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Microchip Expands Instrumentation Amplifier Portfolio

Amp, dubbed MCP6N16, features self-correcting architecture that company claims maximizes DC performance by enabling low offset, low-offset drift and common-mode and power-supply rejection.

Micron Makes 8Gbit DDR3 DRAM

There's still money to be paid supplying high capacity DRAMs to go into high performance servers in data centers so Micron has added a monolithic 8Gbit chip to its portfolio.

Brazil Solar Auction Expected to Ignite PV Growth in Latin America

The sale of photovoltaic capacity in Brazil could be a catalyst for growth in the solar market for all of Latin America, according to IHS Technology.

First Half of 2014 Closes Strong for Manufacturing

Manufacturing activity within the U.S. expanded for the 13th consecutive month in June.

Companies Pin Hopes on the Internet of Things

The pervasive potential of the IoT has companies all over the world, in virtually all markets, salivating.

Google Ventures Launches $100 Million Fund for Europe

Google opens up VC office in London to spread $100 million of venture capital around Europe.

IBM Pumps $3 Billion Into Nanometer Chip R&D

It’s chip business as usual for IBM as it said it would spend $3 billion over the next five years to investigate how to keep miniaturizing integrated circuit minimum dimensions to 7nm and beyond.

Power Supply Market Projected to Grow Steadily

Market for AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies will grow from $20.65 billion in 2013 to $25.1 billion in 2018, driven by LED systems and media tablets, according to new study by IHS Technology.

Startup Preps Neural Network Visual Processor for Mobiles

A Purdue University spin off company has a multi-layer neural network approach to cognitive vision processing that it reckons could make a compelling addition to next-generation smartphones.

TSMC's Q2 Sales Flag Strong 2014 Chip Market

Foundry continues to report strong monthly sales figures. Both industry-wide and company-specific momentum seems to be propelling the company.

Ceva Expands Wireless IP With RivieraWaves Buy

DSP core licensor Ceva has a grabbed a specialist French Bluetooth and WiFi IP developer specialist to expand its range and give it a better pitch for wearables and IoT applications.

Combo of Applied-TEL to be Known as Eteris

The name for the company formed by the merger of Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron is “Eteris”, which embodies the concept of “Eternal Innovation for Society'”

Intel, Samsung Form Group to Take on Qualcomm in IoT

Two IoT open source consortia, one vision. Intel and Samsung are co-founders of the Open Interconnect Consortium, which appears destined to be a rival to the six-month old AllSense Alliance.

Micron Exec Calls for Collaboration

The future looks bright for the semiconductor industry and its ecosystem, but not unless chip companies can adapt to a changing industry and partner more closely with their equipment suppliers, according to Micron's president.

Atmel Acquires Connectivity Chipmaker in IoT Play

Cash deal, worth $140 million, expected to complete Atmel's wireless portfolio.

InvenSense To Buy Movea for Sensor Fusion Software

Inertial motion sensor firm InvenSense has agreed to buy two providers of algorithms and software for motion and data fusion - Movea and Trusted Positioning.

SEMI Predicts Two Years of Fab Tool Spending Growth

Semiconductor capital equipment spending is projected to increase by double digit percentages in both 2014 and 2015, according to the fab tool vendor trade group SEMI.

SIA: Semiconductor Sales Increased Nearly 9% in May

Worldwide semiconductor sales in May grew 8.8 percent compared to May 2012 as revenue reached $26.86 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry (SIA)

ST's OxRAM Targets FDSOI Microcontroller

STMicroelectonics has reported progress made hafnium-oxide resistive RAM for use as embedded non-volatile memory. The technology is moving towards a low power microcontroller implemented in FDSOI.