Infineon Announces ModusToolbox Launch ™ three point one

With software becoming a key feature of various embedded solutions in today's products, embedded developers must acquire and use appropriate software tools to bring these products to the market, such as being able to provide flexible development tools and supporting the best platform from the entry-level to the final hardware deployment in terms of features and functions. Infineon Technologies Technology Co., Ltd. recently announced the launch of a more powerful Modus Toolbox ™ 3.1. Help developers easily utilize more features and develop software solutions for hardware design.

2023-06-20

Meiguang will invest 4.3 billion yuan to expand Xi'an Sealing and Testing Plant

Micron Technology announced today that it plans to invest more than 4.3 billion yuan in its packaging and testing plant in Xi'an, China, in the next few years.

2023-06-19

Investing 22.6 billion yuan, TI plans to build two new factories in Malaysia

Texas Instruments announced its expansion plan in Malaysia, opening two new assembly and testing plants in Kuala Lumpur and Malacca, with a potential investment of 14.6 billion ringgit (about 22.63 billion yuan). It is expected to meet approximately 90% of TI's assembly and testing needs by 2030 to better ensure the stability of its product supply.

2023-06-17

Intel Releases New Silicon Spin Quantum Bit Chip Tunnel Falls

Intel has announced the release of a new quantum chip, Tunnel Falls, containing 12 silicon spin qubits, to continue exploring quantum practicality and solving major challenges. Tunnel Falls is the most advanced silicon spin quantum bit chip developed by Intel to date, leveraging Intel's decades of accumulated transistor design and manufacturing capabilities.

2023-06-17

3 billion US dollars! Samsung SDI and General Motors jointly build a battery factory

According to foreign media reports, Samsung SDI has confirmed that it and General Motors will establish a new joint venture battery factory in New City of Carlisle, Indiana.

2023-06-15

News says the European Union will approve Bolton's $61 billion acquisition of VMware.

According to reports, multiple insiders said today that the US chip manufacturer Broadcom's acquisition of cloud computing company VMware is about to receive conditional approval from the European Union.

2023-06-14

In 2023, the revenue of the top ten Foundry model enterprises in Q1 will decrease by nearly 20% month on month

According to the research report released by TrendForce, due to the continued weakness of terminal demand and the addition of the off-season effect, the revenue of the world's top ten wafer OEMs fell 18.6% in the first quarter to about $27.3 billion (Note from IT Home: currently about RMB 194.649 billion). Among them, TSMC led the market with a market share of 60.1%. The biggest change in this ranking was Grosvenor, which surpassed Unicom to win the third place, and Tower Semiconductor, which surpassed Powerchip and Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation to reach the seventh place.

2023-06-13

Infineon Launches Simple and Easy to Use LCC Design Tool

In the global electricity consumption, lighting electricity accounts for a large proportion, so energy conservation in the lighting field is crucial. It has been proven that the PFC+LCC resonant topology is an excellent solution for LED lighting applications such as commercial lighting, outdoor lighting, and plant lighting:

2023-06-12

In the first five months, the import value of integrated circuits decreased by 24.2%, while the export value decreased by 17.2%

Recently, China Customs released the National Key Import and Export Commodity Value Table for May 2023 (in US dollars).

2023-06-10

SK Hynix 5th generation 10 nanometer level DDR5 DRAM development completed

SK Hynix announced that its fifth generation 10 nanometer process, 1bnm, has been validated and will provide support for the next generation DDR5 and HBM3E solutions. The SK Hynix 1bnm process will provide a speed of 6.4 Gbps for DDR5 and 8 Gbps for HBM3E.

2023-06-08

Global chip sales decreased by over 20% in April and are expected to rebound in 2024

According to MarketWatch, a financial website under Dow Jones, global chip sales decreased by over 20% in April.

2023-06-08

Ruisa Electronics Announces Completion of Panthronics Acquisition to Acquire Its NFC Technology

Recently, Japanese semiconductor solution supplier Reza Electronics announced that it has acquired Panthronics AG, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in high-performance wireless products. At the same time, Reza Electronics has also released 13 "successful product portfolio" solution designs, combining Reza Electronics' products with Pantronics' Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, extending the breadth and depth of Reza Electronics' product lineup.

