Texas Instruments Inc (TI), which develops analog ICs and embedded processors, has introduced its first transimpedance amplifier (TIA) for the 100G optical networking market. TI says that, as a key component of the system, the ONET2804T ...
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Order visibility for Taiwan-based PC and notebook related IC vendors for the third quarter of 2014 is better than expected due to a rebound in demand for notebooks and other PC products, according to industry sources. However, suppliers ...
JBT Corporation announced today that the Company has received orders in excess of $5 million for in-container sterilization technology from a packaged foods company. JBT will supply a comprehensive rebuild package that will transform and ...
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Peripheral chip suppliers for the next-generation iPhone reportedly are preparing to build up combined inventories of related ICs equivalent for the production of 100 million units in the second half of 2014, according to industry sources. ...
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M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes analog semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog, RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications) has been recognized by Lightwave magazine with two Lightwave ...
IBM is investing $3bn over the next 5 years in two broad research and early-stage development programs to push the limits of chip technology needed to meet the emerging demands of cloud computing and ‘big data’ systems. The ...
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The average annual unit growth rate of analog ICs has increased to 8.9 percent for the forecast period of 2013 to 2018, outpacing all other major IC product segments and total IC shipment growth, which is pegged at 7.2 percent growth, ...
Tags: IC, Electrical, Electronics
Analog IC vendors are set to post strong sales in the third quarter of 2014 thanks to the roll-outs of new smartphones, tablets and LED lighting products, according to industry sources. Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology ...
Tags: LED lighting, Electrical, Electronics, Instruments
Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) (Nasdaq: MPWR), a leading fabless manufacturer of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, and Avnet Memec, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) company and leading global technology distributor, ...
Most Taiwan-based LCD driver IC vendors are expected to see their sales grow 5-15% sequentially in the third quarter, powered by orders for large-size driver ICs from LCD panel suppliers and for small- and medium-size driver IC parts from ...
Tags: LCD Driver, IC, LCD
Analog Devices Inc (ADI) of Norwood, MA, USA (which provides semiconductors for signal processing applications) has commenced a tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Hittite Microwave Corp of Chelmsford, MA, USA ...
Researchers at the University of Arkansas have designed integrated circuits that can survive at temperatures greater than 350°C (about 660°F). Funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF), their work could improve the ...
Tags: SiC Power electronics HEV, Electrical, Electronics, circuits
Demand for gallium will rise rapidly between 2014 and 2020 as general lighting moves away from incandescent and fluorescent lamps to light-emitting diodes, but this strong growth is unlikely to result in any tightness in supply as the ...
Tags: Gallium, LED, Electrical, Electronics
For first-quarter 2014, broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA has reported revenue of $23.3m, down 35.9% on $36.3m last quarter and 11.8% on $26.4m a year ago. The firm had two ...
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Total semiconductor revenue in 2013 reached USD 318.1 billion, up from USD 303.1 billion in 2012. Last year’s growth effectively reversed the disappointing 2.4 percent loss of 2012, when revenue contracted from USD 310.6 billion in ...
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