ST to build $728m SiC substrate plant in Catania
ST is to build a $728 million SiC substrate manufacturing plant in Catania, Sicily with €292.5 million coning from the Italian government.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2022Wave power test site gets its sub-sea shore link
CorPower Ocean and Maersk have installed the 6.2km sub-sea export cable needed at the HiWave-5 wave-power test site 5.5km off the northern coast of Portugal.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2022US Patent Office looks for public input
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has asked for comments on initiatives directed at bolstering the robustness and reliability of patents to incentivise and protect new and nonobvious innovation while also facilitating the broader dissemination of public knowledge to promote innovation and competition.
This article was posted on Oct 11, 2022DASA funded competition winners get to grips with telexistence technology
The UK government’s DASA (Defence and Security Accelerator) has awarded £1.3 million in funding for four “telexistence” innovations as part of a competition for commercial proposals.
This article was posted on Oct 11, 2022Viewpoint: The pressures on Integrated Circuit designers
“How do Integrated Circuit designers cope with increasing demands while maintaining a good work-life balance?” asks WIMMIC’s Technical Director, Ash Madni.
This article was posted on Oct 11, 2022$99bn spend on fab equipment this year
Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to increase approximately 9% year-over-year (YOY) to a new all-time high of $99 billion in 2022, says SEMI.
This article was posted on Oct 11, 2022EU chip plan would cost €500bn, says NXP CEO
The EU will need ten times more than its budget if it wants to get 20% of the world chip market by 2030, Kurt Sievers, CEO of NXP (pictured), told the Globalfoundries’ Technical Summit in Dresden.
This article was posted on Oct 11, 2022Armour your MPO connector to add military toughness to optical swiftness
Amphenol Socapex has found a way to add military-grade ruggedness and waterproofing to MPO (multi-fibre push-on) optical fibre connections.
This article was posted on Oct 11, 202250W dc-dc converters work across 14 to 160Vdc
TDK has introduced quarter brick isolated 50W dc-dc converters with a 12:1 input range: 14 to 160Vdc
This article was posted on Oct 11, 2022Clear video about thermal voltage errors in relays
Reed relay maker Pickering has produced a video explaining voltage errors due to thermal effects in relays – where they come from, how to measure them, and how to reduce them.
This article was posted on Oct 11, 2022Korea displays its ancient texts, with a little help from Tyne & Wear
A priceless Korean medical encyclopaedia, first published in 1613, is now available for the public to interact with virtually the National Library of Korea
This article was posted on Oct 11, 2022Fluke’s electric vehicle emulator for charger testing
Fluke is simulating an electric vehicle attached to a charging station with its latest tester.
This article was posted on Oct 11, 2022Sierra Space, UC San Diego pledge to develop biotech R&D in microgravity
Sierra Space is looking to further develop biotech and biopharma R&D in microgravity, working with the University of California San Diego.
This article was posted on Oct 10, 2022Advanced packaging to take 50% of the market by 2027
The advanced packaging industry is expected to have a 9.6% CAGR between 2021 and 2027 to $65 billion, says Yole Developpement.
This article was posted on Oct 10, 2022Intel applies for Mobileye IPO
Intel has filed with the US SEC to list its ADAS unit, Mobileye, on the Nasdaq exchange.
This article was posted on Oct 10, 2022Python editor for Micro:bit single board educational computer
Micro:bit Educational Foundation has annonced a Python editor for the BBC micro:bit educational single-board computer, “purpose-built to address the hurdles learners usually face in working with the type of languages used by most developers by creating a more user-friendly and intuitive learning experience”, according to the Foundation.
This article was posted on Oct 10, 2022Dev board for 32bit GigaDevice RISC-V
MikroElektronika has launched a development board for GigaDevice’s GD32VF103VBT6 32bit RISC-V microcontroller in its SiBrain format.
This article was posted on Oct 10, 2022Image sensor shifter uses shape memory alloy
Cambridge Mechatronics (CML) has used shape memory alloy to create an image sensor shifter for five-axis optical image stabilisation in phones.
This article was posted on Oct 10, 2022Vodafone and 3 in merger talks
Vodafone has confirmed that it is in discussions with Hutchison Holdings ‘in relation to a possible combination of Vodafone UK and Three UK’.
This article was posted on Oct 10, 2022UK elected to ITU governing council
The UK has been elected to the governing council of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN agency which coordinates the global allocation of spectrum and oversees the network of orbiting satellites.
This article was posted on Oct 10, 20225V 30MHz dual op-amp has 50µV input offset
STMicroelectronics has added a 30MHz 50µV input offset dual device to its 5V op amp family.
This article was posted on Oct 10, 2022