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Graphcore (www.graphcore.ai), the technology company that has developed a completely new type of processor, the Intelligence Processing Unit (IPU), which lets artificial intelligence (AI) innovators create next generation AI applications, selected TakeCharge® technology from Sofics bvba of Belgium to protect its Colossus GC2 IPU from electrostatic discharge (ESD). Sofics is
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CoreHW RABBIT (Rotating Antenna for Bluetooth Beacon and Internet of Things) solution is designed for Bluetooth 5.1, which has an unprecedented direction-finding feature. The new technology makes it possible for Bluetooth devices to determine the direction of a Bluetooth signal transmission and enables centimeter-level positioning accuracy.
CoreHW RABBIT is
This interview was held with Mr. Oliver Maiwald, CEO of Sencio B.V.
Tell me a bit about your background? How did you first get started with Sencio?
I have had a fairly circuitous route to the role of CEO. My first step was as an electrical technician working on the
IC Insights recently released its new Global Wafer Capacity 2019-2023 report that provides in-depth detail, analyses, and forecasts for IC industry capacity by wafer size, process geometry, region, and product type through 2023. Figure 1 shows the world’s installed monthly wafer production capacity by geographic region (or country) as of December
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Silicon Creations, a leading supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal intellectual property (IP), announced that its phase-locked loop (PLL) technology has been deployed in Canaan Creative’s 7nm mining chip.
Canaan, the leader in offering blockchain hardware and software solutions and designing ASIC chips announced in August 2018 that they
A shortage in passive components is causing massive spikes in product delivery lead-times the last years. The latest market report of Future Electronics stated lead-times for basic components like capacitors, MOSFETs and diodes up to 18–50 weeks. Recently, Mouser Electronics, reported more than 300,000 products in their system that are
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Sankalp Semiconductor, a design service company offering comprehensive digital & mixed signal SoC services and solutions, will be exhibiting at IESA Vision Summit on Feb 19th & 20th in Bangalore, India. Sankalp Semiconductor’s booth will be displaying the company’s capabilities in digital, analog and mixed signal, custom layout, standard cell
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This interview was held with Jacek Hanke, CEO, Member of the Board at Digital Core Design.
Tell me a bit about your background? How did you first get started with Digital Core Design?
I established Digital Core Design with my two colleagues in 1999. The three
China has been the largest consuming country for ICs since 2005, but large increases in IC production within China have not immediately followed, according to data presented in the new 500-page 2019 edition of IC Insights’ McClean Report—A Complete Analysis and Forecast of the Integrated Circuit Industry(released in January 2019). As
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Ever wondered how your can reduce your product cost by using a custom ASIC (Application Specific IC) replacing your discrete components ? Had issues with the lead times of your discrete components lately ? Is it worth investing in a custom IC made for
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