Global shipments of traditional PCs, including desktops, notebooks, and workstations, grew 55.2% year over year during the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21).
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Open Source FPGA Foundation Appoints Shrikant Lohokare as Chief Executive Officer
Open Source FPGA Foundation today announced that its board of directors has appointed industry veteran Dr. Shrikant Lohokare as CEO, effective immediately.
Better Metric for Thermoelectric Materials Means Better Design Strategies
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that a quantity known as “thermoelectric conductivity” is an effective measure for the dimensionality of newly developed thermoelectric nanomaterials.
Discovery Could Help Lengthen Lifespan of Electronic Devices
Using advanced in-situ electron microscopy, the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering researchers were able to observe ferroelectric fatigue as it occurred. This technique uses an advanced microscope to ‘see’, in real-time, down to the nanoscale and atomic levels.
Renesas Simplifies Safe and Power-Efficient Sensor-Less Brushless DC Motor Control Design for Industrial and Home Appliances
Renesas Electronics Corporation expanded its motor control solutions portfolio with two system-in-package (SiP) solutions to simplify brushless DC (BLDC) motor control design for a wide range of cordless battery-powered applications.
IAR Systems Appoints Kazuhisa Harabe as New Country Manager for Japan
IAR Systems, a supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, today announced that Kazuhisa Harabe has been appointed to Country Manager for IAR Systems Japan.
Toppan Photomasks Receives Supplier Excellence Award from Texas Instruments
Toppan Photomasks, Inc. announced today that it has received the 2020 Supplier Excellence Award from Texas Instruments (TI).
Semiconductor Units Forecast To Exceed 1 Trillion Devices Again in 2021
A 13% increase is expected to lift total semiconductor shipments to a new record high.
Semtech Expands Industry’s Most Comprehensive 5G Wireless Front Haul Portfolio With its Latest 50Gbps Tri-Edge CDR IC Solution
GN2256 is a bidirectional Tri-Edge CDR with integrated differential EML driver for 50Gbps SFP56 PAM4 5G wireless optical modules
ASE Wins Sustainability Award
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE) announced today that it has received the 3D InCites 2021 Sustainability Award.
