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

EW BrightSparks 2022 profile: Lee Millar

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 23, 2022

Europe’s first software-defined satellite enters commercial service

The first European software-defined satellite capable of being completely reprogrammed while in space is now in commercial use.

This article was posted on Aug 23, 2022

EV startup Faraday Future looks to raise $600m

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric, the electric car startup, is aiming to raise $600 million to get its first car into production, reports Reuters.

This article was posted on Aug 23, 2022

EDA market to have CAGR of 13.8% 2020-24

The global EDA software market, market size is estimated to grow from $8.1 billion to $13.6 billion from 2020 to 2024, with a CAGR of 13.8%, according to TrendForce.

This article was posted on Aug 23, 2022

Flash Memory Conference celebrates 35th anniversary of Masuoka’s invention

This year the Flash Memory Conference, held in Santa Clara last week, celebrated the 35th anniversary of the invention of flash by Fujio Masuoka (pictured) now a professor at Tohoku University and CTO of Unisantis Electronics.

This article was posted on Aug 23, 2022

Navitas adds SiC company to its GaN portfolio for electric vehicles, solar power and industrial

Californian GaN power IC maker Navitas Semiconductor has bought Virginia silicon carbide company GeneSiC Semiconductor.

This article was posted on Aug 23, 2022

Wind and wave power platform completes tank testing

Bombora Wave Power has completed indoor water tank testing of a floating energy platform that combines support for a wind turbine with wave energy harvesting.

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 22, 2022

EW BrightSparks 2022 profile: Lee Millar

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 22, 2022

Europe’s first software-defined satellite enters commercial service

The first European software-defined satellite capable of being completely reprogrammed while in space is now in commercial use.

This article was posted on Aug 22, 2022