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The automotive radar market is expected to be worth $13.6 billion in 2028 with a CAGR 22-28 of 12%, says Yole Developpement. With Continental, Aptiv, Bosch, Hella (now Forvia), Denso and Veoneer (soon Magna) the automotive radar market is already large and still growing at Tier-1 and semiconductor levels. Multiple developments include a switch from 24 GHz to 77 GHz, ...

Samsung’s Q1 revenue was down 18% y-o-y at  $47.6 billion for an operating profit down 95% y-o-y at $478.5 million. Semiconductor revenue dropped 49% y-o-y to  $10.2 billion for a loss of $3.4 billion. A Samsung statement blamed:  “Weak demand in the memory business, a decline in utilisation rates in the foundry business, and continued weak demand and inventory adjustments ...

The US  Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a paper outlining its vision and strategy for a National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), a key component of the R&D programme established by the US Chips and Science Act intended to support and extend U.S. leadership in semiconductor research, design, engineering, and advanced manufacturing and strengthen U.S. competitiveness. ...

Q4 revenues of the top ten fabless companies fell nearly 9.2% representing $33.6 billion, says TrendForce, and the decline is expected to continue into Q1. A weak consumer market and customer inventory adjustment were to blame. although Qualcomm was No.1, its revenues from smartphones and IoT fell 22.6% and 16.2%, respectively, resulting in the company’s revenue contracting to US$7.89 billion—a ...

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has commissioned a Space Sector Skills Survey for 2023. It is intended to be the primary source of evidence for the UK Government’s understanding of skills gaps and workforce challenges in the space sector. The survey opened yesterday – at survey.spaceskills.org – and runs until 2nd June 2023. It is open to all organisations employing ...

Arm is building a chip to be fabbed at a foundry, reports the FT. At the moment it is not being disclosed why it is doing so. It could be to demonstrate capabilities to its IP licensees, or it could be setting up to compete with its customers by adopting the fabless semiconductor business model, or it could simply be ...

The King’s Awards for Enterprise 2023 have been announced, and Electronics Weekly studied the list of winners to discover which electronics-related organisations have been honoured this year. One of the successful companies is ipTest of Guildford in Surrey, which has won in the Innovation category for its DS5 1,000A high-speed tester for SiC and GaN power components (right). Particularly suited ...

TSMC’s Q1 profit of $6.8 billion was up 2.1% y-o-y but 30% down on Q4. Revenue was $16.72 billion. Both gross  margin of 56.3% and operating margin of 45.5% beat expectations. For Q2 revenue is forecast to be between $15.2 billion and $16 billion. Gross margin is estimated between 52% and 54%, and operating margin at between 39.5% and 41.5%. ...

The terms of a bill to go to the EU parliament and European Council before being ratified as the European Chips Act have been finalised. The discussions on the terms have taken 14 months. “By mastering the most advanced semiconductors, the EU will become an industrial power in the markets of the future,” says Commissioner Thierry Breton. However the only ...