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IBM Gives Process Boost to Chinese Foundry
XMC, a specialty foundry based in Wuhan, China, has signed a licensing agreement with IBM under which it will receive 65-nm RF and 45-nm low-power process technologies.
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Robot Renaissance Could Boost U.S. Electronics Manufacturing
A new generation of robotics technology has the potential to improve consumer electronics manufacturing and set the stage for a geographical shift in the electronics manufacturing base.
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TSMC Reports Record Q3 Sales
Sales stay strong in September for rival foundries TSMC and UMC.
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What Makes a Robot a Robot?
While the term "robot" may seem self-explanatory, not all robots meet the commonly agreed upon definitions for industrial robotics.
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ASML, IMEC to Form EUV Lithography Research Center
Semiconductor equipment vendor ASML and nearby research institute IMEC are forming a joint research center at IMEC's campus that intends to work on patterning for single-digit nanometer nodes.
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MediaTek Takes ARM Cortex-A50 License
Taiwanese fabless chip company steps up to 64-bit with license for Cortex-A50 series processor cores from ARM.
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Renesas Warms to FDSOI
As part of a group effort Renesas wants to try and help fully depleted silicon-on-insulator manufacturing process technology get off the ground.
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Monolithic 3-D Chip Integrates Logic Circuits with Memories
Researchers at Stanford University and Taiwan's National Applied Research Laboratories produced the first sequentially processed sub-50nm monolithic 3-D IC with integrated logic/non-volatile memory circuits and SRAM.
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Flat-Panel TV Shipments Decline Again in July
For the second month in a row, the global market for flat-panel televisions fell in July compared to year-ago levels, and a slowdown overall suggests that TV shipments will contract...
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Silicon Labs, MaxLinear Settle Patent Suits
Chip vendors cross license patents and agree to dismiss all legal action against one another.
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U.S. Manufacturing Continues Expansion
U.S. manufacturing expanded in September for the fourth consecutive month, according to the Institute of Supply Management.
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Benchmark Electronics Acquires Contract Manufacturing Business of CTS
Deal, valued at $75 million, expected to expand Benchmark's customer base in non-traditional and highly regulated markets.
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Cirrus Logic Buys Acoustic Tech
Deal gives DSP vendor embedded firmware voice processing IP, including noise reduction, echo cancelation and voice enhancement.
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Intel Teams with Open-Source Arduino
Chip giant announces family of Arduino-compatible development boards featuring Intel architecture.
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Intel to Take Back Israeli Fab Leased to Micron
Fab to continue building NOR flash for Micron for now; Intel won't comment on long term plans.
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Samsung Unit Forms Partnership with Wireless Power Provider
Deal with New Zealand-based PowerbyProxi centered around consumer electronics and home appliance wireless power IP and technology.
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Analog Chip Vendors Target Growing Market in Electrocardiograms
By packing the critical analog circuitry onto one (or more) ICs, analog vendors are enabling ECG monitor vendors to focus on the overall product package, user interface, connectivity and waveform-analysis algorithms.
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Russian VC Funds Pinpoint U.S. Investments
Three Russian quasi-government innovation funds staged a week-long event to showcase U.S.-Russian business opportunities in nanotechnology, clean-tech, biotech, pharmaceuticals, life sciences and IT.
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ARM Servers Aim Higher Despite Currrent Miniscule Market
Servers equipped with ARM processors will gradually emerge in the marketplace from a near-nonexistent base, in the process furnishing stepped-up competition to reigning kingpin Intel in...
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Materials Breakthrough Could Lead to Self-Deploying Medical Devices
Researchers from MIT and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore developed a way to bend ceramics, which could create important tools for biomedical applications.
