The SEMI book-to-bill hit 1.07 in September. September bookings were $1.60 billion, 4.1% lower than August’s 2015 $1.67 billion, and 35.1% higher than the September 2014 order level of $1.19 billion. September billings were $1.50 billion, 4.6% lower than August’s 2015 $1.58 billion, and 19.7% higher than the September 2014 billings level of $1.26 billion. ...
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SEMI b-to-b improving
The SEMI book-to-bill hit 1.07 in September. September bookings were $1.60 billion, 4.1% lower than August’s 2015 $1.67 billion, and 35.1% higher than the September 2014 order level of $1.19 billion. September billings were $1.50 billion, 4.6% lower than August’s 2015 $1.58 billion, and 19.7% higher than the September 2014 billings level of $1.26 billion. ...
Analogix SlimPort connects mobiles to TV
Analogix SlimPort connects mobiles to TV
Analogix Semiconductor has launched its SlimPort NANO∙CONSOLE on Indiegogo. A mobile-enabled dock with remote for Android mobile devices, the NANO∙CONSOLE allows users to: Connect their SlimPort-enabled mobile device to any HDMI-enabled display. Control their smartphone or tablet remotely from anywhere in the room with the Bluetooth-enabled touchpad NANO Remote; Play and Share media and apps on ...
Analogix SlimPort connects mobiles to TV
Analogix SlimPort connects mobiles to TV
Analogix Semiconductor has launched its SlimPort NANO∙CONSOLE on Indiegogo. A mobile-enabled dock with remote for Android mobile devices, the NANO∙CONSOLE allows users to: Connect their SlimPort-enabled mobile device to any HDMI-enabled display. Control their smartphone or tablet remotely from anywhere in the room with the Bluetooth-enabled touchpad NANO Remote; Play and Share media and apps on ...
Arteris tackles tyranny of wires
Arteris tackles tyranny of wires
Wires are the problem. The smaller they get the more resistance they have and the closer together they are the more they interfere with eachothers’ signals and the more transistors on the chip the more wires there have to be. But the whole direction of scaling is to create more wires, thinner wires and wires ...
ARM tide surges on
The ARM tide surges on. To increase dollar year-on-year processor royalty revenues by 37% and overall sterling revenues by 24% in Q3 is no mean achievement in a flat semiconductor market. How do they do it? “Two reasons,” replies ARM vice-president Pete Hutton: “Because we are moving into new markets and deploying new technology.” On the technology side, 64-bit ...
Microsemi outbids Skyworks for PMC-Sierra
Microsemi outbids Skyworks for PMC-Sierra
Microsemi has trumped Skyworks’ offer for PMC-Sierra. It is offering $2.4 billion compared with Skyworks’ $2billion. The offer is 50% above PMC’s share price before the Skyworks offer. “This acquisition will provide Microsemi with a leading position in high performance and scalable storage solutions targeted for data centre and cloud applications, while also adding a complementary portfolio ...
Toshiba, SanDisk move in 3D NAND manufacturing equipment
Toshiba, SanDisk move in 3D NAND manufacturing equipment
Despite the imminent expected sale of SanDisk to Western Digital, Toshiba and SanDisk have announced the start of installation of 3D NAND manufacturing equipment in New Fab 2 at Yokkaichi. New Fab 2 is primarily intended to provide the clean room space necessary to transition a significant portion of the current Yokkaichi 2D NAND capacity ...
Applied Micro tapes out 16nm finfet PAM4 IC
Applied Micro tapes out 16nm finfet PAM4 IC
Applied Micro has taped out the first 16nm finfet PAM4 chip for 400Gbit/sec fibre optic systems, says CEO Paramesh Gopi. “Fibre-optics will move to a mainstream technology in the data centre,” says Gopi. PAM 4 (Pulse Amplitude Modulation) appears to be the future of Ethernet though there has been some debate about it. Applied Micro ...
Silicon shipments hit a record
Silicon shipments hit a record
2015 has been a record year for silicon shipments, says SEMI. Polished and epitaxial silicon shipments totalling 10,042 million square inches have been shipped in 2015, exceeding the market high set in 2014. Shipments are forecast to continue at record levels in 2016 and 2017 with 10,179 million square inches shipped in 2016; and 10,459 ...