S8 Displays Smartphone's Scale

Samsung and Huawei provided a glimpse of the microns to megabucks complexity of mobile design today with their latest smartphone news.

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Toshiba Shareholders OK Chip Unit Sale as Bidders Mount

With about 10 bidders reportedly interested, stockholders vote to approve spinoff into separate business.

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EEVblog #984 – World’s Best Dumpster Find! ($300k!)

An INSANE dumpster diving find! $300k worth!

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Jet man flies with the help of RS Components

UK human propulsion start-up, Gravity, has built and flown a jet engine flying suit. Founded by Richard Browning, the firm’s Daedalus suit has six jet engines, four hand held and two in a backpack. RS Components has provided tools, components and expertise to support the development. RS has a page on the suit here. Just ...

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Quick-starting your IoT node design just got easier

Electric Imp, the developer of hardware and software platforms for secure IoT designs, is offering quick-start reference designs for what it believes are the most frequently demanded connectivity and device prototypes. According to Hugo Fiennes, CEO and co-founder of Electric Imp: “We have seen customers cut nine to 12 weeks from prototype and trial schedules, and ...

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Thermal printer works off one Li-ion cell

Rohm has a thermal printhead for incorporating in payment terminals capable of being driven by a single-cell Li-ion battery. Thermal printheads are electronic devices that print on special media (i.e. thermal paper) by generating and dissipating heat. Conventional thermal printheads for payment terminals are driven by 2-cell Li-ion batteries. As thermal printers do not use ...

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IoT design board makes most of its FPGA

  Arrow Electronics is targeting the maker market with an IoT design board based on an FPGA. The Arrow MAX1000 board can be installed directly into a custom application or integrated on to a completely separate board. The Intel MAX10 FPGA has 8,000 logic elements. The chip also includes integrated flash memory, a 1Msample/s 12-bit ...

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From the archive: Henry Joseph Round, unrecognised electronics pioneer Part 2

David Jervis recently contacted Electronics Weekly, trying to get a clean copy of an article written about his grandfather 50 years ago. Sadly, we couldn’t help because most of EW’s paper archive was destroyed in a storage accident. The grandfather turned out to be HJ Round, the British engineer who a century ago helped invent what ...

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Free design tool used by 100,000 students, says RS

RS Components now has 100,000 users in schools and colleges of its free-for-download DesignSpark PCB design tool via its educational network licence. In the last five years 100,000 users from more than 200 places of education across the globe, including schools, academies, colleges and universities, have been using the PCB tool. Before the launch of the licence, the DesignSpark ...

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Taiwan makers competing in China LED automotive lighting market

In view of fast growing demand for LED automotive lighting in the China market, some Taiwan-based LED packaging service providers and LED automotive lighting module makers have been competing for orders there, according to industry sources.

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Taiwan local governments expected to procure over 200,000 LED street lamps in 2017

The Taiwan government set aside a budget of NT$5.5 billion (US$173 million) in 2016 to subsidize local governments' procurement of LED street lamps to replace mercury vapor street lamps, and some local governments will offer open bids in the second and third quarters to procure more than 200,000 LED street lamps in total in 2017, according to industry sources.

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Unitech Printed Circuit Board signs NT$4.5 billion loans

Unitech Printed Circuit Board has signed a NT$4.5 billion (US$148.47 million) syndicated loan agreement with a banking consortium for capacity expansion and strengthening its financial structure.

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Wus Printed Circuit reports profits in 4Q16

PCB makers Wus Printed Circuit has reported net profits of NT$175 million (US$5.763 million) for the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to a loss of NT$86.64 million in the previous quarter.

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PCB maker Unimicron swings back to profitability in 4Q16

PCB maker Unimicron Technology managed to post net profits of NT$728 million (US$24.02 million) for the fourth quarter of 2016, ending three consecutive quarters of losses. The earnings translated into an EPS of NT$0.49 for the quarter.

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E.Ink makes first profit for five years

E.Ink made a profit of $2 million on sales of $461 million in 2016 after a $14.2 million loss in 2015. Royalty income was $74.3 million. it is the first time the company has made a profit in the last five years. Gross margin went up from 31 – 36% thanks to more displays being ...

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EEVblog #983 – A Shocking Oscilloscope Problem!

Dave discovered a hidden feature in the new Rohde & Schwarz RTB1004 Oscilloscope – Whack Trigger!
Does the feature exist on other scopes? Dave checks and compares every scope in the lab to find out!
Keysight 3000X
Keysight 1000X
Rohde & Schwarz HMO1202
Rigol DS1054Z
Siglent 1000X-E
Rigol 2000
GW Instek GDS-1104B
Tektronix MDO3000
Teledyne Lecroy WaveJet Touch 354

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Flexible AMOLEDs to out-sell rigid AMOLEDs this year

Flexible OLEDS will outsell rigid OLEDS this year, reports IHS, despited the highe cost of flexibles IHS forecasts Q3 sales for flexible AMOLEDs at $3.2 billion and sales of rigid AMOLEDs at $3 billion. With many smartphone brands planning to apply flexible AMOLED displays to their high-end product lines, revenues for flexible AMOLED panels are ...

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Police Report Untangles Uber Crash Mystery

EE Times has obtained the police report of Uber traffic collision on March 24. It tells a story different from earlier accounts of the crash. It also reveals details that might prompt more questions about Uber.

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3GPP Moves 5G Forward in Dubrovnik

5G cellular standards continue to take shape.

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Chip Industry Outlines Research Focus for Post-CMOS Era

Report by SIA outlines key areas for research funding as the semiconductor industry looks beyond conventional silicon scaling.

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Silicon Wave Rises in Data Center

A golden wave of excitement around merchant Ethernet switch chips for the data center is rising with new investments from traditional suppliers and startups.

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Eight Views of Bluetooth World

Bluetooth World in Silicon Valley focused on startups and new use cases for short-range wireless.

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Hope fades for Greenock fab

It looks like the 47 year-old fab at Greenock has reached the end of its days. Built by National in 1970, the fab is now owned by TI after TI bought in 2011. TI said last year they intended to close the plant by 2019. Closure will mean the loss of an estimated 572 jobs ...

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ADI buys One Tree Microdevices

Analog Devices has bought GaAs and GaN amplifier specialist OneTree Microdevices which makes components for CATV and FTTH. The acquisition means that ADI can deliver the complete signal chain for next-generation cable access networks. “Analog Devices, in combination with OneTree Microdevices, is uniquely positioned to solve the bandwidth and power efficiency challenges facing cable operators ...

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MAX20310 is a power management for wearables that will work from as little as 0.7V and up to 2V, for operation from single zinc-air, silver oxide and alkaline cells. The aim is to allow disposable rather than rechargeable cells to be used – to remove the need for charging components and, in clinical environments, remove ...

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GCHQ fledges cyber start-ups and asks for more

The first GCHQ-backed accelerator programme for cyber security start-ups has concluded . Seven start-ups joined the GCHQ Cyber Accelerator – a partnership between GCHQ, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and corporate accelerator Wayra UK (part Telefónica Open Future). The companies received support to scale their businesses, including mentoring, business services, office space, ...

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Renesas adds more MCU options to IoT range

Renesas Electronics has added new microcontrollers to its  Synergy range of IoT-focused devices and software. With the latest MCUs – S128, S3A3 and S3A6 families – there are now a total of 57 devices based on ARM Cortex-M CPU cores covering operating frequencies from 32MHz up to 240MHz, and on-chip flash memory sizes of 64KB, 128KB, 256KB, ...

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Tiny 3-axis accelerometer gets improved specs

Kionix KXTJ3 is a drop-in replacement for the earlier 2 x 2 x 0.9mm KXTJ2 (Kionix’s best selling accelerometer), with from better noise performance to extended range. Toys, wearables, remote controls, smart home and IoT are foreseen applications. “A common use case of accelerometers is for power savings, allowing the system to sleep when there ...

