Super fast op-amp is as quiet as a mouseSteve BushAnalog Devices has developed an fast voltage-feedback op-amp which it claims has unprecedently low noise. The AD8099 offers a slew-rate of 1,600V/µs and a 5GHz gain-bandwidth product, while maintaining 0.95nV/ ? Hz and distortion of -90dB at 10 MHz (-100dB at 1MHz). Made on a sub-1µm silicon-on-insulator process, a major part ...

Welsh firms get SMART supportSteve Bush Companies located in Wales may be eligible for financial support for R&D through a government investment scheme called SMARTCymru – a service from the Welsh Development Agency. Depending on project costs, up to £295,000 is available to each successful applicant, spread across four project phases: technical feasibility, industrial research, pre-competitive development and exploitation. There ...

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Chip market improving “significantly”, says reportDavid MannersWorld Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) reports a ‘significant improvement’ in the semiconductor market above the normal seasonal trend confirming the ongoing recovery of the industry.European Semiconductor sales in August amounted to $2.559bn, according to WSTS, up 3.8 per cent on July and an increase of 15.6 per cent on August 2002. This year, semiconductor ...

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Wolfson looks for £200m valuation when it floats David MannersWolfson Microelectronics, the mixed signal chip specialist from Edinburgh, will be valued at between £164m and £213.3m after it shares are floated on the stock market in October, if the offer price of between 155p to 210p per share is met by investors.Up to 37.1 million shares could be sold under ...

Scottish software firm gets investment, plans expansionRichard BallScottish design tool developer Critical Blue has gathered $2m in first round funding and appointed Peter Denyer, founder of CMOS image sensing firm Vision, to its board of directors.“The investment will be used to complete the product development and engage with the first set of customers,” said the firm’s David Stewart. “We will ...

Chip sales “stronger than normal”, says SIADavid MannersThe strongest August market since 1990 saw a surge in semiconductor sales, says the US Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).Worldwide sales were up four per cent to $13.42bn, up from the $12.9bn of July and the sixth consecutive monthly increase. Year-over-year sales increased 12.5 per cent from August 2002 revenue of $11.93bn. “This rise ...

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