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Top news in November
With Schneider ousting its CEO in a shock move, Samsung cutting staff in its foundry business and Atos selling off its supercomputer and quantum business, eeNews Europe in November had plenty of news about restructuring. While the Chinese owner of chip designer FTDI in Glasgow is having to sell its stake under the new security […]
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Scientists link quantum processors with real-time classical connection
Researchers report they linked two 127-qubit quantum processors using a real-time classical connection, effectively creating a 142-qubit system capable of computations beyond the limits of a single processor – Quantum Insider, Matt Swayne Linking quantum computers together — referred to as modularity — could help create scaleable, powerful quantum systems. While that may sound as […]
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GaN boost from PCB packaged power project
A project in the UK is developing packaged power functions such as a half bridge with pre-packaged gallium nitride (GaN) devices for lower cost, weight and size. The Pre-packaged Power devices for PCB Embedded Power (P3EP) project has been developing capabilities to support PCB-embedded power systems. It is using intelligent GaN devices from Cambridge GaN […]
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Lime taps CM5 for 5G basestation in a box MIMO
Lime Microsystems in the UK is using the latest Compute Module 5 (CM5) from Raspberry Pi to boost the performance of its 5G basestation in a box The LimeNET Micro 2.0 board is being upgraded from CM4 to the long awaited CM5, launched on Wednesday with several companies already supporting the module. Raspberry Pi readies […]
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Blade runner or Batteryrunner?
It’s silver, it’s green, it’s the Batteryrunner! An Arduino-powered, fully custom electric car – Arduino Blog In 2014, Charly took over LORYC – a Mallorca carmaker that became famous in the 1920s for its winning mountain racing team. His idea was to build a two-seater as a tribute to the LORYC sports legacy, but with […]
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SpaceHopper, the Zero Gravity Robot
As part of the SpaceHopper project, ETH Zurich students are developing a robot that can navigate very low gravity environments using a jumping-like mode of locomotion One day the SpaceHopper will be deployed on space missions to explore relatively small celestial bodies such as asteroids and moons. These are thought to contain valuable mineral resources […]
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Shape-shifting antenna developed of wider array of RF bands
Shape-shifting antenna can adapt dynamically to spectrum availability and change beamwidth to switch between short- and long-range communications.
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Linear Hall effect IC offers fast response, low noise
ABLIC has launched the S-5611A, a programmable, high-accuracy linear Hall effect IC for general use devices. The Hall effect IC offers the fastest class high speed response of 1.25 μs as well as the industry’s top class of low noise performance of 0.09μT/√Hz allowing for accurate measurement of even minute current fluctuations allowing it to […]
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Bespoke fibre optic datalink design & manufacturing for IoT
OMC in the UK is offering a bespoke fibre optic datalink design & manufacturing service for the Internet of Things (IoT). The service is aimed at industrial applications that require secure information transmission in environments that suffer from electrical interference or contain combustible dust which can cause explosions. Industrial fibre optic data communications links use LED sources, solid-state receivers […]
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Multi-pulse thick film resistor in D2PAK package
Vishay Intertechnology has launched an Automotive Grade surface-mount thick film power resistor in a TO-263 (D2PAK) package with multi-pulse capability. The AEC-Q200 qualified Vishay Sfernice D2TO35M combines multi-pulse capabilities with high power dissipation of 35 W at 25 °C. First automotive solid state relay for 100V load Compared to standard devices in the TO-263 (D2PAK) package, the […]
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European availability of world’s fastest 3D printer
For reference, this is the same speed difference between the fastest human runner and a Formula 1 race car Industrial-level 3D printer and materials manufacturer, Impossible Objects, Inc., has announced that its flagship high-speed, high-volume CBAM 25 3D printer is now available to European customers, following its global debut in June. Having grabbed the attention […]
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Indie Semi launches ASIL-D supervisory chip
indie Semiconductor has launched a supervisory chip with ASIL-D safety for powertrain designs. The ASIL-D chip provides critical safety monitor and supervision functionality for mission-critical powertrain operation and was developed with a European Tier 1 automotive system integrator. This is a step away from indie’s existing range of camera, lidar and ultrasonic chips. The ASIL-D […]
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Startup to commercialise fast charging lithium sulfur battery
