Semiconductors / Integrated Circuits

Energy Micro: A New Norwegian Chip Company is Formed

Former key executives of Chipcon have joined forces to create Energy Micro AS , a new Norwegian chip company, the stated aim of which is to create the industry’s most energy friendly microcontrollers based on modern and powerful microprocessor architectures. The company has already received financial support from Innovation...
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Mitsubishi Electric: East Meets West

European Microwave Week is the premier high frequency conference and exhibition in Europe. As a key supplier of GaAs and Si transistors, Mitsubishi Electric considers EuMW to be the most important event in Europe for the company. The Week plays a major role in promoting microwave and RF component...
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US and Japanese Companies Invest in French Nanotechnology

French nanotechnology has been boosted by US and Japanese companies keen to invest and launch partnerships in France to take advantage of its cutting-edge nanotechnology expertise. The country boasts several high-tech clusters dedicated to advancing excellence in nanotechnology, including the SCS cluster in Sophia Antipolis, the Systematic cluster in...
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Freescale Introduces Multi-stage RFICs

Freescale Semiconductor introduced three high power LDMOS Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) that allow designers of RF power amplifiers for WiMAX base stations to reduce costs, form factors and part counts. The devices also increase performance and reliability when compared with amplifiers employing discrete RF power transistors. The new...
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