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Agility Power Systems Builds Kilowatt-Level High-Efficiency Power Converters Using Helix Semiconductors Power ICs

IRVINE, Calif., July 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fabless power semiconductor company Helix Semiconductors today announced that Agility Power Systems (Agility) is using the Read More → "Agility Power Systems Builds Kilowatt-Level High-Efficiency Power Converters Using Helix Semiconductors Power ICs"

Leti and Soitec Launch a New Substrate Innovation Center to Develop Engineered Substrate Solutions

SAN FRANCISCO and GRENOBLE, France – July 10, 2018 – Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech, and Soitec, a world leader in designing and manufacturing innovative semiconductor materials, today announced a new collaboration and five-year partnership agreement to drive the R&D of advanced engineered substrates, including SOI and beyond. This agreement brings the traditional Leti-Soitec partnership to a whole new dimension and includes the launch of a world-class prototyping hub associating equipment partners to pioneer with new materials, The Substrate Innovation Center will feature access to shared Leti-Soitec expertise around a focused pilot line. Key benefits for partners … Read More → "Leti and Soitec Launch a New Substrate Innovation Center to Develop Engineered Substrate Solutions"

MagnaChip to Offer Planar-Type Hall-effect Sensors Suitable for Mobile, IoT and Automotive Applications

SEOUL, South Korea and SAN JOSE, Calif., July 16, 2018 — MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (“MagnaChip”) (NYSE: MX), a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, announced today that it now offers planar-type Hall-effect sensors for foundry customers.

The Hall-effect sensor has been adopted by the market for an increasing number of applications, such as smartphone cameras for the closed-loop auto focus feature and for the auto iris function, etc. Since 2014, MagnaChip has been mass-producing Hall switches and electrical compasses using the planar-type Hall-effect sensor. The Hall-effect sensor was suitable for high sensitivity and low-corner … Read More → "MagnaChip to Offer Planar-Type Hall-effect Sensors Suitable for Mobile, IoT and Automotive Applications"

New High- and Very-High-Performance STM32 Value Lines from STMicroelectronics Boost Real-Time IoT-Device Innovation

Geneva, July 12, 2018 — The latest additions to the STM32* family, the STM32F7x0 and H7x0 Value Line microcontrollers (MCU) from STMicroelectronics, give extra flexibility to create affordable performance-oriented systems including … Read More → "New High- and Very-High-Performance STM32 Value Lines from STMicroelectronics Boost Real-Time IoT-Device Innovation"

Mouser Electronics and Grant Imahara Visit Futuristic Robot Hotel and Ponder Dawn of AI in New “Generation Robot” Video

July 12, 2018 – Mouser Electronics Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, along with celebrity engineer Grant Imahara, today released the third video episode in the Read More → "Mouser Electronics and Grant Imahara Visit Futuristic Robot Hotel and Ponder Dawn of AI in New “Generation Robot” Video"

Telit and IBM Accelerate Global Industrial IoT Deployments

  • Telit’s deviceWISE IoT platform is now interoperable with the IBM Watson IoT platform 
  • New reseller agreement enables manufacturers and other industrial businesses to leverage the combined power of the world’s best-in-class solutions for IoT and AI 

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