The average selling price (ASP) for analog ICs has dropped 2.25 percent since December 2016 and is projected to fall by one percent in 2018, according to a market update from Semico Research Group. The ASP for analog ICs was $0.344 in 2017. While many electronics component segments, including memory devices and passive components, have…
The transition to USB Type-C (USB-C) connectors is well underway across industry segments. The capability of simultaneous transfer of data and video combined with fast charging is leading the adoption of USB-C in smartphones, laptops and vehicles. Devices that have at least one USB Type-C port is forecast to reach nearly five billion devices in…
Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723, “Renesas”), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the integration of Intersil Corporation as a legal entity and a new branding policy following the acquisition of Intersil on February 24, 2017. Effective January 1, 2018, Intersil Corporation is expected to operate in the market under the name of Renesas…
Big semiconductor companies are getting bigger. Vigorous M&A activity in 2015 and 2016 has reshaped the landscape of the semiconductor industry, with the top companies now controlling a much greater percentage of market share, reports IC Insights. Not including foundries, IC Insights forecasts five semiconductor suppliers — Intel, Samsung, Qualcomm, Broadcom, and SK Hynix –…
Merger and acquisition (M&A) agreements in the semiconductor industry total more than $50 billion in 2016, according to IC Insights. Although semiconductor M&As reached an historic high of $103.8 billion in 2015, this year is shaping up to be the second largest year for M&A announcements in the chip industry, said the market researcher, which…
Renesas Electronics Corporation (“Renesas”, TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and Intersil Corporation (“Intersil”, NASDAQ:ISIL), a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions, today announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Renesas to acquire Intersil for US$22.50 per share in cash, representing an aggregate equity value of approximately US$3.2 billion…
Milpitas, Calif. – Intersil Corporation offers two new high-performance, single-output low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulators that tout best-in-class dropout and transient performance for noise sensitive loads. The ISL80510 and ISL80505 deliver 1-A and 0.5-A of continuous output current and ultra-low-dropout of 130 mV and 45 mV at full load, respectively. The ISL80510 LDO regulator’s maximum dropout is nearly…
Milpitas, Calif. — Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ:ISIL), a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions, today announced the acquisition of Great Wall Semiconductor (GWS), a private technology company developing state-of-the-art power metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) technology for cloud computing, space and consumer applications. GWS’s design team brings valuable experience leveraging advanced design and process…
Electronic component manufacturers and distributors are getting ready to converge at Electronica 2014, November 11-14, in Munich, Germany. One of the biggest topics of discussion at the show will be the Internet of Things (IoT) and its huge growth potential for the electronics industry ranging from networked medical devices to smart homes and connected vehicles.…
See Intersil Product Demonstrations at Avnet, Macnica and Protec Booths Milpitas, Calif. – Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions will showcase its technology innovations at the Electronica international trade show in Munich Germany from November 11-14, 2014. Several highly differentiated Intersil products, including bridge drivers, radiation hardened ICs, and…