Here’s a laugh. After years of the Americans claiming that the Chinese spying agencies are using Huawei telecoms gear to spy on foreign governments, it is revealed by the German news magazine Der Spiegel that the US spying agency NSA has found ways of getting its spying equipment into Huawei hardware.

The importance of power electronic devices in controlling electrical systems is increasing as Governments introduce new standards and consumers demand lower power consumption and greater energy efficiency with ever rising energy costs, writes Reinhold Theurer, vice president EMEA, International Rectifier. In all areas, technology is driving these efficiencies through continuous R & D with developments such as Gallium Nitride (GaN), being quickly ...

The UK is a tablet-intensive zone according to Deloitte’s, with over 12 million sold in the country this year.

“Top manufacturers will be those who solve problems of expansion,” was the comment of C.F.Machin, general manager of GEC Semiconductor Division, on the current trend in the direction of semiconductors. So, 53 years ago, opened a story in Electronics Weekly’s edition of November 16th 1960.

With 2014 global outlook likely to be another slow growth year similar to 2013, it’s imperative that a company be in the right markets at the right time if it is going to outperform the market, writes Lothar Maier, CEO, Linear Technology. The effects of the past financial crisis, subsequent deep recession and now a subdued recovery continue to pose enormous ...

The European macro environment has been showing signs of uncertainty, and the continued pressure of this economic squeeze is challenging. Simultaneously, our customers continue to have a high degree of focus on aggressive design activity, writes Gabriel Lezmi, vice president of Synopsys sales in Europe. The result is a strong demand for advanced tools and silicon intellectual property (IP). For our customers, ...

I see Daniel Nenni on SemiWiki states that Intel’s foundry wafer cost is substantially more than TSMC’s – 30% more at 32/28nm and 35% at 22/20nm. https://www.semiwiki.com/forum/content/3032-exposed-intel-wafer-pricing.html

It is becoming clear that the three main proponents of 450mm wafer processing – Intel, Samsung and TSMC – are becoming resigned to delays on 450mm implementation.

The date for delivering a plan to implement European Commission vice president Neelie Kroes’ plan to win a 20% market share in ICs has passed, but no news of the plan has emerged from Brussels.

What has happened to the report of the European Leaders’ Group, tasked with delivering on December 16th a plan to implement Neelie Kroes’ target of giving Europe a 20% share of the chip market?