Following a decline of 12% in 2019, worldwide semiconductor revenue rebounded in 2020 to total $449.8 billion, an increase of 7.3% from 2019, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.
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Intel Appoints Tech Industry Leader Pat Gelsinger as New CEO
Intel today announced that its board of directors has appointed 40-year technology industry leader Pat Gelsinger as its new chief executive officer, effective Feb. 15, 2021. Gelsinger will also join the Intel board of directors upon assuming the role. He will succeed Bob Swan, who will remain CEO until Feb. 15.
Virtual FLEX 2021 to Showcase Leading-Edge Innovations to Make the World Safer
The latest advances in flexible and printed electronics for a safer future will take center stage at the 20th anniversary Flexible Hybrid Electronics Conference and Exhibition(FLEX Conference 2021), February 22-26.
PC Sales Remain on Fire as Fourth Quarter Shipments Grow 26.1% Over the Previous Year, According to IDC
With the pandemic still in full swing, traditional PCs (inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations) were once again an in-demand consumer technology.
Long Live the Efficient, Pure-Blue OLED
Using a new combination of emitter molecules, researchers in Japan have demonstrated the promise of a novel approach to finally overcome a major challenge facing displays using organic light-emitting diodes: a blue light source matching the excellent performance of the red and green ones.
MagnaChip Introduces First Power Management IC for Laptops with UHD Display Panels
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, announced today a new line of power management integrated circuits (PMIC) by introducing its first UHD display panel PMIC for laptops.
Aledia, French Developer of Next-Generation MicroLED Displays for High-Volume Consumer Markets, Announces it Has Produced its First Nanowire Chips on 300mm Silicon Wafers Using CEA-Leti Pilot Lines
Aledia, a French startup pioneering a disruptive technology for microLED displays, today announced it has manufactured the world’s first microLED chips produced on 300mm (12”) silicon wafers.
NVIDIA Zero-Touch RoCE Technology Enables Cloud Economics for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI
Throughout the data center, RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) networking technology has emerged as an effective hyperscale cloud strategy to streamline infrastructure efficiency and reduce costs.
Micron Ships World’s First 176-Layer NAND, Delivering A Breakthrough in Flash Memory Performance and Density
Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today announced shipment of the world’s first 176-layer 3D NAND flash memory, achieving unprecedented, industry-pioneering density and performance.
2020 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) Announces Virtual Events Schedule & Technical Highlights
The 66th annual edition of the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), the world’s premier forum for the presentation of applied research in transistors and related devices, has announced the details of its virtual schedule.