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Toshiba semiconductor v-p talks to Electronics Weekly

Peter Lieberwirth, vice president, strategic business planning, Toshiba Electronics Europe outlines the semiconductor firm’s product plans for memory, power mosfets and LED lighting. What are your product plans for 3D NAND flash and how important is this technology for the data storage industry? Peter Lieberwirth: 3D NAND flash memory built on Toshiba’s BiCS (Bit Cost ...

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Getac Technology reports strong earnings for 2016

Ruggedized computing device maker Getac Technology has reported net profits of NT$2.08 billion (US$68.59 million) for 2016, increasing 63.27% from a year earlier.

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Chunghwa Telecom launches smartwatch for children

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has launched its own brand FunPark Watch, a smartwatch targeting children aged 4-12 years. CHT targets to ship 5,000 units of the FunPark Watch initially.

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Micron experiencing rough transition to 1xnm DRAM process, says report

Micron Technology has faced a rough transition to 1xnm process for the manufacture of DRAM memory due to low yield rates, according to a Chinese-language report by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA).

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IC Insights more than doubles 2017 IC market growth forecast

IC Insights has raised its worldwide IC market growth forecast for 2017 to 11%, more than twice its original 5% outlook. The IC research firm has made a substantial upgrade to the 2017 growth rates forecast for the DRAM and NAND flash memory markets.

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ESD solution provider Amazing Microelectronic sees earnings up 70% in 2016

ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection solution provider Amazing Microelectronic saw its net profits surge 70% on year to a 7-year high of NT$323 million (US$10.68 million) in 2016.

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LED scanner reveals radiotherapy damage

Long-term skin damage following radiotherapy could be predicted using a LED-based scanner, according to The University of California Irvine Beckman Laser Institute (BLI). Radiotherapy is sometimes used to eradicate cancer cells that might have survived surgery or chemotherapy, in breast cancer patients, for example. A side-effect of this radiation is long-term damage in the skin. ...

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Infineon adds to CoolMOS line

Infineon is adding to  its CoolMOS portfolio  with the 600 V CoolMO P7 and 600 V CoolMOS C7 Gold (G7) series. The product families are designed to operate at 600 V breakdown voltage and deliver improved superjunction MOSFET performance.   The P7 is targeting applications such as chargers, adapters, lighting, TV, PC power, solar, server, ...

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Samsung to maintain lead with Galaxy S8 in high-end Android segment

The release of the Galaxy S8 will help Samsung to maintain its lead in the high-end Android smartphone market, while ramping up shipments of the vendor's complete line of smartphone products and profits, according to sources from Taiwan's handset supply chain.

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ECS reports losses for 2016

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$29.95 billion (US$991.16 million) for 2016, down by 38.11% on year because of bad debts from procurement orders from the Venezuela government. The company's net losses were NT$945 million, compared to profits of NT$1.15 billion in 2015 and EPS for 2016 was negative NT$1.70.

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IC Insights doubles 2017 forecast

IC Insights has raised its worldwide IC market growth forecast for 2017 to 11%—more than twice its original 5% outlook. The revision was necessary due to a substantial upgrade to the 2017 growth rates forecast for the DRAM and NAND flash memory markets. IC Insights currently expects DRAM sales to grow 39% and NAND flash ...

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Semiconductor Outlook Lifted on Surging Memory Prices

IC Insights doubles market forecast to 11 percent growth due to surge in DRAM and NAND flash ASPs.

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Simplo to cut capital by 40%

Notebook battery maker Simplo Technology has announced plans to reduce its capital by 40% and will also distribute dividends of NT$6 (US$0.20) in cash for 2016. With the two cash returns, the company's shareholders will be able to receive a total of NT$10 in cash for each share. Simplo chairman Raymond Sung noted that the company will still have NT$10 billion in cash after the capital reduction and this will allow the company to have more flexibility in its operations.

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E Ink swings to operating profits in 2016

EPD (electrophoretic display) e-paper maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) turned its business operations from net operating loss of NT449 million (US$14.2 million) in 2015 to net operating profit of NT$61 million) in 2016, the firm said at a March 29 investors conference.

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Clevo sees weak profits in 2016, but expects strong performance in 2017

Clevo has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.73 billion (US$189.63 million) for the fourth quarter of 2016, up 17% sequentially and 3% on year and NT$19.72 billion for the whole of 2016, up 2% on year. The company's net profits were NT$239 million in the fourth quarter, up 583% sequentially and 26% on year; however, net profits in 2016 were down NT$436 million to reach only NT$596 million because of exchange losses. EPS was NT$0.92.

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Revenues from flexible AMOLED displays on pace to exceed rigid AMOLED panels in 3Q17, says IHS

As demand for the flexible AMOLED displays continues to sharply increase, revenues are expected to reach US$3.2 billion in the third quarter of 2017, exceeding those of rigid AMOLED panels at US$3.0 billion, according to IHS Markit.

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New Wafer Works China plant to come online in 2018, says report

Taiwan-based silicon wafer supplier Wafer Works is expected to start operating its new plant in Zhengzhou, China which will be dedicated to producing 8-inch wafers in the first quarter of 2018, according to a recent Chinese-langauge Commercial Times report.

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Q'comm Names CTO, Girds for NXP Influx

Qualcomm appointed James Thompson, EVP of engineering at Qualcomm Technologies, as the company's new CTO. Thompson is responsible for R&D activities in all wireless chipsets in QCT, semiconductor business. He will oversee the companywide technical and product roadmaps.

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MaxLinear to Buy Exar for $700 Million

Deal, worth $472 million net of Exar's cash on hand, would increase MaxLinear's scale and diversify its revenue base.

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Scanner exploited in remote laser hacking attack

The humble flat-bed scanner can be used as a portal into a hacked computer, according to researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Several messages were transmitted to trigger malware in computers using the technique, including from a laser 900m away and from a drone outside the building. “In this research, we demonstrated how to ...

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1.2kV IGBT half bridges stretch to 690A

Richardson RFPD is stocking a family of power IGBTs from Vincotechin the new VINco E3 package. VINco E3 features ‘SoLid Cover’ technology in an industry-standard low-profile package. “It enables engineers to design mid-power inverters with higher output current, higher power density and improved reliability for motion control, industrial drives, solar power, UPS and other mid-power ...

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Abbey Road equips new recording studios

Abbey Road Studios, the most famous recording studios in the world and has been witness to countless landmark recordings from The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Radiohead and Ed Sheeran, is under-going a major transformation. It is opening two brand new smaller studios designed to cater for  a new generation of artists, as well as a mix stage for film ...

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AC-DC supply squeezes 40W into a small footprint

Fidus Power has introduced a range of single output, open frame AC-DC 40W power supplies. Convection cooled the power supplies, which measure only 76.2 x 38.1 x 23.5mm, have a peak rating of 50W for 60s. The range consists of seven different models from 5 to 48Vdc output. The operating temperature range is 0 – ...

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IoT sensors need low bias current amplifiers

How to avoid amplifier output driver saturation when using very low bias current amplifiers with high source impedance sensors, write Jon Munson and Kevin Scott When taking sensor measurements, the type of sensor excitation used typically varies greatly. It can be a DC signal, an AC signal, a voltage source, a current source or a ...

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There is now an alternative to solid tantalum capacitors

Recent advances in polymer-cathode technology and improvements in tightening the tantalum supply-chain are allowing more designers to choose polymer tantalum capacitors as alternatives to traditional solid tantalum capacitors, writes Roger Tall In specifying the ideal capacitor most designers would start with high volumetric efficiency and then consider miniaturised packages and capacitance stability over applied voltage, ...

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Competition in AI platform market intensifying

Major chip players, including Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm and AMD, have all stepped up their efforts to develop related artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, making the AI market a fierce battlefield in 2017.

