Analog semiconductor firm Texas Instruments has unveiled a new DC-DC bias supply module that it says can extend the drive time of electric vehicles.UCC14240-Q1 was made using a distributed architecture that operates individual bias switches.The module is 3.5mm in height and 12.8mm x 10.3mm in surfac

Electrochemical gas sensor company Senko is expected to see new sales from the semiconductor sector during the fourth quarter.The company is expected to supply its sensors to two fabs run by SK Hynix, one at Cheongju and another a Icheon, which will help it secure sales of 2.5 billion won to 3 billi

Battery and display production equipment maker Naintec has been chosen to lead a national project to develop new focus rings, which are used in the etching process of wafer fabrication.The company will aim to develop a focus ring with reduced mean time between cleans in the two-year project given by

South Korean fabless firm Eyenix said on Monday that it has recently started the production of its latest SoC for security cameras.EN675 is made based on RISC-V architecture and begun production in July.The SoC packs an image signal processor, video codec, CPU and neural processing unit.This allows

Samsung said on Monday that is has collaborated with Hyundai Steel to develop a technology that allows wastewater slurry formed from chip production to be reused in steel production.This is possible as a large part of wastewater slurry consists of calcium fluoride, which in turn is used fluorite tha

YEST’s subsidiary Yes Power Technix is planning to double its production capacity for silicon carbide (SiC) power management IC by early 2022.Yes Power Technix is expanding its SiC power management IC factory at Pohang, South Korea, TheElec has learned.The company currently has a 100mm line and 150m

Fab equipment maker Auros Technology will start the development of its new thin film measurement equipment in the fourth quarter.It will start the development when it enters its new factory currently being built at Dongtan at Hwaseong city.The new factory will house a large clean room where the comp

Apple unveiled its latest application processor on the new iPhone 13 series A15 Bionic.The chip was manufactured using TSMC’s 5-nanometer (5nm) process.A15 Bionic has over 15 billion transistors, 27% more than its predecessor A14 Bionic.The new chip has two high performance cores and four low power

South Korea is expected to spend the most in fab equipment among countries in 2022 with US$30 billion, according to the latest report from SEMI.Taiwan is expected to spend the second most with US$26 billion, followed by China’s US$17 billion.According to SEMI, Japan will be the fourth largest spende

Semiconductor IP market is expected to grow 11% per year on average from 2020 to 2025, analyst firm Counterpoint Research said.The market was worth US$5.2 billion in 2020 but will be worth US$8.6 billion in 2025.Companies like Arm, which is strong in the mobile market, as well as Synopsys and Cadenc

Fab equipment maker Nextin is seeing its supply of its Aegis brand of inspection equipment increase to customers this year, TheElec has learned.The company had signed multiple contracts with customers this year, totaling four and combined being worth 17.4 billion won.In the third quarter alone, it h

The invalidation of patents related to silicon carbide (SiC) ring owned by TCK is expected to open the door for followers to enter the lucrative market for the semiconductor production material.However, legal risks remain for them, while large customers have strict customizing standards for SiC ring

Jusung Engineering said on Wednesday that it has signed a deal worth 47 billion won to supply solar cell production equipment to Europe’s Encore Group.The deal is worth 39.73% of its sales last year.The contract will go into effect on September 6 and last until August 5.

Global fab equipment sales hit its record quarterly high during the second quarter, according to data from SEMI.Sales in South Korea, China, Taiwan and Japan increased solidly during the quarter.Sales reached US$24.9 billion during the quarter, an increase of 48% from a year ago.Sales increased 5% f

LX Semicon said on Wednesday that it will co-develop a solution that uses 3D time of light sensing technology with Microsoft.ToF shoots light to the object and measures the distance between them by measuring how long it takes for the light to reflect back.3D ToF is used in virtual and augmented real

South Korean fabless companies are facing difficulty hiring design engineers.Most engineers with a Master’s degree or higher are going to large conglomerates, TheElec has learned.Those with over 10 years of experience are mostly absorbed by Samsung Electronics, people familiar with the matter said.S

Jusung Engineering will supply production equipment for solar cells to a Russian company, TheElec has learned.The deal is worth between 40 billion won to 50 billion won. This means it is worth between 32% to 42% of Jusung’s revenue of 118.5 billion won it recorded for the entire year of 2020.It will

Abov Semiconductor has signed a deal to supply microcontroller unit (MCU) for smoke detection with a subsidiary of US firm Carrier.The company will also sign a contract with Beijing Cycle Columbus Environmental Science and Technology to supply the MCUs within the month, people familiar with the matt

Global sales from semiconductors reached its monthly record in July, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) of the US.Sales reached US$45.4 billion during the month, the organization said.It is an increase of 29% year-on-year and an increase of 2.1% from the previous month.Global

TSK has lost in its patent lawsuit that saw its patents related to silicon carbide (SiC) ring production invalidated by a South Korean court.DS Techno had earlier filed filed the lawsuit against the company asking the patent court to invalidate the patents.The latest court decision was made in the a