2023-06-07

Vishay launches a new ISOA thick film power resistor with high pulse processing capability

Recently, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced the launch of a new thick film power resistor - IOA, which has passed AEC-Q200 certification and is packaged in a small SOT-227 package, and can be directly installed on a heat sink. Vishay MCB ISOA has high pulse processing capability, with a power dissipation of up to 120 W at a bottom shell temperature of 85 ° C. It can be equipped with NTC thermistors for internal temperature monitoring, and pre coated with phase change thermal interface materials (PC-TIM) to improve mounting efficiency.

2023-06-06

Samsung spends a huge amount of money building semiconductor settlements to attract investment from manufacturers

According to reports, semiconductor giant Samsung Electronics plans to invest 300 trillion Korean won (approximately 1.6 trillion yuan) in the next 20 years to build a new semiconductor manufacturing settlement near Seoul, South Korea. By building facilities nearby and shortening the distance with customers, the delivery time caused by trial and error can be minimized, potentially improving development efficiency.

2023-05-31

MediaTek and NVIDIA reached a cooperation to develop AI intelligent cockpit solutions

MediaTek announced a cooperation agreement with NVIDIA to provide a complete AI intelligent cockpit solution for software defined cars. The cooperation between both parties will fully leverage the advantages of their respective automotive product portfolios and jointly provide excellent solutions for the new generation of intelligent vehicles.

2023-05-30

DRAM industry Q1 revenue decreased by 21.2% month on month for three consecutive quarters showing a downward trend

According to TrendForce consulting research, the revenue of the DRAM industry in the first quarter of this year was approximately 9.66 billion US dollars, a decrease of 21.2% month on month, and has continued to decline for three more quarters. In terms of shipment volume, only Meiguang has increased, while the rest have declined; The average sales unit price of all three major manufacturers has decreased. At present, due to oversupply but not improvement, prices continue to decline. However, after the original factory gradually reduces production, the price decline of DRAM in the second half of the year is expected to converge quarter by quarter. Looking ahead to the second quarter, although the shipment volume has increased, prices continue to decline, so it is expected that revenue growth will be limited.

2023-05-26

News says Samsung Display will use hybrid technology OLED panels for cars

According to reports, Samsung Display, which supplies rigid OLED panels to car manufacturers, has plans to use hybrid technology OLED panels for cars. Hybrid OLED is a new method of applying thin film encapsulation (TFE) to glass substrates. Previously, Samsung monitors had been applying rigid OLEDs to automotive displays.

2023-05-25

Q2 performance of applied materials exceeded expectations by 6% compared to the same period last year

Recently, semiconductor equipment giant Applied Materials (AMAT) released its second quarter financial report. The financial report shows that the operating revenue of Applied Materials reached $6.63 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6%. After adjustment, the net profit per share after tax was $2.0, a month on month increase of 8%. The financial performance of the operating conditions exceeded analysts' expectations.

2023-05-23

Global semiconductor sales decreased by 8.7% to $119.5 billion in Q1 2023

Recently, WSTS released the latest data showing that global semiconductor sales in the first quarter of 2023 were $119.5 billion, a decrease of 8.7% month on month and 21.3% year on year. This is the largest quarterly and year-on-year decrease since the first quarter of 2019. In addition, Intel defeated Samsung to regain the top spot in the global semiconductor industry.

2023-05-23

Texas Instruments TI Launches Silicon Carbide Gate Driver

Texas Instruments (TI) today launched a highly integrated functional safety compliant isolated gate driver, helping engineers design more efficient traction inverters and extend the range of electric vehicles (EVs) to a greater extent. The new UCC5880-Q1 enhanced isolated gate driver provides functionality that enables electric vehicle powertrain engineers to achieve their safety and performance goals while increasing power density, reducing system design complexity and cost.

2023-05-20