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Mentor Launches Power Analysis Methodology

EDA vendor says emulation software package enables power analysis of complex SoC designs at the system, RTL and gate level.

Retailers Test Visible Light Communications

Carrefour, the largest retailer in Europe, is experimenting with visible light communications for indoor positioning.

Researchers Develop IC Made of Wood

Biodegradable chips made from flexible material could have future role in wireless devices.

UMC Targets Automotive IC Vendors

Foundry offers portfolio of automotive technologies at various process technology nodes.

Soitec Sells CPV Solar Business

Soitec has begun its expected exit from the solar sector with a sale to a business affiliate of China's Suncore Photovoltaic. Soitec says it will continue to develop a four-junction solar cells while focusing on its semiconductor business.

Fab Tool Sales Rise

North American semiconductor equipment suppliers reported higher bookings and billings in April 2015 as the industry’s book-to-bill ratio remained above parity for the fourth consecutive month, according to the SEMI trade group.

ISSI Expects to Meet with Cypress on Bid

Integrated Silicon Solution Inc. said it would likely participate in negotiations with Cypress Semiconductor over Cypress’s recent unsolicited bid to acquire ISSI for about $658 million.

Pay TV Market Up 7% in 2014

Providers are looking to expand pay TV services as well as for future growth by promoting their over-the-top video services. However, this might lead to lower average revenue per user (ARPU) for vendors.

Teardown: Kyocera KYM11 M2M Module

Kyocera’s KYM11 M2M module is a multi-band cellular communications device for machine-to-machine (M2M) applications across a wide spectrum of industries.

Industrial Chip Growth to Slow in 2015

The industrial chip market was worth $40 billion in 2014 and exceeded expectations with year-on-year growth of 18%. It is set to settle back to 7% growth in 2015 and to average 6% annual growth through 2019.

Power Management Chips Set for More Growth

Demand in automotive and industrial applications helped sales of power management semiconductors in 2014 and will do so again in 2015, according to IHS Technology.

X-Fab to Make Startup's GaN-on-Si Power Chips

A French startup spun off from wafer maker Soitec has signed up German foundry to develop and manufacture 650V and 1,200V gallium nitride on silicon power semiconductors on 200mm-diameter wafers.

Freescale Rolls Out GaN Power Chip for Base Stations

Freescale believes the time is right for gallium nitride-based chips to move from being a niche market to mainstream.

ON Semi Backs Thread Networking Protocol

Firm says move is intended to keep it at the forefront of Internet of Things development as it relates to the digital home.

Standards Creation a Critical Component of EDA Landscape

The idea of fierce competitors sitting around a table to hammer out agreements on technology standards in electronic design automation can seem awkward at first glance, but this level of cooperation has has proven to be critical to the success of all major the players in the space.

JSR, IMEC to Form EUV Lithography Resist Venture

A joint venture between a Japanese chemical firm and a European research institute aims to manufacture extreme ultraviolet lithography photoresist materials on behalf of multiple companies in Belgium.

Acquisition Won’t Help OmniVision Corner the Market in China

Fear by some that acquisition by Chinese-backed consortium will give OmniVision an unfair advantage among Chinese customers unlikely to play out, according to IHS.

Fujitsu Developing End-to-End IoT Platform

Fujitsu is attempting to create a platform approach to the Internet of Things, with an emphasis on software. The expectation is that the generic platform can be reused across multiple applications in agriculture, industry, medicine and even monitoring pets.

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