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Commentary: TPK, O-film tie-up to bring uncertainty to touch panel industry

The announcement of the formation of a strategic alliance between Taiwan-based TPK Holding and its longtime China-based rival Shenzhen O-film Tech comes as a surprise to the touch panel industry. While the stock prices of the two companies have enjoyed a rally since the announcement, the effectiveness of the strategic partnership remains to be seen.

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Compal becomes a strategic partner of LeEco

In a move to protect the interests of its shareholders, Compal Electronics has announced a plan to invest CNY700 million (US$101.65 million) to take a 2.15% stake in Leshi Zhixin Electronic Technology, a TV manufacturing subsidiary of China-based TV/vidoe network LeEco.

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Hua Hong seeing robust smart-card chip demand

Hua Hong Semiconductor, a China-based pure-play 8-inch foundry, expects its shipments for smart-card chips to continue enjoying robust growth in 2017.

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Cleanroom constructor UIS posts record NT$6.52 in 2016 EPS

Taiwan-based cleanroom maker United Information Systems (UIS) has reported a net EPS of NT$6.52 (US$0.22) on consolidated revenues of NT$15.43 billion for 2016. Both numbers hit record highs.

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Xintec looks to turnaround in 2H17

Taiwan's Xintec, an affiliate of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) specializing in packaging services for CMOS image sensors as well as MEMS and fingerprint sensors, expects to make a turnaround in the second half of 2017.

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HTC teams up with Qingdao Publishing to tap educational VR market in China

HTC has signed a strategic alliance agreement with China-based Qingdao Publishing Group to jointly develop a VR education platform targeting China.

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Japan-backed Hynix bid for Toshiba

Hynix is in talks with Japanese investors about a plan to bid for Toshiba’s memory business, reports the Korea Economic Daily. Toshiba is said to value the business at $13 billion. A preliminary bid from Hynix bid is expected sometime today. A number of industry leaders like Micron, TSMC, Western Digital, Foxconn, Kingston and others ...

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Helix samples efficient converter

Helix Semiconductors is sampling a two-chip set with a  conversion efficiency of more than 95% when converting AC mains voltage to 5VDC — especially at light load, no load or standby operating conditions. At full loads, the eMpower HS100 enables efficiency greater than 93%. The industry has set a target for power consumed by electronic ...

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HTC, LG, TCL and Coolpad vying for next-generation Pixel smartphone orders, says paper

HTC is competing with LG Electronics, TCL and Coolpad for the orders of the next-generation Pixel smartphones to be released by Google in 2018, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.

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LONGi and Zhonghuan to expand mono-Si solar wafer capacity

Xi'an LONGi Silicon Materials and Zhonghuan Semiconductor, the two largest China-based makers of mono-Si solar wafers, will expand annual production capacitiy from 7.5GWp currently to 25GWp and from 5GWp to 17GWp, respectively, by the end of 2018, according industry sources.

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Compal expects to ship 40 million PCs in 2017

Compal Electronics expects to ship 40 million notebooks and desktops in 2017, growing 10% on year, company president Ray Chen said at a March 28 investors conference.

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Inventec expects 10% growth in 2017 server revenues

ODM Inventec expects sales revenues from servers in 2017 to grow 10% on year, the company indicated at a March 28 investors conference.

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MediaTek to merge with affiliate Airoha

MediaTek's merger with affiliate Airoha Technology has entered the second stage where MediaTek will purchase the remaining shares in the company. MediaTek through an investment arm has already increased its stake in Airoha to 69.6%.

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Tsinghua Unigroup to obtain more funds from government

Tsinghua Unigroup on March 28 announced it had signed a deal with the China Development Bank (CDB), under which the bank will provide Tsinghua Unigroup with CNY100 billion (US$14.5 billion) of financing support through to 2020.

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China market: Huawei sets prices for P10, P10 Plus

Huawei has set retail prices of its latest flagship Huawei P10 family products for sale in the China market. The P10 64GB and 128GB versions will be available at CNY3,788 (US$549) and CNY4,288 unlocked.

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Intel Unveils 10, 22nm Processes

Intel said it will be in production this year with a 10nm process that packs 100.8 million transistors/mm2 and a new a 22nm low power FinFET node.

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Uber Crash Exposes V2X Politics

If both vehicles -- Ford and (Uber) Volvo -- had some form of V2V technology, would the outcome have been different?

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10 Stars Under 30 Shape High-Tech Supply Chain

One third of the winners of the 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars are working for leading technology, electronics, and logistics companies. Here's a look at how each is making a difference.

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Automotive IC Vendor Ranking Stays Largely Unchanged

NXP Semiconductors remained the leading automotive IC supplier for the second straight year as the market grew 6.4 percent, according to to a market research firm.

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Welcome to the Age of Continuous Innovation

Modern applications now are comprised of pre-fab code snippets representing atomized functions delivered as microservices packaged within containers.

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Specialized Materials Meet Critical Packaging Needs in MEMS Devices

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The unique requirements of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) call for specialized materials. The versatility of epoxies and adhesives are often capable of providing the necessary properties to ensure support and protection from thermal and mechanical shock, vibration, high acceleration, particles, and other physical damage.

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Optical antenna makes fibres sense X-rays

X-rays have been sensed with high resolution using an optical antenna on the end of an optical fibre – which could offer another route to precision medical imaging. “We want to develop this technology so that it could be used in radiotherapy, for example,” said Thierry Grosjean of the FEMTO-ST Institute at France’s National Centre ...

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Explaining new power adaptor regulations

Power supply firm CUI has created a chart which clarifies forthcoming US and EU power adapter regulations – DoE Level VI and CoC Tier 2. “When the United States Department of Energy (DoE) implemented its Level VI standard in February 2016, most OEMs were forced to update their designs to meet these requirements. Now with ...

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Not quite how lithium ions move in batteries

The theory explaining how lithium ions move in batteries is not quite right, according to the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in Korea, which has been examining the process in femtosecond detail. The model was, said IBS, that lithium ions (green dots) move surrounded by a shell of ethylene carbonate (EC, blue ovals) molecules, and that ...

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Changing face of Formula E electric racing cars

French firm Spark Racing Technology will once again be supplying all the racing cars for Formula E, when it enters season five next year. Called SRT05e, the car will be the successor to the SRT01, from the same firm, which has been used since the Formula E race format was introduced – Spark having been ...

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Intel’s first Optane memory modules available next month

Intel says first PC memory modules based on its much-talked of high speed NAND flash alternative memory called 3D XPoint, will be commercially available next month. Called Optane, the first 16GB and 32GB memory modules will be available on 24 April, for those users who can install them in Optane memory ready motherboards or systems. ...

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Google expands into Home consumer electronics

Google launches Google Home and Google WiFi in the UK, expanding further into the realm of consumer electronics

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Electric racers prepare for Mexico eGP

Faraday Future Dragon Racing team is preparing for the fourth leg of the 2017 Formula E championship series this Saturday in Mexico City. Lead driver Jerome D’Ambrosio won the Mexico City ePrix last year. The course is at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, 2,285m above sea level. “The team took a technological leap into the future ...

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First 28GHz mm-wave 5G transceiver demoed in US

National Instruments says it has given the world’s first public demonstration of a real-time, over-the-air prototype for Verizon 5G specification operating in the 28GHz frequency band which is likely to be deployed for first 5G services in the US. A prototype system was built using NI’s mmWave transceiver system with a new version of the RF mmWave heads operating at 28GHz ...

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OTP memory IP for GloFo’s 22nm FD-SOI process

Attopsemi, the seven year-old Taiwanese OTP memory IP specialist, has joined GloFo’s FD-SOI  FDXcelerator Partner Program, to provide scalable, OTP  memory IP compatible with GF’s 22FDX technology. Attopsemi’s  I-fuse OTP IP suits harsh applications such as automotive, 3D IC, and IoT applications, and can guarantee zero-program defects. Features  of the I-fuse  include: Limited program current below ...

