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Semitrex rebrands to Helix Semiconductors
Semitrex rebrands to Helix Semiconductors
Business news |
US power semiconductor startup Semitrex is changing its name to Helix Semiconductors.
Components undersupply to squeeze smartphones’ margins: reports TrendForce
Components undersupply to squeeze smartphones’ margins: reports TrendForce
Market news |
The markets for key components used in smartphones have experienced rising prices since the second half of 2016 because of…
PSA takes the fast lane in automotive electronics
PSA takes the fast lane in automotive electronics
Interviews |
French carmaker PSA Group recently made headlines for its intention to take over competitor Opel / Vauxhall. Independently, PSA is…
AI helps vehicles to find their way through roadworks
AI helps vehicles to find their way through roadworks
Technology News |
Automated vehicles must be able to identify traffic signs correctly and reliably. Existing systems however have problems to handle complex…

ARM’s soft launch for machine learning library
ARM’s soft launch for machine learning library
Technology News |
ARM is introducing a free library of popular machine learning and computer vision routines that has been optimized to run on ARM CPUs and GPUs.
TSMC joins Semiconductor Research Corp.
TSMC joins Semiconductor Research Corp.
Technology News |
The world's leading foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Hsinchu, Taiwan) has signed up to participate in two collaborative research programs operated by Semiconductor Research Corp. (Research Triangle, North Carolina).
Israeli startup brings optical zoom to dual-camera smartphones
Israeli startup brings optical zoom to dual-camera smartphones
Technology News |
Founded in 2012, Israeli startup Corephotonics has gathered big name investors around extensive IP portfolio, serving smartphone OEMs with state-of-the-art dual-camera solutions.
Volumetric microbubble display holds promise for 3D optics, graphics
Volumetric microbubble display holds promise for 3D optics, graphics
Technology News |
Japanese researchers at the Center for Optical Research & Education (CORE), Utsunomiya University, have taken a novel approach to design volumetric displays, rendering 3D graphics in real 3D space that…
Is tin the solution for optical on-chip data communications?
Is tin the solution for optical on-chip data communications?
Technology News |
Scientists have been searching for a long time for ways to integrate optical components onto a semiconductor chip. However, silicon and germanium alone – the material all chips are made…
Li-ion battery inventor introduces new solid-state technology
Li-ion battery inventor introduces new solid-state technology
Technology News |
A team led by the co-inventor of the lithium ion battery has developed a solid-state cell that could triple the capacity of batteries.
Xilinx preps programmable RF for 5G
Xilinx preps programmable RF for 5G
Technology News |
Xilinx Inc. (San Jose, Calif.), best known as a vendor of field programmable gate arrays, is getting ready to offer a family of application-specific chips for implementing baseband transceivers for…
Simultaneous wireless charging for multiple small devices
Simultaneous wireless charging for multiple small devices
Market news |
Semtech (Camarillo, CA) has disclosed added capabilities planned for its LinkCharge wireless charging platform, enabling it to concurrently charge multiple, low-power devices - typically wearables - using a single transmitter.
Starter Bluetooth dev kit for IoT wearables
Starter Bluetooth dev kit for IoT wearables
New Products |
A starter kit from Toshiba (Tokyo, Japan) supports applications that need to process multiple sensor inputs. The comprehensive development kit provides the hardware and software needed to create wearable devices.
Low-ohm metal foil resistors are automotive-certified
Low-ohm metal foil resistors are automotive-certified
New Products |
The chip resistors series KRL from Japanese manufacturer Susumu are low-ohm metal foil resistors certified for automotive use in accordance with AEC-Q200.
Making volumetric displays out of glycerin-filled tanks
Making volumetric displays out of glycerin-filled tanks
Technology News |
Japanese researchers at the Center for Optical Research & Education (CORE), Utsunomiya University, have taken a novel approach to design volumetric displays, rendering 3D graphics in real 3D space that…
Solid state lithium battery triples capacity
Solid state lithium battery triples capacity
Technology News |
A team led by the co-inventor of the lithium ion battery has developed a solid state cell that could triple the capacity of batteries.
40V and 45V MOSFETs reduce on resistance
40V and 45V MOSFETs reduce on resistance
New Products |
Toshiba Electronics Europe has expanded its range of low-voltage N-channel power MOSFETs with new 40V and 45V devices.
SiC junction-barrier Schottky diode reduces equipment size
SiC junction-barrier Schottky diode reduces equipment size
New Products |
Mitsubishi Electric has launched a silicon-carbide Schottky-barrier diode (SiC-SBD) that incorporates a junction-barrier Schottky (JBS) structure to reduce the power loss and physical size of power supply systems for photovoltaic power systems…
Semtech targets simultaneous wireless charging for multiple small devices
Semtech targets simultaneous wireless charging for multiple small devices
Market news |
Semtech has disclosed added capabilities planned for its LinkCharge wireless charging platform, enabling it to concurrently charge multiple, low-power devices, typically wearables, using a single transmitter. The technology is being…
Rad Hard 32-channel driver has integrated decoder for satellite applications
Rad Hard 32-channel driver has integrated decoder for satellite applications
New Products |
The ISL72813SEH from Intersil is a radiation hardened 32-channel driver with integrated decoder that reduces the size, weight and power of satellite command and telemetry systems.
16Gb low-power DDR3 SDRAM operates from 1.2V/1.8V
16Gb low-power DDR3 SDRAM operates from 1.2V/1.8V
New Products |
Alliance Memory's AS4C512M32MD3 is a high-speed CMOS mobile low-power DDR3 (LPDDR3) SDRAM designed to extend battery life in compact portable devices.
Promoting contactless payments: G&D and Caixabank at MWC
Promoting contactless payments: G&D and Caixabank at MWC
Technology News |
In collaboration with CaixaBank, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is distributing lightweight wearable wristbands for contactless payments among MWC 2017 attendees in Barcelona.
GloFo 45nm RFSOI process ready for 5G
GloFo 45nm RFSOI process ready for 5G
Technology News |
Globalfoundries Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has announced that is 45nm RFSOI manufacturing process is available to be targeted for designs.
ST is USound’s piezoMEMS partner
ST is USound’s piezoMEMS partner
Business news |
Fabless startup USound GmbH (Graz, Austria), a 2014 company that wants to produce audio systems based on MEMS actuators, is collaborating with STMicroelectronics NV.
Galileo authentication to make falsifying satellite signals more difficult
Galileo authentication to make falsifying satellite signals more difficult
Technology News |
The European Union activated its Galileo satellite navigation system in December 2016. However, the EU is dedicated to setting this system apart from other navigation systems such as GPS –…
Bosch, IBM collaborate on Industrial IoT
Bosch, IBM collaborate on Industrial IoT
Business news |
IBM and Bosch have announced a collaboration for industrial Internet of Things (IoT), making available Bosch IoT Suite services on open standards-based IBM Bluemix and IBM Watson IoT Platform for…
ARM buys startups for NB-IoT expertise
ARM buys startups for NB-IoT expertise
Business news |
Processor IP licensor ARM Ltd. has acquired Mistbase AB (Lund, Sweden) and NextG-Com Ltd. (Staines, England) for an undisclosed amount of money.
MEMS-based RF switch delivers over 10X performance gain
MEMS-based RF switch delivers over 10X performance gain
Technology News |
Only a few months after it was spun-out from GE, MEMS startup Menlo Micro has now qualified its wafer-level Digital-Micro-Switch (DMS) technology platform for production.


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