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H1 IC revenues down 13.9% y-o-y

H1 semiconductor sales fell 13.9% y-o-y, which is the biggest drop in a half since H1 2009 says IHS Markit. Major chip suppliers suffered their worst revenue declines in years – 10 years in some cases. Major semiconductor product areas also experienced the largest drops in demand since 2009. Global semiconductor revenue in the first ...

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H1 IC revenues down 13.9% y-o-y

H1 semiconductor sales fell 13.9% y-o-y, which is the biggest drop in a half since H1 2009 says IHS Markit. Major chip suppliers suffered their worst revenue declines in years – 10 years in some cases. Major semiconductor product areas also experienced the largest drops in demand since 2009. Global semiconductor revenue in the first ...

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July semi sales down 15.5% y-o-y

July semiconductor sales were 15.5% down y-o-y, says the SIA. July sales were $33.4 billion in July 2019, 1.7% more than the June 2019 total of $32.8 billion, but 15.5% less than the July 2018 total of $39.5 billion. “While global semiconductor sales in July were once again down on a year-to-year basis, month-to-month sales ...

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July semi sales down 15.5% y-o-y

July semiconductor sales were 15.5% down y-o-y, says the SIA. July sales were $33.4 billion in July 2019, 1.7% more than the June 2019 total of $32.8 billion, but 15.5% less than the July 2018 total of $39.5 billion. “While global semiconductor sales in July were once again down on a year-to-year basis, month-to-month sales ...

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Omnivision sampling sensor with 2.2 micron pixel

OmniVision claims to have the smallest-ever pixel size of 2.2 microns for a backside-illuminated (BSI), global shutter (GS) image sensor. Its  OG01A sensor, now sampling, combines PureCel Plus-S pixel technology and Nyxel near-infrared (NIR) technology to enable optimal performance and precision  with NIR quantum efficiency (QE). This sensor is suitable for a wide range of ...

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PoE switches transmit over 250m

Zyxel, the Wokingham switch specialist, has brought out PoE surveillance switches with a 250 metre transmission distance. Zyxel’s GS1300 and GS1350 series PoE switches are designed to get security camera networks up and running. PoE switches have played an essential role in surveillance deployments. However, the current PoE switch designs are too generic to keep ...

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Moortec’s thermal monitoring IP adopted in SSD controller chips

Moortec, the Plymouth PVT (Process, Voltage and Temperature) monitoring IP company, has had its  28nm thermal sensing IP adopted by Innogrit of Shanghai for their Shasta SSD controller ICs. InnoGrit develops technologies that reduce the levels of computing power needed to store and transport data on networks by providing embedded monitoring of real time thermal ...

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