Industry News (2011/09/22)

LLC Power Supply ICs Make the Design Easier

Published:2011/9/22 23:01:00 Author:Li xiao na

A family of LLC power supply ICs is introduced by Power Integrations. The controller, high- and low-side drivers, and both mosfets are included in this family, but not power factor correction. The HiperLCS is an integrated LLC power stage incorporating a multi-function controller, high-side and low-side gate drivers, plus two power M...   (View)

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JVD Tries to Resurrect the out of Production ICs

Published:2011/9/22 21:50:00 Author:Li xiao na

A programme named JurASIC parts has been taken by analogue design specialists JVD, which aims to bring obsolete and NLA analogue ICs back into production for older commercial and military applications. In order to better manage theirt business, semiconductor companies, especially the companies with dozen or more years of history, should change their product. The cost to maintain a low or near zero volume pr...   (View)

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Torex Developed Analog Temperature Sensor

Published:2011/9/22 5:56:00 Author:Amy

With low quiescent current and alarm temperature detection function, Torex Semiconductor has expanded an ultra-small (1.2 x 0.9 x 0.4mm) analog temperature sensor XC3101 series. Using the ultra-small USPN-4 package (1.2 x 0.9 x h0.4mm), the XC3101 series of analog temperature sensors achieve low quiescent currents and include an alarm temp...   (View)

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MicroStrain Announced the Latest Line of Innovative Inertial Sensors 3DM-GX3® -45

Published:2011/9/22 3:53:00 Author:Amy

3DM-GX3® -45, the latest line of innovative inertial sensors from MicroStrain, is a GPS-aided inertial navigation system (GPS/INS). The on-board Kalman filter provides optimal position, velocity, and attitude (PVA) estimates. With high performance tracking capabilities comparable to higher cost units, the 3DM-GX3® -45 is i...   (View)

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The Status of Semiconductor Market

Published:2011/9/22 3:39:00 Author:Li xiao na

According to the predication of HIS iSuppli, the semiconductor market will grow by 2.9%. This data is better than the previous forecast of Gartner. The continuing impact of a weakened and stagnant economy is expected to continue to drag on the semiconductor market in 2012, limiting revenue growth to 3.4%. The growing economic weakn...   (View)

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Time for Making Critical Decisions for 14nm Chips is running up

Published:2011/9/22 2:52:00 Author:Phyllis

The time for making critical decisions for how to make 14nm chips to hit production in 2015 is limit, and capital equipment vendors are falling behind, according to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. To make 14-nm chips cost effectively, TSMC believes it needs to move to next-generation lithography and 450-mm wafers, but capita...   (View)

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The Deployment of Smart Grid in Europe

Published:2011/9/22 1:46:00 Author:Li xiao na

The speedy deployment of smart meter technologies needs to be inspired by the tough carbon reduction goals in the European Union. Pike Research’s report, Smart Grids in Europe, examines smart grid trends in Europe and forecasts the size and growth of the market for smart grid technologies through 2020. According to this research, the entire investment in smart grid technologies within the region will re...   (View)

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IHS Readjusted its Semiconductor Market Forecast

Published:2011/9/22 1:45:00 Author:Phyllis

On September 21st, market research firm IHS iSuppli cut its forecast for 2011 semiconductor market growth for the second time in two months due to the impact of increasing economic woes and consumer pessimism. According to IHS, it now expects semiconductor revenue to grow 2.9 percent this year with $313.3 billion, 1.7 percent down tha...   (View)

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