BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd (000725.SZ / 200725.SZ) and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announce their plans to establish a strategic collaboration to develop innovative display products featuring Qualcomm® 3D Sonic ultrasonic fingerprint sensors.
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Industry’s First DisplayPort 2.0 Active Switch Introduced by Diodes Incorporated
Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD) today announced the industry’s first DisplayPort™ 2.0 (UHBR10) compliant 4-lane, 2:1 active switch with multiplexer and ReDriver™, the PI3DPX8121. The device joins the company’s portfolio of DisplayPort switching and signal conditioning solutions engineered to meet the design needs of PCs, monitors, set-top boxes, and other AV equipment.
Breaking the Size and Speed Limit of Modulators: The Workhorses of the Internet
Researchers developed and demonstrated for the first time a silicon-based electro-optical modulator that is smaller, as fast as and more efficient than state-of-the-art technologies. By adding indium tin oxide (ITO) – a transparent conductive oxide found in touchscreen displays and solar cells – to a silicon photonic chip platform, the researchers were able to create a compact device 1 micrometer in size and able to yield gigahertz-fast, or 1 billion times per second, signal modulation.
Samsung To Support U.S. Communities in the Fight Against COVID-19
Today, Samsung announced a community outreach donation of $4.3 million in COVID-19 relief to local partners in neighborhoods where a majority of their U.S. employees live and work. These donations build upon their global efforts to date, which now surpass $33 million.
AMOLED Smartphone Panel Market Defies the Coronavirus Crisis, with 9 Percent Shipment Growth Expected in 2020
Despite a projected double-digit decline in smartphone shipments due to the coronavirus pandemic, the global market for active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) smartphone displays is expected to rise by 9 percent in 2020, according to Omdia.
COVID-19: Economic and Microelectronics Industry Impacts – Insights from McKinsey & Company
For five days in the latter half of March, the pall of the heavy human and economic toll COVID-19 has exacted in China appeared to be lifting.
Synopsys Expands Collaboration with Broadcom for 7nm and 5nm Designs
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced its expanded collaboration with Broadcom Inc. for the creation of semiconductor solutions using Synopsys’ Fusion Design Platform™ to address a host of design challenges at 7nm and beyond. Building upon multiple successful 7nm designs, Synopsys and Broadcom are expanding the collaboration to include the creation of 5nm designs based on Synopsys’ Fusion Design Platform. By encompassing tools, flows and methodologies from Synopsys, this collaboration has enabled Broadcom to extract maximum benefits from the latest silicon-process offerings and efficiently deliver value to its customers.
Trixell Adopts Silvaco TCAD-based Parasitic Extraction Solution for Development of New Display Technology
Imaging display technology uses an array of thin-film transistors (TFTs) that require the application of ultrathin layers of semiconductor and insulator material when manufactured. These ultrathin layers should conform to the contour of the underlaying material during wafer fabrication. The resulting specific shape of those layers impact the parasitic resistance and capacitance (RC) of the circuit and its performance. The ability to model this conformal deposition is an essential requirement in modern TFT technology to capture and simulate, with high precision, the parasitic effects to ensure that manufacturing specifications are met.
Juniper Research: Coronavirus to Cause $42 Billion Revenue Gap in Global Consumer Device Shipments over the Next 9 Months
New analysis from Juniper Research found that Coronavirus could cause around a $42 billion revenue gap over the next 9 months for smart device vendors. The analysis examined a number of key device verticals including smartphones, tablets, consumer robotics, smart speakers and smart wearables. Three impact scenarios, low, medium and high, illustrate a range of possible outcomes.
“Black Swan” Event Triggers Revision to 2020 IC Market Forecast
The recent surge of the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) and its anticipated negative impact on the global economy and IC market definitely fits the definition of a Black Swan event.
