UK tech job opportunities hit a 10-year high with around 870,000 tech and digital job vacancies between January to May 2022, according to data from the job search engine Adzuna analysed by Tech Nation for the UK’s Digital Economy Council. Tech roles now make up 14% of all job opportunities in the UK, up from ...
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The top ten fabless chip companies saw Q1-revenues rise 44% y-o-y to $ 39.43 billion, says TrendForce. Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Broadcom were the top three. After the acquisition of Xilinx, AMD overtook MediaTek to take the fourth position. Will Semiconductor and Cirrus Logic entered the top ten for the first time. Qualcomm’s quarterly revenue reached $9.55 ...
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Japanese and US companies are to work together to establish a Japanese capability to manufacture 2nm ICs by 2025-7, reports the Nikkei. The US and Japanese governments are backing the initiative which was initiated in May by an agreement between the US and Japanese governments to co-operate on chips. Companies expected to be involved include ...
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The first time I spoke to Iann Barron, the Inmos co-founder who has died at the age of 85, was on the phone. “You’re not very nice about my company – you compared it to the Groundnut Scheme,” complained Barron. He was in London so I suggested we should go to the Wig and Pen ...
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After falling 7% in 2019 because of a weak global economy and then dropping 2% in 2020 due to the Covid crisis, MCU sales rebounded with a 27% increase in 2021 to a record-high $20.2 billion, says IC Insights. The 2021 surge was the highest percentage growth in MCUs since 2000. The average selling price ...
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The overall passive components market for power converters will reach $11.5 billion by 2027, says Yole Developpement, with the gate driver IC market reaching $2.7 billion. EV/HEV applications increasingly drive technology trends in passive components. Therefore, highly reliable passive components are needed. The gate driver IC market is dominated by level shifter-type gate drivers, followed ...
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Schneider Electric has launched of the Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact Awards as part of its Partnering for Sustainability Program. The Partnering for Sustainability programme includes education and training, a simplified product portfolio, an open and collaborative support ecosystem and digital knowledge and expertise. By providing four easy steps for partners to follow to future proof their businesses for life, ...
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Front-end fab equipment spending is expected to increase 20% y-o-y to an all-time high of $109 billion in 2022, marking a third consecutive year of growth following a 42% surge in 2021, reports SEMI. Fab equipment investment in 2023 is expected to remain strong. “The global semiconductor equipment industry remains on track to cross the ...
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TSMC’s May revenue of $6.22 billion was 7.6% up on April and 65.3% up y-o-y. Revenue from January to May was $28.5 billion – up 44.9% y-o-y. TSMC May Revenue Report (Consolidated): (Unit: NT$ million) Period Net Revenues May 2022 185,705 April 2022 172,561 M-o-M Increase (Decrease) % 7.6 May 2021 112.360 Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) ...
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Amphenol RF has expanded its SMA connector series with additional reverse polarity (RP) configurations. RP-SMA’s are a variation of the traditional SMA interface which reverses the gender of the connector’s contact pin without affecting the electrical or mechanical performance. The RP-SMA options include plug and jack versions which are compact, lightweight connectors that feature a ...
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