Lam Research Commits $25 Million To COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Efforts

Lam Research Corp. (Nasdaq: LRCX) announced that it is committing $25 million for global COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts​. The funds will be for short-term community assistance, including supplies to hospitals, longer-term recovery for communities, and relief funds to employees.

UCI-Led Team Designs Carbon Nanostructure Stronger Than Diamonds

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have architecturally designed plate-nanolattices – nanometer-sized carbon structures – that are stronger than diamonds as a ratio of strength to density. In a recent study in Nature Communications, the scientists report success in conceptualizing and fabricating the material, which consists of closely connected, closed-cell plates instead of the cylindrical trusses common in such structures over the past few decades.

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.

Busch AG and Busch France Equip Hospitals With Additional Vacuum Systems

Within just one week, Busch Switzerland, together with Busch France, equipped two Swiss hospitals with additional vacuum systems. One hospital in Basel and another hospital in the canton of Thurgau were each supplied by us with a triplex vacuum system with three R5 rotary vane vacuum pumps.

Global Spintronics Market Worth $12.84 Billion by 2030

Due to the increasing deployment of electric vehicles (EV) across the globe and rising demand for magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM), the global spintronics market is expected to register a revenue of $12,845.6 million by 2030. The market was valued at $362.7 million in 2019, from where it is predicted to witness a CAGR of 34.8% during the forecast period (2020-2030).

SAP NS2 and Ossia Announce Strategic Alliance Partnership

SAP National Security Services, Inc. (SAP NS2®), a U.S. based independent subsidiary of SAP, today announced an alliance partnership with Ossia Inc. (Ossia), the company behind Cota® Real Wireless Power™. By joining forces, SAP NS2 and Ossia will together deliver unparalleled end-to-end enterprise solutions that helps turn customers’ businesses and operations into intelligent enterprises.

IAR Systems Enables Secure Applications Based on NXP’s LPC55S6x Arm Cortex-M33 MCUs

IAR Systems, the future-proof supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, announces support in its security tool C-Trust® for the Arm® Cortex®-M33 based LPC55S6x MCUs from NXP® Semiconductors, which will assist companies in easing the implementation of security in their applications.

BrainChip Announces Wafer Fabrication of the Akida System-on-Chip

BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN), a leading provider of ultra-low power, high performance AI technology announced that the Company and Socionext Inc., it’s development, manufacturing and commercial partner, have provided its wafer fabrication partner, TSMC, with the completed Akida design files and the MultiProject Wafer (MPW) is scheduled to commence fabrication on 8 April 2020. Given the accelerated processing time for MPW wafers, engineering samples of the Akida device are expected to be available in the third quarter of 2020.

Analog Devices Closes Semiconductor Industry’s First Green Bond

Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADI) today announced the successful closing of the first green bond offering in the semiconductor industry. The company’s green bond issuance consisted of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 2.950% senior unsecured notes due April 2025.

Xilinx Appoints Brice Hill as Chief Financial Officer

Xilinx, Inc. today announced it has appointed Brice Hill to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective immediately. Hill will be responsible for all aspects of the financial management of Xilinx.