37% of mobile operators say they will begin deploying 5G standalone (SA) within the next two years, according to a survey of 41 mobile operators  by Enea. The survey shows that 27% of operators will deploy 5G SA within 12-18 months with a further 10% within 24 months. With the maturity of 3GPP standards, such ...

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Next month, TSMC is to start volume 5nm production according to Digitimes. The 5nm capacity is reported to be already fully booked out. 5nm doesn’t mean much these days when the line pitch is probably 30-40nm. TMSC’s 5nm node is said to have a density of 160Mtr/mm2, compared to Intel’s 7nm which is reported to ...

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HUBER+SUHNER’s  POLATIS iSeries 7000 software-defined optical circuit switch platform has a architecture designed for volume manufacture with scalability from 8×8 up to 576×576 non-blocking fibre ports, enabling telecom and data center operators to remotely connect more fibres together in a compact form factor. “Our POLATIS optical switches bring network automation right down to the fiber layer ...

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Q2  server DRAM ASPs will be up 20% q-o-q, says TrendForce, while SSD ASPs will increase 10-15%. Memory suppliers are now facing low inventory levels, which encourages them to maintain the 2Q20 price upsurge. The US government’s JEDI contract and demand for teleworking services are stoking demand. Demand from China’s cloud service operators rose considerably ...

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Farnell has launched its exclusive Raspberry Pi Starter Kit – an all-in-one kit for quick-start embedded computing  Featuring the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B computer and a range of Farnell’s own brand Multicomp Pro products, the new Starter Kit provides an out of the box experience for first-time users and customers looking to reduce new product ...

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Will the recovery be L-shaped, U-shaped or V-shaped? In January 2020 global IC sales were up 79% y-o-y, says IC Insights, But that was before Covid-19. Now it has re-assessed the impact of the virus on the IC industry, Will the virus merely be a short-term event that leads to a quick V-shape recovery. Or ...

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Spending on fab equipment will grow by 3% to $57.8 billion this year, says SEMI. China’s fab equipment spending will grow by about 5% to over $12 billion this year and by 22%, or $15 billion, in 2021. Taiwan will spend most in 2020 at nearly $14 billion but will drop to third place in ...

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Infineon has received US clearance for its takeover of Cypress Semiconductor. A statement from Infineon reads: ‘On 9 March 2020, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) concluded its review under Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, of the planned acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation as announced by Infineon Technologies ...

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TI has brought out  its 40-A SWIFT DC/DC buck converter, offering  stackability of up to four ICs. The TPS546D24A PMBus buck converter can deliver up to 160 A of output current at an 85°C ambient temperature. The device’s efficiency allows engineers to reduce power loss by 1.5 W in high-performance data center and enterprise computing, medical, ...

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