OpenTitan launches world's first open-source silicon project
February 16, 2024
After five years of development, the OpenTitan coalition and lowRISC and have unveiled the first open-source silicon project to reach commercial availability.
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Japanese earthquake halts wafer, MLCC, and semiconductor fabs
January 02, 2024
TrendForce’s investigation into the impact of the recent strong earthquake in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, reveals that several key semiconductor-related facilities are located within the affected area.
Lantronix names new president and CEO
November 07, 2023
Synaptics' former senior vice president and general manager Saleel Awsare will be joining Industrial IoT solutions specialist Lantronix as president and CEO of the company, effective Nov. 20, 2023.
Top 5 MCU suppliers accounted for 82% of 2021 sales
June 15, 2022
New ranking from IC Insights shows some revenue gaps expanding between the largest microcontroller manufacturers.
Tower record 1Q22 revenues of $421 Million, a 21% YoY
May 20, 2022
Tower Semiconductor reported first quarter 2022 revenue of USD 421 million, an increase of 21% compared to USD 347 million in the first quarter of 2021.
What does Intel gain from acquiring Tower? – Quite a lot
May 03, 2022
On February 15, Intel officially confirmed that it will acquire Tower Semiconductor, the industry’s ninth largest foundry, for USD 5.4 billion. But, what kind of capacity gain comes with acquiring the ninth biggest player in the field?
Intel's acquisition of Tower – two birds with one stone
February 16, 2022
Intel officially confirmed on February 15 that it will acquire Israeli foundry Tower Semiconductor for nearly USD 6 billion, and the deal will likely contribute to the growth of Intel’s foundry business if it closes successfully, TrendForce reports.
Panasonic completes transfer of its semiconductor business
September 02, 2020
Panasonic says it has completed the transfer of its semiconductor business to Nuvoton Technology Corporation, a Taiwan-based semiconductor company under the Winbond Electronics umbrella.
TowerJazz to maintain its TPSCo majority ownership
December 03, 2019
Israeli semiconductor manufacturer, TowerJazz, says that it will not sell its stake and board control in its joint venture with Panasonic Corp in Japan, following the Japanese company's announcement that it is selling its semiconductor business.
Panasonic to sell its chip business to Taiwanese company
November 28, 2019
Panasonic Corporation says that it will transfer the semiconductor business – mainly operated by Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions – to Nuvoton Technology, a Taiwan-based semiconductor company under the umbrella of Winbond Electronics group, in a stock and asset transfer agreement.
Born Secure: ARMv8-M for the Industrial IoT?
January 31, 2017
In November ARM announced Cortex-M23 and Cortex-M33, the first microcontroller cores based on the ARMv8-M architecture.
Teardown: Asus eeePad Transformer Prime
January 13, 2012
As a first; the Asus eeePad Transformer Prime is actually thinner than Apple's iPad2 (8.3 vs 8.8 mm).
Teardown: Asus eeePad Transformer Prime
January 09, 2012
As a first; the Asus eeePad Transformer Prime is actually thinner than Apple's iPad2 (8.3 vs 8.8 mm).
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