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Seven more years for scaling

Scaling has seven years to go, says the International Technology Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS) which took over the forecasting of scaling trends from ITRS. “Die cost reduction has been enabled so far by concurrent scaling of poly pitch, metal pitch, and cell height scaling,” says IRDS concluding that this will likely continue until ...

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Greatek building high-end packaging capacity

Logic IC packaging firm Greatek Electronics will start production for bumping and wafer-level CSP in July 2017 which will further buoy its sales performance for the year, according to industry sources.

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China aims to hike proportion of distributed PV systems

The China government aims to increase the proportion of total PV installation capacity for distributed (rooftop) PV systems mainly through higher feed-in tariff rates than those for ground-mounted stations, with the proportion intended to rise from 12.25% in 2016 to 21% in 2017, 33% in 2018 and 45% in 2020, according to China-based media reports.

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SMIC exploring opportunities in IoT boom

China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is engaged in growing its presence in the Internet of Things (IoT) field, with its enhanced mature technology portfolio, according to company senior VP Minhua Chi.

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HTC aims to offer 10,000 Vive applications via Viveport in 2017

Viveport, A VR platform established by HTC, has attracted registration by more than 20,000 independent VR (virtual reality) application developers, who have together launched about 2,200 applications supporting the HTC Vive, according to Alvin Wang Graylin, president of HTC China.

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Digitimes Research: Car vendors focusing on adding autonomous driving solutions into ADAS

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) have been developed in a direction of featuring autonomous driving solutions that can take control to enhance road safety, instead of simply acting as a warning system to assist drivers.

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Lida expects rising demand for eco-friendly air compressors from China

Taiwan-based air compressor maker Lida Holding expects China's growing adoption of automated production lines and increased demand for eco-friendly production to raise manufacturers' demand for their power-saving and low-noise compressors.

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China LED chip makers expanding capacities

Sanan Optoelectronics, the largest China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker, is expanding production capacity through adding 94 MOCVD sets to a total of 380 at the end of 2017, while fellow maker Huaian Aucksun Optoelectronics Technology will start operations at its new factory with monthly production capacity of 600,000 LED epitaxial wafers in the second quarter of 2017 and increase total monthly capacity to 7.5-8 million wafers at the end of the year, according to industry sources.

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HTC Vive to launch in Thailand in 2Q17

HTC achieved strong results in China and the US with its HTC Vive virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD) device in the past two years, and in the second quarter, HTC is planning to launch the Vive in Thailand, according to HTC's VR New Technology department vice president, Raymond Pao.

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General Energy Solutions obtains joint lending of NT$800 million

General Energy Solutions, a PV power generation investor, EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contractor and operator, on March 27 signed for a 3-year syndicated loan of NT$800 million (US$26.4 million) to fund the establishment of PV power-generating stations and rooftop PV systems.

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SerComm expects strong demand from China, North America, emerging markets in Europe in 2017

Networking/communication device maker SerComm expects strong demand for devices used in fiber-optic networks in the China market, DOCSIS 3.0, 3.1 routers used in cable TV networks in the North America market and IADs (integrated access devices) in emerging markets in Europe in 2017, company president and CEO James Wang said at a March 27 investors conference.

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Digitimes Research: China robot industry developing fast, but risks oversupply in low-end segment

China has strong demand for robots, but locally produced robots took up only 26.7% of its demand in 2015. Too meet the demand, China firms have geared up development of robots with government incentives in recent years and the use of robots has extended from manufacturing to other sectors. But the development of China's robot industry faces two risks: over investment in low-end robots with low added values, and consequently oversupply, according to Digitimes Research.

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Lextar to showcase LED PES headlight module at auto lamp exhibition in China

Vertically-integrated LED firm Lextar Electronics will showcase an LED PES (poly-ellipsoid system) automotive headlight module at Shanghai International Auto Lamp Exhibition 2017 during March 30 and 31, according to the company.

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Sercomm reports record high EPS for 2016

Networking device maker Sercomm has reported net profits of NT$1.462 billion (US$48.33 million) for 2016, increasing 12% from a year earlier. The earnings translated into an EPS of NT$6.02 for the year, the company's highest level.

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IPC maker IEI Integration reports increased earnings for 2016

Industrial PC (IPC) supplier IEI Integration saw its net profits grow 17% on year to NT$1.367 billion (US$45.19 million) in 2016. EPS for 2016 stood at NT$4.15 compared to NT$3.55 of a year earlier.

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ALi, Alticast team up for pay TV

ALi, a Taiwan-based developer of set-top box chipsets, and Korea-based Alticast, which provides software used by the global pay-TV industry, have announced they will work together to explore business opportunities in the growing pay TV market.

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Cypress to raise flash prices on tight supply, say reports

Cypress Semiconductor is set to adjust upward its prices for certain flash products on tight supply, according to reports from Taiwan's TechNews and Economic Daily News (EDN).

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Patent Trolls Plague Chip Vendors

One of the unintended consequences of increased M&A activities in the semiconductor industry is that more chip vendors are facing the risk of getting targeted by patent trolls. Who are the key patent trolls? How do you protect yourself?

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OFC: 200G and 400G Ethernet and the Technologies Behind Them

Several test announcements came out of the annual conference in Los Angeles. High-speed Ethernet for datacenters and the underlying technologies were featured.

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In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream for Ice Cream

The phrase 'I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream' could have been written with the Handel's Homemade Ice Cream emporium in mind.

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Intel Pumps Up PCs with Optane

Intel announced two M.2 cards using its 3D XPoint memories, aimed at accelerating hard-disk performance in PCs.

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USB scope reaches 25GHz

Pico Technology has increased the bandwidth of its PicoScope 9300 family of sampling oscilloscopes with two 25GHz models. “The USB-controlled sampling oscilloscope stands as one of very few low-cost, high-integrity options for viewing and measuring RF and microwave signals, paths and networks,” claimed the firm. “Sampling Oscilloscopes are the cost-effective solution to today’s proliferation of ...

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£20m for six tier-2 UK supercomputer centres

Six high-performance computing centres for academics and industry will be launched officially on Thursday. Funded with £20m from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) the centres are located at the universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh, Exeter, and Oxford, Loughborough University, and UCL. “These centres will enable new discoveries, drive innovation and allow new insights ...

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Samsung to recycle millions of recalled Galaxy Note 7 phones

Samsung has said that the 4 million recalled Galaxy Note 7 mobile handsets will be recycled and processed in an environmentally-friendly manner. The mobile phone maker said  that recalled devices shall be considered to be used as refurbished phones or rental phones where applicable. All salvageable components, such as semiconductors and camera modules, shall be detached for test sample production purposes. Samsung also ...

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ARM launches embedded Linux education kit

ARM has brought out an Embedded Linux Education Kit to train students and future engineers on Linux development. The kit includes full courseware on how to develop embedded Linux products, including Linux kernel configuration and custom peripheral driver development, using  ARM-based single board computers. The courseware is highly modular and includes a rich set of ...

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EDA Sales Jump Most in Five Years

Move to more aggressive processing nodes largely triggered a 19 percent increase in EDA sales in the fourth quarter, according to an industry group.

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Researchers show 5G mobile working indoors

Collaborative research taking place between the Universities of Bristol and Lund, National Instruments and BT has set up field trials of a massive MIMO system working in a large indoor environment. The aim was to test massive MIMO spatial multiplexing indoors and improve the understanding of massive MIMO radio channels under mobile conditions with untethered ...

