I came across a Massachusetts company, THAT Corporation, founded in 1989, that has had its own 4inch foundry in Milpitas California for more than 20 years, making audio semiconductors using a dielectric isolation process. It says: “This four-inch wafer fab gives THAT Corporation the only IC production facility focused primarily on high-performance audio components. While this production fab facility primarily ...

Here’s something one would never have expected to see a few years back – AMD’s market cap overtaking Intel’s. If Intel doesn’t overtake TSMC’s process technology in 2025, it looks as if it is doomed to even steeper decline – that is, of course, assuming Wall St will give it the time to get there.

Jetperch has releases a second generation of its Joulescope precision power consumption measurement instrument. Called JS220, it has a huge dynamic range: ±3A max (10A peak) with 500pA resolution over six 16bit auto-ranges – equivalent to 34bit – which allows the measurement of both active and sleep power. It has a bandwidth of 300kHz backed by a 2Msample/s conversion – simultaneously ...

Toshiba has created a gull-wing mosfet package specifically for high current automotive applications, and has released a 400A 40V mosfet in it. Branded L-TOGL and measuring 9.9 x 11.8 x 2.3mm (right), the AEC-Q101-capable package is designed for up to 175°C, 100V, 400A, 750W, with minimum mosfet device Rds(on) around 300μΩ. This compares with 250A, 372W and ~740μΩ from the ...

Picocom, the 5G Open RAN baseband semiconductor and software specialist, today announced Antevia Networks has selected Picocom’s award-winning silicon technology to empower its  5G networks. The partnership combines Antevia Networks’ technology with Picocom’s latest generation 5G system-on-chip silicon to drive innovations to address the many challenges of deploying indoor 5G private networks. The all-new Antevia Networks 5G solution delivers a ...

Defying the device market downturn, curbs on exports to China and the woes of its customers, ASML delivered a very strong series of financial numbers for Q4, 2022 and into 2023. Q4 profit was $1.85 billion on revenues of $6.4 billion, and 2022 profit was $5.93 billion on revenue of $16.26 billion. Represented by a series of graphics, here are ...

SiTime is sampling two new Endura precision timing oscillator families. These ruggedized devices are engineered to perform in extreme conditions in aerospace-defense applications such as Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT), tactical communications, network synchronization and surveillance. The devices include the Endura ultra-stable Super-TCXO and the Endura low-jitter differential oscillator. Both families deliver 10x better environmental resilience. In addition, the Endura ...

The industrial circular connector specialist binder is extending its range of M12-type connectors, with L-coding and dip solder contact options. Addressing the IIoT – and the hybrid transmission of high data rates or high power levels – binder has expanded its M12 portfolio with panel mount connectors featuring L-coding (for device supply with 63V (DC) at up to 16A) and ...

Q4 smartphone shipments declined 18.3% y-o-y to 300.3 million units, says IDC, which was the largest-ever quarterly fall. Full-year shipments fell 11.3% to 1.21 billion units – the lowest since 2013. The replacement rate is 40 months plus, says IDC’s Anthony Scarsella. Top 5 Companies, Worldwide Smartphone Shipments, Market Share, and Year-Over-Year Growth, Q4 2022 (Preliminary results, shipments in millions ...

Here was an ad, 61 years ago, to give a pause for thought. It appeared in Electronics Weekly’s issue of May 24th 1961: