SiFive hones Risc-V cores for more processing power and fewer watts

SiFive, provider of Risc-V processor core intellectual property, has released a suite of upgrades to its products, increasing performance, and reducing power consumption and die area. The release has been dubbed ’20G1′, as the company has switched from ‘year-month’ naming to ‘year-release’ naming: 20G1 being the first ‘general’ release of 2020 “and encapsulates nine months ...

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Harwin allows mix-and-match on Datamate Mix-Tek connectors

Harwin has made its Datamate Mix-Tek connectors more flexible – moving away from compulsory contact combinations. There is a choice of housings, designed to accommodate coaxial and power contacts. “OEMs can now purchase cable housings for these 2.00mm and 4.00mm pitch connectors without contacts fitted, rather than being restricted to a small number of pre-defined ...

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Commercial silicon solar reaches 21.4% efficiency

LG Electronics’ latest commercial solar panel can reach an efficiency of 21.4%. It is the LG370N1C-N5, styled a ‘premium’ product by the company – an n-type monocrystalline panel producing 370W max from its 1.7 x 1m surface (irradiance 1,000W/m2, 25°C, 1.5AM). Open-circuit under the same illumination it delivers 41.8V, and short-circuit the figure is 10.92A. Maximum ...

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Binder circular connectors address harsh environments

Binder has expanded its Harsh Environment Connector (HEC) series 696, adding flange and cable variants with built-in protective conduit adaptation. The industrial circular connector specialist highlights that applications include all types of outdoor electronic systems, mobile factory technology and sectors such as agriculture and construction. binder writes: “The integrated sealing function of the protective conduit ...

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Robust growth for semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales

Sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment will increase 6% to $63.2 billion in 2020 compared to $59.6 billion in 2019, and $70 billion in 2021, says SEMI. The wafer fab equipment segment – which includes wafer processing, fab facilities, and mask/reticle equipment – is expected to rise 5% in 2020 followed by 13% growth in 2021 ...

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Hydrogen transport project saves 14 tonnes of CO2

Over 14 tonnes of CO2 was saved in a two year trial involving just 11 urban trucks and vans running on green hydrogen dual fuel. That is one result of the Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trial (LEFT) project to investigate the practical deployment of hydrogen powered vehicles in the UK. With between 20-45% of ...

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Upbeat semi forecasts for H2

TSMC has guided 2020 sales growth of +20% y-o-y or higher (vs its previous outlook in the high teens) despite the loss of HiSilicon’s business. The 2020 capex budget has been raised from $15~16 billion to  $16~17 billion. The 2020 capex upgrade is due to better-than-expected demand for 5nm processes that began mass production in 2Q20. Apple ...

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AMS looks for $10bn revenues by 2026

The former Austria Micro Systems, now AMS, is targetting revenues of €10 billion in 2026, according to Reuters. The target includes revenues gained through acquisitions. Last year AMS had revenues of €1.9 billion and this year it has bought 69% of Osram which had 2019 revenues of €3.6 billion. This year, the combined AMS-Osram revenues ...

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GloFo releases Open Access iPDK libraries for 22nm FD-SOI processes

GLOBALFOUNDRIES  has released OpenAccess iPDK libraries optimised for its 22nm FD-SOI) platform. The open-standard based iPDK offers the same level of functionality and performance as PDKs designed for specific vendor tools, while helping enable interoperability and compatibility among different design tool suites. Tools including: the Custom Compiler solution from Synopsys; Tanner software solutions from Mentor; PathWave ...

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