Marvell to buy Innovium

Marvell is to buy SerDes startup Innovium for $1.1 billion. The acquisition takes it further into the datacentre. Last year Marvell bought Inphi for $10 billion. Innovium has 25.6Tbps TERALYNX 8 switch silicon for cloud switching applications. “If you just look at all the semiconductor end markets and where the biggest growth is going to ...

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China to investigate auto chip price gouging

China’s regulatory agency the State Administration For Market Regulation (SAMR) is launching an investigation into price gouging by  distributors of automotive ICs. “In response to prominent problems such as speculation and high prices in the automotive chip market, the State Administration of Market Supervision has recently filed an investigation on car chip distributors,” the agency said. ...

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Spectricity raises $16m Series B

Imec spin-out Spectricity, a specialist in  hyperspectral sensing for mobile and consumer devices, has completed a $16 million Series B funding round to further accelerate the development and mass production of hyperspectral sensors and imagers for high-volume, low-cost applications from wearables to smartphones and IoT devices. Hyperspectral sensing allows devices to “see” beyond what the naked eye ...

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NXP Q2 up 43% y-o-y

NXP had Q2 revenue of $2.6 billion, an increase of 43% on Q2 2020. ‘We continue to be very positive about the long-term demand trends across all our end markets, and while the supply environment will remain challenging in the near term we have taken actions to increase supply which underpin our confidence to drive ...

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Inmarsat conducts GEO, LEO and 5G for Orchestra constellation

OneWeb, SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper face extra competition – around satellite-based IoT, 5G and mobile broadband offerings – in the form of Inmarsat’s proposed new satellite constellation, dubbed Orchestra. Describing it as a “communications network of the future”, Orchestra will bring together Inmarsat’s existing geosynchronous (GEO) satellites with low earth orbit satellites (LEO) ...

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Li-ion battery market on a 23% CAGR

The global Li-ion battery market size is estimated to reach $105.6 billion by 2026, with a 23% CAGR20-26, says Yole Developpement. The market for Li-ion battery cells in EV is expected to reach $86 billion by 2026. The stationary market is expected to be almost $3.8 billion by 2026, at a 32% CAGR20-26. Lithium-ion technologies are ...

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Amphenol adds TNC and RP-TNC configurations to cable assemblies

Amphenol RF has added TNC and RP-TNC configurations to its waterproof IP‐rated and tamper‐resistant cable assemblies . These cable assemblies are designed using 1.13 mm micro coax cable and feature the ultraminiature AMC4 connector on one end. The recently introduced ultraminiature assemblies are intended for use in applications where systems may be compromised through exposure ...

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