Foundry revenues thought to have jumped 30% YoY in first quarter Research conducted by TrendForce, suggest that the foundry industry benefitted from the previous quarter’s order fulfillment and client stock-up demands, with overall projected revenue set to grow 30% growth YoY in 1Q20.Compared to the previous quarter, however, there was a fall of 2%.Despite these strong figure, caused in part by weaker figures this time last year, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the foundry industry now faces major uncertainties on the ... Read Article
Harwin signs distribution agreement with Powell Electronics 20/03/2020 Harwin has further increased its market presence across the EMEA region by adding Powell Electronics to its network of distribution partners. Read Article
X-FAB further expands its SiC capacity 19/03/2020 X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE has confirmed that it is the first pure-play foundry to add internal SiC epitaxy capabilities to its offering. Read Article
Report finds few consumer IoT firms allow vulnerability reporting 18/03/2020 Research published by the IoT Security Foundation, looking at IoT device manufacturers, has revealed that five of every six companies questioned don’t allow for vulnerability reporting. Read Article
Imint teams up with Qualcomm to deliver video enhancement technology for smartphones 17/03/2020 IMINT Image Intelligence, a specialist in video enhancement software, has joined forces with Qualcomm Technologies to develop a new generation of video enhancement solutions that leverage the latest in AI and machine learning. Read Article
Companies combine to design and manufacture co-packaged optics applications 13/03/2020 Ranovus, IBM, TE Connectivity and Senko have announced that they are combining to design and manufacture multi-vendor solutions for co-packaged optics applications in data centres. Read Article
Silicon Labs expands IoT wireless platform with acquisition 13/03/2020 Silicon Labs has announced that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with Redpine Signals to acquire the company’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth business. Read Article
Murata and Truphone partner to roll out IoT connectivity 13/03/2020 Murata has announced a partnership with the global mobile network provider Truphone, to deliver state-of-the-art IoT connectivity. Read Article
HPE unveil 'edge-to-cloud' 5G strategy 10/03/2020 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced a new portfolio of as-a-service offerings to help telecommunications companies build and deploy open 5G networks. Read Article
Mellanox acquires Titan IC to strengthen security and data analytics 06/03/2020 Mellanox Technologies is to acquire Titan IC, a leading developer of network intelligence (NI) and security technology to accelerate search and big data analytics across a broad range of applications in data centres. Read Article
STMicroelectronics to acquire GaN innovator 05/03/2020 STMicroelectronics has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in French Gallium Nitride (GaN) innovator Exagan. Read Article
Plextek Group sells Plextek RFI to CML 05/03/2020 Plextek Group has announced the sale of one of its spin-outs, the boutique microwave chip design business Plextek RFI to CML Microsystems for an undisclosed sum. Read Article
AI chipmaker Hailo raises $60m 05/03/2020 Hailo, the Israeli AI chipmaker, has announced it has raised $60 million in Series B funding. Read Article