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Growing demands in wideband radio and wireless communication deployments are imposing the necessity of a proper radio architecture capable of providing solid performance, more flexibility, in addition to optimal power, size, and cost.
This paper focuses on how direct RF sampling architecture has proved to be a felicitous approach
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey — September 5, 2024—Semiconductor intellectual property provider CAST today announced a new serial interface IP core that supports two of the most popular communication protocols: I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) and SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface).
The new I2CSPI-CTRL I2C and SPI Controller/Target Controller implements the features of
[September 4, 2023] – Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s leading chipmaker, has significantly reduced its capital expenditures (capex) in the first half of 2024, despite a surge in semiconductor equipment spending by China overall.
SMIC’s H1 capex dropped from $12 billion in H1 2023 to $8 billion in H1
WASHINGTON—Sept. 3, 2024—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor industry sales hit $51.3 billion during the month of July 2024, an increase of 18.7% compared to the July 2023 total of $43.2 billion and 2.7% more than the June 2024 total of $50.0 billion. Monthly sales are compiled
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Meyreuil, France—September 3, 2024— CoreHW, a leading fabless semiconductor company, and Presto Engineering, a European expert in application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) design, engineering, and production services, have announced their successful collaboration in developing the first enhanced low-power radio frequency (RF) 2.4GHz front-end module in an ultra-small and thin wafer-scale
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3-Sep-2024: The Netherlands is poised to restrict ASML’s ability to service its advanced wafer fab equipment in China, according to Bloomberg. This move could significantly hinder China’s semiconductor ambitions, potentially impacting the production capabilities of SMIC, China’s leading chipmaker.
The Dutch government plans to let certain licenses expire at
Sep. 2, 2024 —- TrendForce’s latest investigations have found that the arrival of China’s 618 mid-year shopping season as well as inventory levels of consumer electronics reaching healthier levels, have prompted customers to begin restocking components, resulting in urgent orders for wafer foundries. This surge in demand has significantly improved capacity
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A new analysis by TechanaLye, a semiconductor research company, reveals that China’s semiconductor industry is rapidly advancing, with its leading chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), producing 7-nanometer chips that rival the performance of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s (TSMC) 5-nanometer chips.
The analysis, conducted by TechanaLye CEO Hiroharu Shimizu,
Aug-27th 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the Department of Commerce and HP Inc. have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $50 million in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. The proposed funding would support the expansion and modernization of HP’s
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The global foundry industry’s revenue grew about 9% QoQ and 23% YoY in Q2 2024, according to Counterpoint Research’s Foundry Quarterly Tracker. The sequential growth was mainly driven by strong AI demand. CoWoS supply remained tight, with potential upsides in capacity expansions focusing on CoWoS-L going forward. Despite slower demand
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