Electronics Supply Chain News & Analysis

TSMC, ARM Forecast 10nm Tape-Outs in 2015

TSMC and ARM are looking to pick up the pace and get IP cores and design libraries for 64-bit system-chips built on a 10nm FinFET manufacturing process to customers in time for tape-outs in late 2015.

TTI Adds FCT Connectors; Newark to Carry RECOM Products

Specialist distributor TTI has added FCT Electronics Group as a new connector supplier.

Devices That Use Very Little Energy: Nanotechnology At Its Best

A team of researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington has developed a method to cool electrons to extremely low temperature without external power.

Altera Launches Next-Gen FPGAs

Altera has been shipping Max 10 line of FPGAs to customers via an early access program and has now announced general availability. Arria 10 mid-range devices are due to follow soon.

Intel Says Mitsubishi Deal Saved $9 Million

Partnership set to establish next-generation factory automation equipment along with a pilot program to demonstrate the benefits of IoT in a factory setting.

Microchip Adds to Automotive IC Portfolio

Firm rolls two new 3-phase brushless DC motor gate drivers designed to provide a complete motor control and drive package for vehicles and industrial applications.

ARM, Cadence Expand IoT, Wearables Agreement

Deal for the Internet of Things and wearable devices expanded to include TSMC's new ultra-low power technology platform.

Cree Rolls all-SiC Power Module

Firm claims industry’s first all silicon carbide 1.7kV power module targeted at replacing silicon-based insulated-gate bipolar transistor modules in industrial applications.

IntelliEPI Buys Soitec’s GaAs Business

Intelligent Epitaxy Technology has acquired the gallium arsenide epitaxy business from Soitec in an effort to broaden its GaAs penetration into other applications.

TSMC Tips Low-Voltage Processes Aimed at Wearables, IoT

In a step towards 'near-threshold' operation TSMC has characterized its manufacturing at 55, 40 and 28nm at lowered voltages to produce processes aimed at chips for wearables and IoT.

Intel Buys Into Mobile With Spreadtrum Spend

Intel is prepared to bet $1.5 billion in a bid to get into China's application processor market by way of a stake in a couple of state-owned Chinese fabless chip companies that could use a hand.

ON Semi Partners to Deliver GaN-based Power Chips

ON Semiconductor has partnered with Transphorm to co-develop and co-market gallium nitride (GaN)-based power components targeted at the industrial, computing, telecom and networking markets.

ST Continues Allegiance to ARM’s Cortex Core with New MCU Family

New line of microcontrollers that will leverage ARMs latest Cortext-M7 core.

China's HiSilicon First on TSMC FinFET Process

A greater China team of Huawei's HiSilicon and TSMC have tipped the first public disclosure of a processor on TSMC's 16nm FinFET manufacturing process; a 32-core networking chip.

Infineon, Qimonda Reach Partial Settlement

Settlement requires Infineon to pay 135 million euros and acquire all patents from Quimonda for additional 125 million euros.

ARM Doubles MCU Performance with Cortex-M7

A higher performance Cortex-M class core from ARM will allow microcontrollers to do more local processing in applications ranging from the smart home to industry to automotive.

Dialog Semi Expands Power Adapter Portfolio

Greater power efficiency said to allow for a higher power density needed in powerful, small form-factor mobile devices without exceeding thermal limits.