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2A switching regulator replaces TO-220 linears

Recom has introduced a three-pin 2A switching regulator that is pin-compatible with linear regulators in TO-220 packages and operates at up to 96% efficiency – and therefore doesn’t need a heatsink. Part of the R-78B series, it comes in a 11.5 x 8.5 x 17.5 mm SIP3 package, making the power density up to 17.5W/cm³, said Recom. ...

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How will Ethernet go real-time for industrial networks?

Ethernet is now being used for real-time communications in industrial automation networks and Rahman Jamal from National Instruments explains the pros and cons of the OPC-UA and TSN protocols Which tasks and functions do OPC-UA and TSN (time-sensitive network) protocols fulfil respectively in industrial systems? Rahman Jamal: TSN and OPC-UA operate at different (and compatible) ...

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Measuring critical material properties of capacitors and inductors

Giovanni D’Amore discusses approaches to characterising both dielectric and magnetic materials using impedance analysers and specialist fixtures. We are used to thinking about technological progress in terms of mobile phone model generations, or semiconductor manufacturing process nodes. These provide a useful shorthand, but overshadow progress in enabling technologies, such as those in materials science. Anyone ...

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Product Engineers Fill the Gap With Automated Tests

At Maxim Integrated, product engineers make sure new products are tested and ready for production.

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Advantech modularizes manufacturing process at China factory

Industrial computing solution provider Advantech has modularized manufacturing process at its factory in Kunshan, eastern China, to cope with frequent changes in production for small-volume diverse-model orders with short lead time, according to the company.

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Toshiba sees strong results from HDD and SSD businesses in 2016

Toshiba achieved strong results for its hard disc drive (HDD) and solid state drive (SSD) businesses in 2016 with both product lines showing stronger on-year shipment growths than those of Seagate and Western Digital, according to Toshiba Taiwan.

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Winbond to deal out 16-year high dividend for 2016

Memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics' board of directors has adopted a proposal recommending the distribution of a NT$0.60 (US$0.02) cash dividend per share for 2016. The planned dividend will be the highest in 16 years.

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Taiwan market: CHT, MSOs upgrading fixed-line Internet-access services to 1Gbps, says paper

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is upgrading and expanding its fiber-optic networks to increase the proportion of fixed-line broadband Internet-access subscribers using maximum download speed of 1Gbps in Taiwan from about 30% at present to 65% in 2018 and 72% in 2020, according to Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily News.

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Robust GPP diode shipments to boost Lite-On Semi revenues

Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has landed GPP (glass passivated package) diode orders from China-based smartphone vendors such as Oppo and Vivo, according to industry sources. The Taiwan-based company is also looking to obtain new orders of GPP diodes from another China-based smartphone company and a US vendor later in 2017, said the sources.

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Topco posts record profits in 2016

Wafer and IC distributor Topco Scientific has reported net profits of NT$1.203 billion (US$39.71 million) on revenues of NT$22.629 billion in 2016. Both figures were the company's highest annual levels.

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ChipMOS Shanghai becomes JV between ChipMOS and Tsinghua Unigroup

ChipMOS Technologies has announced the completion of its previously-disclosed equity interest transfer to a group of investors led by Tsinghua Unigroup.

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Teco sets up power charging station for Tesla Model S

Own-brand electric machinery and energy management device maker Teco Electric and Machinery has cooperated with Tesla to set up a power charging station consisting of six charging kiosks specifically for Tesla Model S in Taipei Expo Park, northern Taiwan, according to the company.

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Asustek plans to spin off AR development team, says paper

Asustek Computer plans to spin off its AR/VR development team to become an independent startup, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.

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TSMC to begin volume production of A11 chips in April, says paper

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will begin volume production of Apple's A11 chips in April and will prepare a capacity for production of 50 million units of the chip before July, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report.

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Digitimes Research: 3G/4G to become mainstream technology in India in 2016-2017

India, with the number of its mobile users already exceeding one billion in 2015, the number of its broadband users accounting for 44.9% of Internet-access subscribers in the first half of 2016 and its GDP expected to grow at a pace of 8% by 2020, has become a highly anticipated mobile communication market in recent years, according to Digitimes Research.

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Jollywiz Digital Technology to tap markets in Southeast Asia

Jollywiz Digital Technology, a provider of third-party services for own-brand online sellers mainly in the China and Taiwan markets,as well as an operator of online shopping websites mainly in Taiwan, will tap the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand in 2017, according to the company.

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Everlight Electronics nets NT$4.13 per share for 2016

LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics has released its financial report for 2016, posting consolidated revenues of NT$29.347 billion (US$926 million), gross margin NT$24.47%, net operating profit NT$2.136 billion, net profit NT$1.840 billion and net EPS NT$4.13, and decided to distribute a cash dividend of NT$3.00 for the year.

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EEVblog #982 – HP54616B 500MHz Oscilloscope REPAIR

Dave repairs several faults in a 500MHz HP54161B 2GS/s oscilloscope.
One in particular is quite elusive, can you figure it out before Dave does?
BONUS: Sneak peak at a new Siglent SDS1000X-E Series scope!

Forum HERE

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China recruitment drive boosting semi salaries

China is aggressively recruiting semiconductor engineers and execs, reports headhunters TrendForce, leading to a boost in salaries across the entire semiconductor industry. With a number of new fabs set to start production in H2 2018, China is looking for veteran semiconductor people, particularly memory specialists, to run them. Memory specialists are particularly required because Yangtze ...

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Micron rides memory boom

Sharply higher memory prices pushed Micron Technology to calendar Q1 revenues of $4.65 billion for net income of $894 million. The increase in the company’s revenues of 17% for calendar Q1 compared to calendar Q4 2016 was due primarily to a 21% increase in DRAM ASPs and an 18% increase in NAND sales volumes. “Strong ...

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Toshiba ponders Chapter 11 for nuclear unit

Reuters reports that Toshiba will put its Westinghouse nuclear unit into Chapter 11 and take a $9 billion charge on its losses. The move would limit future liabilities from the unit. The Singapore investment fund Effissimo increased its stake in Toshiba to over 8% as shares rose 7.6%. Toshiba has received interest in the sale ...

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Uber suspends driverless car test programme

Uber has suspended its driverless car programme after a crash in Arizona. With Apple and Google already going leery on driverless cars, it is beginning to look as if expectations for the technology were over-egged. Uber had already been banned from testing its self-driving cars in San Francisco before it went down to Arizona to ...

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Intel Creates New Unit to House AI Efforts

Artificial Intelligence Product Group will align resources from across the company to focus on AI.

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Want More Pi?

Are there any imponderable that you find you cannot stop pondering?

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TSMC to equip Nanjing fab this year

TSMC will start moving equipment into its Nanjing fab in H2, reports Digitimes. Thee fab will kick off on 16nm. Pilot production is scheduled for H1 2018 with volume production in H2. It is being equipped to run 20k wpm. First 7nm tape-outs at TSMC Taiwan are set for H2 2017. 10nm is already in production. ...

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Samsung takes on Apple Pay

Samsung has launched its answer to Apple Pay – a contactless payment system it calls  the Contactless Companion Platform (CCP). CCP was built with  Smartlink and Ingenico.  Users can make digital cash payments via any enabled contactless device of their choice, such as a dedicated smart card, wristband, key fob, or even a mechanical watch or a ...

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Infineon increases outlook,

Infineon has  increased the outlook for revenues and Segment Result Margin for the running, second quarter of 2017 fiscal year and increased the outlook for revenues and Segment Result Margin for the full 2017 fiscal year. The outlook for investments for the full 2017 fiscal year is updated as well. Increased outlook for the second ...

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Ultrahaptics hooks up with MIT

Ultrahaptics, the mid-air haptic touch specialist,  is collaborating with MIT  on a haptics teaching programme. The course, which has been running since January 2017, is based on Ivan Sutherland’s vision of an “Ultimate Display” – a room that could render data so realistically that it would allow users to interact with information as if it ...

