[ad_1] Built by National in 1970, the fab is now owned by TI after TI bought National in 2011. TI said last year they intended to close the plant by 2019. Closure will mean the loss of an estimated 572 jobs including 318 direct positions and 45 contractor jobs. Inverclyde Council tried to find aRead more about Hope fades for Greenock fab[…]

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[ad_1] The aim is to allow disposable rather than rechargeable cells to be used – to remove the need for charging components and, in clinical environments, remove the need for contacts, clips, and charging ports where germs may linger, said the firm, adding: “In clinical environments, primary cell architectures can create hermetically sealed units toRead more about Wearables power controller works down to 0.7V for disposable button cells[…]

[ad_1]  The projected sales of all Android apps could beat out earnings from Apple’s App Store for the first time ever this year, according to a forecast by specialised market research group App Annie. The report suggest that Apple’s App Store will pull in $40bn (£32bn, AU$52bn) by the end of 2017, an increase ofRead more about Android could overtake Apple in overall app sales this year.[…]

[ad_1] The revision was necessary due to a substantial upgrade to the 2017 growth rates forecast for the DRAM and NAND flash memory markets. IC Insights currently expects DRAM sales to grow 39% and NAND flash sales to increase 25% this year, with upside potential from those forecasts. DRAM market growth is expected to beRead more about IC Insights doubles 2017 forecast[…]

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[ad_1] Raspberry Pi Zero W The CYW43438 chipset provides 802.11n Wi-Fi with algorithms to support simultaneous Bluetooth 4.1 operations such as audio streaming and low-power Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connections to smartphones, sensors and other low-power devices. The chip provides up to 150Mbit/s PHY data rates and coexistence management for advanced Wi-Fi and Bluetooth streaming applications. Eben Upton, CEORead more about Raspberry Pi Zero W has IoT level wireless connectivity[…]

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[ad_1] Toshiba is said to value the business at $13 billion. A preliminary bid from Hynix bid is expected sometime today. A number of industry leaders like Micron, TSMC, Western Digital, Foxconn, Kingston and others are said to be interested in buying the business or buying a stake in it. The business is for saleRead more about Japan-backed Hynix bid for Toshiba[…]