Qorvo adds MMIC Ku-K band amplifier

Qorvo’s QPA1724 is a packaged high power MMIC amplifier, Ku-K band, fabricated on Qorvo’s production 0.15 um GaN on SiC process (QGaN15). QPA1724 is targeted for 17.3 – 21.2 GHz Satcom band. It provides 20 W of saturated output power with 16 dB of large signal gain while achieving 27% power-added efficiency

This article was posted on Sep 13, 2022

Euroconsult forecasts Ground Segment market in billions of dollars

Euroconsult, which specialises in the space sector, has released its latest Ground Segment Market Prospects report, outlining the value of the ground segment ecosystem.

This article was posted on Sep 13, 2022

Q2 GPU units down 14.9% q-o-q

PC CPU shipments decreased by -34% y-oy.

This article was posted on Sep 13, 2022

Upbeat forecast from Broadcom

Broadcom has defied the trend and given an upbeat forecast for the current quarter with CEO Hock Tan (pictured) conceding it was “somewhat surreal.”

This article was posted on Sep 13, 2022

HawkEye 360 eyes tactical RF information for U.S. Army

HawkEye 360 has announced a two-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC).

This article was posted on Sep 13, 2022

GaN HEMT ICs protect handsets from temperature rises while charging

Innoscience, the GaN-on-Si power IC specialist, has announced the Bi-GaN series of bi-directional GaN HEMT devices that are small and facilitate fast charging without dangerous rises in temperature.

This article was posted on Sep 13, 2022

Kioxia adds eMMC memories

Kioxia has begun sampling 64 and 128GB eMMC NAND for consumer applications which integrate the memory and a controller in one package.

This article was posted on Sep 13, 2022

Diamonds from plastic bottles

Researchers at California’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have created nanodiamonds from the same material as is used to make plastic bottles

This article was posted on Sep 13, 2022

100MHz four channel scope has preset automotive tests

Micsig’s SATO1004 is a four-channel automotive oscilloscope with a comprehensive list of pre-set vehicle related tests.

This article was posted on Aug 24, 2022

Consumer AR market tripled 2020-21 led by Nreal

The AR device market has so far been dominated by enterprise devices, says Strategy Analytics, has yet to reach the mainstream consumer market.

This article was posted on Aug 24, 2022

EW BrightSparks 2022 profile: Dr Ejay Nsugbe

Now in its fifth year of awards, EW BrightSparks sees Electronics Weekly partner with RS Grass Roots to highlight the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today.

This article was posted on Aug 24, 2022

Google rolls out Android 13

Google has begun rolling out Android 13, the newest version of the mobile OS, to its own Pixel devices. It will be available for devices from the likes of Samsung, Motorola, Nokia, OnePlus, Sony and Xiaomi “later this year”.

This article was posted on Aug 24, 2022

Tesla share slips

Q2 sales of NEVs (including battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and fuel cell vehicles) reached 2.192 million units, 53.5% y-o-y, according to TrendForce.

This article was posted on Aug 24, 2022

Surrey University hooks up with Viavi on 6G

Viavi Solutions is supporting 6G academic and industry research worldwide through its new 6G Forward program.

This article was posted on Aug 24, 2022

Industrial flash switches to single-level for increased reliability

Kioxia is sampling new industrial-grade flash memory devices.

This article was posted on Aug 24, 2022

Pliops closes $100m Series D

Pliops, the five year-old provider of data processors for cloud and enterprise data centres, has closed a $100 million Series D funding round, bringing total investment in the company to more than $200 million since its founding in 2017.

This article was posted on Aug 24, 2022

Philips CEO to leave after product recall

Frans van Houten (pictured), CEO of Philips, is to step down in October following a product recall which has halved Philips’ share price.

This article was posted on Aug 24, 2022

Hinged antenna covers global 5G and 4G from 600MHz to 6GHz

Apex TG.66 from Taoglas is a hinged monopole antenna designed to cover all global 5G and 4G frequencies between 600MHz and 6GHz.

This article was posted on Aug 24, 2022

OneWeb, Intelsat partner for LEO and GEO inflight connectivity

OneWeb and Intelsat, the satellite comms companies, have agreed a global distribution partnership to offer airlines multi-orbit inflight connectivity.

This article was posted on Aug 23, 2022

RS said to be facing takeover bid

RS may be about to get a £15 per share takeover bid, reports the Times. The identity of the supposed bidder is not disclosed.

This article was posted on Aug 23, 2022

Piezoelectric transistors for force sensing?

National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan is experimenting with piezoelectric gated thin-film transistors.

This article was posted on Aug 23, 2022