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“Several boards based on Allwinner A64 quad core 64-bit ARM processor have been available on the market for a while, with products such as Pine A64(+), NanoPi A64, or Banana Pi BPI-M64. Olimex also has been working on A64-OLinuXino …

“IBM, its Research Alliance partners GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Samsung, and equipment suppliers have developed an industry-first process to build silicon nanosheet transistors that will enable 5 nanometer (nm) chips. The details of the process will be presented at the 2017 Symposia …
News Microchip Introduces the Industry’s First MCU with Integrated 2D GPU and Integrated DDR2 Memory for Groundbreaking Graphics Capabilities

“The 32-bit PIC32MZ DA microcontroller (MCU) family is the industry’s first MCU with an integrated 2D Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and up to 32 MB of integrated DDR2 memory. This combination from Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) gives customers …

“A new family of low-power microcontrollers (MCUs) for driving Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) featuring Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs) and intelligent analog is now available from Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP). The nine-member PIC16F19197 family includes a battery-friendly LCD drive charge …

“Today at Computex 2017, Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) through its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., announced that ASUS, HP and Lenovo are the first original equipment manufacturers (OEM) to develop mobile PCs powered by the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 835 Mobile PC Platform …
News Fujitsu Develops High-Voltage Cathode Material for Lithium Iron Phosphate Rechargeable Batteries

“Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced that it has successfully developed a cathode material for lithium iron phosphate rechargeable batteries. This new material offers high voltage that could only be achieved by cobalt-based materials in the past. Currently, the rare metal …

“By the end of 2017, Google hopes to make a 49-qubit chip that will prove quantum computers can beat classical machines. Quantum computers have long held the promise of performing certain calculations that are impossible—or at least, entirely impractical …

“Intel Announces Plans to Integrate Thunderbolt 3 into Future Intel CPUs and to Release the Thunderbolt Protocol Specification to the Industry. Intel has a long history of leading the industry in I/O innovation. In the late 1990s, Intel developed …

“Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced a comprehensive foundry process technology roadmap to help customers design and manufacture faster, more power efficient chips. From hyper-scale data centers to the internet-of-things, the industry trend to develop …

“STMicroelectronics has introduced new MOSFET devices in the advanced PowerFLATTM 5x6 dual-side cooling (DSC) package , enabling increased power density in automotive Electronic Control Units (ECUs). The new MOSFETs have already been chosen by Denso, a leading supplier of advanced automotive …