An Australian startup is commercialising a lightweight, fast charging lithium sulfur battery developed at Monash University. With rapid charging times, the lightweight Li-S batteries could soon power drones, with electric aircraft a future possibility. Researchers at Monash aim to demonstrate the technology in commercial drones and electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOL) within a year. […]
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Two push for wireless inductive charging standard
InductEV and ENRX have signed a deal to align global technical standards for compatibility of high power inductive wireless charging systems. Philadelphia-based InductEV has a focus on electric vehicles used in commercial fleets, while ENRX in Skein, Norway has 75 years of experience in the wireless transfer of energy in heating systems and more recently with […]
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30-tesla graphene magnetic sensor comes in 3mm package
Paragraf Ltd. (Somersham, England) has announced a family of cryogenic graphene-based Hall effect magnetic field sensors offered in 3mm by 3mm packages with an accompanying compatible data acquisition unit. Cryogenic graphene Hall effect sensors (GHS) take advantage of graphene’s superior thermal robustness and have a wide range of uses in quantum computing, particle accelerators and […]
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Netlist wins US$118 million in second Samsung patent ruling
Netlist Inc. (Irvine, Calif.) has won a US$118 million damages award against Samsung for the infringements of patents in DDR4 memory modules. The award is a second patent infringement win for Netlist against Samsung. These together with a win against Micron Technology Inc. bring the total damages awarded to Netlist to US$866 million. The […]
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Growing organic crystals for energy-harvesting applications
Piezoelectricity, which translates from Greek to mean pressing electricity, usually found in ceramics or polymers, is also present in human biomolecules Researchers at University of Limerick have developed a new method of growing organic crystals that can be used for energy-harvesting applications. The energy that is being harvested as part of this research is being […]
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Ultra-low power Wi-Fi HaLow™ module for long-range IoT
With IP-native standard Sub-1 GHz compliance, the Wi-Fi HaLow™ module deliver communication over distances of more than 1km
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Keyboard that doubles as a second monitor
DS Pixel Keyboard has a removable layer of transparent keys that you can use if you dislike typing on a touchscreen The creators of the DS Pixel Keyboard have come up with a potential solution to the challenge of typing on a touchscreen. The keyboard, which doubles as a display, includes a removable “electrostatic capacitive […]
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Valeo and ROHM team up on next generation power electronics
Both companies aim to optimize the cost/performance of automotive power electronics by delivering higher energy efficiency, reducing heat generation.
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Powercast set to show Matter integration for wireless power
Powercast is to show wireless, battery-free sensors that integrate into smart-home ecosystems using the Matter connectivity standard and Thread wireless protocol. Matter and the IEEE802.15.4 Thread protocol are being used by Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings and this allows the sensors to be installed without the need for home wiring or batteries. […]
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Renesas single chip for nine axis robotics
Renesas Electronics has developed a single chip to control the 9 axis latest robotic systems. “The RZ/T2H is for industrial robots and AGVs and AMRs with a very efficient subsystem with real time CPUs for multiaxis motor control up to 9 axis and multiple protocols,” said Knut Dettmer director business development embedded at Renesas. “What’s […]
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AI scent sensor takes on RFID and barcodes
US startup Osmo has launched an AI-powered scent sensor to authenticate products in different ways to barcodes and RFID (radio frequency identification) tags. Counterfeiting costs retailers and consumers billions of dollars each year. Osmo’s scent sensor works differently than existing authentication technology by reading the unique scent signatures of authentic products. Chemical sensors are combined […]
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Retimer integrates eight SerDes channels, looks to 1.6Tbit/s
Point2 Technology has launched a low power Smart Retimer system-on-chip (SoC) for active cable applications up to 1.6Tbit/s in hyperscale AI datacentres. The Point2 P1B121 retimer integrates eight-unidirectional SerDes channels with smart Clock Data Recovery (CDR)/Retimer functions that support 112G PAM4 and 56G NRZ data rates up to 800Gbit/s and next generation 1.6Tbit/s speeds. The […]
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High temperature battery cell test for enhanced battery safety
