International

Automotive ICs

Infineon in 1st Place after Cypress Purchase

The acquisition of Cypress puts Infineon at the forefront of global automotive IC manufacturers with a market share of 11.9 percent.

In the Case of No-Deal-Brexit

Manufactured Goods Hardest Hit

A No-Deal-Brexit would hit the "Manufactured Goods" sector hardest. At least that's what…

Collaboration between BMW and JLR

Joining Forces to Develop Next Generation Electric Drive Units

BMW and Jaguar Land Rover are joining forces to develop next generation electric drive…

Quantum computers

TUM spin-off develops magnetic cooling

Temperatures close to absolute zero are required for the operation of quantum computers.…

Infineon acquires Cypress Semiconductor

The risky bet of the Campeon

Infineon plans to acquire US competitor Cypress for 9 bn. euros, the largest investment in…

Further Breakthrough

AI Beats People in Team Games

In chess and go AI systems have beaten people, now they also win games in which they have…

Smartphone as Control Device

Driver Assistance by App

VIA Technologies used Computex 2019 to introduce a driver assistance app for smartphones.

Semiconductor manufacturing

Where Investments were made in new Semiconductor Factories

Year-on-year, expenses for semiconductor production equipment decreased by 19%. There are,…

Project EuroLED by Fraunhofer CAN

New Technology for Warm White LEDs

Although LEDs are more energy-efficient than conventional light sources, they do not…

1st and 2nd Quarter

DRAM Price Erosion Continues

DRAM prices continued to fall in the first quarter of 2019 and the trend will continue in…