Intel to put $7bn packaging investment into Malaysia

On Wednesday Intel will announce a decision to spend $7 billion expanding its packaging facilities in Penang, Malaysia, according to an invitation sent out by the company. In May, Intel announced a $3.5 billion investment into its Rio Rancho packaging facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Intel has emphasised that advances in a new generation of ...

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TSMC in talks with Germany about building a fab

TSMC is talking to the German government about putting a fab in the country, according to Lora Ho, TSMC svp. Subsidies on offer will be a major factor in the decision. Another factor will be demand. A potential customer, BMW, last week signed a supply deal with Globalfoundries which has a fab in Dresden. Ho ...

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UV lighting market has 17.8% CAGR

The UV lighting market is expected to reach $3.5 billion in 2026, with a 17.8% CAGR 2021-2026, forecasts Yole Developpement, while the UV LED market is expected to grow to $2,466 million in 2026. Several new UVC lighting applications, products, and systems have been developed: each having potential preferences for UV lamps or UV LEDs. The ...

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Orbex begins construction of satellite Launch Platform in North Scotland

Orbex has announced it has started construction of a Launch Platform in Scotland near Kinloss, the first orbital space launchpad to be built in the UK for more than half a century. Although Orbex will eventually operate its launches from Space Hub Sutherland, on the A’ Mhòine peninsula, the test launch platform at Kinloss is ...

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Re-usable ASIC blocks allow mid-design switch

Sondrel’s Architecting the future IP platforms use a Scalable Architecture Framework (SAF) that which uses re-usable, modular IP blocks that each have a wrapper containing a standardised set of functions and interfaces. Each Architecting the future IP platform has been created by assembling the required blocks to meet the performance and functionality required for a ...

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