It’s cooling off as more fog rolls in

It’s cooling off as more fog rolls in Andrea Lati Order activity for semiconductor equipment continued to trend lower, slipping to 86 degrees Subcon/Adv. Packaging led the decline with temperatures tumbling 8 points last week Even though the overall activity remains in an expansion phase, cracks are
03Aug

MPR Editorial: Nanometer Nonsense

Both leading foundries allowed customers to claim they were using a 4nm process when, in fact, they were using 5nm technology. This situation renders node names meaningless. Featured in our July 22 Microprocessor Report we are making this available, in full, for a limited time.
03Aug

ROHM Gen 4: A Technical Review

A collaboration between Dr. Stephen Russell (TechInsights) and Prof. Peter Gammon (PGC). ROHM released their 4th generation (Gen 4) MOSFET products this year. The new range includes MOSFETs rated to 750 V (increased from 650V) and 1200 V, with a number of the available TO247 packaged components automotive qualified up to 56A/24mΩ.
02Aug

Teardown: ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 router

Teardown: ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 router Routers are essential for any internet connections inside the home, whether it be for gaming, work or operating entertainment systems or smart home devices. ASUS has been in the business of creating routers specifically for gaming for years and this
02Aug

Editorial: OEMs Lack Good Value Options

Overly cautious about rising development costs and risk, vendors aren’t refreshing their lower-cost processors, hurting themselves and customers. They must consider business cases other than merely chasing the biggest customers.
01Aug

Enlightra Team Demos Photonic AI Engine

A research team led by Enlightra’s founders demonstrated a new method of photonic AI inference that is smaller than earlier photonics implementations. Using photonics also provides opportunities for resource sharing that aren’t available with electronics.
01Aug

Exchange Rates. Forecasting Guide. Risk vs Uncertainty

Exchange Rates. Forecasting Guide. Risk vs Uncertainty G. Dan Hutcheson The Chip Insider® Comments, Questions & Answers: “Dan, what’s up with exchange rates?” The Euro is at parity with the Dollar and the Yen is approaching 140 to the dollar. Back at the start of 2021, the Euro was around 80 cents
29Jul