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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2022

Samsung heir pardoned

The heir to Samsung, vice chairman Jay Y Lee (pictured), has been pardoned for trying to bribe a South Korea president.-

This article was posted on Aug 19, 2022

SMIC Q2 profit down 25%

SMIC’s Q2 profit of $514 million was down 25% y-o-y thanks to a slow-down at its fabs due to Covid.

This article was posted on Aug 19, 2022

2.5A industrial photo-coupler gate driver has 250ns maximum delay

Toshiba has released a ±2.5A output IGBT gate driving photo-coupler with and isolated fault feedback, that can also drive mosfet gates.

This article was posted on Aug 19, 2022

Miniature connectors mate with Glenair Mighty Mouse and Amphenol 2M

TopFlite ‘M&M Connector’ series provides “100% intermateability with existing micro-miniature connectors in the market, including Glenair Mighty Mouse and Amphenol 2M”, according to the Florida company, and “offer performance and durability comparable with MIL-DTL D38999 connectors in a miniature package”.

This article was posted on Aug 19, 2022

Tiny board to board connector carries 5A plus signals

Hirose has developed a low-profile flexi to PBC connector that can handle 5A power connections and 300mA signals.

This article was posted on Aug 19, 2022

Photovoltaic optocoupler for space satellite applications

The CHD320’s minimum open voltage (VOC) of 10V, double that of a standard 5-volt device, means only one CHD320 is required to drive the gate of a high voltage power MOSFET.

This article was posted on Aug 19, 2022

EW BrightSparks 2022 profile: Callum Middleton

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 19, 2022

Corner placement antenna for GNSS designs

Antenova, the Hatfield manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the IoT, is adding to its range of miniature SMD antennas and modules for GNSS applications.

This article was posted on Aug 19, 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 19, 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 19, 2022

USA can make a tenth of the world’s memory chips, says Micron

Micron intends to invest $40 billion in manufacturing expansion in the US over the next eight years, thanks to its anticipated access to Chips Act money.

This article was posted on Aug 18, 2022

Tudor Brown resigns from SMIC

Tudor Brown (pictured), one of the founding team at Arm, has resigned from the board at SMIC, the Chinese foundry.

This article was posted on Aug 18, 2022

DFRobot shrinks x86 SBC for LattePanda 3 Delta

Farnell now stocks the LattePanda 3 Delta, claimed to be the smallest X86 single board computer (SBC) available today. It measures 125mm x 78mm x 16mm.

This article was posted on Aug 18, 2022

Advantech shifts products to Gen 12 Intel Cores

Advantech has announced Gen 12 Intel Core processor upgrades to its industrial motherboards, single board computers and industrial PCs.

This article was posted on Aug 18, 2022