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Germany to build digital platform for automotive industry
Germany to build digital platform for automotive industry
Business news |
The Catena-X Automotive Network aims to connect automotive companies and suppliers in a digital supply chain…
Chip market takes-off with Europe the weakest link
Chip market takes-off with Europe the weakest link
Market news |
The global semiconductor industry saw double digit growth year-to-year sales growth, with Europe at 6.4 percent, as production rises to…
German automotive industry creates sector-spanning digital platform
German automotive industry creates sector-spanning digital platform
Business news |
Data is the currency of the 21st century: according to this motto, the German automotive industry plans to connect with…
Europe left behind as chip market takes-off
Europe left behind as chip market takes-off
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Europe continues as the sick man of the semiconductor industry as its showed relatively meagre growth in a global market…

AI helps 4-in-1 gas sensor become digital nose
AI helps 4-in-1 gas sensor become digital nose
New Products |
Bosch Sensortec has added artificial intelligence to a four-in-one gas sensor enabling it to be used in a wider variey of applications.
Strong demand to help TSMC dominate foundry ranking
Strong demand to help TSMC dominate foundry ranking
Business news |
Foundry chip suppliers are facing high demand and are ramping prices contributing to strong financial results in 1Q21, according to TrendForce.
Tower to expand manufacturing in Israel, Japan and US
Tower to expand manufacturing in Israel, Japan and US
Business news |
Specialty foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd. has said it will invest an additional $150 million in the next year to increase manufacturing capacity.
Specialisation drives innovation in mixed-signal design
Specialisation drives innovation in mixed-signal design
Feature articles |
Generic analog componentry is being absorbed into application-specific mixed-signal ICs and increasingly those can be best served up by specialized suppliers via supportive distributors, argues Cliff Ortmeyer of Farnell.
TSMC starts to bring in water by tanker amid drought
TSMC starts to bring in water by tanker amid drought
Business news |
Foundry TSMC is bringing water to wafer fabs by tanker as it faces a drought on the home island of Taiwan that threatens its ability maintain wafer production.
Fateful Choices For ICs and Taiwan
Fateful Choices For ICs and Taiwan
Feature articles |
Malcolm Penn of analysis firm Future Horizons discusses how western prosperity has come to depend on an island state that lies close to a China growing into its role as…
China’s purchase of logic, MPU increased in 2020
China’s purchase of logic, MPU increased in 2020
Market news |
Logic, microprocessors and NAND flash memory or increased their significance in Chinese chip market worth US$143.4 billion in 2020, according to IC Insights.
Europe needs to wake from its 30-year semiconductor sleep
Europe needs to wake from its 30-year semiconductor sleep
Feature articles |
Peter Clarke looks back over three decades that have led the EU let multiple electronics systems industries wither and left Europe dependent on offshore chipmakers who do not always deliver.
Opinion: Time for Europe to wake from a 30-year slumber
Opinion: Time for Europe to wake from a 30-year slumber
Feature articles |
Over three decades the European Union has let multiple electronics systems industries wither and Europe is now dependent on offshore chipmakers who do not always deliver.
Panthronics signs global NFC distribution deal
Panthronics signs global NFC distribution deal
Business news |
AdvanIDe is to provide design in support and supply-chain services for Panthronics NFC wireless charging controllers and NFC reader chip sets.
TSMC has no “concrete” plans to make chips in Europe
TSMC has no “concrete” plans to make chips in Europe
Business news |
TSMC has noted the European Commission's call to boost the domestic semiconductor industry but the foundry has no plans to make chips in Europe, according to a senior executive.
Anglia launches API for parts database
Anglia launches API for parts database
Technology News |
Comprehensive Anglia Live data and functionality now accessible through customers’ own business system using the API…
Downturn in German components distribution ends
Downturn in German components distribution ends
Market news |
According to FBDi order intake increases by 23% in the fourth quarter, though the full year for 2020 shows deep COVID-19 traces.
European chip shortage looms for 2021
European chip shortage looms for 2021
Market news |
DMASS reports a 12.7 percent fall in semiconductor revenue across Europe last year to €7.7bn and warns of shortages later this year.
Huawei hurting in top ten chip buyer ranking of 2020
Huawei hurting in top ten chip buyer ranking of 2020
Market news |
Despite falling smartphone sales in 2020, Apple and Samsung retained their places as the top two purchasers of semiconductors, according to Gartner.
Hamburg, Manchester included in Nexperia manufacturing expansion
Hamburg, Manchester included in Nexperia manufacturing expansion
Business news |
China-owned Nexperia BV (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), a manufacturer of discretes, simple logic and MOSFET devices, has announced plans to increase R&D and global production.
Würth backs hybrid medical drone
Würth backs hybrid medical drone
Technology News |
Würth Elektronik is supporting the Yonah medical drone project to deliver medicines in Papua New Guinea.
Ultra-thin low ESL MLCCs target ADAS applications 
Ultra-thin low ESL MLCCs target ADAS applications 
New Products |
Murata has introduced the ultra-thin LW reversed, low equivalent series inductor (ESL) multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) with a capacitance value of 1.0 µF ±20% for 4 Vdc-rated automotive applications. With a…
Pace of chip market growth slows in China
Pace of chip market growth slows in China
Market news |
China's annual chip market sales growth dipped steeply in December's averaged sales figures flashing a warning sign for 2021 – even as Europe achieved annual growth for the first time…
Powell Electronics signs European deal with EMC leader
Powell Electronics signs European deal with EMC leader
Business news |
Deal includes EMC connector gaskets, honeycomb shielded vents and conductive silicone products, now available ex-stock in Europe.
HiPEAC produces Vision 2021 as a ‘living’ document
HiPEAC produces Vision 2021 as a ‘living’ document
Technology News |
Europe's High Performance Embedded Architecture and Compilation (HiPEAC) project has produced a 224-page Vision for technology as a replacement for a bi-annual technology roadmap.
Many manufacturing business leaders resistant to digital progress
Many manufacturing business leaders resistant to digital progress
Market news |
Outdated attitudes towards technology amongst senior business leaders are at risk of jeopardising future business survival, new research has found.
SEMI urges US to review China export controls
SEMI urges US to review China export controls
Business news |
Ajit Manocha, CEO of the SEMI trade organization, has written a letter to the US administration calling for an urgent review of the current unilateral US export control policy.
Report: Chipmakers raising prices 10 to 20 percent
Report: Chipmakers raising prices 10 to 20 percent
Business news |
Many semiconductor companies, including NXP, Renesas and STMicroelectronics, are seeking price rises of 10 to 20 percent, according to a Nikkei report.


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