Alps Alpine has added its smallest model to its HSFPAR Series of force sensors. Mass production of the HSFPAR007A Force Sensor began in June 2020. The sensor is small enough to fit in the slimmer stylus pens used for smartphones, It detects stress as light as zero stroke (0.01N), enabling applications in robot arms and other ...

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Research from the University of Surrey could change the way scientists understand and describe lasers – establishing a new relationship between classical and quantum physics. A researcher from Surrey, in partnership with a colleague from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Fraunhofer IOSB in Germany, has called into question 60 years of orthodoxy surrounding the principles of ...

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Lowered demand for telecommunications end-devices in 2020 is  expected to result in a 3.8% decline in the market for GaAs RF front ends to $5.793 billion, says TrendForce. Applications include PA (power amplifiers), LNA (low noise amplifiers), and filters. GaAs  is particularly suited for use in PAs because of its high temperature resistance, high usable ...

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A trade deal with Japan is on the cards this month, reports Japan’s Mainichi nespaper. “We are working very quickly and would both like to reach an agreement around the end of this month and sign a trade agreement formally in September,”  the UK’s chief negotiator, Graham Zebedee, said in a recent seminar. The deal ...

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ADI is looking at buying Maxim for £20 billion, reports the Wall Street Journal. The deal could be announced this week. Maxim’s market cap was $17 billion last Friday.  ADI had revenues of $6.2 billion last yesr and Maxim had 2019 revenues of $2.3 billion. Analogue IC market leader, TI, had 2019 revenues of $14.38 ...

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The Interface Design IP market grew 18% in 2019 to $870 million, says Eric Esteve’s IPnest, and is forecast to grow to $1.8 billion in the next five years according to IPnest’s  “Interface IP Survey 2015-2019 & Forecast 2020-2024”. By contrast,  the CPU IP market grew by 5% last year to $1,460 million and its CAGR ...

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TSMC had June revenue of $4.1 billion – up 28.6% on May and 40.8% y-o-y. H1 revenue was $21 billion up 35.2% y-o-y. Q2 revenue was $10.5 billion up 25.2% y-o-y. More financials will be announced on Thursday.

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Amphenol RF is pleased to announce the expansion of its high frequency SMA connector series with extended frequency cable mount connectors supporting up to 34 GHz. With a lightweight, compact and vibration proof design, they are ideal for a variety of applications including 5G wireless infrastructure, military, RFID and radar systems. These new cable connectors ...

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