SiFive, a San Francisco start-up, has said it intends to reverse the industry’s rising licensing, design and implementation costs. It has developed customisable, open-source SoCs built on the free and open RISC-V instruction set architecture. “The semiconductor industry is at an important crossroads. Moore’s Law has ended, and the traditional economic model of chip building …

SiFive brings open-source SoCs

What is going to happen to Atmel’s 8bit AVR microcontrollers now that Microchip has bought the company? Nothing bad, is the short answer, according to Microchip’s strategic marketing manager for 8bit MCUs Lucio Di Jasio. “There is a new generation of AVRs coming in the summer, if anyone doubted it,” he said. Long-time Microchip employee …

Microchip to boost 8bit AVR range following acquisition

Qualcomm announces the successor for the processor found in devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones.

Qualcomm targets Snapdragon 821 processor at flagship Android devices

Plexus plans to invest in its manufacturing facility at Kelso in Scotland. A new building for environmental stress screening (ESS) at the manufacturing facility is needed to support the contract manufacturer’s business in the defence, security and aerospace sectors, as well as for those in the oil and gas industry. “With today’s need for increased …

Scottish manufacturer sees hi-rel market growth

Revolution Lighting nabs major project and places shares privately while Acuity adds to its smart lighting technology portfolio and Seoul Semiconductor wins patent actions.

Chuck Robbins says partnerships pave the best road to intelligent IoT lighting.

LED lighting companies, take note: The Internet of Things is prepared to disrupt the flow of business.

The new Luxeon Stylist Series of COB LEDs will include subset component lines with the CCT and spectral power distribution implemented specifically for different areas of a grocery store, for high-fashion retail, and for optimized ambience in restaurants.

In 2004, residents began to see rusty water coming from their taps, but the city did not notify the state’s water quality agency until this year.

ARM has joined Imec’s INSITE programme which addresses the impact of circuit design and system-level architecture on power, performance, area and cost of nanotechnology chip process nodes from 7nm and beyond. “This strategic collaboration with ARM is extremely important for Imec,” says Imec CEO Luc van den Hove (pictured), “collaborating with ARM enables our partners …

ARM joins Imec programme for sub-7nm processes