A memory price jump that typically coincides with the introduction of new smartphone models in 3Q and 4Q is not expected due to disrupted buying patterns and cautious discretionary spending. IC Insights’ October Update to The McClean Report showed the monthly average selling price (ASP) of DRAM started on a steep downward trend in the…
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AMD said it is buying Xilinx for $35 billion, confirming the news leak several weeks ago. AMD made it clear that this deal is all about high performance computing (HPC): it was the headline of its announcement; it is at the top of AMD’s web site today; and it was the first thing CEO Lisa…
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Previous articles have introduced the idea of LLC markets, their issues in the current electronic ecosystem, and their importance relative to future mega-trends such as AI/IOT. The fundamental issue is the intense churn of the supply chain generated by the consumer dominated semiconductor marketplace for LLC markets such as Aerospace and Defense. The churn certainly…
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Cree has announced the sale of its LED products business unit to Smart Global Holdings for up to $300 million.
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AspenCore Media, a publisher of EE Times, launced a book entitled “AspenCore’s Guide to Sensors in Automotive” on Oct. 19, 2020. This 152-page anthology, with a forward by Michiel van Ratingen, Secretary General, Euro NCAP, is available for purchase here. The book, contributed by leading thinkers on autonomy and safety, in addition to keen observers…
DetailsSourceability, the digital supply chain solutions provider, has appointed Kevin Wang as Managing Director for APAC, ushering in a renewed focus and support for the region. Wang joins after eight years at Future Electronics where he held the position of VP having initially joined as Sales Director for its then newly created FAI division. With…
DetailsACEINNA, Inc. a worldwide leader in innovative sensing technologies, today announced a distributor agreement with Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor. This distribution partnership will enable Digi-Key to expand its Marketplace product portfolio and will provide Digi-Key customers with a wide range of solutions and products in the sensing, autonomous vehicle guidance, and power…
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It would be hard to overstate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on organizations of practically every type. Industries that were prospering until last year are in bankruptcy now. Customer demand for a wide range of consumer goods has abruptly shifted. Countless public institutions and nonprofit organizations which had been viable until the beginning of…
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Intel is at memory business crossroads, again. According to The Wall Street Journal, the semiconductor industry giant is selling its NAND flash unit to SK Hynix for $9 billion. Besides NAND flash chips, the deal encompasses Intel’s solid-state drive business and wafer operations, including Intel’s fabrication facility in Dalian, China. Intel’s love and hate relationship with…
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The supply chain is the backbone of modern business, and it faces some unprecedented changes these days. Supply chain managers have faced an unusually extreme set of challenges amid Covid-19. These difficulties will transform the industry as the pandemic continues and eventually subsides. These ongoing changes will be beneficial, ultimately leading to more resilient supply…
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