Electronics Supply Chain News & Analysis

Cadence Keeps Consolidating with Jasper Purchase

Cadence and Synopsys in consolidation competition

Digital Video Growth Spurs IC Markets

The video may be digital, but the interfaces are unavoidably analog, offering opportunities for analog and mixed-signal IC makers.

TSMC Forecasts 2014 Boom

The normally cautious TSMC has predicted that it will enjoy exceptional sales growth in 2014 and take market share from other foundries.

ASML Cuts Q2 Outlook on Logic Weakness

ASML's outlook for the 2Q14 shows a slight weakness as leading chip companies adjust their schedules around 20nm bulk CMOS and 16 and 14nm FinFET manufacturing.

Atmel, Qualcomm, NXP Lead Booming Sensor Hub Market

The sensor hub market is coming of age with MCU-based and application processor based approaches finding favour and a doubling in size in 2014.

Samsung, Globalfoundries Form 14nm Alliance to Fight TSMC

Acting in response to customer requests two foundries have teamed up to provide a common manufacturing platform based on 14nm FinFET manufacturing processes

Intel Reveals Financial Black Hole Called Mobile

A more-detailed way of presenting Intel's financial results introduced with those for 1Q14 shows that the mobile communications is losing nearly a billion dollars per quarter.

Over the Horizon: Perovskite’s Dual Capabilities and Longer-lived Solar Cells

Every month, Electronics360 Contributing Editor Abe Michelen surveys academic and technical journals to uncover promising research that will impact the development of “over the horizon” commercial products that could well impact our lives in the future.

SEMI Forecasts Modest Growth in Semiconductor Photomask Market

Taiwan to continue as largest regional photomask market through 2015.

Synopsys Gets OK for 16nm FinFET Design at TSMC

After a period of collaboration between TSMC and Synopsys the EDA design flow has been certified as OK for TSMC’s 16nm FinFET manufacturing process.

Digi-Key to Carry SiTime’s Oscillators, Clock Generators

Distributor Digi-Key has signed a global distribution agreement with analog semiconductor supplier SiTime, the companies announced.

Obducat Launches Nano-Imprint Litho System

Swedish vendor of nano-imprint lithography tools upgrades Sindre system to hit 60 wafer per hour throughput.

TSMC, UMC Beat 1Q14 Guidance

Sales at two leading foundry stayed strong in March and capped first quarter that beat previous guidance.

Indian Startup Tips Wearable Processor Family

Well-connected Indian fabless chip company has raised $17 million in series B funding to help it push its Dhanush family of wearable SoCs into the market before the end of 2014.

Master Electronics Acquires Canadian Distributor

Company purchases Electro Sonic, an authorized distributor for 150 suppliers.

Semiconductor Materials Market Fell 3% in 2013

Materials revenues declined despite 5 percent growth in overall semiconductor market.

Common Platform Preps for SOI, FinFETs at 10nm

A team of engineers drawn from five semiconductor manufacturing companies is due to report on a 10nm logic platform that could produce leading-edge chips towards the end of this decade.

Micron Holds Back 3D-NAND Samples

Micron's CEO says the company will be in the market with 3D-NAND before end of 2014, but he sees no benefit in providing samples yet.

Freescale to Buy Mindspeed Business from Macom

Addition of ARM-based, multicore communications processor product family for networking equipment extends Freescale’s presence and reach in multiple segments.