The Financial Times

Texas Instruments agrees to buy chip designer Silicon Laboratories

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Texas Instruments has agreed a deal to buy chip designer Silicon Laboratories for $7.5bn as a wave of ...
Seeking Alpha

Silicon Labs Acquisition Is A Quiet Win For Texas Instruments

Silicon Labs (SLAB) is being acquired by Texas Instruments (TXN) for $231/share in an all-cash deal, a 50% premium. The $7.5B acquisition price represents 9.55x trailing revenue and 78x trailing ...
IEEE

Active Control of Wafer Warpage Effects in PECVD: RF Stability and Film Thickness Uniformity Optimization via Preheat Management

Abstract: Wafer warpage poses a significant challenge to thin-film uniformity for silicon oxide (SiO 2) film deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), critically impacting ...
IEEE

A Four-Port Graphene-Ceramic-Based Silicon Dioxide Antenna with Beam Steering Capability for Terahertz (THz) Applications

Abstract: This paper discusses a four-port antenna designed with graphene-ceramic materials for terahertz (THz) applications, featuring beam steering and circular polarization characteristics. The ...