Electronics Supply Chain News & Analysis

Synaptics Fingerprint Sensors Drive Lenovo Laptop

Synaptics Inc. is supplying its Natural ID fingerprint sensors for secure authentication in Lenovo’s Yoga 910 convertible laptop.

The 5G Base Stations: All Technologies On Board

5G will propel the cellular industry to frequencies orders of magnitude higher than those used today, and multiple semiconductor technologies are competing to generate the required RF power.

Microsemi Helps Power NASA Spacecraft Juno’s Jupiter Data Research Mission

The company’s FPGAs were used in the command and control systems as well as instruments to gather scientific data.

Single Wavelength Solution Enables 100 Gb/s, 400 Gb/s Connectivity

The single wavelength solution increases faceplate and fiber bandwidth density by 4x over 25 Gb/s NRZ Solutions and 2x over emerging 28 gigabaud interconnects.

LED Surge Protector Limits Let-Through, Has Low Clamp Voltage

The LSP10GIHP Series Surge Protection Device (SPD) Module from Littelfuse combines low surge let-through (measured limiting voltage or MLV) and low clamping voltage ratings.

ON Semiconductor Completes $2.4 Billion Acquisition of Fairchild

The acquisition will help the company become a leader in power management and analog semiconductors.

Touch Controllers Meet Automotive Needs

Synaptics has introduced three feature-rich touch-controller solutions for automotive vehicle cockpits.

IEEE 802.3bt PD Controller Paves Path to Higher Power

The LT4295-powered device interface controller meets the IEEE 802.3bt Power over Ethernet (PoE) standard, which allows higher power than IEEE 802.3at.

PCB Technology Achieves Miniaturization Advances

Cicor’s DenciTec PC board technology allows conductor widths and spacings down to 25 µm with copper thicknesses of 20+/–5 µm on all conductive layers.

Up-Screened Ferrite Beads Meet High-Reliability Applications

Hi-Rel parts are procured and up-screened to meet DSCC 03024 qualifications, and they are repackaged with lot data traceability.

Wearable Electronics Powered by Body Heat

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new plan for harvesting body heat and converting it into electricity, which can be applied to wearable technology.

GlobalFoundries Plans Multi-Billion-Dollar Investment in 7 nm FinFET Process Technology

The pure-play foundry will entirely skip 10 nm to enable the next generation of manufacturing.

Semiconductor IP Community Launches IP Tradeshow and Conference

REUSE 2016, the first trade show and conference covering semiconductor IP, will debut December 1 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.

MOSFETs Provide Improved Gate Drive Performance

Low-voltage MOSFETS exhibit improved thermal performance and higher efficiency.

Scientists Treat Arrhythmias with Light Beams Instead of Electrical Shocks

Scientists at Johns Hopkins are using high-tech human heart models and mice to prove that beams of light can replace electric shocks in patients suffering from a heart rhythm disorder.

Chip-Making Process Packs More onto Wafer Space

Researchers are able to pack more transistors onto less space using a scalable process called directed self-assembly.

For the First Time Ever Robots Have Performed Eye Surgery

For the very first time, surgeons have performed an eye surgery using a robot. The robot was able to lift a membrane that was 100th of a millimeter thick, from a retina.