Looking like a handy thing to use at the front end of circuits in lively voltage environments, Analogue Devices has introduced a precision op-amp that can function with up to 70V on its inputs regardless of its own supply rails. Called ADA4098-1, its rail-to-rail input shows a strong Linear Tech legacy, and even carries ‘Over-the-top’ ...
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Cadence is claiming up to 3x transient simulation performance for its latest transistor-level circuit simulator, compared with its previous offering. Called Spectre FX Simulator, it is the next generation of the company’s ‘FastSpice’ branded products, aimed at pre and post-layout verification of large DRAM, flash, SRAM and transistor-level SoC designs. “Design teams can verify functionality, timing for sign-off in a ...
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European scientists have made biphenylene, a theoretically predicted two-dimensional carbon material similar to graphene, but made of octagons, hexagons and squares instead of just hexagons. It has metallic properties, with stripes of the network 21 atoms wide behaving like a metal while, according to Aalto University in Finland, while graphene is a semiconductor at this size. ...
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Advanced Micro Peripherals has released a stand-alone, low latency H.264 video streamer with four NTSC/PAL/RS-170 composite sources. Called XStream-SD4, “this ruggedized SWaP-optimised solution is tailor-made for even the harshest military and industrial applications”, according to company founder and CEO Lee Foss. On-board is a dedicated hardware compression engine capable of encoding all four video channels ...
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Applied Materials had Q2 revenues $5.58 billion with a gross margin of 47.5% for a profit of $1.58 billion. The company generated $1.19 billion in cash from operations and returned $952 million to shareholders including $750 million in share repurchases and $202 million in dividends. “Applied Materials’ record performance is underpinned by broad-based strength across ...
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After a steep drop in 2019, sales of memory ICs rebounded 15% during 2020, says IC Insights in the April update to the the 2021 edition of The McClean Report—A Complete Analysis and Forecast of the Integrated Circuit Industry (MR21). Following up on that increase, stronger DRAM pricing is expected to lift total memory revenue 23% this ...
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Murata and Dutch energy-harvesting IC designer Nowi have partnered to enable and simplify the development of sustainable energy autonomous IoT platforms for use in ‘Plug & Forget’ solutions. The objective is to bring to market reference platforms and designs which use Murata’s ultra-small, ultra-low power consumption LoRa modules, powered by Nowi’s extremely compact and efficient ...
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The UK’s Space Agency (UKSA) has highlighted in its latest report that more than 3,000 jobs have been created as the space sector grows across the country. The ‘Size and Health of the UK Space Industry 2020’ update suggests a growth in both space-related jobs and revenue (a related infographic can be seen below). Commissioned ...
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