MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTSI) (“MACOM”), a leading supplier of high-performance analog RF, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic semiconductor products, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ:AMCC) (“AppliedMicro”), a global leader in Connectivity and Computing solutions for next-generation cloud infrastructure and Data Centers, for approximately…
DetailsA core principle of One Network Enterprises is that reducing information latency – even eliminating it, if possible – is fundamental to how it brings value to its customers, and it now has the science to back it up. A study recently released by the University of North Texas (UNT) as part of a funded…
DetailsSince Henry Ford came up with the automotive assembly line, supply chain management has experienced an accelerated rate of change driven by, among other factors, the globalization of markets and the digitization of the supply chain. The traditional, linear model has worked for many years but it is now under growing pressure. Many factors are…
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Given that the Internet of Things has become the biggest growth driver for semiconductors, the electronics industry’s love affair with IoT won’t be breaking up anytime soon. Except maybe with the whole idea of smart homes. Some chip vendors are finally acknowledging – publicly – what we’ve suspected all along: IoT is great for businesses…
DetailsIn the electronics industry, supply chain and logistics organizations have been worried about the looming talent shortfall for years. Like global warming, though, the trend will continue unless everyone involved hops on the bandwagon and tries to make a difference. Deloitte’s third annual Supply Chain Survey, released last year, said: “Many organizations are confronting critical…
DetailsMuch of the United States is still reeling from the results of the presidential election. No matter which candidate your supported, the final count bore little resemblance to what pundits predicted in the days and weeks leading up to the election. People on both sides of the political aisle are asking the same question: What…
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TOKYO — IC Insights unveiled this week its forecast for 2016 top 20 global semiconductor sales ranking. Unsurprisingly, Intel is forecast to maintain the number one position in the top-20 ranking. The CPU giant is expected to “increase its lead over Samsung’s semiconductor sales from only 24% in 2015 to 29% in 2016,” according to…
DetailsPasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, offers a number of high power broadband amplifiers that can be used across a wide range of applications including electronic warfare, radar, communications, and test and measurement. Pasternack’s PE15A5033F high power amplifier generates 100W typical saturated output power over a broad frequency range that covers 0.7…
DetailsWolfspeed, A Cree Company and a leading global supplier of gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) with best-in-class reliability, is sponsoring one year of free access to a comprehensive multimedia engineering tutorial on passive and active RF circuits, including amplifiers. Entitled “Conquer Radio Frequency: A…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking Silicon Labs’ new MGM111 Mighty Gecko mesh networking module, based on the EFR32 Mighty Gecko system-on-chip (SoCs). The MGM111 module is supported by Silicon Labs’ reliable, secure and flexible mesh protocol stacks and the industry’s most advanced wireless software…
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