Cree has further up-graded its XP-G lighting LED, to version 3. XP-G3 delivers 31% more lumens and 8% higher lm/W that the XP-G2. “XP-G3 LED improves the lumen density, voltage characteristics and reliability of previous XP-G generations,” said Cree, claiming over 205 lm/W at 350mA and up to 863 lm at 2A will be available …
ST’s MEMS Business Keeps On Declining
ST’s declining position in MEMS, once the jewel in its crown, sees no sign of ending. According to Yole Development, ST’s MEMS revenues have declined for three years running. For ST, which had been given the No.1 position in the MEMS industry because Pasquale Pistorio had invested in MEMS development several years ahead of the …
Foundry Grew 4.4%; GloFo No.2.
The foundry market grew 4.4% in 2015 to $48.8 billion, says Gartner. “Foundry growth was only possible from the high wafer demand by Apple and the revenue conversion of a few integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) to foundries,” says Gartner’s Sam Wang. TSMC, grew 5.5% in 2015, driven by the success of 20 nm planar and …
The Two Worst Jobs In Tech
The two worst jobs in tech must be heading up Apple’s iWatch operation and heading up Intel’s IoT business. Not because these jobs are unrewarding, on the contrary they are generously rewarded, but because the holders of these jobs are on a hiding to nothing. Earlier this month it was announced that the vp in …
Antenova expands in Taipei
Antenova, the Hatfield antenna specialist, has expanded its design and development facility in Taipei’s technology quarter Nei Hu District, Taiwan. This is in response to the increasing demand from customers for antennas for M2M and IoT applications. Antenova’s engineering resources cover the USA, Europe and Asia, with a specialist RF team in Taipei leading the …
Tsinghua buys stake in Lattice
Acquisitive Chinese investor Tsinghua Unigroup has bought 6% of Lattice. Lattice was rumoured as being a takeover target of Tsinghua earlier this year. Lattice’s shares rose 15.5% on news of the deal. The speculation is that Tsinghua wants Lattice for the same reason as Intel bought Altera, to.provide FPGA acceleration in server SoCs. The effect …
Picosecond lasers target electronics production
Coherent of Santa Clara has introduced a range of picosecond lasers for use in microelectronics, display and solar cell fabrication. HyperRapid NX product range includes 1064nm output models with pulse energies as high as 250μJ (10ps pulse typical at repetition rates up to 2MHz. “This enables high throughput processes, including enough power for the beam to …
Artificial intelligence will do the teaching in 2041
Researchers at New York University are looking 25 years ahead to predict the role artificial intelligence will play in living, learning and research. “Advanced cyber-learning environments that involve virtual reality and artificial intelligence innovations are becoming powerful tools that can facilitate the explorations and conversations needed to solve society’s challenges,” said NYU engineer Dr Winslow …
Elektra Industry Awards 2016 open for entries
It is time to enter the industry’s largest technology and business awards: the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards 2016. You could see your company’s technical and business achievements recognised and presented to an international audience at a Gala Dinner which takes place on 1 December 2016 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London. The …
Princeton suggests fermion transistor
Researchers at Princeton University are predicting a state of matter in which current flows only through surface channels over an insulator. These channels are created through the action of the ‘hourglass fermion’, a theorised particle which arises due to a special property of the material. “The tuning of this property can sequentially create and destroy …