Kulr Technology in the US has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to use its Internal Short Circuit (ISC) technology at higher temperatures. The Kulr technology can be used for testing both military and commercial applications, supporting a wide range of safety-critical uses. This is particularly important for aviation by enabling the simulation […]
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Chip market to weaken in 2025, says Semiconductor Intelligence
Analyst Semiconductor Intelligence (SC-IQ) sees the global chip market growing by 19 percent annually in 2024 followed by 6 percent growth in 2025, as it expects a deceleration in AI demand and general weakness elsewhere. The forecast figueres makes the firm amongst the most bullish in the short term and yet the most bearish for […]
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Seco, Hitachi Energy team for 200,000 Qualcomm Smart Boxes
Hitachi Energy is working with Seco in Italy in a strategic deal to develop and make 200,000 smart boxes for communication and data management across utility infrastructure. Seco will lead the design and development of the box, integrating its hardware based on Qualcomm IoT processors and its Clea software for Hitachi Energy. Seco will also […]
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Inova wins award and collaborates with Lextar on LED lighting
By licensing its ISELED and ILaS technology to Taiwanese LED manufacturer Lextar, Inova Semiconductors aims to transform automotive LED lighting.
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ST says use of fixed contracts led to MCU sales collapse
European chip company STMicroelectronics NV has said that the use of non-cancellable and non-reschedulable sales contracts during 2022 and 2023 contributed to a build-up of microcontroller inventory at customers and then to a big fall in its MCU sales in 2024. In the first nine months of 2024 ST’s MCU sales were about US$2.58 billion […]
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Team VOID – designing reusable rockets
Team VOID is a young student team at TU/e. They focus on reusability of rockets for applications such as telecommunications and satellites The space industry faces a major challenge. Traditional rockets are usually single-use and end up at the bottom of the ocean somewhere after their mission. This makes space travel expensive and not environmentally […]
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ST tips Hua Hong deal to support ‘China-for-China’ strategy
European chip giant STMicroelectronics NV has revealed it is transferring its 40nm embedded non-volatile memory (eNVM) CMOS logic process to foundry Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd. (Shanghai, China) as part of a ‘China-for-China’ strategy. Hua Hong, sometimes known as HH Grace, is China’s second largest foundry after Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC). The manufacturing process technology […]
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The evolving world of verification
Mark Burton, the new General Chair of DVCon Europe talks to eeNews Europe about the latest trends at the DVcon Europe conference and exhibition The recent Design and Verification Conference & Exhibition Europe (DVCon Europe) in Munich, Germany saw a boost in R&D papers and a new development competition. “DVCon Europe was as lively as […]
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EU looks to change rules on technology transfer, patent pools
The European Commission is looking to change the regulations around technology transfer agreements, particularly around patent licensing groups . The Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) has been in place since 2014 but expires on 30 April 2026. A study, released today, found that there was demand to include data and data rights and the […]
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Coreless current sensor shrinks footprint
Melexis in Belgium has developed a current sensor that eliminates the need for a ferromagnetic core, reducing the footprint. The MLX91235 enables the measurement of larger currents flowing through external primary conductors like PCB traces and busbars. Eliminating the ferromagnetic concentrator cuts the footprint and eliminates hysteresis-related measurement errors. The differential measurement of the magnetic […]
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$45m for Iontra RISC-V charging microcontroller
Iontra in the US has raised $45m for its secure charging microcontroller using the RISC-V instruction set architecture. The Series C round was led by Volta Energy Technologies and brings the total raised to $120.3m for a custom chip to implement its charging algorithms. Initial samples of the chip are expected by mid-2025 and release […]
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Gigadevice taps Arteris for next gen chip interconnect
GigaDevice in China has licensed FlexNoC 5 interconnect IP for Arteris for its next generation of automotive microcontrollers. The FlexNoC 5 interconnect IP integrates hardware reliability and functional safety features, ensuring compliance with automotive standards. Physical awareness in the network on chip (NoC) implementation improves place and route efficiency and reduces interconnect area and power […]
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Report: Neutral host networks more cost-effective than standalone 5G
Cost and energy savings is key to the global shift towards more efficient and environmentally friendly 5G network infrastructure.
