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SIA and SRC publish $3.4bn plan for stimulating US semiconductor R&D

The SIA and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) have released a preview of their upcoming “Decadal Plan for Semiconductors,” a report outlining chip research and funding priorities over the next decade that will help strengthen U.S. semiconductor technology and spur growth in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced wireless communications.  The Decadal ...

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Synopsys launches on-chip analytics IP

Synopsys has introduced its Silicon Lifecycle Management (SLM) platform – a data-analytics-driven approach to optimizing SoCs from the design phase through to end-user deployment. The SLM platform, which is coupled with Synopsys’  Fusion Design Platform, will provide visibility into critical performance, reliability and security issues for the entirety of a chip’s lifespan. It will enable insights ...

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2020 wafer shipments to grow 2.4%

Wafer shipments will grow 2.4% y-o-y in 2020, with growth continuing in 2021 and shipments reaching a record high in 2022, says SEMI. “Silicon wafer shipments are recovering this year despite pressure from geopolitical tensions, the shifting global semiconductor supply chain and the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Clark Tseng, director of Industry Research and Statistics at SEMI. ...

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Nokia to use Qualcomm chipsets in small-cell deployments

Nokia will use Qualcomm chipsets for small cells in its indoor Smart Node 5G All-in-One base stations expected to be available in Q1 2021. This approach aims to enable 5G deployment at a significantly lower price point and smaller form factor, lowering the barriers to entry. The working relationship underscores Nokia’s commitment to selecting best-in-class partners ...

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GloFo leverages Adaptive Body Bias for IoT and wearables

GlobalFoundries is accelerating innovation in the IoT and wearables markets with the specialised Adaptive Body Bias (ABB) feature of its industry-leading 22FDX platform. The ABB feature affords designers significantly more precision when fine-tuning the transistor threshold voltage of a circuit, enabling them to more effectively optimize the performance, energy efficiency, area, and reliability of a ...

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ST buys SOMOS Semiconductor

ST has bought the assets of SOMOS Semiconductor of Marly-le-Roy (France) which specialises in silicon-based power amplifiers and in RF Front-End Modules (FEM) products. With this acquisition, ST reinforces its specialist staff, IP and roadmaps of Front-End Modules for the IoT and 5G markets. A first product – an NB-IoT / CAT-M1 module – is ...

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Sapcorda testing GNSS augmentation service for L-band signal

Sapcorda Services of Berlin has announced that testing of its first GNSS augmentation services for L-band signal is underway in North America and Europe, laying the foundation for its December 1, 2020 launch of  a GNSS augmentation signal for safety-critical navigation in autonomous vehicles and machinery. Available in areas without GSM coverage or mobile internet signal, ...

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Guerrilla expands into cellular

Guerrilla RF of North Carolina has introduced the GRF5506, the second of ten new 1⁄4 W linear power amplifiers being released over the next two quarters as part of the company’s expansion into the cellular market. These new InGaP HBT amplifiers were designed specifically for 5G/4G wireless infrastructure applications requiring exceptional native linearity over temperature ...

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Fujitsu collaborates to make practical quantum computing a reality

Fujitsu has joined with Riken and  the universities of Tokyo, Osaka and Delft to make practical quantum computing a reality. The collaboration  aims to achieve comprehensive and efficient advances in quantum computing by applying quantum computing to various fields currently facing problems that are extremely difficult to solve. Currently, even using superconducting chips which are ...

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China to take 22% of foundry market this year

China’s share of the pure-play foundry market is forecast to be 22% in 2020, 17 percentage points greater than it registered in 2010 (Figure 1). China was responsible for essentially all of the total pure-play foundry market increase in 2018. In 2019, the U.S./China trade war slowed China’s economic growth but its foundry marketshare still ...

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