Category: Electronics
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LX Semicon has begun mass production of its automotive MCU. The 40MHz Cortex-M3 device will enter Hyundai and Kia vehicles after around three years of development, qualification, and supply-chain preparation.
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OpenLight has brought its PH18DA photonics PDK into Cadence tools. The design kit targets Tower Semiconductor’s InP-on-silicon platform, linking photonic IP, foundry process rules, and mainstream EDA workflows.
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The QPS201 scanner rollout will cover five Thai airports initially. Rohde & Schwarz says the millimetre-wave systems will support aviation security checkpoints, including Bangkok Suvarnabhumi.
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DOCOMO and Samsung have validated user-level AI-RAN optimisation in Japan. The system predicts individual throughput problems and changes radio configuration before service quality deteriorates.
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Point2 Technology has expanded Series B funding to $136 million. The company is moving RF-over-plastic-waveguide e-Tube interconnects towards commercial rack-scale AI computing deployments.
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Onto Innovation has completed its strategic minority investment in Rigaku. The $720 million transaction deepens collaboration on X-ray and optical metrology for increasingly complex semiconductor structures.
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Sony and TSMC are considering a major Kumamoto sensor venture. Reported investment of around ¥1 trillion would build on their confirmed May agreement for joint image-sensor development and manufacturing.
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Chroma has added Rohde and Schwarz oscilloscopes to automated testing. The ATS 8000 integration adds high-speed waveform capture and synchronised multi-channel measurements for dense power conversion systems.
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MACOM’s third-quarter semiconductor revenue rose sharply across multiple end markets. Sales reached $342.2 million, while the supplier of RF and optical devices forecast another substantial increase during its fourth quarter.
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SiTime revenue more than doubled as precision timing demand accelerated. Second-quarter sales reached $157.4 million before the newly acquired Renesas timing portfolio began contributing to reported revenue.