Cisco is not the only IT behemoth moving into smart lighting.

The chip market will fall 2.3% in 2016, says IDC For the second year running IC revenues will see a decline, falling to $324 billion, says IDC. Revenues are forecast to log a CAGR of 1.9% from 2015-2020, reaching $364 billion in 2020. An economic pause in China and emerging markets, and a softening of …

Second down year for semis, says IDC

Is Apple really slipping? Things don’t look so rosy for the world’s most valuable company: Shares down 20% in 6 months. 10 million less iPhones sold in Q1 2016 than in Q1 2015 and a further decline expected in Q2 ahead of Q3’s expected iPhone 7 launch. TSMC and Dialog slashing H2 revenue projections suggesting …

What Innovation Can Kick-Start iPhone Sales?

The Whisper Node is based on the AVR ATMega328p, the same chip used on the Arduino.

DevBoard Watch: Whisper Node builds on a single AA battery

Lattice Semiconductor has addressed the issue of multiple image sensor and display interface protocols with an FPGA-based bridge chip. Essentially, the device, called CrossLink, is a video interface bridge with a fast MIPI D-PHY capability that delivers up to 4K ultra-HD resolution at 12Gbit/s bandwidth. Protocols supported include MIPI D-PHY, MIPI CSI-2, MIPI DSI, MIPI …

Lattice bridge IC brings mobile display interfaces to industrial apps

While Tsinghua was buying it’s 3% stake in Imagination earlier this month, it had already bagged up a stake in Marvell, a May 2nd SEC filing reveals. The size of the Marvell stake is not stated but It must be at least 5% which is the level required for disclosure under SEC rules. Last month …

Tsinghua Adds Marvell Stake To Lattice and Imagination

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Find out about a novel solution for tracking moving objects with WiFi signals

Tracking WiFi signals with USRP & LabVIEW

Qualcomm, Micron, and Hynix registered ≥25% drops, with total top-20 sales off by 6%, reports IC Insights. In total, the top-20 semiconductor companies’ sales declined by 6% in 1Q16/1Q15, 1% less than the total worldwide semiconductor industry decline of 7%. Although, in total, the top-20 1Q16 semiconductor companies registered a moderate 6% drop, there were …

A tough Q1 for the top 20

Thanks to IC Insights for this one – the top 20 semiconductor suppliers in Q1 2016:

Top 10 (+10) Q1 IC Vendors