Rohm and Toshiba in talks about merging their power semi units

Q4 smartphone production rose 2.7% QoQ to 337 million units, reports TrendForce. Apple’s Q4 smartphone production grew 50% QoQ to around 87 million units. Samsung produced about 58.2 million smartphones … The post Q4 smartphones up 2.7% QoQ appeared first on Electronics Weekly.

Notebook shipments are set to fall 14.8% YoY, says TrendForce. Further price hikes are expected in the coming quarters. A tight memory supply continues to push up system costs, while … The post Notebook shipments to fall 14.8% appeared first on Electronics Weekly.

GlobalFoundries is suing Tower Semiconductor for infringing 11 patents relating to process technology. The cases are being brought before the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and the District Court for … The post Globalfoundries sues Tower Semi for process technology patent infringement appeared first on Electronics Weekly.

Thanks to the Royal Society for this one – the ten most popular papers it published last year:   10. Herring gulls tune in to human voices This Biology Letters … The post The Top Ten Most Popular Of The Royal Society’s Papers appeared first on Electronics Weekly.

Toshiba has launched the TLX9920, a photovoltaic-output photocoupler designed to provide an isolated gate drive voltage for power MOSFETs, particularly high-side and back-to-back configurations used in solid-state relays (SSRs). Applications … The post Toshiba photocoupler for MOSFETS in SSRs appeared first on Electronics Weekly.

The Octolux RDA (Rapid Development System) was unveiled at Microelectronics US and the company explained how it uses AI to accelerate verification and speed the path of displays from prototype … The post AI accelerates simulation and data collection in development system appeared first on Electronics Weekly.