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SMIC and Leadcore Launch 28nm SoC for Smartphones
The chip will be targeted at the Chinese mobile handset market.
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Researchers Figure Out How to Digitally Store Data for Billions of Years
Scientists at the University of Southampton are working on a form of digital data storage that can survive for billions of years.
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Synopsys Physical Verification Tools Certified for Samsung’s 14nm Manufacturing Process
The certified runsets include design rule checking, layout-versus-schematic and metal fill technology.
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Glitch-less RF Digital Step Attenuator Features 75 Ohms Impedance
UltraCMOS SOS platform uses 150 mm wafers.
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Microsemi Rolls 4-Port Power-Over-Ethernet Switch
The device works in outdoor deployments in education, transportation and government industries.
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Buck Regulators Cut Design Time, Board Space
Digital interface allows easy and fast configuration.
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Linear Regulator Has Extended SOA
Linear Technology’s LT3089 linear regulator has an extended safe operating area, suiting it for high input/output voltage and high output current applications.
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Stepper-motor control ICs integrate auto-tuning algorithms, motor-drive MOSFETs, current sensing
IC family simplifies stepper-motor drive and control, includes embedded advanced algorithm to ensure proper motor behavior under varying conditions.
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Taiwanese Earthquake Has Minimal Impact on Foundries
TSMC and UMC say no dramatic impact on production of wafers
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AVX Reduces ESR of Polymer Tantalum Capacitors
AVX has reduced the ESR of its F38 Series polymer capacitor tantalum capacitors to among the lowest in the industry.
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LG Releases Pricing Information on New OLED TVs
A 65-inch model will initially be sold at a price of $8,000.
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Integrated PMIC Replaces 100+ Discrete Components in Smart TVs
Foreseeing demand for high-definition digital TVs, set-top boxes and other media gadgets, European power semiconductor manufacturer Dialog Semiconductor has readied highly integrated power management ICs (PMICs) for smart TVs and STBs.
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Tadiran Industrial Grade LiSOCL2 Batteries: High Energy Cells that Age Gracefully
With a standalone operating life of up to 40 years, high energy density and a wide operating temperature range, Tadiran’s bobbin-type lithium thionyl chloride (LiSOCL2) battery is a power source particularly well-suited to the requirements of the newest generation of industrial grade applications.
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Upscreened High-Reliability TVS Diodes Suit Aerospace, Military Apps
Littelfuse’s SMCG-HR and SMCG-HRA Series High-Reliability TVS Diodes are upscreened for aerospace, military, industrial, and medical applications.
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Toshiba to Expand 3-D Flash Memory Capacity
The Japanese company will acquire land adjacent to its Yokkaichi Operations.
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IEDM Divulges Advances in Wide Bandgap Devices
Recent advances in device structure and process technology has significantly improved the performance of wide bandgap (WBG) power devices, especially those based on gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) technologies.
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Large-diameter Inrush Current Limiters Serve High-watt Apps
TDK’s P27 series of EPCOS NTC inrush current limiters offer a rated resistance of 0.5 ? to 10 ? at 25 °C and can handle high currents of up to 30 A. They are suited for industrial applications.
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Semiconductor Sales Roughly Flat in 2015
Modest market growth projected for 2016.
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Thermal Interface Material Handles Surface and Shape Variations
Fujipoly’s Sarcon PG80A thermal interface material conforms to most component shapes and uneven surfaces while exhibiting a thermal resistance as low as 0.08°C in2/W at 14 PSI.
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Xilinx Begins 16nm Virtex FPGA Shipments
The programmable logic firm says it is engaged with more than 100 customers on its UltraScale+ portfolio
