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Renesas Upgrades Auto SoCs

by Bob Raikes

Renesas has announced E3, the latest in its R-Car family of SoCs which are intended for use in automotive clusters, specifically, 12.3″ displays with 1920 x 720 resolution and featuring 3D graphics. The chip …

Socionext Supports 8K With Video and Bridge Chips

by Bob Raikes

Japanese supplier, Socionext, has developed a new ‘HV5’ series of chips that it will show at Ceatec and which support HDMI V2.1, to allow the display of 8K video with low latency. The SC1H05AC01 …

iBeam Materials Working on GaN-on-Metal Process for LEDs

by Chris Chinnock

One of the more interesting presentations at the recent Display Summit (proceedings available soon), was a paper from Vladimir Matias at iBeam Materials. His company works closely with Sandia National Labs where they exploited …

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IBC 2018 Roundup

by Bob Raikes

ABox42 of Germany told use that it has a new STB in its M Series, the M35 which has support for UltraHD and is configured with Verimatrix Ultra Security. The company told us that …

Renesas to Acquire Integrated Device Technology

by Andrew Fenn

Renesas and Integrated Device Technology, a supplier of analogue mixed-signal products including sensors, connectivity and wireless power, have signed a definitive agreement under which Renesas will acquire IDT for $6.7 billion. The boards of …

Huawei Gets Kirin Chip to 7nm Process

by Bob Raikes

Huawei gave a keynote and after an introduction when the IFA exec said that he had visited the Huawei HQ in China and that it is extremely impressive, Richard Yu of Huawei came on. …

Pixelworks Iris Processor Used in ZTE Axon 9 Pro Smartphone

by Andrew Fenn

Pixelworks, a provider of visual processing solutions, has announced that ZTE’s Axon 9 Pro smartphone incorporates Pixelworks’ third-generation Iris chipset, powering its video streaming and picture quality. The company says that the technology enables …

Parade Introduces USB Type-C Retimer for DP HBR3

by Bob Raikes

Parade Technologies has a new USB Type-C 10 Gigabits/sec retimer, the PS8818, that supports both USB 3.1 Gen 2 and DisplayPort 1.4a Alternate Mode. The PS8818 is designed to drive the USB Type-C receptacle …

Computer Virus Delays Shipments at Several TSMC Facilities

by Andrew Fenn

Production equipment across several Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) fabs was hit by a computer virus late last week, the company has revealed, as reported by Digitimes. The company has denied rumours that a …

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Intel Announces Plans to Acquire eASIC

by Andrew Fenn

Intel has announced its plans to expand its programmable solutions portfolio to include structured application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) by acquiring US-based provider eASIC. The company’s team will join Intel’s Programmable Solutions Group. Intel says …

Qualcomm Plans a Wearable Chip for Kids and SD 1000?

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm has a couple of new chips. The Snapdragon Wear 2500 SoC is for wearables with 4G LTE that is said to be optimised for smartwatches for children and will allow a special version …

TDK Has Three New Haptic Actuators

by Damir Lokas

TDK has a new haptic actuator/sensor that can both offer haptic experiences and can also be used to get feedback from the touch. There three different sizes of actuator for different levels of force. …

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