Electronics News by Industry Sector

Report: M2M Alliance to Aid Asia-Pacific Adoption

An alliance of cellular service operators across the Asia-Pacific region will help double annual machine-to-machine connections by 2017, according to an IHS report.

Research Spawns Wearable Battery

Researchers at Rice University have created a new flexible, thin-film energy storage material.

Globalfoundries Offers 55nm Automotive IC Process

Globalfoundries is offering a 55nm CMOS process with automotive qualification and design support and is working on 40nm equivalent with Infineon's help.

Manufacturing Expects 9.1% Growth

Most supply management executives in U.S. manufacturing expect growth of up to 9.1% in 2014.

AMD's 'Skybridge' Roadmap Includes ARM, X86 Cores

AMD has taken another step towards processor architecture ambivalence with the announcement of a roadmap that allows ARM and x86 cores to be interchangeable within a common pin-out SoC.

Imagination Adds Ray-Tracing to PowerVR Graphics

Graphics processor licensor Imagination Technologies has added ray-tracing hardware to its PowerVR Series 6XT architecture.

Lenovo Expands Beyond PCs

Lenovo plans to diversify beyond the PC market, globally and quickly.

Dialog Outsources Bluetooth Smart to Startup

RivieraWaves, a south of France startup with founded by engineers with RF and communications experience has provided Bluetooth Smart IP to Dialog Semiconductor plc.

Auto Electronics Developers Face New Challenges

Q&A with Jim Buczkowski, Ford's Global Director of Electrical and Electronics Systems Research and Advanced Engineering.

EMS Provider Sees Manufacturing Moving Back to the U.S.

EMS provider Probe Manufacturing, Inc. said that its order backlog has increased due in part to more electronics manufacturing moving back to the U.S.

Printed Circuit Board Book-to-Bill Improves

Printed circuit board shipments in March grew 18.9% compared to February, according to the Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC).

Apple Supplier Cirrus to Buy Samsung Supplier Wolfson

Two rivals in the supply of audio ICs for smartphones and tablet computers are set to become one as Cirrus moves to takeover Wolfson.

Industrial, Automotive Drive Infineon's Strong Quarter

Infineon sees bright prospects for the rest of the year as its focus on automotive, industrial and power electronics is paying off amid global economic recovery.

The Internet of Things and Its Web of Connectivity

To accommodate the diverse nature of the IoT, the market must field a heterogeneous mix of communication technologies.

ADAS Chip Market to Grow 20% in 2014

Annual ADAS chip market is heading towards $2 billion in 2017, according to IHS Technology

Foxconn Sells IP to Google

Hon Hai Precision Industry, the world's largest contract EMS provider, has sold a number of communications technology patents to Google.

Xilinx to Demonstrate FPGA Acceleration Technology at IBM Conference

Xilinx will demonstrate the industry’s first FPGA-based acceleration technology using the IBM CAPI protocol at the upcoming IBM Impact 2014 Conference