sureCore, the Sheffield low power SRAM IP company, has announced commercial availability of its first, ultra-low power, embedded SRAM IP. The silicon proven, 28nm FDSOI production design targets applications demanding long battery life with minimal operating and stand-by power performance.
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Xero real-time management of cash-flow
It is an unfortunate truism that many start-ups fail because they don’t pay attention to the cash-flow.
Rohm buys Renesas fab for IGBTs and MEMS
Rohm is spending Y450m buying Renesas’ 8inch Shiga fab. After completing the deal, planned for February next year, which involves leasing the land and buildings, the line will mainly make IGBTs, mosfets and piezoelectric MEMS on a 0.15μm process, and will be Rohm’s main site for power and MEMS. “Rohm regards power and sensor devices as one of the four growth engines ...
Top 20 Q1 Semi sales figures
Six top 20 companies had 20%+ growth in Q1 compared to Q1 2014, reports IC Insights. Mediatek entered the top 10 while ST dropped out. Sharp and UMC moved into the top 20 while Nvidia and AMD moved out.
SEMI’s April book-to-bill is 1.04
The SEMI book-to-bill was 1.04 in April compared to 1.10 in March and 1.03 in February.
Industrial semi market grows 18%
Industrial semiconductor revenues grew by 18% after 13% growth in 2013. in 2014, according to IHS. It was the highest annual growth since the 36% boom in 2010. The sector is now worth $40 billion a year. The IHS list the market drivers as: automation control, commercial avionics, LED lighting, digital internet-protocol cameras, climate control, renewable energy, traction, wireless application-specific ...
Power management ICs to grow 5%
The power management semiconductor market is expected to continue its positive growth of 5% to 7%, says IHS. Last year the market grew 7% despite a 5% fall in Q4.
Intel and Altera reported to have resumed M&A talks
According to the New York Post, Intel and Altera have renewed takeover talks.
Intel looks into crystal ball
Intel has been looking into the near future at its Future Showcase 2015 Looking to get into homes, and with an eye on start-ups, is was showing a home gateway based around the firm’s Galileo development board. “It allows makers to come up with their own home automation system by providing a cross-platform central hub that can talk to any ...
Cypress bids for ISSI
T.J. Rodgers, Cypress Semiconductor CEO, has written to ISSI offering a higher price for the company than the $640 million proposed by the China investment group, Summitview Capital, in March.