ROHM has brought out a  compact linear LED Driver suitable for automotive socket type LED lamp applications such as rear lamps, turn, fog and position lamps or DRLs (Daylight Running Lamps). In response to the growing demand for higher levels of reliability, safety, and increased flexibility for the LED’s thermal management in combination with an ...

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Huawei made its first official response to the US action banning it from buying ICs made using US technology at its analyst day yesterday. “We expect that our business will inevitably be affected. We will try all we can to seek a solution,” said Huawei Chairman Guo Ping, “survival is the key word for us ...

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The top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments in April grow 12% m-o-m to reach a new record, according to Digitimes Research. Demand for notebooks from users working and studying from home in mature markets was stronger than expected. HP had strong growth in April, as it had in March. Dell experienced rising orders from ...

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TSMC has stopped taking new chip orders from Huawei following the US ban on the sale of chips that have been made using US technology, reports the Nikkei, TSMC responded to the report saying it was based on  ‘market rumours’ but it did not deny them. Washington had banned anyone selling chips to Huawei which ...

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On-chip monitoring is not only revolutionising chip design but influencing end product design. From simply reporting on the functioning of a die, on-chip monitoring has moved to dynamically adjusting a chip’s settings, to reporting how customers use the chip and even to influencing how end products are built. This is why Moortec expects to treble ...

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Dialog has come up with a Wireless Ranging (WiRa) SDK that adds distance measurement capabilities to its DA1469x family of BLE SoCs. The need for more accurate and reliable distance measurement and tracing technology has become even more critical in the wake of COVID-19. With businesses across the globe planning a controlled reopening of their ...

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Huawei’s flagship phone, the 5G-capable Mate 30, contains only 1% by value of US-sourced components, according to p Tokyo tear-down specialist  Fomalhaut Techno Solutions. China-sourced parts now form 42% of the total value of components. US-made parts now represent only 1% of the total components value in a Mate 30.

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NXP has added to its KW3x family of microcontrollers (MCUs). KW39/38/37 MCUs incorporate Bluetooth 5.0 long-range capabilities and expanded Bluetooth advertising channels. Compatibility with hardware, software and tools usedwith the previous generation of devices -, KW34/35/36 – is maintained. The connectivity MCUs allow Bluetooth LE devices to communicate at distances of more than a mile ...

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China’s state-controlled newspaper Global Times has responded with a diatribe to the US move to block chip sales to Huawei. It threatens ‘including certain US companies into its list of “unreliable entities,” imposing restrictions on or investigating US companies such as Qualcomm, Cisco and Apple, and suspending purchases of Boeing aircraft.’ ‘The radical approach of ...

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