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Atom shows record 24 logical qubit quantum computer
Atom Computing n the US and Microsoft have entangled 24 logical qubits, setting a new world record. The two companies have also demonstrated error detection, correction, and computation with 28 logical qubits on Atom’s flagship systems. The quantum computer uses neutral Ytterbium (Yb) atoms manipulated with lasers, creating the logical qubits from 112 physical qubits. […]
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Infineon adds FreeRTOS support for AURIX™ TC3x MCUs
FreeRTOS enables AURIX™ TC3x MCUs to benefit from code portability and reusability as well as easy integration with AWS services.
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VyperCore accelerator chip adopts Solid Sands for C/C++ compliance
The collaboration will ensure compliance to the highest quality levels with C and C++ language standards for the new accelerator chip.
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Startup Blueshift Memory launches low-power RISC-V processor design
RISC-V core design with smart memory controller accelerates computation by up to 50 times and saves up to 65% energy.
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Echion ramps niobium battery material rollout with another £10m
UK startup Echion Technologies has raised £10m (€12m, $12.6m) to accelerate the rollout of partners using its niobium-based material to make fast charging battery cells. The funding will also support Echion’s growth in key markets by providing additional resources to connect cell manufacturers with industrial original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) developing heavy-duty industrial, commercial and mass-transport […]
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French photonics firm taps Qualcomm for new CEO
Scintil Photonics in France has appointed Matt Crowley as CEO as founder Sylvie Menezo moves to technology developments and customer partnerships The move will also boost the presence of the Gernoble-based photonic chip developer with a US subsidiary to support its expanding customer base in datacentres, machine learning and AI as the company ramps production. […]
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CEO interview: Eyal Peso, Gauzy
Israeli developer of smart films Gauzy is also emerging as a leading provider of automotive safety technology. Gauzy is the world leader in the development and manufacturing of Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) Smart Film technology. This smart film changes from transparent to varying degrees of opaque on demand for privacy, custom shading, solar control, […]
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TSMC drives A16, 3D process technology
TSMC is looking to introduce its A16 1.6nm process by the end of 2026 with an IEEE standard for its 3Dblox technology. The Open Innovation Platform (OIP) meeting in the Netherlands this week showed that the 2nm process will be in production in 2025 following early tapeouts this year, with a variant called N2P nanoFlex […]
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d-Matrix launches Corsair for AI inference without GPUs, HBM
d-Matrix Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.), a Microsoft-backed startup, has launched Corsair, its first AI processor, designed to speed through inferencing tasks. Corsair offers performance of 60,000 tokens/second at 1 ms/token for Llama3 8B in a single server and 30,000 tokens/second at 2 ms/token for Llama3 70B in a single rack, d-Matrix said. As a result […]
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AI inferencing at 100 times lower MAC power and 20 fold lower cost
Sagence AI™ emerges from stealth to unveil advanced analog in-memory compute architecture for low power, high-performance AI inferencing.
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Next-gen 3D printing to harness fusion energy
Advanced 3D printing offers one potential solution to bridging the science and technology gaps presented by current efforts to make inertial fusion energy (IFE) power plants a reality “Now that we have achieved and repeated fusion ignition,” said Tammy Ma, lead for LLNL’s inertial fusion energy institutional initiative, “the Lab is rapidly applying our decades […]
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High-voltage capacitors deliver low ESR in industrial applications
Latest capacitors deliver superior durability, low ESR, high ripple current, and increased capacitance for industrial power supply applications.
