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Appointments: Lacey is first COO at Integrated Graphene, Midsummer co-founder steps up to CEO

Steve Bush — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:54:14 +0000

Andrew Lacey is to fill the newly-created COO position at Integrated Graphene, a company built around a carbon-based electro-active material it brands ‘Gii’. “Andrew will be responsible for developing ...

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Samsung gets $6.4bn Chips Act money

David Manners — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:16:59 +0000

Samsung has been awarded $6.4 billion in direct funding under the Chips and Science Act. The company is investing $40 billion in Texas to make 4nm and 2nm chips. “This ...

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The 007 Contract

David Manners — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 05:30:21 +0000

Huawei is building a $1.66 billion R&D complex in Shanghai as big as 224 football pitches to develop chip manufacturing equipment, reports the Nikkei. An important area will be litho ...

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Lockheed Martin invests in Q5D

David Manners — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 05:21:07 +0000

Q5D Technology, a company specialising in tools for automating wiring harness manufacture, has closed a $3 million investment round led by Lockheed Martin. Q5D has developed robotic tools combined with ...

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Q4 EDA revenues up 14%

David Manners — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 05:14:23 +0000

Q4 Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 14% to $4,423 million from the $3,879.9 million of Q3, according to SEMI’s Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD)report. “Electronic design automation (EDA) ...

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XCAM develops Nuscis variant for AI-powered context imaging

Alun Williams — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 05:06:10 +0000

XCAM, the Northampton-based digital imaging specialist, is developing a variant of its Nuscis electronics for the context imager in Craft Prospect’s Salient project. In Salient, the Glasgow-based Craft Prospect will ...

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Fully integrated inductive switch

David Manners — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:24:55 +0000

Melexis is sampling its Induxis switch, the MLX92442, which is a contactless, magnet-free, and strayfield immune, amonolithic device which directly detects conductive targets. It enables small module designs with reduced ...

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Semi manufacturing equipment sales fell 1.3% last year, says SEMI.

David Manners — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:13:45 +0000

2023 sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment fell 1.3% to $106.3 billion from 2022’s record $107.6 billion, says SEMI. China was the biggest market, growing 29% y-o-y to $36.6 billion, ...

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Mouser signs Macronix

David Manners — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:12:54 +0000

Mouser has entered into a distribution agreement with, Macronix, the Taiwanese flash manufacturer “Macronix’s world-class portfolio of unique, high-performance products aligns well with our line card and customer base,” says ...

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There’s hope for AR/VR/MR displays, says Yole

David Manners — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 05:15:40 +0000

Between 2023 and 2029, Yole expects the AR microdisplay market to grow at a faster pace (67% CAGR ) than VR (15%) with AR seen as the ultimate consumer market ...

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