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Samsung expects a $58bn revenue Q3

Samsung expects a 20% y-o-y increase in Q3 profit to $15.6 billion – another record.

2018-10-09

Renesas expands e-AI applications

Renesas is expanding its range of embedded AI artificial intelligence (e-AI) for incorporating AI into embedded systems by bringing intelligence to endpoints.

2018-10-05

Melexis rolls out IMC technology

Melexis is rolling out its Integrated Magnetic Concentrator (IMC) technology to multiple devices within its Latch & Switch product range.

2018-10-04

Molex styles small pitch connector for reliability

Molex has announced two families of FFC/FPC connectors designed to add high-reliability to small-pitch.

2018-09-28

Imagination and GF collaborate to put low power wireless on SoCs

Imagination Technologies and Global Foundries are to collaborate to offer low-power baseband and RF functions – Bluetooth Low Energy and IEEE 802.15.4, for example – to mutual customers.

2018-09-27

Toshiba sampling 4-channel PA for auto audio

Toshiba is sampling a 4-channel power amplifier for automotive audio applications that claims to be highly resistant to the power surges typically found within vehicle electronics.

2018-09-26

ST and Leti to make GaN-on-Si power transistors

STMicroelectronics to manufacture GaN-on-Si power transistors, based on a process developed by French research lab Leti, ST and IRT Nanoelec.

2018-09-25

Multi-kW bi-directional dc-dc converter is 98% efficient for e-vehicles

Analog Devices has announced multi-phase 98% efficient bi-directional buck-boost switching regulator controllers, which can mediate between any combination of 12, 24 and 48V batteries.

2018-09-22

Cypress adds Alibaba Cloud support to microcontrollers for IoT

Cypress has added support for Alibaba’s ‘AliOS Things’ embedded IoT operating system to some of its microcontrollers.

2018-09-21

China buys first EUV machine

China has ordered its first EUV, machine, reports Digitimes. It will be used to make 7nm geometry ICs. The purchaser is SMIC.

2018-09-19