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Another 500 jobs at AMS-Osram hit by uncertain outlook
Despite posting a profitable 3Q24 AMS-Osram (Premstaetten, Austria) has said it plans to “upsize” its ‘Re-establish the Base’ cost-cutting program, affecting more than 500 employees. As part of reporting its 3Q24 financial results AMS-Osram said that the execution of the ‘Re-establish the Base’ had progressed well, with €85 million of annual savings realized to date […]
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Gate driver ICs target consumer/industrial three-phase BLDC motors
Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH has introduced a new gate driver IC series for three-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motors used in consumer and industrial applications. The TB67Z83xxFTG (with 3.3-V regulator output) and TB67Z85xxFTG (with 5.0-V regulator output) series of gate driver ICs, both comprising four devices, can be combined with a motor control microcontroller and MOSFETs […]
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Exotic form of matter with potential for quantum computing
New work suggests the ability to create fractionalized electrons known as non-Abelian anyons without a magnetic field, opening new possibilities for basic research and future applications – MIT MIT physicists have shown that it should be possible to create an exotic form of matter that could be manipulated to form the qubit (quantum bit) building […]
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e2v preps 15-core AI processor for space
Teledyne e2v in Grenoble is radiation testing a multicore ARM processor for space designs. The LX2160 has 15 ARM Cortex-A72 processor cores that provide 200k DMIPs of performance for servers and AI processing in space. The chip uses the WRIOP capable to handle high-speed peripherals including 100 GbE, multiple PCIe Gen3.0, hardware L2 switching, DPAA2 […]
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IQE mulls sale of Taiwan operations amid slow chip equipment market
Epitaxial wafer supplier IQE plc (Cardiff, Wales) has announced a trading update and comprehensive strategic review of operations. The company said that it now expects revenue for the full-year 2024 to December 31, to be flat compared with 2023 at about £115 million and an adjusted EDITDA of at least £5 million. This is due […]
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Gregg Lowe ousted as Wolfspeed CEO
Gregg Lowe is to step down as President & CEO at Wolfspeed and as a Member of the Board of Directors later this month. Current Chairman Thomas Werner will act as Executive Chairman during the search process to find a new chief executive. Despite a potential $2.4bn injection of funds as part of the UK […]
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RedCap IoT module balances 5G performance and cost
SIMCom in China has launched a RedCap (reduced capability) cellular module range for the Internet of Things (IoT) where full 5G performance is not required. The SIM8230 is a multi-band 5G NR/LTE-FDD/LTE-TDD module which supports R17 5G stand alone (SA) protocols. Interfaces include PCI Express, USB2.0 and GPIO for flexible integration into IoT designs such […]
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$11m for high voltage HVDC research
Four projects in the US are to share $11m for research projects on new high voltage DC t(HVDC) technologies using AI. The awards are part of the Innovative DEsigns for high-performAnce Low-cost HVDC Converters (IDEAL HVDC) scheme to affordably integrate more renewable energy generation on land or far from shore onto the grid, reduce transmission […]
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Small footprint portable 5G network
SolidRun and Amisoft have developed a small footprint, portable 5G cellular radio access network (RAN) implementation. The design combines SolidRun COM Express 7 module with the NXP Layerscape LX2160A SoC, HoneyComb workstation and software from Amarisoft that provides scalable and reliable 4G and 5G cellular networks. This enables a software-defined radio (SDR) card and RAN […]
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Metalens taps AI to improve ultra thin imaging
Researchers in Korea have used deep learning compensation to improve the end-to-end imaging using a high volume metalens rather than a traditional lens. This could open up dramatically thinner optics in smartphones, virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) devices. The system developed by the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) uses a 10mm […]
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electronica 2024 challenges European downturn
The final figures from the electronica 2024 exhibition and conference in Munich this week reflect and challenge the downturn in the wider market, particularly in Germany. The show saw 80,000 visitors from around 100 countries and regions with 3,480 exhibitors from 59 countries and regions, with 76 percent from outside Germany. After Germany, the top […]
