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With Future Horizons predicting a 22% fall in the semiconductor market this year it’s instructive to look back 22 years to 2001 when the market fell 32%. In February 2000, the SIA had predicted a 22% rise for the 2001 market. In its mid-year 2000 forecast, IC Insights predicted the 2001 market would grow 24% …
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Yesterday I was writing about Bluetooth coming to the Raspberry Pi Pico W and – in the original Raspberry Pi post – I saw a link to this e-book: Connecting to the Internet with Raspberry Pi Pico W
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The semiconductor materials market revenue grew 8.9% to $72.7 billion in 2022, surpassing the previous market high of $66.8 billion set in 2021, says SEM in its Materials Market Data Subscription (MMDS). Wafer fabrication materials and packaging materials revenue in 2022 reached $44.7 billion and $28.0 billion, respectively, increasing 10.5% and 6.3%. The silicon, electronic …
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Binder, the circular connector specialist, is extending its 720 and 770 series with angled versions, which are designed for tight installation spaces. The angled variants can help where installation space is limited, for example, with possible applications identified as including lighting and heating (720 series) and medical technology (770 series). Note the contact body can …
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After an 18% drop in 300mm front-end fab equipment spending this year to $74 billion, SEMI expects a 12% rise to $82 billion in 2024, a 24% rise to $101.9 billion in 2025 and a 17% rise to $118.8 billion in 2026. Demand for HPC, automotive applications and memory will fuel double-digit percentage spending increases …
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Today, Nanusens, the Paignton supplier of MEMS sensors built inside CMOS, is finalising a Crowdcube fundraise to provide the funds to port its technology to a range of smaller process nodes. Yesterday, Nanusens announced the first IP license agreement for its MEMS-in-ASIC technology with Azoteq, the volume sensor fusion IC specialist. Details on how to invest …
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On Monday, Intel is expected to announce that its subsidy from the German government for its Magdeburg fab-site will be increased, reports Handelsblatt. Intel agreed to build two fabs at Magdeburg costing €17 billion with subsidies from the German government of €6.8 billion but, earlier this year, Intel said that the cost of materials and …
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Intel is to build a $4.6 billion assembly and test plant in Poland. “With this investment today, and others in the EU, we’re excited to play a critical enabling point to building these more resilient supply chains,” said Pat Gelsinger (pictured left) in Wroclaw, Poland earlier this morning. It will be “the largest greenfield investment …
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By Steve Bush
Akoustis Technologies, a maker of RF bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters, has launched foundry service making filters for wireless markets including phones, Wi-Fi, military, 5G infrastructure and automotive. Using 150mm silicon substrates, its process, XB1, covers 1.6 to 7GHz and can handle up to 4W CW (continuously) – plus it has XP3F in the pipleline …
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Distributor EBV Elektronik has signed a franchise agreement with analogue, power and microwave component maker Nisshinbo Micro Devices. The result of a merger between Ricoh and New Japan Radio early in 2022, “Japan-based Nisshinbo has been manufacturing electronic, RF and microwave radar products for more than 60 years”, according to EBV. “The company offers op-amps, …
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