GaN power business to top $280M in 2021
The GaN power market, however, remains small compared to the gigantic $335 billion silicon semiconductor market.
Wireless charging IC takes power transfer to 3W
The chipset enables 1W transfer just 11mm-dia coils in the receiver or up to 3W using larger coils and a…
M&A agreements reach $55.3 billion in 2016
2016 is a sequel to the M&A mania of 2015, ringing $55.3 billion in M&A agreement value in 3 quarters.
Automotive controller targets dual battery systems
The LTC3871 provides bidirectional DC/DC control and battery charging between the 12V and 48V boardnets.
Samsung’s battery fire puts devices’ integrity on the line
Incidents involving Samsung's latest smartphone may encourage mobile device makers to re-examine the integrity of their power trains.
Renesas snaps up Intersil in a bid for survival
The merger is aimed at the combined company’s top-line business growth.
18V prioritiser reduces operating current to 3.6µA
With up to 18V operating capability, the LTC4420 accommodates a wide range of power sources.
Renesas mulls $3 billion bid for rival Intersil
Renesas Electronics is considering whether to buy Intersil Corp., a US vendor of analogue, mixed-signal and power semiconductors.
Linear packages power module to share heat sink with processor
Linear Technology has packaged its µModule regulator such that you can place it so close to FPGAs, GPUs or other…
Low-dropout regulator comes in bumpless chip-scale package
The LDBL20’s bumpless package breaks through the minimum I/O-area and height limitation imposed by the diameter of traditional flip-chip solder…