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Electromobility, digitization promise boom for car industry
Electromobility, digitization promise boom for car industry
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Autonomous driving, connected vehicles and Big Data analytics are triggering massive growth in the automotive and related industries, states a…
Audio control energizing microphone, speaker markets
Audio control energizing microphone, speaker markets
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Microphones, microspeakers, and audio ICs have become the focus of a newly energized audio ecosystem being targeted by consumer giants…
Audio control driving microphone, speaker markets
Audio control driving microphone, speaker markets
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Microphones, microspeakers and audio ICs have become the focus of a newly energized audio ecosystem being targeted by consumer giants…
USB scope & multi-function instrument, in distribution
USB scope & multi-function instrument, in distribution
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Distributor Conrad Business Supplies now has the Digilent (a National Instruments company) Analog Discovery 2 USB, pocket-sized digital oscilloscope; the…

Laptop adaptor maker switches to GaN to boost power density
Laptop adaptor maker switches to GaN to boost power density
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Gallium nitride power device maker Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) is quoting one of its design wins as an example of the benefits of using wide-bandgap power devices. Its customer Rompower…
Memory is driving 2017 boom
Memory is driving 2017 boom
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Memory shipments and increased memory pricing is driving a semiconductor boom that could see 16 percent growth year-on-year, according to market research firm Semiconductor Intelligence.
Automotive IC market to grow 22% in 2017
Automotive IC market to grow 22% in 2017
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The automotive IC market is set to grow to an annual value of $28.0 billion in 2017, up 22.4 percent from $22.9 billion in 2016, according to IC Insights.
China kicks chip market boom up a notch
China kicks chip market boom up a notch
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The global market for chips was up 20 percent year-on-year in April, driven by a Chinese market that was up 30 percent, according to the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA).
Capex rebound expands billionaires’ club
Capex rebound expands billionaires’ club
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IC Insights has increased the number of companies it expects to spend over a billion dollars in capital expenditure in 2017 to 15.
Gigabit LTE growth shows 4G still has much to offer
Gigabit LTE growth shows 4G still has much to offer
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ABI Research forecasts LTE will grow from approximately 30% of global mobile subscriptions in 2017 to 50% in 2024. The most advanced LTE service, Gigabit LTE, is expected to near…
Sensor, actuator markets see uptick from wearables, embedded control and IoT
Sensor, actuator markets see uptick from wearables, embedded control and IoT
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After several years of low growth, mainly due to intense pricing pressure in applications such as smartphones, the sensors and actuator market grew 14 percent in 2016, according to IC…
Sensor, actuator markets shrug off price erosion
Sensor, actuator markets shrug off price erosion
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After several years of low growth, mainly due to intense pricing pressure in applications such as smartphones, the sensors and actuator market grew 14 percent in 2016, according to IC…
Connected vehicle security focus of Cloud Security Alliance report
Connected vehicle security focus of Cloud Security Alliance report
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The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has released its first ever research and guidance report on connected vehicle security. Authored by the CSA's Internet of Things (IoT) Working Group, "Observations and…
Cloud Security Alliance details connected vehicle security
Cloud Security Alliance details connected vehicle security
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The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has released its first ever research and guidance report on connected vehicle security. Authored by the CSA's Internet of Things (IoT) Working Group, "Observations and…
Automotive IC ‘bonanza’ to result in 22% market growth in 2017
Automotive IC ‘bonanza’ to result in 22% market growth in 2017
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The automotive IC market is set to grow to an annual value of $28.0 billion in 2017, up 22.4 percent from $22.9 billion in 2016, according to IC Insights.
Mentor’s EDA tools for Samsung processes: on cusp of EUV technologies
Mentor’s EDA tools for Samsung processes: on cusp of EUV technologies
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Mentor, now part of Siemens, has announced in collaboration with Samsung Electronics that a number of Mentor design and verification tools and flows have been enabled for Samsung’s 8LPP process…
Cadence tool suite certified for Samsung’s FD-SOI process
Cadence tool suite certified for Samsung’s FD-SOI process
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Cadence Design Systems has announced that its custom/analogue tools and full-flow digital and signoff tools have achieved certification for the process design kit (PDK) and foundation library for the Samsung…
MEMS market on 14% CAGR
MEMS market on 14% CAGR
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The annual market for MEMS components will hit $13.2 billion in 2017 and nearly double to reach $25.5 billion in 2022, according to Yole Developpement.
Bosch, ST lose market share in 2016 MEMS vendor ranking
Bosch, ST lose market share in 2016 MEMS vendor ranking
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MEMS market leaders Robert Bosch and STMicroelectronics both lost market share in 2016 as their MEMS sales fell on an annual basis, according to the annual top 30 MEMS vendor…
Automotive IC market to grow 22% in 2017
Automotive IC market to grow 22% in 2017
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The automotive IC market is set to grow to an annual value of $28.0 billion in 2017, up 22.4 percent from $22.9 billion in 2016, according to IC Insights.
Intel to open-release Thunderbolt 3 interface spec
Intel to open-release Thunderbolt 3 interface spec
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Intel calls its I/O format Thunderbolt 3, “one of the most significant cable I/O updates since the advent of USB”. The all-in-one port specification – power, signal, high-speed data transfer…
Intel will open-release Thunderbolt 3 interface spec in 2018
Intel will open-release Thunderbolt 3 interface spec in 2018
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Intel calls its I/O format Thunderbolt 3, “one of the most significant cable I/O updates since the advent of USB”. The all-in-one port specification – power, signal, high-speed data transfer…
Bluetooth Smart module comes with FCC-certification
Bluetooth Smart module comes with FCC-certification
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Amber wireless GmbH (Trier, Germany), a Würth Elektronik eiSos Group company, has had its AMB2621 Bluetooth Smart module certified for the Canadian and US markets (Code of Federal Regulations, Title…
Emerging IR LED, laser diode applications to triple market by 2022
Emerging IR LED, laser diode applications to triple market by 2022
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Infrared (IR) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes (LDs) have been around for years, with applications in remote controls, proximity sensors and smoke detectors. It has been a slow-moving market,…
Infra-red LED and laser diode market to triple in value by 2022, says Yole
Infra-red LED and laser diode market to triple in value by 2022, says Yole
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Infra-red (IR) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes (LDs) have been around for years, with applications in remote controls, proximity sensors and smoke detectors. It has been a slow-moving market,…
Augmented, mixed and virtual reality headsets to be $37B market by 2027
Augmented, mixed and virtual reality headsets to be $37B market by 2027
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Augmented and virtual reality headsets are by now a reality (pun intended), and they bring about a paradigm shift in form factor for portable electronics.
Augmented, virtual, annotated, mixed… A “$37 Billion reality” by 2027
Augmented, virtual, annotated, mixed… A “$37 Billion reality” by 2027
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Augmented and virtual reality headsets are by now a reality (pun intended), and they bring about a paradigm shift in form factor for portable electronics.
Sensor, actuator markets shrug off price erosion
Sensor, actuator markets shrug off price erosion
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After several years of low growth, mainly due to intense pricing pressure in applications such as smartphones, the sensors and actuator market grew 14 percent in 2016, according to IC…


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