Navigating without GPS
Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories of the US have used silicon photonics to perform the quantum sensing technique atom interferometry, an ultra-precise way of measuring acceleration, which could enable a kind of quantum compass for navigation when GPS signals are unavailable.
This article was posted on Sep 5, 20243A bipolar transistors in 2x2mm DFN2020D-3 package
Nexperia has announced 20 bipolar power transistors in 2 x 2mm DFN2020D-3 packaging, half of them automotive-qualified.
This article was posted on Sep 5, 2024Nvidia compares Blackwell and Hopper GPUs on LLM inferencing
Nvidia has announced results for its forthcoming Blackwell GPU in the latest round of MLPerf industry benchmarks, Inference v4.1.
This article was posted on Sep 5, 2024lo temp co RF ceramic capacitors for comms
Kyocera AVX has released low-ESR C0G/NP0 dielectric RF MLCCs (multi-layer ceramic chip capacitors) “inspired by communications market demand for smaller RF capacitors that deliver repeatable performance”, it said.
This article was posted on Sep 5, 2024Protection diode for OPEN Alliance 100Base-T1 and 1000Base-T1
VETH100A1DD1 is a bidirectional ESD protection diode for automotive Ethernet, compliant with OPEN Alliance 100Base-T1 and 1000Base-T1.
This article was posted on Sep 5, 2024Axiom Space, Nokia integrate 4G/LTE comms into next-gen spacesuits
Axiom Space and Nokia are partnering to integrate advanced 4G/LTE comms into the former’s next-generation spacesuits.
This article was posted on Sep 5, 2024SiFive hooks up with PQShield for PQC
PQShield, the quantum-safe cryptography provider, and SiFive have partnered to deliver post-quantum cryptography on SiFive’s Essential and Performance high-performance processor families, protecting critical aerospace, consumer, defence, and automotive systems from quantum attacks and accelerating the adoption of NIST post-quantum cryptography standards on RISC-V technologies.
This article was posted on Sep 5, 2024China export restrictions double EU Ga and Ge prices.
Chinese export controls exports of germanium and gallium have led to an almost 2x increase in the their prices in Europe over the past year, reports the FT.
This article was posted on Sep 5, 2024$30bn Q2 for Nvidia
Nvidia’s Q2 revenue was up 15% q-o-q and 122% up y-o-y, at $30 billion. Profit was up 174% at $18.64 billion. For Q3, the company is expecting revenue of $32.5 billion. The shares fell 2.5% giving the company a market cap of $3 trillion.
This article was posted on Sep 5, 2024Supermicro updates X14 server family with Xeon 6900
Supermicro has added variants to X14 servers it announced in June.
This article was posted on Sep 5, 2024Waferscale AI chip developer files for IPO
Eight year-old waferscale AI chip developer, Cerebras Systems, has confidentially filed for an IPO, reports Reuters.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2024Eleven UK chip startups join ChipStart incubator
Eleven more UK semiconductor startups have joined the government backed incubator programme ChipStart.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2024Intel to lay off 15,000 people
Intel is to sack 15,000 people suspend its dividend and cut 2025 opex and capex by $10 billion after forecasting poor sales and reduced gross margin for Q3.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2024Crypto Quantique signs ITEC
Crypto Quantique, a provider of quantum-driven security for the IoT, has appointed ITEC Limited of Tel-Aviv, Israel to promote and provide customer support for its IoT security products.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2024Updated: 600V and 700V GaN transistors co-packaged with drivers
Infineon Technologies is to integrate 600 and 700V GaN power hemts alongside gate driver chips inside single packages, in 5 x 6mm or 6 x 8mm SMD packages.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2024Siggraph: AI compute cluster scales to 256 Nvidia L40S PCIe GPUs, and beyond
At Siggraph today, Supermicro announced a 4U PCIe rack processor cluster with eight Nvidia L40S PCIe GPUs (photo right), scalable up to 256 GPUs in a 32-node scalable unit (photo below).
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2024ROHM claims smallest CMOS op amp
ROHM has developed an ultra-compact 1.8V – 5V, rail-to-rail CMOS op amp – the TLR377GYZ, optimised for amplifying signals from sensors such as temperature, pressure, flow rate, used in smartphones, small IoT devices, and similar applications.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2024Astroscale secures funding for Final Phase of ELSA-M In-Orbit demo
Astroscale, a specialist in space debris removal, has secured finding to complete the Final Phase of ELSA-M. This is an in-orbit demonstration of space debris removal.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2024GenAI smartphones to take 18% of 2024 market
Q2 smartphone revenues and shipments both grew 8% YoY, says Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service marking the third consecutive growth quarter.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2024Blackwell delayed; AI’s value questioned
Nvidia is said to be having trouble with its latest chip as an influential hedge fund says AI is overhyped and that Nvidia shares are in a bubble and have further to drop after last month’s 20% fall.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2024Murata claims first MLCC with a capacitance of 100μF in a 0603-inch size package
Murata claims to have made the world’s first MLCC to provide a capacitance of 100μF in a 0603-inch (1608mm) size package with its GRM188C80E107M and GRM188R60E107M devices.
This article was posted on Aug 5, 2024