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Ranking of the 2013 top-10 microprocessor suppliers
The 2014 McClean Report, from IC Insights, shows a ranking of the 2013 top-10 microprocessor suppliers (as well as the leading foundry, DRAM, flash, DSP, MCU, standard cell, analog, and PLD suppliers). A subset of this ranking listing the top 5 MPU suppliers is depicted in Figure 1. The $58.6bn (USD) microprocessor market was the largest single semiconductor product category in 2013, accounting for 22% of total IC sales.
Software upgrade builds on open source LLVM technology
The latest version of ARM Compiler, thereference code generation toolchain for the ARM architecture, has been announced by ARM.ARM Compiler 6 adopts the Clang and LLVM open source compiler framework, channeling contributions from the whole ARM Partnership to improve code quality, performance and power efficiency of software on ARM processors.
Top 10 semiconductor companies ranked by R&D spending
IC Insights has released their 2013 ranking of semiconductor companies by R&D spending. Intel continued to top the list, accounting for 37% of the top-10 spending and 19% of total worldwide semiconductor R&D expenditures. Intel’s R&D spending was more than triple that of second-place Qualcomm.
Anritsu, Qualcomm demo Category 6 LTE test breakthrough
Anritsu has worked with Qualcomm Technologies to successfully demonstrate peak throughput for a Category 6 LTE device and network simulator using 20+20 MHz Carrier Aggregation (CA). The two companies have jointly performed tests with a device based on the new Qualcomm Gobi 9x35 modem, the world’s first LTE Advanced World Mode Category 6 chipset solution
How can wireless technologies improve the world?
How can wireless technologies make a positive change to peoples’ lives and help address societal and global challenges? In June 2014, the Future of Wireless International Conference will feature leadingindustry experts, academics, humanitarian and international development specialists from all around the world trying to answer this question.
AC/DC adapter interface IC can reach efficiency up to 88%
Designed for Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 power supplies, DIalog Semiconductor announcesthe iW620 AC/DC adapter interface IC. The IC resides on the secondary side of the AC/DC charger power supply and works with Dialog’s iW1760 PrimAccurate primary-side digital PWM controller.
Quick Charge 2.0 smartphone charger reference design
Power Integrations has today revealed an industry first with its reference design for a Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0-enabled charger power supply. Launched by Qualcomm earlier in 2013, the Quick Charge 2.0 protocol up to 75% faster charging of mobile devices than conventional USB charging technology.
Why Intel might win and ARM can’t lose
September saw the launch of the Z3700 series of Atom processors from Intel, the supplier’s latest assault on the smartphone and tablet processor market. While its market share in applications processors remains small today, Intel continues to aggressively mount a challenge and has firmly parked its tanks on ARM’s lawn.
GPUs: the next must-have
Like the CPU or video processing unit found in today’s consumer and embedded systems, the GPU has turned from a nice-to-have feature in previous generations to a must-have necessity if you want a competitive solution for your target application. Benson Tao, Product Marketing Manager at Vivante Corporation, explore further in this ES Design magazine article.
Americas remain largest market for pure-play foundry
Customers in the Americas region (primarily the U.S.) are expected to account for nearly two-thirds of pure-play foundry sales in 2013, a slight increase from 2012. IC Insights forecasts that Americas region will represent 70% of TSMC’s sales, 67% of sales from GlobalFoundries, and 47% of sales from both UMC and SMIC (Figure 1).