Industry News (2011/10/31)

Hittite Announced HMC1022 to Reach 48 GHz

Published:2011/10/31 22:51:00 Author:Phyllis

Hittite Microwave Corporation has announced the release of a new Wideband GaAs pHEMT MMIC Distributed Power Amplifier die which is ideal for military EW, test and measurement equipment, and broadband telecom equipment applications up to 48 GHz. The HMC1022 is a 0.25 Watt GaAs pHEMT MMIC Distributed Power Amplifier which operates b...   (View)

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Freescale Widens the COM Express Embedded Form with the Related Firms

Published:2011/10/31 22:45:00 Author:Li xiao na

In order to widen the use of COM Express embedded form factor in high end processor systems in aerospace and telecoms, the Freescale Semiconductor has cooperated with the embedded computing firms Emerson Network Power and Kontron in an initiative. The I/O interface options for the COM Express specification can be expanded by this cooperation, thus the Freescale’s QorIQ AMP and P Series high performance multicore(View)

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Global Semiconductor Sales Reach $25.76 billion in September

Published:2011/10/31 21:50:00 Author:Phyllis

According to figures compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization, the three-month average of worldwide sales of semiconductors in September reach $25.76 billion, showing an increase of $0.73 billion from the prior month. Reports earlier said that sales in August were in large part driven by strong demand in tab...   (View)

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Distributed Temperature Sensor Intended for Oil-Gas and Industrial Production Applications

Published:2011/10/31 5:58:00 Author:Amy

Yokogawa Electric Corporation has introduced DTSX200 Distributed Temperature Sensor (DTS) which is used to monitor temperature and flow in oil/gas upstream unconventional and conventional in-well applications, LNG and refinery tank and pipeline leak detection, f...   (View)

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TDK-EPC Introduced EPCOS Power Capacitors for Wind Power Plants

Published:2011/10/31 4:21:00 Author:Amy

According to the information, TDK-EPC has produced EPCOS power capacitors which feature high rated voltage, long operating life and high current handling capability. It is very suitable in the application of renewable energy generation, such as AC outpu...   (View)

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Three Taiwanese Companies Withdraw Data from SICAS

Published:2011/10/31 2:06:00 Author:Phyllis

Three Taiwanese companies, Nanya Technology, TSMC and UMC, no longer provide data to the Semiconductor Industry Capacity Statistics. As a significant change in membership in the 2Q 2011 data release from SICAS. These companies had been in previous SICAS data for several years. Nanya is a relatively small semiconductor manufacturer with revenue of $1.8 billion in 2010. TSMC and UMC are the two largest semic...   (View)

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A Surveillance Camera Reference Design Developed by Lattice and Valens

Published:2011/10/31 2:05:00 Author:Li xiao na

A surveillance camera reference design is created by Lattice and Valens Semiconductor. The HDBaseT based reference design accepts up to two 1080p sensor cameras. Like the power and various controls, it is able to send uncompressed high definition video over a single 150 meter CAT5e cable to the DVR. The power over Ethernet (POE) CAT5 cable ...   (View)

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