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TSMC grabs US$11 billion for Arizona fabs from US Chips Act
The US government has awarded the world’s leading foundry TSMC up to US$6.6 billion in direct funding under the Chips Act as well as up to US$5 billion in low-cost loans. The money will contribute to TSMC’s US$65 billion investment in three wafer fabs in Phoenix, Arizona. The announcement is the official follow up to […]
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Microchip FPGA board sends real time sensor data to edge AI
Microchip Technology has developed an FPGA card that can collect and process data ready for edge AI. The PolarFire FPGA Ethernet Sensor Bridge collects data from a range of sources, particularly cameras, and sends it to the Nvidia’s Holoscan software running on Jetson GPUs at the edge. he PolarFire FPGAs enable multi-protocol support, and this […]
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Silicon Catalyst adds RED Semi, five others to incubator
Silicon Catalyst has added UK processor IP designer RED Semiconductor to its semiconductor startup incubator alongside five North American companies. Silicon Catalyst is the only incubator and accelerator focused on the global semiconductor industry and has 24 companies in the programme in the US, UK and Europe. RED Semiconductor was founded in 2021 to deliver microprocessor […]
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Recycling cathode materials from spent lithium-ion batteries
The recycling process restores spent batteries to 100% of their original capacity, making them equivalent to new batteries A research team led by Dr. Jung-Je Woo at the Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center of the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has successfully developed a cost-effective and eco-friendly technology for recycling cathode materials from spent […]
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Filtronic opens design centre at Cambridge Science Park
UK RF chip maker Filtronic has opened a new design centre in the Cambridge Science park. The centre will allow recruitment from the area as well as access to the network of key local industry players and research institutions “Opening an office at Cambridge Science Park is a pivotal step in our growth strategy,” said […]
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Lyten buys Cuberg plant in Lithium-Sulfur boost
Lyten in the US is to acquire a local Cuberg battery plant being sold off by Northvolt. The deal will see the Cuberg lithium metal battery factory in San Leandro manufacture up to 200 MWh of Lithium-Sulfur batteries to meet growing demand from defense, drone, micromobility, and other energy storage applications. Cuberg’s lithium-metal battery production […]
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Calterah ramps European localisation with radar technology and support
Calterah Semiconductor is expanding its European localisation as it presents its mmWave radar technology at electronica 2024. The mmWave radar devices are designed for next generation automotive and industrial applications, including ADAS, in-cabin monitoring, and indoor sensing, Calterah aims to redefine standards in safety, intelligence, and efficiency within the automotive and industrial sectors. The early […]
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500Tbyte RAID drive for edge deployment
HighPoint Technologies in the US has developed a turnkey non-volatile RAID system with 500Tbytes that is small enough for edge deployment. The external RAID chassis hosts eight of Solidigm’s D5-P5336 NVMe SSDs, and provides 491.52TB of storage measuring 123 x 210 x 234.85 mm (4.84 x 8.27 x 9.25 in). A PCI Express 4.0 […]
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Seco taps Raspberry Pi CM5 for panel display
Seco in Italy is to use the coming CM5 compute module from Raspberry Pi for a 10.1in panel display and port its Clea software to future microcontrollers. The two companies have teamed up on the design of the panel display using the CM5 as well as porting the Seco Clea software to the Raspberry Pi […]
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Certified C libraries for ISO26262 software
C libraries from Tasking have been certified by TÜV NORD for compliance with ISO 26262 functional safety requirements for automotive software. This means Tasking can now supply certified versions of the C library with 600 functions which can be licensed separately in addition to the compiler toolset. Using certified software components significantly reduces the costs, […]
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Recogni’s logrithmic AI backed by Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks Inc. has participated in AI startup Recogni’s US$102 million Series C round of financing co-led by Celesta Capital and GreatPoint Ventures. Juniper has said it will collaborate with Recogni, which was founded in 2017 with a mission to create energy-efficient AI accelerators based on a logarithmic number system it calls Pareto. The collaboration […]
