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Expanding its InnoSwitch IC family, Power Integrations has added a constant power version of the switching technology which combines primary, secondary and feedback circuits in a single surface-mounted off-line flyback switcher IC.

CES 2016 last week in Las Vegas was a huge success. Over 3800 exhibitors occupied over 2.47 million square feet. Attendances was over 170,000 including 50,000 from outside the U.S. CES was put on by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA, previously the Consumer Electronics Association). The name changes reflect the broadening of high technology consumer goods to include more than electronics - software, systems, advanced materials, etc.

Semiconductor industry spending on R&D grew by just 0.5% in 2015, which was the smallest increase since the 2009 downturn year and significantly below the CAGR of 4.0% in R&D expenditures during the last 10 years, according to IC Insights’ 2016 edition of The McClean Report.The 0.5% increase nudged worldwide R&D spending by semiconductor companies to a new record-high level of $56.4bn in 2015 from the previous peak of $54.1bn in...

Sierra Wireless has announced its AirPrime EM7455 embedded module has been selected by Lenovo to provide fast and reliable LTE-Advanced cellular connectivity in next-gen notebooks, tablets and 2-in-1s.The AirPrime EM7455 is the industry’s first embedded module to support LTE-Advanced, the latest 4G LTE standard aimed at improving network capacity, throughput, and operational efficiency.

Moto X Force: dropped from two-storeys, stomped on, tumbled down stairs, slammed into a wall – even hitting it with a hammer can’t smash the screen on this top-end smartphone. The Moto X Force (known as the Droid Turbo 2 in the US) is the third in Motorola’s new Moto X smartphone line and claims to have a screen that will not break, no matter how many times you drop it. So we tested it to destruction. By Samuel Gibbs, The Guardi...

Design engineers interested in integrating miniature force sensors into product designs now have an option to evaluate and integrate a new breed of capacitive technology-based sensor that can accurately and with high repeatability, measure forces as low as 1g.

At this week’s IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting 2015, nano-electronics research centerimec presented breakthrough results to increase performance and improve reliability of deeply scaled silicon CMOS logic devices.

IC Insights' 2016 McClean Report, due to be published in January, will include a ranking of the top-50 semiconductor suppliers’ for 2015 as well as the top-50 fabless semiconductor suppliers. The forecasted “post-merger” top-10 2015 IDM and fabless semiconductor suppliers are covered in this research bulletin.

Imagination Technologies has launched a new development kit called Creator Ci40 on Kickstarter. The Ci40 microcomputer has been specifically designed for smart home, IoT and other connected devices (drones, robots, etc.) – but it also has the hardware requirements (802.11ac 2x2 Wi-Fi, an Ethernet port, SD and USB storage) needed to be used as a high-speed wireless router.

Designed to quick charge cell phones, tablets and other consumer devices based on Qualcomm SoCs featuring its Quick Charge (QC) technology, Diodes Incorporated has announced the AP4370 decoder IC.By ensuring compatibility with Qualcomm’s high-voltage dedicated charging port QC 2.0 protocol, this decoder provides a highly integrated and cost-effective solution for designers of chargers and adaptors that need to support the QC function.