Event sensors and hand-tracking to be combined for AR devices

Ultraleap and Prophesee have joined up to develop a system using event sensors and hand tracking in AR devices.

This article was posted on Jan 4, 2024

2024 ‘transformative shift’ in DDIC industry

2024 will see a ‘transformative shift’ in the display driver IC (DDIC), says TrendForce.

This article was posted on Jan 4, 2024

ASML ships first high-NA EUV consignment to Intel

The first major parts of ASML’s first production high-NA EUV machine have been delivered to Intel’s Oregon development fab. Intel expects to have received six of the machines by the end of next year,

This article was posted on Jan 4, 2024

Hyperloop closes down

Hyperloop One, which was pursuing the Elon Musk idea of shooting passenger vehicles down evacuated tubes at 700 mph, is closing down, reports Bloomberg.

This article was posted on Jan 4, 2024

Synopsys buys Imperas

Synopsys has acquired Imperas the 18 year-old Thame-based software tools developer.

This article was posted on Jan 4, 2024

True Anomaly raises $100m Series B for space domain awareness

True Anomaly, a Denver-based space security startup, has raised $100 million in Series B funding.

This article was posted on Jan 3, 2024

Distrelec strengthens industrial automation range with 100+ Molex products

Distrelec, a trading brand of RS, has added more than 100 products from Molex to strengthen its standing in the industrial automation sector.

This article was posted on Jan 3, 2024

Mouser signs Ambiq

Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with Ambiq, the supplier of MCUs for wearables, hearables, IoT, edge devices and mobile edge computing applications.

This article was posted on Jan 3, 2024

TSMC chairman retires; CEO succeeds

TSMC today announced that its Chairman Dr. Mark Liu (pictured) has decided not to seek the nomination of TSMC board membership for the next term and will retire from the Company after the 2024 Annual Shareholders Meeting.

This article was posted on Jan 3, 2024

Bourns adds 20 resettable fuses in 1206 footprint

Bourns has added 20 Multifuse polymer PTC resettable fuses in 1206 packages to its circuit protection portfolio, the Model MF-NSMF series.

This article was posted on Jan 3, 2024

Magnachip in volume production of 30V MXT LV Metal MOSFET

Magnachip Semiconductor has begun mass production of its new 30V MXT LV Metal MOSFETs used in the ECUs of Electric Power Steering (EPS) systems.

This article was posted on Jan 3, 2024

ONiO and Epishine deliver batteryless IoT

ONiO, the Norwegian energy-harvesting MCU specialist, and Epishine, the Swedish pioneer in printed organic solar cells, have partnered to deliver self-powered IoT devices – i.e 100% batteryless IoT devices that can eliminate the environmental effects of disposable batteries.

This article was posted on Jan 3, 2024

Has the US Chips Act been a success?

Has the US Chips Act been successful in increasing investment in semiconductor wafer fabs in the U.S? asks Semiconductor Intelligence.

This article was posted on Jan 3, 2024

Top Ten Fabless grow 17.8%

Q3 revenues for the fabless top ten rose 17.8% q-o-q to $44.7 billion.

This article was posted on Jan 3, 2024

Mobile memory ASP to surge

TrendForce predicts an 18-23% rise in mobile DRAM and NAND Flash (eMMC/UFS) prices for the first quarter of 2024. This surge could be further amplified if brand clients resort to panic buying under pressure.

This article was posted on Jan 3, 2024

Crazy Baby

Yesterday Intel announced PC chips that have been designed into 230 PC models, some already in the stores.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2023

congatec bases COM Express Compact modules on Intel Core Ultra processors

A range of COM Express modules released by congatec are based on the Intel Core Ultra processors, which integrate a neural processing unit (NPU) called Intel AI Boost.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2023

EW BrightSparks 2023 profile: James Arnold, University of Nottingham

Now in its sixth year of awards, EW BrightSparks sees Electronics Weekly highlight some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2023

Irish government funds NSSPI consortium for optical space comms

The Irish government has awarded funding of €7.9 million to the Ireland-based National Space Subsystems and Payloads Initiative (NSSPI) consortium.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2023

Voltage Tracker for automotive applications

Nisshinbo Micro Devices has launched a Voltage Tracker for automotive applications including ECU, body equipment and power supply for off-board sensors.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2023

Data centre capex to grow 11% in 2024

Data centre capex is forecast to grow 11% in 2024 as select hyperscale cloud service providers return to an expansion cycle and the spending freeze in the enterprise markets thaws, says Dell’Oro..

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2023