Did Microchip Technology get ahead of itself last week by suggesting that its downward revenue forecast was a negative bellwether for the whole semiconductor market? Or is there a macro-economic weakness, foreshadowed by Microchip, that ...
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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden have designed a microwave circuit that has set a record transmission rate of 40Gb/s for an operating frequency of 140GHz (presented in the session ‘Breaking News ...
The US Patent Office has issued US Patent No. 8,859,310 to Versatilis LLC of Winooski, VT, USA (a technology and business development firm that focuses on novel materials and processes for electro-optical devices, as well as extending its ...
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In August global semiconductor market growth slowed, although Europe continued to show strong year-on-year growth at above 10 percent, according to data from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization, reported by the ...
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The next-generation power semiconductor market will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 63% between 2011 and 2017 to more than $500m, forecasts market research firm The Information Network in its report 'Next-Generation ...
Tags: Power Semiconductor, Electronics
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp ( PSMI ), said Friday the Japan Fair Trade Commission granted clearance of its proposed $465 million merger with Murata Electronics North America Inc. The approval is subject to a 30-day waiting period set to ...
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South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor has introduced its Acrich MJT 3030 LED. Using Seoul Semiconductor’s high-reliability Acrich MJT technology, the MJT 3030 LED offers improved performance and high lm/$ in a mid-power package, ...
The semiconductor content within wearable devices will generate a market worth $9 billion in 2019, according to market analysis company, The Information Network (New Tripoli, Pennsylvania). High-end connectivity devices for Wi-Fi, ...
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Solar photovoltaic (PV) modules using solar-grade wafers, as offered by 16 of the top 20 solar module suppliers to the industry, will account for 89% of solar capacity forecast to be installed in 2014, according to Solarbuzz. Thin-film ...
A tiny ray of blue that revolutionized the lighting industry continues to tantalize investors looking to capitalize on the rise of new technology. On Tuesday, the Nobel Prize was awarded to three scientists for their invention of a blue ...
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Chip suppliers are expected to begin to pull in orders for wafers in order to produce chips for non-Apple device vendors, a move which is likely to start a new round of competition for wafer capacity, according to industry sources. Most ...
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Japanese auto electronics parts maker Rohm Semiconductor has set up its new R&D Centre in Bangalore. With this, the company has chalked out plans to play a major role in the Indian automotive electronics market. Talking to Autocar ...
European sales of semiconductors in July 2014 amounted to US$ 3.273 billion, an increase of 14.9% compared to the same month in 2013, the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) writes. The high Year-on-Year growth in Europe, ...
Tags: SEMI, Electrical, Electronics, Semiconductors
SSD (solid-state drive) prices in the China market have drastically fallen, with prices for a 128GB model dropping to US$50-55 and those for a 256GB model to below US$100, according to Taiwan-based memory module makers. The prices ...
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Orbotech has completed the acquisition of SPTS Technologies Group which works in the areas of advanced packaging and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). The company said that the acquisition of SPTS would help them as the latter is a ...