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X-Fab plans to invest $50 million for making MEMS

Published:2012/9/28 21:26:00 Author:Ecco

According to X-Fab Silicon Foundries AG (Erfurt, Germany), it plans to invest $50 million in its microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) operations. X-Fab is a foundry for mixed-signal ICs and MEMS with wafer fabs in Erfurt and Dresden in Germany; Lubbock, Texas and Kuchin, Sarawak in Malaysia. It makes circuits down to 0.13-micron minimum geometries and employs about 2,400 people worldwide and serves appli...   (View)

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The war between Motorola and Apple is upgrated

Published:2012/9/21 1:49:00 Author:Ecco

As we know, Apple Inc. launched the iPhone 5 last week. It may be the best market for Apple Inc. But the war between the leading suppliers of personal electronics has upgraded, and Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility has asked for a ban in the United States on a broad set of products from Apple Inc. According to the U.S. International Trade Commission, some Apple products infringe patents held by Motorola ...   (View)

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IPhone 5 will be launched on Sept. 12

Published:2012/9/12 3:30:00 Author:Ecco

Now it is reported that Apple Inc.’s iPhone 5 will be pushed Wednesday (Sept. 12). The market research firm IHS iSuppli indicated that iPhone 5 would spur the global smartphone market back to growth in the second half of the year after contraction in the second quarter. A...   (View)

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It is reported that chip sales grew slightly in July

Published:2012/9/5 2:25:00 Author:Ecco

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) trade group had made a report to indicate that semiconductor sales improved slightly in July compared to June, but remained lower than July 2011 According to the data a...   (View)

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Smartphones projected to pass feature phones in 2013

Published:2012/8/29 3:01:00 Author:Ecco

The market research firm IHS iSuppli expected that smartphones would be majority of handset shipments for the first time in 2013. IHS had released a report which indicated that smartphones are now expected to account for 54 percent of handset shipments in 2013, up from an estimated 46 percent...   (View)

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Globalfoundries may surpass UMC in foundry sales to become NO.2

Published:2012/8/22 1:52:00 Author:Ecco

The market research firm IC Insights Inc. has made a projected ranking of foundry vendors this week, and the ranking report indicates that Globalfoundries Inc. may surpass United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) to become the No. 2 semiconductor foundry supplier in 2012. According to a mid-year update of IC Insights’ McClean Report, Glo...   (View)

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GaN increases the efficiency of wireless charging

Published:2012/8/14 22:48:00 Author:Ecco

According to Efficient Power Conversion Corp., wireless charging startup WiTricity Corp. has demonstrated wireless charging using gallium nitride FETs. Established in 2007, Efficient Power Conversion Corp. is a 2007 gallium nitride power transistor startup. The company said that GaN transistors are superior for the proposed 6.78...   (View)

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ARM still works with Synopsys for EDA support

Published:2012/8/11 4:34:00 Author:Ecco

According to Processor IP licensor ARM Holdings plc (Cambridge, England), the company will continue to work with all the major EDA companies after EE Times asked about claimed improvements in performance and power consumption trade-offs claimed for the design of system-chips (SoCs) based on Cortex A-series processor cores made usi...   (View)

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It is reported that Intel may use wireless charging

Published:2012/8/10 22:47:00 Author:Ecco

According to a Digitimes report that referenced unnamed sources, Intel may utilize internally developed resonant wireless charging to improve the attractiveness of mobile offerings based on its chips such as Intel-based ultrabooks and smartphones. It is reported that Intel (Santa Clara, Calif.) is already providing wireless charging reference designs and has developed software for power charging control. W...   (View)

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ARM, Cadence works together for processor design

Published:2012/8/10 1:49:00 Author:Ecco

Processor IP licensor ARM Holdings plc worked with EDA software vendor Cadence Design Systems Inc. to link ARM’s processor optimization packages (POPs) to Cadence’s software for digital design called Encounter. According to two companies, the combination generates further improvements in performance and power consumption trade offs for system-chips (SoCs) based on Cortex A-series processor cores. ARM which...   (View)

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Nvidia: The first 4.1 version of Android tablets have arrived

Published:2012/8/9 21:46:00 Author:Ecco

According to Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of chip maker Nvidia Corp., the Nexus 7 tablet developed by Google is not a less expensive alternative to Apple Inc.’s iPad, but the best realization yet of a tablet with the potential to tap the millions of Android users worldwide. And the Nexus 7 is the fir...   (View)

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NthDegree signed with NASA to develop low mass lighting

Published:2012/8/9 1:55:00 Author:Ecco

NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc. (Tempe, Ariz.) has signed an agreement with NASA for the development of a low mass, low power light source. NthDegree is a company which is specialized in inorganic printed and flexible semiconductors for lighting, photovoltaics and energy storage. According to NthDegree, it has developed a me...   (View)

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Semico cuts its forecast for 2012 chip market growth

Published:2012/8/8 22:15:00 Author:Ecco

According to Semico Research Corp., the global semiconductor sales would increase 6 to 8 percent in 2012. The company became the latest market research firm to cut its forecast for 2012 chip market growth this week. Semico (Phoenix) ...   (View)

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Former IBM, Globalfoundries manager has been raising

Published:2012/8/8 1:55:00 Author:Ecco

It is reported that Rutger Wijburg has been raised to senior vice president. Rutger Wijburg is known as general manager of Fab 1 in Dresden for GlobalFoundries Inc. (Milpitas, Calif.). Wijburg was a senior vice president at his previous job, Operations Manager Front End for NXP Semiconductors NV (Eindhoven, The Netherland...   (View)

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Strong mobile DRAM market may drive the acquisition of Elpida

Published:2012/8/7 23:04:00 Author:Ecco

According to market research firm IHS iSuppli, the market for mobile DRAM chips is projected to grow to a record $6.56 billion in 2012, up 10 percent from 2011. The strong market may be caused by the hot pr...   (View)

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Nikon works with Intel to develop 450-mm wafer steppers, says Nikkei Shimbun

Published:2012/8/7 21:56:00 Author:Ecco

According to Nikkei Shimbun, Japan’s economic newspaper, Nikon Corp. will work with Intel Corp. to develop the next generation semiconductor manufacturing equipment capable of handling 450-mm wafers. And Nikon Corp. is the world’s number two stepper manufacturer. However, Nikon plans to commercialize it by 2018. It is not clear to coun...   (View)

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Apple, Samsung took all of Q2 handset profits, says analyst

Published:2012/8/7 1:52:00 Author:Ecco

It is reported that Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. combined accounted for all of the cellular handset industry’s profit in the second quarter. Apple and Samsung took a combined 108 percent of al...   (View)

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The different application bases help sensor growth

Published:2012/8/6 22:58:00 Author:Ecco

According to market research firm IHS iSuppli, the market for magnetic sensors is expected to grow by 13 percent in 2012 after surging by more than 22 percent last year. Since magnetic sensors are widely used in cel...   (View)

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Nitero introduces 60-GHz Wi-Fi

Published:2012/8/6 21:35:00 Author:Ecco

Established in 2011, Nitero Inc. (Austin, Texas) is a fabless chip company with Australian roots. The company has introduced 60-GHz, multi-gigabit Wi-Fi ICs for mobile devices. Nitero indicated that Trailblazer Capital has joined South...   (View)

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Linear Technology Corporation pushes LTC4000-1 controller

Published:2012/8/6 1:31:00 Author:Ecco

Linear Technology Corporation pushes the LTC4000-1 which is a high voltage controller and power manager with input maximum power point control (MPPC). It can convert virtually any externally compensated DC/DC pow...   (View)

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