Microchip’s next-generation in-circuit emulator

Microchip Technology has announced its next-generation in-circuit emulator for its microcontrollers and microprocessor, including Atmel-created parts such as AVR and SAM. Called MPLAB ICE 4, it connects with a host via SuperSpeed USB 3.0, High-Speed USB 2.0, Ethernet or Wi-Fi. “Ethernet connectivity provides remote debugging for applications which are monitored over long distance. Further, Wi-Fi connectivity is ...

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33W charger reference design uses silicon mosfets

Silanna Semiconductor has released a 33W charger reference design built around its SZ1131 and silicon power FETs. This follows a larger 65W design released last year. The active clamp fly-back design, called RD-23, “provides a route to delivering performance that matches or exceeds that of commercially available 30W GaN-based chargers at a cost more readily associated with ...

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Auto IC shortages to last through H1

Daimler is expecting chip shortages to last throughout 2022. Yesterday, CTO Markus Schaefer told journalists: “Chip scarcity will also accompany us in 2022, particularly in the first half.’ “We do not expect significant production capacity increases in the first half of the year,” added Schaefer, “these will barely come in the full year.” Nissan and Renault ...

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Theranos founder found guilty of fraud

Yesterday Theranos founder Elizabeth Holnes was found guilty  on four counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud against investors. Holnes claimed to have a technology which could make a raft of medical diagnoses  from a finger prick of blood. “She chose fraud over business failure. She chose to be dishonest with investors and ...

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Chip sales to grow 9% in 2022

Semiconductor sales are expected to grow  9% in 2022 and cross $600 billion for the first time, says  trade credit insurer Euler Hermes which expects demand to normalise in 2022. EH sees demand as having been driven by consumer electronics, such as personal computers and smartphones, an  increase in prices due to tight supply and ...

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Smartphone AP market hit $8.3bn in Q3

The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market grew 17% to $8.3 billion in Q3 2021, with Qualcomm, Apple, MediaTek , Samsung and Unisoc taking the top-five revenue share rankings. Qualcomm maintained its smartphone AP leadership with a 34 percent revenue share, followed by Apple with 28 percent and MediaTek with 27 percent. MediaTek exited the first nine months ...

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EPC demo board converts 12V input to 48V output

EPC has announced the availability of the EPC9166, a 500 W DC-DC demo board that converts a 12 V input to 48 V output. The EPC9166 demo board demonstrates the Renesas ISL81807 80 V two-phase synchronous boost controller with the latest generation EPC2218 eGaN FETs from EPC to achieve greater than 96.5% efficiency in a 12 V ...

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