Semiconductor market suffers another plunge in Q3
December 09, 2019
With revenue plunging by a gut-wrenching 14.7% in the third quarter, the global semiconductor market appears destined for a year of double-digit decline, despite some signs of growth in the critical memory segment, says IHS Markit.
Revenue ranking of global top 10 IC design companies
December 06, 2019
The newest analysis from TrendForce shows that several U.S.-based IC design companies experienced continually expanding losses in 3Q19 revenue because of the ongoing China-U.S. trade war and because Huawei had yet to be removed from the Entity List.
Precogs’ CEO: ‘If we can’t help you, it won’t cost you’
December 05, 2019
The business model of Precogs, the company that has created a global marketplace that connects a buyers ERP with component distributors, is quite intriguing; you will only pay out of what the company can save you.
Intel’s looking to sell its connectivity chips businesses
November 28, 2019
The US chipmaker is reportedly looking for potential buyers for its connected home division, a business unit providing gateway solutions to connect devices and appliances.
MediaTek, Intel partnering on 5G technology
November 25, 2019
MediaTek has announced an ongoing collaboration with Intel to bring MediaTek's new 5G modem to PCs, for deployment in key consumer and commercial laptop segments.
NUVIA expands in Austin, bolsters exec team
November 25, 2019
Silicon-design start-up NUVIA Inc. will open new offices in Austin, Texas, the company announced today.
3Q19 NAND Flash revenue grows amidst resurging pre-peak season demand
November 25, 2019
3Q19 NAND flash industrial revenue showed a nearly 15% growth of total bit shipment, owing to the seasonality-driven demand for products shipments and the additional product shipment made available in preparation for U.S. tariffs, says the DRAMeXchange research division of TrendForce.
Intel to reclaim No.1 semiconductor supplier ranking in 2019
November 19, 2019
IC Insights says that only three among the top-15 semiconductor suppliers are forecasted to show growth this year.
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Function toolkit for automated retail checkout systems
Technology fusion offers more than the sum of partscongatec, Basler and NXP Semiconductors have developed a function toolkit for deep learning applications in retail. The platform is a proof-of-concept, using artificial intelligence (AI) to fully automate the retail checkout process.
Wafer capacity by feature size shows rapid growth at <10nm
October 18, 2019
Leading-edge processes (<28nm) took over as the largest portion in terms of monthly installed capacity available in 2015. By the end of 2019, <28nm capacity is forecast to represent about 49 percent of the IC industry’s total capacity.
2Q/2019: Memory business is approaching bottom
October 16, 2019
“Combined DRAM and NAND revenue was USD 25.4 billion in 2Q/2019, down 5% from Q1 and down 39% year-over-year as sluggish demand and elevated inventory levels continued to plague the memory markets”, says Simone Bertolazzi, Memory Technology & Market Analyst at Yole Développement.
NVIDIA leads way but competition is intensifying
October 15, 2019
Diversity is the name of the game when it comes to the edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) chipset industry. In 2019, the AI industry is witnessing the continual migration of AI workloads, particularly AI inference, to edge devices, including on-premise servers, gateways, and end-devices and sensors.
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Benefits beyond improved performance
The 8th generation of Intel Core Mobile processors offers a full 58% increase in performance over that of the predecessor generation. However, there are even more reasons that speak in favor of the new Intel Core Mobile processors, which congatec offers on COM Express and Mini-ITX motherboards as well as now on extremely space-saving 3.5-inch single-board computers for the first time ever
ESA contracts consortium for high-performance compute board
October 10, 2019
A consortium, led by Cobham Gaisler, has been awarded a development contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) that will result in the design of an accelerator board suitable for Computer Vision (CV) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for in-orbit space use.
Tachyum upgrades to Santa Clara Park for new HQ
September 27, 2019
Semiconductor start-up Tachyum joins Intel, AMD and nVidia by moving its corporate headquarters to larger, newer digs in Santa Clara Park’s Freedom Center.
Semiconductor acquisitions regain momentum in 2019
September 19, 2019
This year’s merger and acquisition announcements are driven by deals in networking and wireless connectivity ICs and by suppliers adding products for automotive systems and other strong-growth markets into the next decade, says IC Insights.
Top-15 semiconductor suppliers’ sales fall by 18% in 1H19
August 23, 2019
Sony was the only top-15 semiconductor supplier to register year-over-year growth in 1H19. IC Insights details the development.
Porsche invests in Israeli startup TriEye
August 21, 2019
Israeli startup TriEye, whose Short-Wave-Infra-Red (SWIR) sensing technology enables vision in adverse weather and night-time conditions, has expanded its Series A round to USD 19 million with an investment from the German sports car manufacturer Porsche.
Samsung narrows Intel’s global chip market lead in Q2
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August 09, 2019
Intel in the second quarter maintained its position as the world’s largest semiconductor supplier, although second-placed Samsung managed to close the gap due to renewed vigour in some key memory products.