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Cambridge IC reveals sensing detail, on 10th brithday

Rotary sensing firm CambridgeIC has further lifted the lid on its technology by rendering its coil-based sensing system for 3D viewing. Its sensors require two PCBs, one on the rotating shaft and a static one though which the shaft passes. The two PCBs only need to be made to conventional tolerances – with 0.2mm track ...

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Lenovo to push smartphone sales in Asia Pacific

Lenovo expects sales of Motorola-brand smartphones to gain momentum in a number of markets in 2017, particularly in Asia-Pacific, according to William Tsai, sales director for Asia Pacific at Lenovo, the parent company of Motorola.

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Flexible display market to surpass US$200 billion within five years, says Futuresource

The value of products involving flexible displays will surge to over US$200 billion within five years and approach US$300 billion within a decade, according to market research company Futuresource Consulting.

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Foxconn to hike Sharp TV panel capacity in Japan, says IHS Markit

Foxconn Electronics, after becoming the largest shareholder of Sharp, aims to increase global sales of Sharp-produced Aquos-branded LCD TVs to 10-12 million units in 2017 and will therefore hike Sharp's LVCD TV panel production capacity in Japan, according to IHS Markit.

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Ardentec to complete acquisition of Giga Solution in 3Q17

Taiwan-based Ardentec, which holds a 63.84% stake in RFIC testing specialist Giga Solution Tech, is buying Giga Solution's remaining shares with the acquisition scheduled to complete in the third quarter of 2017.

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Oppo actively tapping overseas markets

China-based smartphone vendor Oppo, after becoming one of the top two vendors in the domestic market, has been actively tapping overseas markets, especially in North Africa and the Middle East, according to industry sources.

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Shanghai QST enjoys robust MEMS sensor shipments

MEMS sensor startup Shanghai Quality Sensor Technology (QST) saw its shipments jump five-fold in 2016 compared to the previous year, driven by the fast-growing market for accelerators, gyroscopes and other MEMS sensors, according to Joseph Xie, founder and CEO of the company.

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Adlink partners with MVTec on machine vision products

Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Adlink Technology has announced a strategic alliance with Germany-based software designer MVTec Software to jointly develop new industrial-level smart camera products.

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AUO completes largest rooftop PV system in Taiwan

TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has completed a PV system established on roofs of two large buildings at its factory in northern Taiwan and the PV system, occupying roof area of 85,000 square meters and having installation capacity of 9.87MWp, is the largest single rooftop PV system in Taiwan, according to the company.

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GMT to deal out 2016 dividend of NT$5

Taiwan-based analog and power management (PWM) IC supplier Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) has announced plans to deal out dividends of NT$5 (US$0.16) in cash for 2016, on net profits of NT$400 million and revenues of NT$3.68 billion.

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EEVblog #981 – Introduction To Digital Logic

NEW screencast type tutorial!
Let me know what you think.
NOTE: The plan is at least several of these tutorial videos per week consistently. So on my main channel that frequency could swamp the other content, hence considering a new channel.

An introduction to digital logic, digital vs analog, logic gates, logical operators, truth tables, timing diagrams, and the dreaded boolean algebra.

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EEVblog #980 – RoboMaid Automated Vacuum Cleaner Teardown

Teardown of the RoboMaid RM-770 Automated Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Forum HERE

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Global LCD TV panel shipments in February down on month, up on year, says WitsView

There were 18.71 million LCD TV panels shipped globally in February 2017, decreasing 5.8% on month but increasing 4.6% on year, according to WitsView.

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Nintendo expects to ship 20 million Switch devices in first year

Nintendo estimates shipments of the Switch in its first year at 20 million units, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers, adding that they have a conservative estimate of shipping at least 10 million units in the first year.

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Lenovo plans to offer 3-5 Mods smartphone accessories a quarter

Lenovo plans to launch 3-5 devices of its Mods family products a quarter to promote sales of its Moto Z series smartphones as well as the ecosystem built on the Mods modularized accessories, according to William Tsai, Asia Pacific sales director at Lenovo.

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China Mobile 2016 net profit up 0.2% on year

The largest China-based mobile telecom carrier China Mobile on March 23 released its financial report for 2016, recording consolidated revenues of CNY708.421 billion (US$106.7 billion), increasing 6% on year, EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization) of CNY256.677 billion, up 6.9%, net operating profit CNY118.088 billion, up 14.7%, and net profit CNY108.741 billion, up 0.2%.

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TEEMA forms automotive alliance

The Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) has invited semiconductor, information technology and communications (ITC) and automobile and automotive component makers to form Taiwan Vehicle-Team (V-Team) specifically for boosting development of automotive electronics manufacturing in Taiwan, and helping Taiwan-based makers enter the supply chains of foreign automobile makers, according to TEEMA.

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Tencent 2016 net profit up 42.4% on year

China-based Internet service provider Tencent Holdings has released its financial report for the fourth quarter of 2016, with net profit of CNY41.447 (US$6.24 billion) for 2016 increasing 42.4% on year, according to the company.

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Taiwan February manufacturing production index down on month, up on year, says MOEA

Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 98.15 for February 2017, decreasing 7.21% on month but increasing 13.97% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on March 23.

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Audio IC firm C-Media 2016 profits fall to 3-year low

C-Media Electronics, a Taiwan-based fabless firm specializing in audio chips, saw its net profits fall to a three-year low of NT$66.93 million (US$2.2 million) in 2016. EPS for the year came to NT$0.86.

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SPIL to pay NT$1.75 cash dividend for 2016

IC packager Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has decided to distribute a cash dividend of NT$1.75 (US$0.06) for 2016, according to a resolution passed by the company's board of directors.

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TSMC to start installing equipment at Nanjing fab in 2H17

Equipment move-in will take place at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) Nanjing plant in the second half of 2017, according to Roger Luo, president for TSMC Nanjing. The new 12-inch facility is set to begin pilot production in the first half of 2018 followed by volume production in the second half of the year, said Luo.

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Win Semi to deal out cash dividend of NT$4.50 for 2016

Win Semiconductors' board of directors has adopted a proposal recommending the distribution of a NT$4.50 (US$0.15) cash dividend per share for 2016, when the company generated a record NT$6.04 in EPS.

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Samsung, eSilicon tape out 14nm network processor with Rambus 28G SerDes solution

Samsung Electronics has announced a successful network processor tape-out based on Samsung's 14LPP (Low-Power Plus) process technology in collaboration with eSilicon and Rambus. This achievement is built on Samsung's cutting-edge foundry process and design infra for network applications, eSilicon's complex ASIC and 2.5D design capability with its IP solutions, and Rambus' high-speed 28G SerDes solution.

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Apple iPhone 6s tops list of best-selling smartphones for 2016, says IHS

In terms of shipments, the iPhone 6s from Apple bested all competitors for sales in 2016, according to new analysis from IHS Markit.

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ASE says no plan to set up local site in US for packaging services

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has a site in the US for IC testing, and has no plans to expand the site or build another locally for packaging services, according to company COO Tien Wu.

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Roadmap Says CMOS Ends ~2024

An expanded roadmap for semiconductors says traditional CMOS scaling will end in about 2024 but new chip stacks and systems architectures will continue advances.

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Networking Furiously at ESC Boston 2017

Do you live in the Boston area? If so, you really should attend the Embedded Systems Conference to network furiously with your peers.

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TowerJazz Rolls Out Silicon Photonics Process

Specialty foundry offering process to complement silicon-germanium BiCMOS process for optical transceivers.

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Knowles caps tackle EV charging challenge

Knowles is aiming at electric and hybrid vehicle charging with a range of X7R multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs). “The big change being seen in automotive applications is the voltage rating and size of components now being used,” said the firm. “This revolution in MLCC technology, used in control electronics, is being driven by modern on-board ...

