Have you ever had the feeling that you are the first person ever to want a certain building block? There are a lot of different half-bridge mosfet drivers in the world, but almost all are designed to drive two n-mosfets.

Fab capacity utilisation in Q3 was high for advanced processes and 300mm fabs but overall showed a decline, according to the latest Semiconductor Industry Capacity Statistics (SICAS) report, with the foundry industry experiencing sharp declines in capacity, actual wafer starts and capacity utilisation.

In the 1970’s, the all-powerful Tokyo Civil Service decided it was time to take on the US computer colossi: IBM and the BUNCH (Burroughs, Univac, NCR, Control Data and Honeywell).

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) believes the UK space technology sector will be more globally competitive following this week’s decision to create an ESA space centre in Oxfordshire. According to the Guildford-based satellite developer, investment in the space technology sector brings definite economic as well as technology benefits. “Previous investment in space by the UK government resulted in a ten ...

Belfast-based Andor has been targeting sales in the US in a business strategy which involved investment in sales, production and support for OEMs to facilitate the increased volumes

According to the firm, designs using the chips can meet the Energy Star 2.0 European code of conduct and other worldwide energy-efficiency regulations

These technologies all have their advantages and disadvantages, both technically and economically, and the correct choice of technology depends on the application

STMicroelectronics has warned that revenues for the fourth quarter will be below the outlook provided in October. “Based on current visibility, the Company now expects fourth quarter revenues to be between approximately $2.2bn and $2.35b, as compared to $2.7bn reported in the prior quarter, or a sequential change in the range of about -12.8% to -18.4%,” said the semiconductor manufacturer. ...

Hittite Microwave has added two medium power amplifiers to its product line.

There was once a genius who made a fundamental building block which ensured fabulous riches for the electronics industry for sixty years.