London, United Kingdom – October 7, 2019 – Dialog Semiconductor plc, a leading provider of power management, charging, AC/DC power conversion, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® low energy technology, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Creative Chips GmbH, a prominent supplier of Integrated Circuits (ICs) to the Industrial
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Hsinchu, Taiwan R.O.C., Oct 1, 2019 – TSMC, the world’s leading global innovator in semiconductor manufacturing, filed multiple lawsuits on September 30, 2019 against GlobalFoundries in the United States, Germany and Singapore for its ongoing infringement of 25 TSMC patents by at least its 40nm, 28nm, 22nm, 14nm, and 12nm node
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Belgrade, Serbia – October 1st, 2019 – HDL Design House, provider of digital, analog, and back-end design and verification services and products in numerous areas of SoC and complex FPGA designs, announced the appointment of Frank Werner as Worldwide Sales Director, effective immediately. With more than 25 years of experience in different
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Lead Frame Overview
A lead frame is a generic term for a type of (mostly) low-cost IC package assembly used for DIL types packages as well as PLCCs and QFNs.
The frame is typically made of a thin layer of copper, though other materials, such as aluminum
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Belgium, September 26, 2019 – Sofics bvba (www.sofics.com), a leading semiconductor integrated circuit IP provider announced that it has expanded its TakeCharge® Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) and Analog I/O portfolio with solutions for TSMC’s N5 process technology. The cells enable high speed and high frequency interfaces.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s heavy investments in advanced wafer-fab technology are set to pay off significantly for the world’s largest silicon foundry as it continues the production ramp of 7nm ICs in the second half of this year, according to an analysis in IC Insights’ September Update to the 2019 McClean Report.
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