences with Alveo appliances

Two real-time video appliances based on Xilinx‘s Alveo data centre accelerator cards target the computationally intense live broadcast applications, such as live gaming and Twitch audiences, as well as data centres. The video transcoding appliances are based on Xilinx’s Real-time Server architecture and reduce the bandwidth and matching costs for bit rates required by users or ...

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Walsin MLCCs and chip resistors available from Anglia

Passive components from distributor, Anglia Components now includes multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and chip resistors from  Taiwanese manufacturer, Walsin. Capacitors, resistors, inductors, RF components and antennae will be included in the distribution agreement. In addition to expanding the passive components available, the signing also means there will be more choice if demand outstrips supply, for ...

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Aerospace GaN power company re-booted

The space-qualified GaN power transistors, driver ICs and modules of Freebird Semiconductor will now be available from EPC Space, a new company which includes Freebird and its assets, and is a joint-venture between GaN power transistor maker EPC and high-rel power supply company VPT. None of those concerned are revealing the exact nature of the deals ...

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Raytheon selected to develop US Air Force’s vision of JADC2

Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) has been selected to participate in development of the US Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). ABMS is a command and control network designed to connect military platforms across the globe and better enable joint service operations. The contract is valued at up to $950 million over the next ...

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