Samsung Q4 profit up 50%

Samsung had Q4 profits  up 50% at $11.5 billion. Revenue was up 23% to $63.2 billion. Server memory and foundry underpinned the results It is thought that memory oversupply in H1 will hit ASPs but, if the lockdown persists in Xi’an, where both Samsung and Micron have memory fabs, the shortfall in production may keep ...

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200W/channel GaN Class-D audio amp eval board, and a matching PSU

GaN Systems is claiming up to 96% power efficiency from a 200 + 200W (8Ω) Class-D stereo amplifier built around its gallium nitride power transistors. THD+N is under 0.03%, with further optimisation possible, according to the company. 300W/channel is available into 4Ω. Called the GeN2 Amplifier, the evaluation kit comes with a matching 400W (550W peak) LLC ...

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Semi sales to reach $680bn this year

2022 semiconductor sales will grow 11% this year after growing 25% in 2021, says IC Insights. Above average increases are expected in all major product categories, which will lift the global market to record-high revenues in 2022 despite growth rates easing from last year’s economic rebound, says report. Total semiconductor sales in 2022 are forecast ...

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Mauna Kea Semiconductor raises $12.8m in Series PreA+ round

 Mauna Kea Semiconductors (MKSemi), the UWB specialist, has closed a Series Pre-A+ Funding round raising $12.8 million led by Lightspeed China Partners with Qiming Venture and Ivy Capital. Targeting high-precision sensing, MKSemi has launched its MK8000 SoC aimed at enabling the design, integration and deployment of complete location and direction-finding solutions.  Power consumption is 43mA@3V/RX  MKSemi has partnered with ...

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November chip sales up 23.5% y-o-y

November semiconductor sales were up 23.5% at $49.7billion compared to November 2020’s total of $40.2 billion and 1.5% up on October sales of $49 billion. The cumulative annual total of semiconductor units sold through November 2021 reached 1.05 trillion, which is the industry’s highest-ever annual total.. “Global semiconductor sales remained strong in November, increasing substantially ...

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IEE Technology and Circuits Symposia call for papers

The 2022 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology & Circuits, now its 42nd year, has announced a “Call for Papers” with submissions around the theme: “Technology & Circuits for the Critical Infrastructure of the Future.” The newly-merged five day Symposium will be held as a hybrid event from June 13 – 17, 2022, at the Hilton Hawaii Village ...

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Government budgets for space exploration and militarisation hit record levels

Government space budgets – driven by demands for space exploration and militarisation – hit records levels of investment, totalling $92 billion. This is according to Euroconsult, a consultancy specialising in the space sector, which also expects such spending to reach $1 trillion over the next decade. The two major main drivers identified are ambitious space ...

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