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1700V, 1200V IGBT devices for data centre power
Microchip has launched an IGBT 7 portfolio of power devices with multiple topologies, packages and current and voltage ranges The IGBT 7 family is available with voltages from 1200V to 1700V and current ranging from 50A to 900A. is aimed at high-growth markets such as sustainability, E-Mobility and data centres as well as solar inverters, […]
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Critical gaps show in electronics industry ethics
Ethics in Electronics (EiE) has found significant transparency gaps in the ethical policies of electronics companies, with little advancement in the last two years. EiE researches the ethical, sustainability and governance (ESG) policies of electronics companies at the electronica exhibition every two years and the 2024 survey found has major deficiencies in how electronics companies […]
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TI opens its first product distribution centre in Europe
Texas Instruments (TI) has opened its first European product distribution center in Dreieich, Germany, outside of Frankfurt. The distribution centre, announced in 2022, includes 9,000 square meters of space to ship up to 7,500 orders per day, same day to central Germany and next day to most countries in the rest of Europe. THi scomes […]
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MEMS ultrasound microspeaker takes on open-backed applications
xMEMS Labs Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) is introducing a 1mm-thin MEMS microspeaker suitable for smart watches, XR glasses and open-fit earbuds. The use of an all-silicon MEMS-based design allows the product – called Sycamore – to be one seventh the volume and one-third the thickness of conventional electromagnetic dynamic driver based speakers. Sycamore is based […]
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6nm AMD Versal FPGA boosts bandwidth
AMD is launching its second generation of Versal FPGA with double the bandwidth and CXL memory support. The gen 2 Versal Premium is a monolithic device built on a 6nm process for aerospace and defence, test and measurement and telecoms applications as well as AI data centres. The chip has a new generation of transceiver capable […]
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CHERI builds global chip security alliance
The CHERI Alliance has officially launched with support from Google and global companies to drive a memory-safe chip architecture. The Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions (CHERI) Alliance, based in Cambridge, UK, is expanding with global founding members after showing variants using both ARM and RISC-V instructions. The charitable CIC (Community Interest Company) now includes Chevin […]
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Nordic cuts 8 percent of staff, cancels Novelda acquisition
Wireless communications chip company Nordic Semicoductor ASA has announced that it is laying off approximately 8 percent of its total workforce or about 120 people. The company has also reportedly decided to cancel the planned acquisition of Novelda (see Nordic agrees to buy UWB specialist Novelda). As of December 31, 2023, Nordic employed 1,426 people […]
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Infineon piles on European gloom with weak outlook for 2025
Infineon Technology AG (Munich, Germany) cast gloom on the Electronica trade show opening in its home town with a downbeat forecast for 2025 as it reported a loss the fourth quarter of its fiscal year. “Currently, there is hardly any growth momentum in our end markets except from AI, the cyclical recovery is being delayed. […]
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Seven ‘AI factory’ proposals for Europe
The European Commission has received seven proposals for AI Factories which will boost AI innovation in the region. The first seven proposals for artificial intelligence (AI) Factories have been submitted under the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (JU). They will be built around the EU’s network of European High-Performance Computing (HPC) supercomputers. European supercomputers add quantum hybrids The seven proposals submitted in […]
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SEMIFIVE and Synopsys to develop chiplet platform for multi-die designs
HPC chiplet platform helps meet PPA goals and accelerate time-to-market for multi-die designs to address growing compute demands.
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Mitsubishi Electric to ship SiC-MOSFET bare die samples for xEVs
SiC-MOSFET bare die for xEVs combines a proprietary chip structure and manufacturing technologies to enhance inverter performance.
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SoM targets compact, cost-optimized edge devices
SoM features an energy-efficient architecture, robust security, industrial-grade temperature support, and a wide range of high-speed connectivity options.
