Silex Inside upgrades IP offering for compatibility with Chinese security standards

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium – Silex Inside, a provider of IP cores for cryptography, announces that it has upgraded its hardware IP blocks for security to adhere to the SM2, SM3, and SM4 standards for secure communication defined by the Chinese authorities. Also its comprehensive hardware security solution is now ready to be built into products that […]

Texas Instruments Expands Lead Among Top Analog Suppliers in 2017

Top 10 suppliers held 59% of analog market last year with ON Semi showing strongest growth. The top 10 IC suppliers in the $54.5 billion analog market last year accounted for 59% of the category’s worldwide sales in 2017, according to a recent monthly update to IC Insights’ 2018 McClean Report.  Collectively, the top 10 companies […]

ECIA Issues Industry Warning Concerning Component Shortages and Counterfeit Parts

Atlanta, GA – The ECIA has issued a warning from its Chief Counsel, Robin Gray, on the increasing threat of counterfeit parts getting into the supply chain during periods of component shortages: “ECIA is tracking the challenges the industry faces due to component shortages, especially in passives such as MLCCs and certain semiconductors. Our component […]

Creative Electron Awarded $446,700 from Cal Competes

San Marcos, CA – Creative Electron, an American supplier of x-ray machines was awarded the 2018 California Competes Tax Credit (Cal Competes) this week. The company will be using the $446,700 tax credit to build up their headquarters in San Marcos, CA. Cal Competes is a tax incentive provided to California based companies to promote […]