A sluggish PC market coupled with DRAM oversupply is hurting DRAM suppliers. But for buyers, this means continued price declines in the third quarter. Revenue in the global DRAM industry reached $11.4 billion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2015, down by 4.8 percent from the previous quarter, primarily due to about a 10 percent…
Low pricing for notebook panels is putting pressure on panel makers to maintain fab loading and gain market share, according to a new IHS Inc. report. In addition, low prices coupled with oversupply is hurting their profitability. “Panel cost structure has become crucial in the struggle to stay competitive,” said Jason Hsu, supply chain senior analyst…
San Diego, Calif. — Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, announces the addition of a third building to its Sorrento Valley headquarters. The new office building, 9339 Carroll Park Drive, Suite 150, is over 18,000 square feet and will accommodate the company’s growing workforce. The other two…
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the STM32F7 series 32-bit microcontrollers and the STM32F746G Discovery Kit from STMicroelectronics (ST). With ST’s ART Accelerator™ as well as an L1 cache, ST STM32F7 devices deliver the maximum theoretical performance of the ARM® Cortex®‑M7, whether code is executed from embedded Flash or external memory. The new Discovery Kit…
Geneva, Ill. – Richardson RFPD, Inc. announced today the availability and full design support capabilities for a new 2W power amplifier from M/A-COM Technology Solutions. The MAAP-011145 is assembled in a 7 mm surface mount, lead-free cavity package with a temperature compensated integrated power detector operating from 17.65 to 19.75 GHz. The circuit provides 25 dB small signal…
San Diego, Calif. — Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Global Trading Pte. Ltd, has completed its acquisition of CSR plc (CSR), a leading fabless provider of end-to-end semiconductor and software solutions for the Internet of Everything (IoE) and automotive segments. The acquisition, which was completed at an enterprise…
The report “Pressure Sensor Market by Technology (Piezoresistive, Capacitive, Electromagnetic, Others), Application (Automotive, Medical, Consumer Electronics, Others), & Geography (North America, South America, Europe, APAC, RoW) – Global Forecast to 2020”, published by MarketsandMarkets, was valued at USD 6.7 Billion in 2014 and is expected to reach USD 9.48 Billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 5.9% during the forecast period,…
Irvine, Calif. – Pasternack Enterprises, Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has been awarded the 4-Star Supplier Excellence Award by Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business. This is the third consecutive year that Pasternack has been honored with a Supplier Excellence Award from Raytheon IDS. Raytheon’s Integrated Defense…
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now shipping the CYBLE-022001-00 EZ-BLE™ PRoC™ Module from Cypress. This programmable, SMT-ready, fully certified Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) module eliminates RF hardware design and reduces investment by eliminating the certification process. The integration and small footprint of the CYBLE-022001-00 make it ideal for medical, home entertainment, and computing applications. The Cypress…