Leonardo set to boost apprentices, industrial placements by 50%

Leonardo is highlighting that it is increasing its early careers population in the UK by 50% over the coming year.

This article was posted on Sep 16, 2022

Scintil Photonics raises €19m

Scintil Photonics, a supplier silicon photonics ICs with monolithically integrated lasers and optical amplifiers has completed a second investment round taking its total funding to €19m.

This article was posted on Sep 16, 2022

MEMS growing at 9% CAGR, says Yole

The MEMS industry is expected to exceed the $22 billion mark five years from now, growing annually at about 9% between 2021 and 2027, says Yole Developpement

This article was posted on Sep 16, 2022

TSMC becomes No.1 Chip Company

The memory market collapse has propelled TSMC to No.1 in the 3Q22 ranking, says IC insights.

This article was posted on Sep 16, 2022

Princeps signs Hammond

Princeps, the specialist distributor of obsolete and difficult-to-source electronic, electrical and e-mech components, has signed an distribution agreement with Hammond Manufacturing.

This article was posted on Sep 16, 2022

NEC and Mavenir deploy O-RAN in France

NEC and Mavenir have deployed massive MIMO (mMIMO) on Orange’s 5G standalone (SA) experimental network.

This article was posted on Sep 16, 2022

Top Ten Fabless Grow 32%

Q2 revenue of the top ten fabless companies was up 32% y-o-y at $39.56 billion, reports TrendForce.

This article was posted on Sep 16, 2022

IC lead times down by a day

IC lead times fell by one day in August to 26.8 weeks, says Susquehanna Financial Group.

This article was posted on Sep 16, 2022

Q2 chip manufacturing equipment sales up 7%

Semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings rose 7% q-o-q of 2022 and 6% y-o-y to $26.43 billion, says SEMI.

This article was posted on Sep 16, 2022

Nasa continues repairs to Artemis 1 ahead of rescheduled launch

Nasa says repair work is continuing on the Artemis 1 uncrewed test flight to the moon, with mission control teams preparing for the next launch attempt.

This article was posted on Sep 16, 2022

WiFi 6E and WiFi 7 co-existence filters

Johanson Technology had announced surface-mount filters to help Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 co-exist.

This article was posted on Sep 15, 2022

Ribbon cables and connectors for space

French connector company Nicomatic has revealed flat flexible cables for space use.

This article was posted on Sep 15, 2022

7GHz differential probe matches Rigol’s top-end scope

Rigol has created a 7GHz differential probe to go with the 5GHz DS70000 oscilloscopes that it announced at the begionning of the year.

This article was posted on Sep 15, 2022

IONETIC launches battery pack design platform

IONETIC, the UK EV battery pack start-up specialist, has launched an EV battery pack design platform, which can cut the development cost and time for automotive manufacturers bringing a new electric vehicle to market.

This article was posted on Sep 15, 2022

Vodafone and Topcon to offer centimetre precision positioning

Vodafone GNSS Corrections also supports Vodafone’s efforts to improve V2X location accuracy, especially when sharing trusted data to help prevent unnecessary accidents and fatalities on Europe’s roads.

This article was posted on Sep 15, 2022

Aramco backs satellite IOT operator raising €13 million Series A

OQ Technology, a 5G-based satellite IOT operator, has closed a €13 million Series A funding round, which was led by Wa’ed Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Saudi oil and gas company Aramco.

This article was posted on Sep 15, 2022

Laser connector system for CPO data centres

For hyperscale data centres, preparing for ‘co-packaged optics’ (CPO) Molex has announced a pluggable module for external laser sources, with a cage and blind-mating hybrid optical-electrical connector.

This article was posted on Sep 15, 2022

Morse Micro raises $140m Series B

Morse Micro from Sydney, Australia, a HaLow Wifi specialist, today announced $140 million in Series B funding.

This article was posted on Sep 15, 2022

Nexeon gets £2m development award

Nexeon, the Oxfordshire developer of battery materials, had been awarded almost £2m from the Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF).

This article was posted on Sep 15, 2022

Orolia ruggedises mini rubidium atomic clock

Orolia has introduced a ruggedised version of its mRO-50 miniature (51 x 51 x 20mm) rubidium atomic clock.

This article was posted on Sep 15, 2022

Elektra 2022 University Research award launches – Cast your vote!

The University Research category for the Elektra Awards 2022 is launching, sponsored by Panasonic – with the awards in their twentieth year – and we are looking to readers to express their choice and help determine the winner.

This article was posted on Sep 14, 2022