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US tells TSMC to halt shipments of advanced AI, GPU chips to China
The US Department of Commerce has instructed Taiwan foundry TSMC to stop exporting AI processing and GPU chips to China that are made using 7nm or more advanced manufacturing process nodes, according to a Reuters report. The DoC sent an “is-informed” letter to TSMC rather than going through the lengthy regulatory process of drawing up […]
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Forefront RF raises £16 million for wearables market entry
Forefront RF Ltd. (Cambridge, England) has raised a £16 million Series A funding round, backed by existing investors BGF and Foresight Group, alongside new VC partners, Octopus Ventures and Cambridge Innovation Capital. The company was founded in 2020 to apply passive cancellation to RF front ends and has developed a tunable duplexer suitable for mobile […]
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CGD and Qorvo team to revolutionize motor control systems
Collaboration pairs Qorvo’s high-performance BLDC/PMSM motor controller/driver with CGD’s easy-to-use ICeGaN® ICs in new EVKs.
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Modular analog and mixed-signal platform offers widest voltage range
The analog and mixed-signal platform features a modular architecture to accelerate development of intelligent power management, sensor interface and communications systems.
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Paper power from the air for disposable sensors
Researchers in the US have developed an paper-based energy harvesting technology that can generate power from moisture in the air for disposable sensors. The bacteria-based ‘papertronic’ power cell developed at the Bioelectronics and Microsystems Lab at Binghamton University in New York state, use spores to create a gradient with more positive ions on top than on […]
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Jet engines fit for the hydrogen age
Researchers at ETH Zurich have now provided an important contribution for the development of clean hydrogen aircraft engines: they have tested the acoustic behaviour of hydrogen injection nozzles in the lab under conditions similar to those prevalent at cruising altitude “Hydrogen burns much faster than kerosene, resulting in more compact flames,” explains Nicolas Noiray, Professor […]
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Broadband muscles in on Matter in the smart home
Broadband vendors are aiming to tap into the smart home market using the Matter protocol, which is seen as too fragmented. A new cloud-based device management specification from the Broadband Forum will enable broadband service providers to deploy compatible devices in the smart home faster and to manage them more easily using the Matter protocol. […]
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Bubble wire printing for flex-tronics
Yokohama National University scientists have developed a promising bubble printing method that enables high-precision patterning of liquid metal wiring for flexible electronics This technique offers new options for creating bendable, stretchable, and highly conductive circuits, ideal for devices such as wearable sensors and medical implants. Their study was published in Nanomaterials. Wiring technology is part […]
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SnapMagic adds 3500 Harwin connector models
SnapMagic has released over 3500 computer-aided design (CAD) models for Harwin high reliability connectors to help engineers develop boards faster. The CAD models include schematic symbols and PCB footprints and follow industry standards as well as SnapMagic’s internal standards. All the component libraries are approved by Harwin and have undergone a rigorous quality assurance process […]
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Renesas, Nidec show first 8-in-1 e-axle proof of concept
Renesas Electronics has teamed up with Nidec for the industry’s first ‘8 in 1’ e-axle proof of concept (PoC). The e-axle combines eight functions with a single RH850/U2B microcontroller and power management IC (PMIC) rather than separate devices for each function to significantly reduce the cost and size. The PoC integrates a motor, a gear […]
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Digital special edition covers electronica 2024
As the world’s leading electronics innovators and companies gather for electronica 2024 in Munich this week, Elektor and eeNews Europe have published a special digital edition to showcase of the strengths of both publications. Both eeNews and Elektor are at the show and covering the latest news and technology. Download a copy at Elektor – […]
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ADI buys Flex Logix embedded FPGA assets
Flex Logix has sold its embedded FPGA assets to Analog Devices (ADI), which has also hired the technical team. Flex Logix had been selling its low power EFLX and InferX embedded FPGA IP for artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) designs, having also developed an AI/ML chip. It had licensed the technology to over 40 […]
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