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Leti un-picks 5G indoor mm-wave propagation

French lab Leti has modelled indoor V and E Band millimeter-wave propagation to identigy space for 5G comms. Classic frequency bands for mobile communication below 6GHz cannot meet throughput requirements projected for future needs due to network congestion and limited bandwidth. However, the majority of demand could be met using millimeter-wave (mm-wave) spectrum – with ...

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5 IoT Trends to Watch in 2017

Networking, security and machine learning are among five key areas to track this year as the Internet of Things goes mainstream.

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OFC Debates Road to Photonic ICs

An OFC keynoter made the case for indium phosphide photonic ICs, but analysts said that silicon photonics has bigger backers for merging optics and electronics.

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Four-leg robot spontaneously trots, canters, then gallops

In an example of emergent behaviour, researchers at Tohoku University have created a control technique that allows a walking robot to spontaneously break into a trot, and then a gallop, as it is commanded to increase speed. The resulting energy-efficiency profile matches horses. There is no central algoritm. Instead, the team, led by Professor Akio ...

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Quantum dot solar inefficiency source found

Quantum dot solar cells could become more efficient, now that the Los Alamos Lab has uncovered a mechanism that has been holding them back. The dots are made form electro-optically active materials whose size as well as composition controls the photon energy that they interact with, allowing their absorption (and emission) wavelength to be tuned ...

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Vault7 upside for the electronics industry

The Vault7 dump of hacking recipes used by the CIA could be a very positive thing for companies who can now check if their equipment is compromised.

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Qualcomm, ASE, Brazil government sign MOU to build IC testing/packaging plant in Brazil, says paper

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Qualcomm and the Brazil government reportedly have signed a MOU to jointly invest US$200 million initially to establish an IC testing/packaging plant in Sao Paulo, according to Chinese-language Commercial Times Report.

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Taiwan science parks post 2016 total revenues of NT$ 2.376 trillion, says MOST

Government-run Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated combined revenues of NT$2.376 trillion (US$74.97 billion) in 2016, growing 2.94% on year, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST).

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Microsoft announces IP licensing program for connected cars

The automotive industry is undergoing a digital transformation. The technology in automobiles that's connected to the Internet and capable of receiving services from the cloud is ushering in a new wave of innovation. In fact, by some estimates, over the next three years, more than 90% of all cars will be connected.

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VIA eyes panoramic photography business opportunity

VIA Technologies has been shifting its focus from the PC processor market to the embedded sector and has recently announced its new Vpai 720 degree panoramic photography solution. The company has formed partnerships with China-based vendors to sell seven mobile panoramic cameras based on the solution and the devices are already available on China's e-commerce platforms.

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MLS to set up joint venture in US

The largest China-based LED packaging service provider MLS has signed with US-based LED lighting vendor Lighting Science Group (LGS) and LGS' subsidiary LGS MLS JV Holdings (SPV) to establish a US-based joint venture, Global Value Lighting, with MLS to invest US$4.9 million for a 49% stake and SPV to hold a 51% stake, according to MLS.

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Electric plane company works with Easyjet.

Wright Electric, which is developing electric passenger aircraft, is working with Easyjet on a plan to develop a 737 type plane for short-haul flights. “Depending on how it’s designed, you can have an electric plane that’s substantially less loud than a fuel plane,” said Jeff Engler, Wright Electric’s co-founder. “the way we’ve designed our plane ...

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Mythic aims to bring AI to the device

Texas start-up Mythic has raised $9.3 million in VC money to bring a chip to market which will deliver local processing of AI functions like voice control and computer vision. That is a similar ambition to ARM’s new DynamIQ microarchitecture which, among other things, aims to take AI processing out of the cloud and onto ...

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Pegatron said to have landed control computer orders for Tesla Model 3

Tesla is planning to increase orders to its upstream supply partners for its Model 3, and orders for the control computer reportedly have been landed by Pegatron Technology, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

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Motherboard vendors see shipments drop in 1Q17 despite new AMD, Intel processors

Despite Intel, AMD and Nvidia having all launched new processor or graphics chip products for the first quarter, motherboard players continue to suffer decreased shipments in the quarter and demand is also unlikely to pick up in the second, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

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Tai Tung Communication expects large gain from selling factory

Fiber-optic cable maker Tai Tung Communication will sell a factory in New Taipei City, northern Taiwan, and expects a capital gain of NT$1.108-1.328 billion (US$36.1-43.3 million), the company said at a March 22 investor conference.

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PCB maker Chin-Poon reports record high earnings for 2016

PCB maker Chin-Poon Industrial saw its net profits increase 25.9% on year to a record high of NT$2.489 billion (US$81.63 million) in 2016. The earnings translated into an EPS of NT$6.26 for the year, also the company's highest annual EPS ever.

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PCB maker Zhen Ding reports decreased earnings for 2016

PCB and FPCB supplier Zhen Ding Technology Holding has reported net profits of NT$3.456 billion (US$113.35 million) for 2016, decreasing 55% from a year earlier. The earnings translated into an EPS of NT$4.29 for the year.

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Digitimes Research: MVNOs growing in Japan due to government easing unlocking rules

The Japan government relaxed regulations on unlocking SIM of handsets in early 2017 and consequently MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) business has been in booming development in the Japan mobile communication market, with several MVNOs expanding retail networks and offering more services to attract subscribers, according to Digitimes Research.

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MediaTek to recognize gains from sale of AutoChips in 1Q17

MediaTek will start to recognize gains from the sale of its China-based subsidiary AutoChips in 2017, according to the Taiwan-based IC design house.

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Sputtering equipment supplier UVAT to slash capex

Taiwan-based UVAT Technology, which specializes in the manufacture of vacuum sputtering equipment and provides coating OEM services, has disclosed plans to reduce paid-in capital by 48.55% to make up for accumulated losses.

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Design Contests: Worthy, Worthless, or In Between?

There are many design contests in which to participate, but deciding whether to do so involves many hard-to-assess and personal factors.

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It's Raining Americans (Better Take an Umbrella)

If you take a relaxing stroll in the woods, be prepared to dodge hunters as they plummet out of the sky and become one with Mother Earth.

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More on: Arctic Sand’s novel dc-dc converter technology

MIT spin-out Arctic Sand has created plenty of interest in the dc-dc converter world – so much so that Murata has just bought the company. But exactly what the firm’s unique technology is, has remained under wraps. Now Electronics Weekly has been given a peep behind the scenes by company CEO Gary Davison. It transpires ...

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Google Calls for Optical Leaps

Google's data centers need much higher capacity, lower cost, and more programmable optical networks, an executive said in a keynote.

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Southern Manufacturing 2017: Quartz crystals target wireless and IoT

At Southern Manufacturing 2017, the Crystals announced by Jauch Quartz (J103) – in the JXSxx-WA quartz crystal series – are designed for wireless applications in a variety of settings. They support frequencies of 24.0MHz, 26.0MHz, 32.0MHz, 37.40MHz, 38.40MHz or 40.0MHz, which are often used by radio frequency application specific integrated circuits (RF-Asics). Southern Manufacturing: Say ...

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Microchip launches mobile ordering app

  Microchip has brought out a mobile app for ordering microcontrollers.   microchipDIRECT, which sells parts directly to customers, has been updated with several mobile-accessible features including high-volume quotes, custom programming, ordering flexibility, numerous languages, worldwide currency options and global support.   “microchipDIRECT is providing a B2C-like experience that allows our clients to check product ...

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Gallium oxide power device firm gets £5m in second-round funding

Japanese gallium oxide power device start-up Flosfia has raised Y750m (£5m) in series B funding. http://flosfia.com The firm, a spin-out from the Kyoto University, is aiming to commercialise crystalline α-Ga2O3 (corundum/sapphire/ruby structure) in power transistors and Schottky diodes – with the intention of manufacturing 600V TO-220 diodes in 2018 to compete against silicon carbide power ...

