Industry News (2011/11/21)

Avnet Memec releases more compact chipset

Published:2011/11/21 21:09:00 Author:Li xiao na

Established in the year of 2005, Avnet Memec is specialized in highly innovative suppliers and technologies. To help its customers to differentiate their design is its goal. It employs a significant number of engineers to support customer’s design efforts. It has many supplier partners, such as Applied Micro, Cirrus Logic, Echelon, Intersil, Marvell, Maxim, Microsemi, Renesas, Sierra Wireless and Silicon Labs. This...   (View)

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Singapore encourages the development and growth of fabless semiconductor startups

Published:2011/11/21 20:37:00 Author:Phyllis

Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association, or SSIA, the voice of Singapore’s semiconductor industry, recently announced an initiative to encourage the development and growth of fabless semiconductor startups. The commitment of the association is to facilitate substantial growth of the whole semiconductor sector. SSIA wishes to boos...   (View)

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Semiconductor industry is looking at first signs of recovery

Published:2011/11/21 4:27:00 Author:Phyllis

The semiconductor industry will clear inventories of unsold chips stemming from a slowdown in consumer spending and the industry will eye recovery. Because of economic uncertainties at a time, many vendors have invested heavily in the new production gear. As demand for consumer gadgets in Europe and elsewhere has slowed, the industry hit a slump. The reduction inventory is supposed to be optimistic and...   (View)

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ARM and TSMC Trying to Develop the 20nm

Published:2011/11/21 1:08:00 Author:Li xiao na

ARM and TSMC are trying to get A-15 out on a 20nm process. In order to handle the transition, the ARM process team has been set up in Taiwan. The 20nm tape-out is a test vehicle, and the expectation of ARM is that they are a year away from 20nm as a production technology. Nowadays, the interdependencies between process technology and the IP b...   (View)

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Liquid Level Sensor for Plastic Containers Introduced

Published:2011/11/21 1:07:00 Author:Amy

Cosense has expended its product line with the introduction of a non-invasive sensor (SL-630) for plastic containers. The devices are easily attached outside the container so no fluid contamination. They are functionality independent of color, transparency, shape and size of the bottom of the container. What’s more, they feature multiple...   (View)

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