Thanks to TrendForce for this one – the top five smartphone brands in Q4 22 and Q1 23:

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Toshiba is aiming at over-temperature detection in mobile devices and home appliances with a family of ICs, intended to work with positive coefficient thermistors. Power consumption is under 12μA with 10μA of that going through the thermistor as sensing current. Lower current (<2μA) versions are planned. Inside is a current source to feed the PTC …

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Microchip has created a set of dual-channel single-lane USB 3.2 Gen1 SuperSpeed reclocker redriver ICs for automotive and industrial cables up to 15m long. “Adding electronic components to applications across automotive, industrial and consumer industries has spurred the need for far-reaching USB cabling products,” according to the company. EQCO510 is the automotive version, qualified to …

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CUI Devices has introduced small loudspeakers whose fronts are IPx5, IPx7 or IPx8 rated, adding them to its IP67 waterproof speakers. “Ideal for protection against moisture and liquid ingress in harsh environments,” according to the company, “the CMS waterproof speaker models feature sound pressure levels from 85 to 108 dB and packages from 15mm up …

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Wisbech-based Anglia Components has been named as a top employer in the medium sized company category in the first Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards. The nationwide workplace awards recognises good working practices for very large organisations to small companies with 10 to 49 employees. The workplace survey looks at the best workplaces with …

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EnduroSat, a satellite data services company, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by the investment firm CEECAT Capital, which focuses on high growth markets in Central and Eastern Europe. Existing investors, for example, the German Seed fund Freigeist Capital, also joined the round. EnduroSat is headquartered in Luxembourg but has …

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Nanosynth, the UK nanoparticles specialist which creates products from the synthesis of nanoparticles, is to be wound up. ‘Properties of products can be enhanced for specific applications by exploiting functionality realised at the nanoscale. This is achieved through the inclusion of nanoparticles,’ says the nanosynth website, ‘nanosynth group use a patented technology to reproducibly synthesise and …

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Onsemi is considering a $2 billion investment in automotive SiC ICs. The expansion will be at an existing fab either in the USA, Korea or the Czech Republic. Onsemi hopes to get 40% of the SiC automotive chip market by 2027. The company is forecasting overall  revenue growth  of 10-12% CAGR 2022-27 going from $8.3 …

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The semiconductor industry contraction is expected to moderate in Q2 to be followed by a gradual recovery starting in Q3, says SEMI. The forecast comes in SEMI’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Monitor (SMM) Report, prepared in partnership with TechInsights. In Q2, industry indicators, including IC sales and silicon shipments,  point to q-o-q improvements. Elevated inventories continue to …

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Patch Manager, a capability of AWS Systems Manager, now supports patch deployments for instances running Alma Linux versions 8.3-8.7, 9.0-9.1. Patch Manager enables you to automatically patch nodes with both security related and other types of updates across your infrastructure. Patch Manager supports a variety of common operating systems, including Windows Server, Amazon Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). For a full list of supported operating systems, see the Patch Manager prerequisites user guide page .