Arm’s revenues declined slightly in 2019 in a market that grew, says IPnest, reflecting similar situations in 2018 and 2017. Arm’s royalty revenue declined by 6-7%, says IPnest,  but its licensing revenues  – including physical IP – were up 13%. Companies ranked by semiconductor design IP revenue in 2019 (millions of dollars). Source: IPnest (March ...

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miDiagnostics, which is using an Imec-invented IC technology  to bring lab-quality tests with built-in connectivity direct to the patient and clinician regardless of location, has secured a €14m investment round. The round was supported by existing shareholders as well as leading life science and tech investors Dr. Rudi Pauwels and Dr. Ir. Urbain Vandeurzen. The ...

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The Q2 NAND ASP is projected to rise by 5% QoQ, boosted by enterprise SSD demand and a 2020 bit increase as low as 30%, reports DRAMeXchange. Prices may be being bolstered by OEM fears of shortages leading to double-ordering, reckons DRAMeXchange. However H2 pricing, starting as early as Q3, could head south, as buyers ...

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Infineon has expanded its CoolSiC Schottky diode 1200 V portfolio by adding six devices in a D²PAK real 2-pin package. Using SMD packages, designs can be more compact and more cost effective. Moreover, the new D²PAK real 2-pin package eliminates the middle pin to offer 4.7 mm creepage and 4.4 mm clearance distance. Compared to ...

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UPS and  Wingcopter of Darmstadt are to build delivery drones with a range of 75 miles and a top speed of 150mph. ‘Drone delivery is not a one-size-fits-all operation,’ says UPS’s Bala Ganesh, ‘our collaboration with Wingcopter helps pave the way for us to start drone delivery service in new use-cases.’ UPS has a project ...

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VCs are using the coronavirus as an opportunity to exploit startups, according the Business Insider. BI quotes a startup founder saying thar his investors would only inject new funds if a lower valuation was accepted. The founder is quoted as saying: “Valuation discussions have been ridiculous; it’s like they are trying to ***** us.”  Matt Clifford, ...

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The SIA has written to President Trump and government bodies asking them to designate the semiconductor industry as “essential business” allowing companies to continue to operate in spite of shutdowns. “We call on all states, provinces, and localities taking action to address the public health crisis to ensure the continued operations of the semiconductor industry ...

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Memory purchasers will be reluctant to raise inventory levels from the end of 2Q20 onwards, affecting the price trend of memory products in 2H20, reckons TrendForce. With DRAM, the considerable preexisting gap between supply and demand is expected to persist even if demand drops. Thus, 2H20 DRAM prices will, at worst, exhibit limited growth rather ...

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AddOn Networks has added a range of optical transceivers to increase capacity on the networks with 400G capabilities. Enterprises worldwide are facing huge pressures to deliver faster speeds and higher bandwidth due to the ever-increasing demands for greater internet connectivity. This transceiver –  the QSFP28-DD 2x100G – addresses these fundamental challenges by increasing network density, reducing ...

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