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.
EPA and others address groundwater cleanup at the Nuclear Metals, Inc. Superfund Site in Concord, Mass.
The cleanup, including EPA oversight costs, is estimated at $5.7 million.
Taiwan and China Will Have 75% Of World Foundry Capacity Next Year
Taiwan and China have over 70% of the world’s foundry capacity, says SEMI, and will have 75% next year. It is no surprise that Taiwan with TSMC, UMC, VIS and Powerchip, has 55% of the world’s foundry capacity but it comes as a surprise to hear that China, with SMIC, XMC, Huali and Huahong Grace, …
Taiwan and China Will Have 75% Of World Foundry Capacity Next Year
TT launches actuators for haptic accelerator pedals
TT Electronics has introduced automotive actuators for haptic accelerator pedals. The actuators weigh under 400 gram. They enable power-efficient transmission, consuming less than one watt of energy with an active actuator when it reaches a pedal force increase of at least 10 newtons. The pedal force the driver feels increases when the drivetrain changes from …
Arrow signs Cypress IoT range
Arrow Electronics will distribute the IoT portfolio which Cypress Semiconductor’s bought from Broadcom. “We look forward to leveraging Arrow’s technical, marketing, sales and logistics expertise to enhance Cypress’ footprint in the fast-growing IoT market,” says Cypress’ Kamal Haddad. In addition to distributing Cypress’ new portfolio of wireless communication technologies, Arrow will also help Cypress grow …
Making IoT work for us – IoT Design programme announced
Interested in learning more about the IoT? Be sure to make a date in your diary for our IoT Design conference, which is running in London on Thursday 15 September.
Leti 3D on-chip network uses active interposer
French semiconductor research lab has developed a 3D network-on-chip (3D-NoC) for fast computing. It is intended to be used to transfer data between stacked die, or across an array of die on a silicon interposer. “The steady rise in the number of applications that require high-performance computing creates a demand for new hardware-plus-software communications solutions …
Cellular IC market to grow 6.7% CAGR 2015-19
The increasing value of the average IC content in cellular handsets and the increasing percentage of smartphones will help drive the cellphone IC market to $94.3 billion in 2019, says IC Insights. Although the cellular handset IC market grew by double digits in 2013 and 2014 it grew only 2% in 2015 and is expected …
Cypress up for sale
Cypress Semiconductor is reported to be up for sale after Goldman Sachs was retained to look for a buyer. Earlier this year founding CEO T.J Rodgers (pictured) announced he was retiring. It is said Cypress has ‘received takeover interest’ from three private equity firms including Summitview Capital and TPG Capital, Summitview is said to have …