Attempts to get a unified taxation system for companies operating in the digital economy which may not have a physical presence in countries from which they draw revenue are targeting the end of the year to come up with a proposed system of rules. At the end of last month, 137 countries agreed to support ...
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Xilinx has brought out new machine learning (ML) capabilities for Xilinx devices targeted at the professional audio/video (Pro AV) and broadcast markets. It has also demo-ed a programmable HDMI 2.1 implementation on its 7nm Versal devices. These and other adaptable Xilinx solutions for the Pro AV and broadcast markets are designed to help customers reduce ...
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Later today, the White House is expected to announce a doubling of US government expenditure on R&D into AI and quantum computing, reports Reuters. The budget for AI R&D will be increased from $973 billion to $2 billion and the budget for quantum computing R&D will be doubled to $860 billion. The figures do not include ...
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Plessey and Axus Technology, the provider of CMP, wafer thinning and wafer polishing surface-processing machines, are collaborating to bring GaN-on-Silicon monolithic microLED technology to market. Plessey is boosting its microLED display manufacturing capabilities with the purchase of metal and oxide chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) and associated tools from Axus to enable the wafer-scale bonding of microLED wafers ...
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ST has come up with an eSIM-based system for connecting Industrial IoT (IIoT) and automotive systems to cellular networks. The system simplifies connectivity for IIoT use cases such as remote condition monitoring and predictive maintenance, as well as connected-driving services such as infotainment, vehicle diagnostics, and emergency assistance. ST provides a set of industrial and ...
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ADI is collaborating with Jungo to develop a ToF) and 2D IR-based camera product to enable driver- and in-cabin monitoring in vehicles. The combination of ADI’s ToF technology with Jungo’s Co-driver software is expected to enable the monitoring of vehicle occupants for levels of drowsiness and distraction by observing head and body position as well ...
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2019 was the third largest-ever year for semiconductor M&A, says IC Insights, with seven deals valued at $1 billion or more helping to increase the total value of all deals by 22% from 2018. Semi M&A strengthened in 2019 after pulling back in the two previous years from historic high levels of M&A agreements ...
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Apple reclaimed its position as the biggest buyer of chips last year, overtaking Samsung. Apple bought 8.6% of the market, says Gartner, Samsung dropped to the second spot with 8% market share. Leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) reduced their semiconductor spend in 2019, influenced by declining memory prices. Apple took the top rank from Samsung, ...
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Silicon shipments fell 7% measured by area in 2019 from the 2018 record high, reports SEMI, while revenues from wafer sales fell 2%. Silicon wafer area shipments in 2019 totaled 11,810 million square inches (MSI), while the industry logged shipments of 12,732 million square inches in 2018. Revenues in 2019 totaled $11.15 billion, edging down ...
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EE continued to dominate the mobile performance metrics across the UK, winning or sharing awards across all six categories tested, whilst also recording the fastest aggregate median download speed across the UK at 36.5 Mbps, finds RootMetrics in its latest survey of UK wireless telco performance. Vodafone remained a close competitor to EE, ranking second ...
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