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

SOT-MRAM could replace last-level cache

Imec’s extremely scaled spin-orbit transfer MRAM (SOT-MRAM) devices have achieved record performances of a switching energy below 100 femto-Joule per bit and endurance of more than 10 to the power of 15.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2023

Easy EV charging from NXP

NXP’s cloud-connected EasyEVSE EV charging station development platform provides hardware configuration instructions and example software to quickly set up a secure connection between a simulated electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) and a cloud-based application.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2023

Predictions for 2024 – 3GPP and Ambient IoT

The next edition of the 3GPP 5G Advanced standard (Release 19) is expected to bring ambient IoT within 6G to increase connectivity from billions of devices to trillions.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2023

PEI-Genesis expands RF focus

PEI-Genesis, the custom connector specialist, is expanding its harsh environment products to include RF/Microwave interconnect, has added to its distribution agreements and set up an RF Solutions Group.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2023

Ireland set to launch first satellite EIRSAT-1

Ireland is set to launch its first spacecraft, the Educational Irish Research Satellite-1 (EIRSAT-1).

This article was posted on Nov 29, 2023

Q3 RAN revenues decline

RAN revenues witnessed a second consecutive quarter of steep declines in 3Q 2023, primarily driven by reduced RAN investments in North America, according to Dell’Oro, following the 40-50% increase between 2017 and 2021,

This article was posted on Nov 29, 2023

MicroLED commercialisation will take 2-3 years, says Yole

MicroLED’s commercialisation has faced delays, and significant production volumes are not expected for 2-3 years with broader adoption in 5-10 years, says Yole Developpement.

This article was posted on Nov 29, 2023

Rapidus and Tenstorrent hook up

Rapidus, which is setting up a 2nm foundry in Japan, is to develop AI edge semiconductor IP with Tenstorrent of Toronto.

This article was posted on Nov 29, 2023

SM&E 2024: High-spec plastic components from the UK

Broanmain Plastics will be showing recent prototype-to-production projects at the Southern Manufacturing & Electronics exhibition in February.

This article was posted on Nov 29, 2023

16x GaN power boost with diamond heat extraction

DARPA has awarded Raytheon a $15m four-year contract to increase the power density of GaN power devices in military radar.

This article was posted on Nov 29, 2023

60Vdc current-voltage-power monitor IC has ±3µV offset

STMicroelectronics has introduced a precision digital current, voltage and power monitor with a an I3C bus interface.

This article was posted on Nov 29, 2023