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14 IC Product Categories to Exceed Total IC Market Growth in 2016

https://www.icinsights.com/ April 19, 2016 Comments Off on 14 IC Product Categories to Exceed Total IC Market Growth in 2016

Cellphone App MPUs and Signal Conversion top the list; Tablet MPU growth stalls, DRAM tumbles. IC Insights’ March Update to the 2016 McClean Report refreshed the forecasts for 33 major... Read More

Atmel and Rockchip Join ARM Global University Program Alliance

https://www.arm.com/ April 19, 2016 Comments Off on Atmel and Rockchip Join ARM Global University Program Alliance

ARM has expanded its Global University Program Alliance in China through new partnerships with Atmel, a subsidiary of Microchip and a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch solutions, and... Read More

Novel miniaturized circulator opens way to doubling wireless capacity

https://www.darpa.mil/ April 18, 2016 Comments Off on Novel miniaturized circulator opens way to doubling wireless capacity

Researchers develop a microelectronic substitute for larger-scale magnetic components and open a pathway to more efficient communications and more capable radar systems Since the advent of the integrated circuit in... Read More

Number of 300mm IC Wafer Fabs Expected to Reach 100 in 2016

https://www.icinsights.com/ April 18, 2016 Comments Off on Number of 300mm IC Wafer Fabs Expected to Reach 100 in 2016

High volume 450mm IC wafer fabs not expected until after 2020. IC Insights recently released its new Global Wafer Capacity 2016-2020 report that provides in-depth detail, analyses, and forecasts for... Read More

Oracle Buys Crosswise

April 15, 2016 Comments Off on Oracle Buys Crosswise

Strengthens Oracle’s Data as a Service Offering On April 14, 2016, Oracle announced it signed an agreement to acquire Crosswise, a leading provider of machine-learning based cross-device data which enables... Read More

EDRS-A – Testing the waters

April 15, 2016 Comments Off on EDRS-A – Testing the waters

EDRS-A, Europe’s SpaceDataHighway pioneer, has been in orbit for a month and its testing is going well. The Redu team in Belgium are now pushing it ever-closer to full service... Read More

Novasentis haptic actuator for wearables

KEMET and Novasentis Collaborate to Produce Haptic Actuators

April 15, 2016 Comments Off on KEMET and Novasentis Collaborate to Produce Haptic Actuators

Flexible Haptic Actuator Aimed at Wearable Devices GREENVILLE, SC and BURLINGAME, CA–(Marketwired – April 14, 2016) – KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components and Novasentis Inc., the... Read More

Intel Inside New 3-D Fitness Tracker

April 15, 2016 Comments Off on Intel Inside New 3-D Fitness Tracker

Using Intel technology, Silicon Valley fitness technology startup Naked Labs today launched a 3-dimensional fitness tracker for consumers. The body scanner includes a full-length scanning mirror, a scale that doubles... Read More