In Q2, Samsung passed Intel to become the world’s largest semiconductor company, says IC Insights in its August update to The McClean Report. The Top-10 semiconductor suppliers (Fig:1) posted a 10% jump in 2Q21/1Q21 sales. LThe list includes six suppliers headquartered in the U.S., two in South Korea, and two in Taiwan and consists of ...
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Yesterday Elon Musk said he would probably launch a prototype humanoid robot next year. It will eliminate “dangerous, repetitive and boring tasks,” said Musk “essentially the future of physical work will be a choice.” As such, the robot will, said Musk, have “profound implications for the economy.” He said it was important that the robot should ...
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Intel has added to its concept of the Infrastructure Processing Unit (IPU) with two new devices (Mount Evans and Oak Springs Canyon) and the Intel N6000 Acceleration Development Platform (code named Arrow Creek), Mount Evans is Intel’s first ASIC-based IPU. It was designed in collaboration with a Cloud Service Provider. CSP. It supports existing use cases ...
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The automotive semiconductor shortages are forecast to extend into Q1 2022 and possibly into Q2, says IHS Markit. Both Intel and Infineon have cautioned that the situation may persist throughout all of 2022, while Toyota is reported to be cutting vehicle production in September by 40%, from 900,000 units to 500,000 because of chip and labour ...
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The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has partnered with the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) to bring together AI experts from the around the world in a Swarm and Search Capture the Flag Challenge. Due to conclude today – with a final, single-elimination showcase event – the competition opened in early May. ...
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Farnell has published a new report analysing IoT trends, based on three years of survey data and research reports. ‘The Future is IoT – Analysing Industry Trends’ report is available as a free eBook and audiobook, offering design engineers valuable insights and analysis on the future of the IoT. Farnell looks at how IoT is ...
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NEW YORK—A recently released report, "Global Electrically Conductive Adhesives Industry," projects the global market for electrically conductive adhesives to grow at a compound annual rate of 7.3 percent over the next six years and reach $4 billion by 2027.
The first power management IC (pmic) from Nordic Semiconductor is now shipping from Farnell. The compact nPM1100 pmic and evaluation kit are designed for developers of wearable electronics, personal medical devices, smart home sensors and remote controls. The nPM1100 can be used as a generic pmic for applications using rechargeable Li-ion/Li-Po batteries. It requires only 23mm² ...
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Microchip has boosted the performance of its ‘chip-scale atomic clocks’, offering wider operating temperature, faster warm-up and improved extreme environment frequency stability in its SA65 model. The whole frequency source fits inside 41 x 36 x 12mm (plus pins) which is 17cm3. It weighs 35g. SA65 operates over -40 to 80°C (-55 to 105°C storage) and warms ...
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Fujitsu and NEC have begun developing technologies for interoperability testing between 5G base station equipment conforming to O-RAN specifications at Fujitsu’s U.S. laboratories and NEC’s U.K. laboratories. This initiative will be implemented as part of the “Post 5G Infrastructure Enhancement R&D Project” under the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan. Both ...
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