Electronics Supply Chain News & Analysis

Startup Claims Wireless Chip Cuts Power 1000-Fold

A startup has designed a proof-of-concept wireless sensor node system-chip using conventional EDA tools and 130nm mixed-signal CMOS that operates in the sub-threshold region of transistor operation.

iQor Finalizes Jabil Aftermarket Services Purchase

iQor has completed its acquisition of Jabil's aftermarket services unit.

Marvell Hit With $1.54 Billion Fine

In one of the biggest awards made in the semiconductor industry Marvell has been ordered to pay Carnegie Mellon University $1.54 billion for patent infringements that extend back over a decade.

U.S. Manufacturing Begins Thaw

U.S. manufacturing is shaking off the effects of an unusually harsh winter.

Novel Polymer Material Promises Reliable Heat Conduction for Electronic Devices

Polymer can help with thermal management issues.

Tower Pays $7.5 million for Control of Three Panasonic Fabs

Israel specialty foundry is gaining control of three wafer fabs and a five-year order book in return for stock certificates valued at $7.5 million.

Corning, Atmel Team on Thinner, Curvy Touchscreens

Curved and thinner touchscreens are on their way, courtesy of Corning's Gorilla Glass paired with Atmel's Xsense capacitive touch technology.

Crossbar Funding Moves ReRAM Closer to Market

A well-connected startup commercializing resistive RAM research out of the University of Michigan has raised $25 million and is in talks with potential users of its technology.

Startup Halves 28nm SRAM Power Consumption

Lower power SRAMs through better sense and control circuitry confirmed in 28nm silicon by IP licensing startup.

Future Signs Deal with Crocus; Digi-Key to Carry Active-Semi Products

Future will distribute Crocus's magnetically enhanced semiconductors, while Digikey will carry Active-Semi's line of analog and mixed-signal power ICs.

Kalray Eyes FDSOI for Many Core Processors

A European startup that has a developed a massively parallel processor is being asked to move the architecture on to ST’s fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator manufacturing process.

Quantum Recruits Silvaco to Model Si-Ge-C Superlattices

A research company founded by experienced academics and semiconductor executives has moved closer to getting SiGeC superlattice structures into commercial use with potential consequences for sensors.

Future to Sell Cymbet Solid-State Batteries

Canadian distributor to carry Cymbet's entire family of EnerChip smart solid-state batteries and power management solutions in the Americas.

Intel, Altera Go 3D With Multi-die Packaging

Intel will package heterogeneous multi-die components for Altera as part of a foundry service agreement.

450mm Wafer Consortium Appoints TSMC Exec as Leader

An award-winning TSMC executive has been appointed to manage the wafer consortium responsible for an industry transition to production on 450mm diameter wafers.

Wolfson Adds Zoomable Audio to Hub ICs

Wolfson Microelectronics likes the sound of AudioFrame technology from Los Angeles based Audyssey.

Altera to Accelerate IBM POWER-Based Data Centers

The OpenPOWER Foundation, which aims to proliferate IBM's POWER processor architecture within data centers, is gaining supporters, the latest being Altera.