Electronics Supply Chain News & Analysis

Automotive MEMS Set Sales Record in 2014

With mandated safety systems being implemented in major markets for automobiles, MEMS suppliers have benefitted greatly

IBM Integrates III-V Nanowires on Silicon

An IBM process for the creation of lateral compound semiconductor devices on silicon wafers could show the way to move beyond the FinFET

Samsung Extends Licensing of Mali GPUs

Consumer electronics giant takes IP license for all ARM's graphics cores in move that should sound alarm bells for GPU licensing competitors.

Support Team Formed for FDSOI Chip Process

A team brought together by French research center offers to help designers target 28nm FDSOI multi-project wafer runs.

Synopsys Snaps Up Atrenta

Synopsys says it will integrate Atrenta’s static verification and implementation technology into existing Synopsys tools.

Eaton Rolls Automotive Grade Inductors

Inductors designed for electronics in ADAS, infotainment and other vehicle applications.

Globalfoundries, Intel Roll Out Support for 14nm Design

Two foundries have produced starter kits to enable design aimed at 14nm FinFET manufacturing processes. Tape-outs and volume ramp expected soon.

GigOptix Renews Interest in Acquiring GSI Technology

Second offer for specialty memory vendor valued at about $154 million.

ARM Offers Optimized IoT Subsystem

Designed to target TSMC's 55ULP process, subsystem includes flash cache memory support, driver software and a free operating system.

SIA Sees 3.4% Chip Growth in 2015

Trade group endorses forecast by World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization that projects modest growth over next three years.

Firms Collaborate to Bring IoT Platform to Chinese Chip Vendors

Firms teaming up to provide a development platform for semiconductor companies looking to compete in China’s emerging smart device and cloud infrastructure markets.

Intel Looks to Move Beyond PCs with Altera Buy

With products that will work well together in the data center, telecommunications and Internet of Things space, the acquisition of Altera would give Intel a further means to distance itself from the PC space.

Carbon Nanotube Memory Enters Design Phase

Nantero, a company that has been developing carbon nanotube based nonvolatile memory for more than a decade, claims it has signed up multiple licensees that are actively working with the novel technology.

Flat Panel Equipment Spending to Soar in 2015

Growth in flat panel display equipment spending is forecast to grow for the third consecutive year on the backs of new LCD and AMOLED panel factories coming online.

Intel to Buy Altera for $16.7 Billion

The latest wave of semiconductor industry consolidation continues with the world’s largest chip vendor signing a deal to acquire the second largest programmable logic company.

IDT, EPC Agree to Take GaN Power to Market

IDT's sales channel will smooth the path to market for gallium nitride by offering combinations of GaN power transistors from Efficient Power Conversion with digital and mixed-signal ICs for computing communications and wireless power.

Bidding War Erupts Over ISSI

Cypress made another bid for the specialty memory company after a Chinese backed venture capital consortium topped Cypress’ original bid.

Russian Fabless Startup Applies Some Imagination

A Russian fabless chip company is sampling a 32-bit dual-core processor based on the MIPS P5600 core.

NXP Selling RF Power Business to Chinese Investment Firm

Divestiture, for a lower-than-expected $1.8 billion, seen as way for NXP to appease regulators as firm's acquisition of Freescale moves toward closure.