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Chip Manufacturing Equipment Spending to Hit Record High $70 Billion in 2021 After Strong 2020
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Published: Jul 22,2020
The Big Five US Tech Giants Hit $6.4trn in Market Cap, a 53% Jump in a Year
Tech stocks dramatically outperformed the broader market in 2020, despite the COVID-19 effects. According to data gathered by ForexSchoolOnline.com, the combined market cap of the five largest tech companies in the United States surged by $2...
STMicroelectronics Makes Acquisitions to Further Strengthen the Wireless Connectivity of STM32 MCUs
STMicroelectronics today announced the signing of two M&A agreements related to the acquisitions of the entire share capital of Ultra Wide Band specialist BeSpoon and of the cellular IoT connectivity assets of Riot Micro. After closing of the two transactions, subject to customary regulatory approvals, ST will further strengthen its offer for wireless connectivity and, in particular, the roadmap for its STM32 microcontrollers and secure MCUs...
USB-IF Publishes USB Device Class Specification for MIDI Devices v2.0
USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF announced an updated USB Device Class Definition for MIDI Devices, Version 2.0 in support of MIDI 2.0 devices. The standard represents an industry-wide effort by the USB-IF, MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA), and Association of Musical Electronics Industry (AMEI) to provide MIDI users with an expanded MIDI environment connected by USB...
Analog’s $20bn Maxim Deal Another Example of Semiconductor Sector Shakeout, says GlobalData
The global semiconductor industry has too much capacity, too many players and has had declining revenues since the end of 2018. Market prospects are bleak for the next two years and the recent acquisition of Maxim Integrated by Analog Devices is the latest example of the industry's shakeout, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company...
CyberLink, Municipal Parking Services to Bring FaceMe Facial Recognition to Sentry Health Kiosks
TAIPEI, Taiwan - CyberLink today announced a partnership integrating its facial recognition software development kit (SDK) FaceMe, into Sentry Health Kiosks by Municipal Parking Services, Inc. (MPS). The integration enables the touchless kiosks to verify the identity of individuals through facial recognition...
Delta Launches New Digital Exhibition of Energy-Efficient Solutions
Delta today launched an innovative digital exhibition under the theme 'Pioneering Energy-efficient Infrastructure Technologies' to unveil new smart and energy-efficient solutions for 5G and IoT edge computing, e-mobility, as well as smart manufacturing...