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Making the metaverse
Making the metaverse
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Tech giant Meta’s president of global affairs says the company is investing heavily in the metaverse because the technology will…
CMOS image sensor manufacturing to grow 13 percent in 2022
CMOS image sensor manufacturing to grow 13 percent in 2022
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Knometa Research expects global manufacturing capacity for image sensors to climb steadily at a compound annual growth rate of 12.5…
GrAI Matter Labs unveils ‘Life-Ready’ AI platform
GrAI Matter Labs unveils ‘Life-Ready’ AI platform
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AI processor developer GrAI Matter Labs has announced that it will be unveiling a full-stack AI system-on-chip platform at GLOBAL…
Metaverse impact on global GDP could be ‘substantial’
Metaverse impact on global GDP could be ‘substantial’
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A new report from economics consulting firm Analysis Group estimates that the metaverse could contribute 2.8% to global GDP in…

Record growth in European semiconductor market but warnings of slowdown
Record growth in European semiconductor market but warnings of slowdown
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European distribution research firm DMASS reports Q1 growth of 43.5% in semiconductors and 35.7% in interconnect, passive and electromechanical components but warns of risks of the slowdown. European components distribution…
Google unveils TPU v4 pods, 9 exaflop AI cluster
Google unveils TPU v4 pods, 9 exaflop AI cluster
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Tech giant Google has unveiled what it says is the world’s largest publicly available machine learning (ML) hub powered by fourth-generation tensor processing units (TPUs).
Intel unveils new cloud-to-edge technologies
Intel unveils new cloud-to-edge technologies
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Technology company Intel has announced new cloud-to-edge technologies at its Vision 2022 conference, showcasing how education, finance, manufacturing, medicine, transportation and defense industries are transformed through its silicon, software and…
Semiconductor market heads for severe downturn says analyst
Semiconductor market heads for severe downturn says analyst
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Over capacity, high inflation and industry recession will drive the semiconductor market into reverse in 2023 says a leading analyst. Malcom Penn of market analyst Future Horizons is reducing his…
Recessionary forces sending NAND flash prices down
Recessionary forces sending NAND flash prices down
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Suppliers of NAND flash memory wafers are starting to cut prices due to weak demand, according to market analysis firm TrendForce. TrendForce said that demand has been weak since March…
Quantum random number generator launched for Web 3.0
Quantum random number generator launched for Web 3.0
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First-party blockchain oracle solution API3 has announced what it says is a truly unpredictable, secure, and free random number generator (RNG) utility to decentralized applications (dApps).
ARM returns to losing IP market share
ARM returns to losing IP market share
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ARM, the leader in IP cores licensing, lost market share in a market that grew strongly in 2021, according to Eric Esteve from IPnest. ARM has been losing out gradually…
Global chip market growth slips as Asia-Pacific falls
Global chip market growth slips as Asia-Pacific falls
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The global chip market was worth $151.7 billion in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 23 percent compared with 1Q21, according to the US-based Semiconductor Industry Association. However,…
Public LoRaWAN networks see 66 percent growth
Public LoRaWAN networks see 66 percent growth
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Expansion in global networks driven by satellite, community and license-exempt network operators deploying LPWAN IoT.
Design engineer ‘tell-all’ survey reveals obstacles, opportunities
Design engineer ‘tell-all’ survey reveals obstacles, opportunities
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Connectivity systems specialist Molex has announced the results of a global survey that reveals the "aspirations, attitudes and experiences" of design engineers as they address ever-increasing product complexity, accelerated design…
Elevating air travel through the metaverse
Elevating air travel through the metaverse
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Aerospace company Airbus and crowdsourcing platform HeroX have launched a crowdsourcing competition to explore the future of travel through the use of the metaverse.
GSMA report and guide outlines 5G spectrum roadmap for Asia Pacific
GSMA report and guide outlines 5G spectrum roadmap for Asia Pacific
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Report finds wide disparity in APAC 5G readiness, with spectrum planning and management key to success.
Custom ASIC specialist offers turn-key AI solution
Custom ASIC specialist offers turn-key AI solution
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Custom ASIC provider MegaChips has announced the launch of its AI Partner Program, which allows companies to integrate AI capabilities without requiring in-house AI experts.
TSMC, Taiwan to increase foundry market share in 2022
TSMC, Taiwan to increase foundry market share in 2022
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The rest of the world – including South Korea – will lose foundry revenue market share to Taiwan and China in 2022 compared to 2021, according to data from TrendForce.
China’s chip output falls due to Covid lockdowns
China’s chip output falls due to Covid lockdowns
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China’s production of ICs fell in March by 5.1 percent year-on-year to 28.5 billion units, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This is a marked…
AI in IoT to grow at 6.2 percent CAGR
AI in IoT to grow at 6.2 percent CAGR
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Machine and deep learning technologies are projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.7 percent during the AI in IoT forecast period.
Bitcoin mining facility to be 100% solar, battery powered
Bitcoin mining facility to be 100% solar, battery powered
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Bitcoin and blockchain infrastructure company Blockstream has announced that it is collaborating with financial services and digital payments company Block on the construction of a new open-source solar-powered Bitcoin mining…
Top ten semiconductor companies in 2021
Top ten semiconductor companies in 2021
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Samsung has regained the top spot as the world’s largest semiconductor maker as widely anticipated in the latest figures from Gartner. Worldwide semiconductor revenue were $595bn in 2021, an increase…
Cloud gaming, metaverse on track for mainstream adoption
Cloud gaming, metaverse on track for mainstream adoption
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Amdocs, a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies, has released research findings that it says give a deeper and surprising look into expectations around the…
Tesla remains king of the hill in electromobility innovation
Tesla remains king of the hill in electromobility innovation
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The global ramp-up of electromobility is leading to a reorganisation of the automotive industry. The innovative strength of car manufacturers plays a central role in this. Not surprisingly, the technology…
Foundries’ March sales up 33% y-on-y
Foundries’ March sales up 33% y-on-y
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Taiwanese foundries – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and United Microelectronics. Corp. – both achieved sales revenue in March that was up 33.2 percent year-on-year. Sales revenue at leading foundry…
Boom for 200mm fab capacity
Boom for 200mm fab capacity
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Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are on track to boost 200mm fab capacity by 1.2 million wafers, or 21%, from the start of 2020 to the end of 2024 to address the…
China’s share of global fabless IC market collapsed in 2021
China’s share of global fabless IC market collapsed in 2021
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China’s share of the global fabless IC market fell to 9 percent in 2021, down from 15 percent in 2020, according to figures from IC Insights. At the same time…
Asia-Pacific annual chip market growth joins Americas’ above 40%
Asia-Pacific annual chip market growth joins Americas’ above 40%
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The global chip market continued to boom in February with chip sales into the Asia-Pacific region up 41.4 percent higher than a year before on a three-month average basis, according…


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