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Interview: Southern Manufacturing and market trends, Brexit, and the future

Electronics Weekly asks Phil Valentine - MD at European Trade & Exhibition Services - about the Southern Manufacturing show, its future and UK manufacturing’s post-Brexit prospects.

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Ubuntu Core ported to NXP quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 SoC

NXP and Canonical have ported Ubuntu Core to NXP’s quad ARM Cortex-A53 core LS1043A SoC, aimed at IoT gateways and networking equipment. “Embedded networking products can run standard Linux applications such as Quagga or Sonic,” said NXP. “Ubuntu Core therefore makes full use of the LS1043A network and IO features, such as packet acceleration, to ...

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Robotics at the heart of UK government plans

Prime Minister Theresa May singled out robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) in her blueprint for a ‘modern’ industrial strategy for the UK. This comes as Edinburgh’s Centre for Robotics hosts the European Robotics Forum (22-24 March). Earlier this month the Prime Minister welcomed Sir James Dyson’s plans to build a 500 acre campus in Wiltshire ...

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PC vendors to hike prices in 3Q17

PC vendors, in order to reflect continual hikes in component costs, including display panels, DRAM, SSDs, Li batteries, plan to raise retail prices when new models equipped with revised Kaby Lake processors are launched in the third quarter of 2017, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

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Apple announces new 9.7-inch iPad

Apple has updated its 9.7-inch iPad, featuring a brighter Retina display with over 3.1 million pixels. The device is enclosed in an aluminum unibody enclosure weighing one pound, and it runs on the Apple-designed A9 chip with 64-bit desktop-class architecture.

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Digitimes Research: DNN-architecture AI widely used in image recognition

Artificial intelligence (AI) based on deep neural network (DNN) architecture has been widely used in image recognition and has large potential in autonomous driving, according to Digitimes Research.

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MediaTek appoints Rick Tsai as co-CEO

MediaTek has appointed Rick Tsai as the company's co-CEO, effective July 1, 2017. Tsai will report directly to MediaTek chairman and CEO Ming-Kai Tsai and will also assume responsibility as vice chairman of the Mediatek Group.

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Digitimes Research: pre-5G commercial operations to kick off earlier than expected

At Mobile World Congress 2017, three tends of wireless networking/communication development were revealed: Commercial operation of pre-5G networks will begin ahead of the original schedule; mobile telecom carriers are driven to change their roles to cope with fast IoT growth; 5G networks will be extensive through daily life, according to Digitimes Research.

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Notebook vendors to hike prices 5-15% in 2Q17 due to rises in component costs

To cope with increasing demand from smartphone vendors, component makers have been shifting their capacity to manufacture smartphone-use products. This has impacted the makers' supply volumes for notebook components, causing quotes to rise. In response, most notebook vendors are planning to hike their retail prices by 5-15% in the second quarter of 2017, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

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Taiwan February unemployment rate up on month, down on year, says DGBAS

Taiwan had 453,000 jobless citizens in February 2017, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.85% which rose 0.07pp on month but dropped 0.10pp on year, according to statistics released by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) on March 22.

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X-FAB to IPO tomorrow

X-FAB will IPO tomorrow on Euronext Paris. The price range is €8-10.50 per share. Based on the price range, the size of the IPO will range between €440 million and €492 million and the implied market capitalisation of X-FAB will range between €1,046 million and €1,295 million. X-Fab is majority-held by its Belgian founders, including ...

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MACOM integrates lasers with Si photonics for 400G optical links

MACOM has production ready MAOP-L284CN, MACOM’s 100G CWDM4 transmitter L-PICTM (Lasers integrated with a Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuit) and supporting driver and controller IC chipset. To meet the bandwidth demands, resiliency and data redundancy requirements of today’s Cloud Data Centers, data center optical interconnects are transitioning from 100G to 400G, driving  demand for high-speed optical ...

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Premier Farnell signs EAM

Premier Farnell has signed  a distribution agreement with EAM, the manufacturer of  precision RF & Microwave interconnect products. Under their ConductRF brand, EAM offers interconnect products operating from DC to 110GHz. ConductRF’s products go into the Defense, Aerospace, Industrial, Medical Infrastructure, Instrumentation & Test, and Telecommunications. The agreement will provide ConductRF Solutions for RF & Microwave ...

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ST's SPAD Imager Likely Link to iPhone 8

Apple's upcoming iPhone 8 with a "3D camera" is the subject of intense speculation. Dots yet to be connected are the explicit relationships among the iPhone 8, single photon avalanche diodes and STMicroelectronics.

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Renting/Leasing Electronic Test Equipment

What do you do if you find yourself needing test equipment? Have you tried renting and/or leasing?

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When is it best to use LDO regulators?

LDOs can offer the low noise and PSRR performance to be used in wide voltage range applications such as in test and measurement systems, write Amit Patel and Steve Knoth Linear Regulators are integrated circuits that step a voltage down from a higher voltage to a lower voltage without the need of an inductor. The ...

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Wireless Networks Vie for Air Time

Debates among wireless competitors at an IEEE event spanned cellular IoT, 5G, and Wi-Fi.

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Free DO-178C / ED-12C handbook

AdaCore has published a handbook covering its technologies for DO-178C / ED-12C. Written by Quentin Ochem of AdaCore and certification expert Frédéric Pothon, aside from describing the firm’s own products, it puts the DO-178C / ED-12C standard and its technology supplements  into perspective and explains many of their more subtle aspects in the context of several ...

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Show Preview: Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2017

Caroline Hayes introduces some of the innovations and highlights promised for this year’s manufacturing and electronics show, Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2017.

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Rohde & Schwarz makes RF spectrum analyser software upgradable

Rohde & Schwarz’s latest RF spectrum analyser starts with a 1GHz model, and it can be upgraded to 2- or 3GHz with a software keycode. Upgrades can be purchased as needed and are available as soon as the keycode is entered. Recalibration is not required. Noise performance can also be upgraded by software. The R&S ...

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Southern Manufacturing: Say hello to Electronics Weekly at M133

The Southern Manufacturing and Electronics & AutoAero 2017 show is now underway - running 21 - 23 March 2017 - at Five, Farnborough.

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Murata buys Arctic Sand for power convesion technology

Murata has bought MIT dc-dc converter spin-off Arctic Sand Technologies, through Murata’s RF SoI chip subsidiary Peregrine Semiconductor. Arctic sand makes bold claims for the efficiency products but, to the knowledge of Electronics Weekly, has not publicly released data sheets or briefs. Its ARC2C0608 LED string driver is said to deliver up to 30V output with ...

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Taiwan market: LG launches 4 smartphones targeting entry-level to mid-range segment

LG Electronics has launched four smartphones, the LG Stylus 3, LG K10, K8 and K4, in the Taiwan market, targeting the entry-level to mid-tier segment. These new phones will be available starting April.

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TSEC to set up 3.5MWp rooftop PV system in northern Taiwan, says paper

Crystalline silicon solar cell maker TSEC has indicated that Forsun Energy, its subsidiary engaged in PV power generation EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) and operation, has won an open bid to set up a PV system with installation capacity of 3.5MWp on local government buildings in northern Taiwan, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report.

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China semi equipment industry working hard to play catch-up

It is hard for China-based semiconductor equipment suppliers to catch up with their bigger international peers in terms of technology, according to Zhao Jinrong, CEO for Naura Technology (formerly Beijing Sevenstar Electronics).

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Photonics stars at IQE

IQE has reported 2016 Revenues which were up 16% to £132.7mm, profit up 17% to £22.1m, cash generation up 7.1% to £22.5 million, and capex of £19 million. “IQE delivered a strong set of results in 2016, with revenues up 16%, PBT up 17%, and EPS up 15%,” says IQE CEO Dr Drew Nelson (pictured), ...

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