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Cortus Announces the Launch of its New Secure Low Power RISC-V Microcontrollers

Cortus, an innovative French fabless semiconductor company today announces the availability of its secure low power RISC-V microcontrollers (MCUs) that address consumer products and automotive electronics for body control and driving control. These MCUs offer better cost and power efficiency than competitive MCU alternatives. Additional MCUs will come in the

The Ultimate Guide to Open Source EDA Tools

EDA or Electronics Design Automation refers to the use of computer programs and software tools for designing, simulation, layout, and verification of electronic systems. These are a set of powerful tools to physically design integrated circuits. As these ASICs are composed of billions of transistors, no human being is capable

Worldwide Semiconductor Capital Spending 2008-2026F

IC Insights has adjusted its 2022 worldwide semiconductor capital-spending forecast that now shows a 21% increase this year, to $185.5 billion (Figure 1).  The revised outlook, which was included in IC Insights’ recently released August 3Q Update to The McClean Report, represents a decrease from $190.4 billion and 24% growth that was forecast

Intel Introduces First-of-its-Kind Semiconductor Co-Investment Program

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 – Intel Corporation today announced a first-of-its-kind Semiconductor Co-Investment Program (SCIP) that introduces a new funding model to the capital-intensive semiconductor industry. As part of its program, Intel has signed a definitive agreement with the infrastructure affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management, one of the

GlobalFoundries joins Google’s open source silicon initiative

Over the last year we have been busy planning the expansion of our free open source silicon design and manufacturing program to further grow the community of developers and companies building custom silicon, and build a thriving ecosystem around open source hardware.

 
Today, we’re excited to announce

Nordic Semiconductor to acquire U.S. memory specialist Mobile Semiconductor

Oslo, Norway – July 8, 2022 – Nordic Semiconductor today announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Mobile Semiconductor, a privately-held U.S. company specializing in highly optimized embedded memory technology for microcontrollers (MCUs) and Systems-on-Chip (SoCs).
 
Mobile Semiconductor has a market-proven track record of delivering ultra-low