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, 2024

3A 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, 2024

Nvidia 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, 2024

lo 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, 2024

Protection 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, 2024

Axiom 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, 2024

SiFive 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, 2024

China 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, 2024

Supermicro 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, 2024

Waferscale 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, 2024

Eleven 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, 2024

Intel 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, 2024

Crypto 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, 2024

Updated: 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, 2024

Siggraph: 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, 2024

ROHM 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, 2024

Astroscale 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, 2024

GenAI 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, 2024

Blackwell 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, 2024

Murata 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