Socionext, ZiFiSense and Techsor are  jointly starting development of an SoC for ZETag – a low cost, low power consumption IC tag. The companies plan to complete a prototype chip in 2020 and start volume production in 2021. The ZETag SoC will incorporate the LPWA ZETA-G protocol proposed by ZiFiSense with Socionext’s design expertise in ...

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Flex Power Modules is working with OpenRAN, and O-RAN Alliance to broaden its range of isolated DC/DC converters for RFPA. The IEEE, says Flex Power, is stating that existing LTE RFPA solutions are not suitable for operation in the 5G range due to frequency incompatibility and, therefore, will not achieve high efficiency if use continues. ...

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Murata announces the development of what it believes to be the world’s smallest, laminated multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) with a capacitance value of 1.0 μF in the 01005 inch size (0402M) measuring just 0.4 x 0.2mm x 0.2mm. The GRM022R60G105ME01 with a rated voltage of 4 Vdc is already in mass production and the GRM022R60J105M, ...

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GLOBALFOUNDRIES Says it has qualified its 12LP+ finfet process and is ready for production. GF’s differentiated 12LP+ solution is optimized for AI training and inference applications. 12LP+ introduces new features including an updated standard cell library, an interposer for 2.5D packaging, and a low-power 0.5V Vmin SRAM bitcell that supports the low latency and power-efficient shuttling ...

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