2020-11-09 - Renesas Electronics

New MCU Family for Motor Control and AI-based Endpoint Predictive Maintenance

Arm Cortex-M4-based MCU rich peripherals reduce motor control BOM cost and supports predictive maintenance solution with Google’s TensorFlow Lite for microcontrollers...

2020-10-26 - IC Insights

China Forecast to Represent 22% of the Foundry Market in 2020

However, market uncertainty looms as TSMC's shipments to HiSilicon ceased in mid-September...

- Anton Shilov

GlobalFoundries Details Ambitious Technology Roadmap

GlobalFoundries discussed its technology roadmap; its plan to invest $1.4B in 2021; its expectation it will achieve profitability; and its intention to hold an IPO, perhaps in 2022...

2020-10-23 - EE Times Taiwan

Tech Startups Build Innovative AIoT Applications

At the recent TIE show, we caught up with tech startups & teams from nextDrive, AIWin, TMYTEK, imec Taiwan, and DSP Concept to share their creative and smart technologies...

2020-10-22 - TrendForce

UMC to Focus More on Foundry Business in the Future

While close to settling legal case with U.S., UMC will be focusing more on its foundry business in the future, says TrendForce...

- Alan Patterson

TSMC Bets on HPC for Future Growth

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. expects the main driver of its growth in the next several years to be HPC, overtaking its current smartphone business...

2020-10-16 - Don Scansen

How Is Intel Part of a “SHIP” Program?

There is nothing new about young men killing themselves through their own stupidity. While tragic, this has been happening since the dawn of time...

2020-10-14 - George Leopold

Silicon Wafer Shipments Head for Recovery and Record High

Bullish forecasts for the silicon wafer shipments as the EDA industry thrives...

- Ansys

Ansys Expands Its Semiconductor Footprint and Stages Virtual User Conference

The rapid growth of the interest in Ansys’s semiconductor tools has prompted the company to stage a gathering of its semiconductor users at a virtual user group meeting called IDEAS Digital Forum...

2020-10-06 - Anton Shilov

Taking a Closer Look at Intel’s Process Roadmap

Somewhat limited improvements of client and server CPUs coupled with delays of new process technologies made Intel look pale. But being a large company has its perks and Intel's roadmap reveals a path to regaining market share and mind share...

2020-10-05 - TrendForce

China’s Chip Sector Faces Possible Impact as SMIC Assesses Export Restrictions Placed by U.S.

SMIC made formal announcements assessing the Commerce Department’s notification to SMIC's suppliers that they will be restricted from shipping certain U.S.-originated equipment, components, and raw materials to the Chinese foundry...

- Nitin Dahad and Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio

NXP Advance 5G with New 150mm GaN Fab in Arizona

NXP opened a new GaN fab in Arizona to focus primarily on the communications infrastructure market for 5G radio systems, but looking ahead to 6G...