The most notable thing to record this month is Android Marshmallow increasing more than 30% (statistics, statistics – it’s only from 10.1% to 13.3%).
Comment: IoT made ARM takeover inevitable
The proposed $32bn ARM takeover by Japanese firm SoftBank has caught the semiconductor market by surprise. Most observers believe that the processor IP which is the main ARM business was so important to so many chip makers that ARM’s independence was too strategically important to the market to be broken. As a result it was …
Korea set to fine Qualcomm
The next country in line for a Qualcomm pay-out is Korea. The Korea Times reports that the Korea Fair Trade Commission is looking at fining Qualcomm up to $900 million. Last year China took $975 million off Qualcomm for unfair trading practices. The Korea FTC has held a 17 month investigation into Qualcomm’s business practices. …
Is SoftBank Crazy?
Is it sensible to pay $32 billion for a company which makes a profit of $660 million? Received wisdom was that ARM’s market cap was so big compared to its profits that no one would be crazy enough to buy it. Now someone is. It was also thought that big ARM customers like Apple and …
Softbank to buy ARM
ARM is to be sold to SoftBank of Japan for $32 billion – $10 billion more than the pre-offer market cap. ARM’s board is to recommend the deal to shareholders. The government may also have to approve the deal. SoftBank says it will: Keep the senior management team, business model and culture; Keep the HQ …
Only Connect: On Ultra-Fit Power Connectors
If you are not already familiar with the Molex Ultra-Fit Power Connectors you may find yourself using them in the future.
Win a place at IoT Design 2016 conference
Don’t miss our IoT Design conference, which is running in London on Thursday 15 September. And here’s a chance to win a ticket for free entry to the important event.
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Raspberry Pi gets a CD quality audio amp
An expansion board that adds a CD quality audio and 44/48 bit stereo record and playback to the Raspberry Pi is available at RS. Dubbed PiFi the add-on board has three audio outputs that include stereo headphones. There is a Sony/Phillips Digital Interface Format (SPDIF)-6+6 Watt speaker amplifier. The board has its own microphone and …
LED business news: Cree sells power semi unit, Sylvania socket survey, and NYC Lowline
Cree will sharpen its focus on LEDs and SSL with sale of Wolfspeed, while LEDvance and Sylvania suggest a transition to smart lamps is coming and New York will build the solar-lit Lowline.
Philadelphia Water Department to update lead testing methods
The department is updating its testing to comply with federal guidelines issued by the Environmental Protection Agency.