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TTI denies Chinese military ties by its Hong Kong subsidiary
The specialty distributor is denying that it’s Hong Kong subsidiary has any ties to Chinese military following the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) naming the Asian unit in a draft rule.
ECD Launches SelectiveRIDER™, Closes the Loop on Automated Soldering Solutions
ECD announced the addition of SelectiveRIDER™ to its portfolio of soldering process measurement pallets, effectively closing the loop to deliver a complete line of automated verification technologies for every machine soldering process: wave, reflow and selective.
All That Glitters Is Not Gold!
Application engineers often repeatedly answer the same questions from different customers, especially queries related to the selection of parts in their application. One mistake we see in part selection happening time and time again is that the customers become over enamored by what I like to call “the sheet” in data sheets.
Infineon extends franchise sales agreement with Future Electronics
Future Electronics can now sell both the Infineon and the Cypress portfolios of products to customers across the Europe, Americas and Asia regions
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Private equity firm acquires Evans Capacitor Company
Arcline Investment Management has acquired the Rhode Island based manufacturer of high energy density capacitors.
Diodes completes its acquisition of Lite-On Semiconductor
Diodes Incorporated has completed its close to USD 450 million acquisition of Lite-On Semiconductor (LSC).
Toshiba says it's not negotiating with UMC
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation states that despite certain media reports, the company is not selling two of its fabs to Taiwanese United Microelectronics Corporation.
NVIDIA acquires Swedish VCSEL startup
On the heels of the GPU-giant’s massive USD 40 billion acquisition of ARM – which was just made official back in September – comes yet another acquisition; though this time at a much smaller scale.
Analog Devices ends its fiscal year 2020 on a high
Fourth quarter revenue came in at USD 1.53 billion, above the high-end of the company’s outlook.
GlobalWafers confirms takeover discussions with Siltronic
The Taiwanese company says it is in advanced, near to final discussions on a takeover offer of German supplier of silicon wafers, Siltronic AG.
Covid-19 halts Chinese SK Hynix plant
The discovery of an asymptomatic, but infected, employee brought SK Hynix’s plant in Chongqing, China to a halt on Sunday.
Murata to shut down Chinese production facility
Saitama Murata Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Murata, will close its its coil production subsidiary Sheng Long TOKO Tech, located in Shenzhen, China, during December 2020
Antistat™ launch new product range of ESD Anti-fatigue matting
Manufactured in the EU, Antistat’s new range of matting blends exceptional quality with durability offering a life span of up to 5 years.
Digi-Key inks new U.S. distribution partnership with MISCO
Digi-Key Electronics has expanded its product portfolio to include a U.S. distribution partnership with MISCO, a resource offering complete audio solution services.
Arkema kickstarts capacity increase of fluoropolymer in China
Arkema is starting up its 50% capacity increase of Kynar fluoropolymer for the lithium-ion battery business at its Changshu plant in China in December 2020, with the first commercial supplies for January 2021.
STMicro and YTO set up joint lab for smart agricultural equipment
Semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronis, is teaming up with Chinese provider of agricultural and construction machinery YTO Group to establish a joint lab which will focus on R&D of electronic solutions for engine, vehicle, and agricultural controls in tractors.
12 new 1200V Hyperfast and Ultrafast Rectifiers from Vishay
New Yorker Electronics has announced the availability of 12 new FRED Pt® Gen 5 1200 V Hyperfast and Ultrafast rectifiers from Vishay Semiconductor. The ideal choice for soft switched and resonant high frequency converters, it features a unique combination of low conduction and switching losses.
SKT's new AI chip changes the company's AI semiconductor business vision
SK Telecom (SKT) has unveiled its new, self-developed, AI chip named SAPEON X220; a chip that, according to the company, will alter the company's AI semiconductor business vision.
Labour dispute at ST France – the conflict continues
The strike at STMicroelectronics French operations continues. For the last four weeks, the site in Crolles has been on an indefinite strike following the company’s decision not to increase employee salaries this year.
Tachyum resumes hiring in Slovakia and USA
Following a short halt due to COVID-19, the Silicon Valley and Slovakian semiconductor company says that it is restarting its hiring activities.
Intel CEO pens open letter to President-elect Biden
Intel CEO Bob Swan is, in an open letter, urging the President-elect to invest in U.S. manufacturing.
Wafer acpacity by feature size shows strongest growth at <10nm
IC capacity for leading-edge (<10nm) processes is expected to grow and become the largest portion of monthly installed capacity across the industry beginning in 2024, based on information in IC Insights’ Global Wafer Capacity 2020-2024 report.
Powell Electronics now Europe’s largest Positronic stockist
Powell Electronics, the supplier of connectors and more for high-rel applications, is to become Europe’s largest stocking distributor of Positronic connectors following a franchise deal signed by the two companies.
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