2016-11-11 - Rick Merritt

Chip sales forecast optimistic on 4.6% rise next year

Market watcher IBS raised its forecast for growth in semiconductors: Chip sales may go from 0.2 to 4.6 percent increase…

2016-11-11 - Nick Flaherty

Preh taps Qualcomm for wireless EV charging

Preh will use Qualcomm's Halo technology to develop new products, focusing on commercialising wireless charging for PHEV and EV manufacturers.

2016-11-09 - Laurie Sullivan

Why robotics may soon require new links in the chain

Long term, autonomous robots could become highly disruptive to supply chains, particularly for electronics components supply chains.

2016-11-08 - NXP Semiconductors

NXP radar MCU enables tighter truck platooning

The S32R27 offers accuracy and safety for applications such as collision avoidance, lane change assist and radar cocooning with 360°…

2016-11-03 - Allegro MicroSystems

Linear ICs sense up to 100A AC, DC currents

The ACS780/ACS781 are provided in automotive-grade sensor IC package, delivering high power density for current sensing applications.

2016-11-01 - Vivek Nanda

40V MOSFETs improve switching, noise performance

STripFET technology combines improved switching performance and energy efficiency with low noise and high EMI immunity.

2016-10-28 - Vivek Nanda

Qualcomm bags NXP for $47B

Qualcomm will offer $110 per share and, including debt, the deal will cost close to $47 billion.

2016-10-25 - Gartner

‘Intelligent things’ to penetrate businesses in 2017

Gartner anticipates a shift from stand-alone intelligent things to a collaborative intelligent things model.

2016-10-21 - Murata

Murata acquires 3D silicon capacitor expertise

France-based IPDiA specialises in developing integrated passive devices, including 3D silicon capacitors.

2016-10-21 - Nanyang Technological University

Singapore all aboard to test self-driving buses

The goal is to outfit existing buses with intelligent sensors and develop a self-driving system that can navigate road traffic…

2016-10-20 - Xilinx

Baidu takes FPGA approach to boost machine learning apps

Xilinx FPGAs deliver a 10-20X performance/watt improvement.

2016-10-18 - Christoph Hammerschmidt

Infineon closes lidar gap with Innoluce takeover

Innoluce’s technology uses 1D MEMS mirrors, offering higher horizontal resolution and field of view, as well as lower sensitivity to…