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• May semi sales up 1.5% on June

  07-07-2020 18:58 via electronicsweekly.com
  The global semiconductor industry posted May sales of US$35 billion, up 1.5% sequentially, according to Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). The May sales were 5.8% higher than the US$33 billion generated during the same period in 2019, SIA indicated. All monthly sales numbers are compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization and represent a ...
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• Relec introduces space-saving DC-DC converters from Mornsun

  07-07-2020 13:42 via electronicsweekly.com
  
  DC-DC converters in DFN packages by Mornsun are now available from Relec Electronics. The R4 is the fourth generation of surface mount DC-DC converters, designed to space space and reduce the size of distributed power systems. The DFN package measures 9.0mm x 7.0mm x 3.1mm. It occupies 63mm2, compared to 155mm2 for SMD8 footprint DC-DC ...
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• NXP and Auterion partner for high-reliability drone control

  07-07-2020 13:42 via electronicsweekly.com
  
  NXP and drone software company Auterion are to co-develop high-reliability integrated hardware and software for the commercial unmanned aerial systems industry. “With the development of regulations and the increased number of autonomous systems in the field, the requirement for components and software that are certifiable and the ability to deploy intelligence on the edge is ...
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• Happy birthday, DesignSpark

  07-07-2020 11:57 via electronicsweekly.com
  
  The DesignSpark community turns 10 years old and RS Components has marked the online design platform’s turning of a decade with a new website design, incorporating new features. The website has been developed based on user feedback. Local versions available in China, France, Germany, Japan, North America and the UK, and the site has  enhanced ...
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• 1kW programmable DC PSU fits 1U rack slot

  07-07-2020 11:53 via electronicsweekly.com
  
  TDK has introduced power supplies up to 1kW that fit into 1U slots in equipment racks. G1kW is 483mm wide and fits across the whole rack GH1kW is 214mm wide and, using the GH/RM option, two can be mounted side by side in a standard 19in rack They fill out the low-power end of the ...
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• Southern Manufacturing and Electronics confirms 2021 dates

  07-07-2020 10:41 via electronicsweekly.com
  
  The organiser of  Southern Manufacturing & Electronics has confirmed that the event will be returning to Farnborough International on Tuesday 20 to Thursday 22 April 2021. The annual show is usually held earlier in the year but has been rescheduled to avoid conflict with other events is 2021 which have been postponed due to the Covid-19 ...
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• Nokia ramps up adoption of O-RAN interfaces

  07-07-2020 10:33 via electronicsweekly.com
  
  Nokia is ramping up the adoption of Open RAN (O-RAN) interfaces in its AirScale portfolio. These new O-RAN capabilities, which include open interfaces, will be built on top of Nokia’s existing AirScale software, providing the same high-level performance, functionalities and security standards of Nokia’s current radio products. By taking the approach of building the open ...
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• Samsung Q2 profit up 23%

  07-07-2020 09:16 via electronicsweekly.com
  
  Samsung Electronics expects a 23% y-o-y rise in Q2 operating profit on the back of datacentre demand as more people worked from home. Operating profit is expected to $6.8 billion – the highest since Q4 2019. Revenue is expected to be down 7% y-o-y to $43 billion. Rising DRAM prices pushed up the profit. DRAM ...
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• SMIC seeks to raise $6.5-$7.5bn

  07-07-2020 07:26 via electronicsweekly.com
  
  SMIC has upped its proposed share offering on the Shanghai STAR market to raise between $6.5-$7.5 billion from the original intention to raise $2.8 billion.  The new  plan is to put 25% of SMIC’s shares on the market. The lower offering values SMIC at $27.75 billion. The China government is clearly keen for the offer ...
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• Toshiba introduces light-receiving tech for LiDAR

  07-07-2020 07:15 via electronicsweekly.com
  
  Toshiba has  introduced a high-resolution, long-range light-receiving technology for deployment in solid-state LiDAR systems based on the company’s silicon photo-multiplier (SiPM). In general, SiPM are suitable for long-range measurement as they are highly light sensitive. However, the light-receiving cells composed on SiPM require recovery time after being triggered, and in strong ambient light condition they also ...
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• ITRI transfers FRAM and SOT-MRAM processes to local IC companies

  07-07-2020 07:15 via electronicsweekly.com
  
  ITRI, Taiwan’s IC research lab which brought advanced chip processing to the island in 1976 via a CMOS licence from RCA, has transferred transferred FRAM and SOT-MRAM processes to domestic IC manufacturers, reports Digitimes. Over the years, ITRI scaled the 7micron RCA CMOS process and, as each node became ready for commercial production, it was ...
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