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Renesas Unveils Third-Generation R-Car Automotive Computing Platform
The devices in the platform could help enable the autonomous driving era.
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18-bit Sensor Signal Conditioner for Automotive and Industrial Applications
The ZSSC3018 can be used in a wide range of industrial and automotive applications.
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India: Are Digital Fabs on the Way Out and Analog Fabs In?
Bangalore: The two semiconductor fabs set to come up in India seemed to have encountered numerous roadblocks and are likely to be non-starters.
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Force-sensing Touchscreens to Address Industrial Applications
Force-sensitive capacitive touchscreen could engender entirely new use cases for industrial human-machine interfaces.
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Digital Gas Sensor Enables Indoor Air Quality Monitoring in Mobile and Connected-home Devices
Cambridge CMOS Sensors' CCS811 detects carbon monoxide, ethanol, and a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that impact air quality.
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Diodes Completes Acquisition of Pericom
Just a few short months after the initial announcement, Diodes Inc. has completed its acquisition of mixed-signal and analog IC chipmaker Pericom Semiconductor. Originally announced in early September, the deal is valued at $413 million including the value of Pericom equity awards paid out or
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The Internet of Things Needs MEMS and Sensors – Plus More Security and Better Software
The Internet of Things will require many microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices and sensors to work – billions of such components, by some estimates.
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AutoResonant Wireless Power Transmitter Completes Linear's Wireless Charging Solution
Linear Technology’s LTC4125 resonant driver provides an enhanced wireless power transmitter that pairs with a companion receiver to form a complete wireless charging solution.
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Diffractive Filter Brightens Smartphone Images
By swapping out the absorptive color filters for a diffractive filter array, new approach triples the sensitivity of color image sensors.
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LG Display to Spend Nearly $9 Billion to Expand OLED Production
LG Display plans to spend $8.7 billion in order to build a new manufacturing facility for organic light emitting diode (OLED) production.
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IEDM Spotlights Electron Devices Research Progress for 2016
Researchers will report on progress in many areas of electronic devices at the International Electron Devices Meeting in Washington, DC next week.
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Planar Sold to Chinese LED Vendor
Digital signage vendor Planar Systems Inc. has completed its merger into Leyard American Corp., a subsidiary of Chinese display company Leyard Optoelectronics Co. Ltd. Under the all-stock $157 million deal, Planar will be absorbed into Leyard and the stock will be suspended on the Nasdaq Stock
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Samsung Begins Mass Producing 128GB TSV DDR4 Memory Modules
The modules will be used for the growing need for ultra-high capacity memory in data center and enterprise segments
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Renesas to Transfer 5-inch Wafer Fab to TDK
After originally planning on closing its Tsuruoka Higashi factory this year, Renesas Electronics Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. will transfer the fab to TDK Corp. Under the terms of the basic agreement, Renesas and TDK are currently negotiating
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Altera Adds Functional Lockstep IP Cores for Automotive Safety Applications
Embedded in Altera’s Nios II processors the solution provides diagnostic coverage greater than 99%.
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ON Buys Fairchild: Don’t Expect Too Much Ripple Effect
In the latest of what has been a nearly unprecedented series of mergers and acquisitions in the semiconductor industry this year, ON Semiconductor Corp. is buying Fairchild Semiconductor for $2.4 billion.
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New Huawei Batteries Can Be Charged 10 Times Faster Than Normal Ones
Huawei Technology Corp., a provider of electronics for mobile phones, mobile broadband devices and home devices, has recently announced that its Watt Lab developed a next-generation quick charging technology.
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Intelligent Power Modules Enable Greener Appliances
To further enhance the efficiency of home appliance motor drives, STMicroelectronics has announced second series of SLIMM family of small low-loss intelligent molded modules in dual-in-line packages.
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High-Voltage Automotive Battery-Stack Monitor Designed to Address Monitoring Problems in Difficult Situations
The LTC6811 from Linear Technology Corp. incorporates functionality and features, which address the many difficult problems encountered when monitoring a stack of battery cells in electrically challenging situations.
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Rad Hard CAN Transceivers Eye Satellite Communications
Intersil Corp. has unveiled three radiation tolerant 3.3 V controller area network (CAN) transceivers for satellite communications.
