Dialog has announced the availability of the DA14531 SmartBond TINY module to build connected devices. The SmartBond TINY module was specifically optimized to significantly reduce the cost of adding Bluetooth low energy functionality to an IoT system. The module incorporates two software features designed to eliminate the complexity often associated with BLE development and empowers ...
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Transphorm, the GaN specialist, is sampling a new slate of parts which it calls its 4th generation or SuperGaN. The first JEDEC-qualified SuperGaN device will be the TP65H300G4LSG, a 240 mΩ 650 V GaN FET in a PQFN88 package. The second SuperGaN device is the TP65H035G4WS, a 35 mΩ 650 V GaN FET in a ...
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The value of Softbank’s Vision Fund has fallen by $16.7 billion. The fund invested $98 billion in 88 businesses including WeWork which went from a $40 billion valuation to $8 billion. The Vision Fund is backed by Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates among others. Softbank has a one third stake in the fund. The ...
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The virus is having a spotty effect on chip sales. It’s having a bad effect on some industry areas like smartphone chips but having a positive effect on chips for PCs and datacentres. TSMC’s calendar Q1 revenues of $10.4 billion were up 42% y-o-y compared to Q1 2019 revenues of $7.3 billion. March revenues of $3.76 ...
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The chip industry will decline 0.9% this year, says Gartner, although memory will grow 13.9% and NAND will grow 40%. Overall, 2020 global semiconductor revenue is forecast at $415.4 billion. Memory will account for 30% of the total worldwide semiconductor market in 2020. The memory market is forecast to reach $124.7 billion in 2020, an ...
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A 30% spike in denand for tablets and notebooks to supply home workers and students has caused European retailers and distributors to run out of stock, reports IDC. “Disruption to the supply chain in China following the lockdown in Wuhan over the Chinese New Year cut deliveries into the European market by approximately 15%–20% in ...
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A project to build a Google Home device using a Raspberry Pi has been described by Jamie McKane. With a minimal amount of hardware and setup, you can create a functioning home assistant linked to your Google account and controlled by voice commands. Follow the steps below to install the Google Assistant SDK on your ...
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How does the coronavirus change the chip market forecast? At the start of the year, after a 15% fall in 2019, IC Insights’ forecast was for 8% growth in 2020. Figure 1 shows how the virus knocked that forecast back to minus 4%: Figure 1 The current forecastof $345.8 billion is $39.0 billion less than ...
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GlobalWafers had March sales up 18% m-o-m to reach a six month high of $166 million. Q1 wafer revenues were down 13.3% y-o-y to $448.7 million which was flat with Q4. Wafer Works’ March revenues increased about 13% m-o-m to $20.7 million. Q1 revenues were $$57.6 million which was up 1.2% q-o-q. Traditionally H2 is ...
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Researchers from the Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed light-emitting, silicon-germanium alloys. As a result, the development of a silicon laser capable of integration into today’s chips is within reach for the first time. Researchers have tried to build silicon or germanium-based lasers, but silicon normally crystallizes ...
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