Xilinx has introduced an HDMI 2.1 IP subsystem to its portfolio of cores, enabling Xilinx devices to transmit, receive and process up to 8K (7680 x 4320 pixels) ultra-high-definition (UHD) video in pro AV equipment. That includes cameras, streaming media players, professional monitors, LED walls, projectors and KVM, as well as broadcast products such as ...
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Infineon’s calendar Q4 revenues were 4% down q-o-q at €1,970 million for a profit of €359 million and a margin of 18.2% For the current quarter it expects stable revenue but a margin decline to 16%. For FY 2019 (Sept 30 2018 to Sept 30 2019) it expects 9% growth and a margin of 17.5%. FY ...
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2018 chip sales were up 13.7% on 2017 at a record $468.8 billion, says the SIA. December sales were $38.2 billion, up 0.6% on December 2017, but down 7% on November 2018. Q4 sales of $114.7 billion were 0.6% higher than Q4 2017 but 8.2% less than Q3 2018. “Global demand for semiconductors reached a new high in ...
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Four Chinese OEMs were in Gartner’s top ten buyers of semiconductors.
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Tesla is to buy ultracapacitor specialist Maxwell Technologies for $218 million. Last month Maxwell announced it had developed a “dry electrode” technology that could increase the range and reduce the cost of car batteries. Volvo, GM and Lamborghini are all Maxwell customers. Maxwell claims that its ultracapacitors can double battery lifetimes. Tesla is pulling out ...
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Diodes Inc has bought the old Natsemi fab at Greenock
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Renesas has introduced two plastic packaged, radiation-tolerant digital isolators that provide the highest isolation protection (2,500VRMS) from high voltage spikes in power supply stages and serial communications interfaces used in low Earth orbit (LEO) Small Satellites (SmallSats). Private “New Space” companies plan to launch thousands of SmallSats forming large constellations that operate in multiple LEO ...
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The latest tests conducted by RootMetrics by IHS Markit, which tests mobile network performance, confirm EE as the UK’s leading mobile operator at the UK-wide level, with the BT-owned company winning all six mobile performance categories tested. EE has now performed best in 11 consecutive rounds of testing, dating back to when RootMetrics first began ...
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Dyson is to become legally head-quartered in Singapore where the company is to build its electric car, Sir James, who owns 100% of the company, is a big supporter of Brexit but the company says the move to Singapore has nothing to do with the UK leaving the E.U. Last October, Singapore signed a free ...
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The correlation between IC market growth and global GDP growth, has been tracked by IC Insights. Figure 1 depicts the increasingly close correlation between worldwide GDP growth and IC market growth through 2018, as well as IC Insights’ forecast through 2023. Figure 1 Over the 2010-2018 timeframe, the correlation coefficient between worldwide GDP growth and ...
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