ATLAS Space Operations wins federated network contract for satellite comms

ATLAS Space Operations, a teleport operator, has won a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to demonstrate a unified federated network including space communications.

This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022

Top ten fabless grow 44% y-o-y in Q1

The top ten fabless chip companies saw Q1-revenues rise 44% y-o-y to $ 39.43 billion, says TrendForce.

This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022

Tech hiring at 10-year high

UK tech job opportunities hit a 10-year high with around 870,000 tech and digital job vacancies between January to May 2022, according to data from the job search engine Adzuna analysed by Tech Nation for the UK’s Digital Economy Council.

This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022

Chip bosses write to Pelosi to speed up Chips Act

The US chip industry is getting increasingly edgy about the hold-up in getting the Chips Act implemented.

This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022

Renesas fabs 22nm STT-MRAM

Renesas has developed a 22nm process for embedded spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random-access memory (STT-MRAM).

This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022

LTE-M module connects to AWS cloud

Connection to Amazon Web Services is the job of u-blox’ SARA-R510AWS module, intended to provide a cloud link for asset tracking, smart farming, sensor monitoring and medical equipment.

This article was posted on Jun 23, 2022

Amphenol RF adds reverse polarity configurations

Amphenol RF has expanded its SMA connector series with additional reverse polarity (RP) configurations.

This article was posted on Jun 22, 2022

Satellite Vu strikes thermal satellite deal with property data business

The UK thermal infrared satellite firm Satellite Vu has struck a deal, with land and property data specialists Landmark Information, to provide climate change data to the UK property market.

This article was posted on Jun 22, 2022

Fab equipment spending to be up 20% this year

Front-end fab equipment spending is expected to increase 20% y-o-y to an all-time high of $109 billion in 2022, marking a third consecutive year of growth following a 42% surge in 2021, reports SEMI.

This article was posted on Jun 22, 2022

Elektra Awards celebrate 20 years: Meet the selection panel

This year, Electronics Weekly’s Elektra Awards celebrate 20 years of recognising excellence, innovation and expertise in the electronics industry.

This article was posted on Jun 22, 2022

Embedded World: NXP MCX MCUs

NXP will be launching a new microcontroller portfolio at Embedded World.

This article was posted on Jun 22, 2022

Transient suppressors accurately protect 24V lines

Vishay has introduced three series of 24V surface-mount transient voltage suppressors (TVS) that offer peak pulse power dissipation equivalent to the 7kW of conventional TVS at 10/1000μs in SMC (DO-214AB) packaging and 10/10,000 μs in DO-218AB, it said.

This article was posted on Jun 22, 2022

Schneider Electric launches sustainability awards

Schneider Electric has launched of the Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact Awards as part of its Partnering for Sustainability Program.

This article was posted on Jun 22, 2022

France signs Nasa’s Artemis Accords for space best practice

France is the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords, Nasa has announced. It’s signing up to an agreed set of principles for operating within the U.S. agency’s lunar exploration plans.

This article was posted on Jun 22, 2022

Passive components market for power converters to reach $11.5bn by 2027, says Yole

The overall passive components market for power converters will reach $11.5 billion by 2027, says Yole Developpement, with the gate driver IC market reaching $2.7 billion.

This article was posted on Jun 22, 2022

onsemi SoCs support PoE and KNXi

Alongside the NCN5140S, onsemi has introduced a complete solution for ethernet-powered connected lighting. Unique to any other device on the market, the NCL31010 integrates an intelligent LED driver and PoE interface into a single package. This provides support for both the lighting and power delivery needs of fully connected and managed lighting systems.

This article was posted on Jun 20, 2022

UK’s first satellite launch to serve CIRCE space weather monitoring mission

Dstl’s miniaturised space weather instrumentation suite will be among the satellites aboard the Virgin Orbit launch from Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay, which is due to happen later this year.

This article was posted on Jun 20, 2022

Toshiba adds to mini-MOSFET gate drivers

Toshiba has added five new MOSFET gate-driver ICs in the TCK42xG series, suitable for a wide range of applications including battery powered, consumer and industrial equipment.

This article was posted on Jun 20, 2022

Trust for the IoT

Infineon has launched OPTIGA Trust M Express to enable hardware based security for IoT devices every step of the way from manufacturing, through cloud provisioning and field deployment.

This article was posted on Jun 20, 2022

SkyWater adds FDSOI SRAM IP

Skywater, the US hi-rel foundry, has added FDSOI SRAM on 90nm to its IP portfolio.

This article was posted on Jun 20, 2022

IEC C20 mains filter inlet snaps in for fast assembly

Schurter has created snap-in filtered IEC C20 mains inlet connectors to speed up assembly.

This article was posted on Jun 20, 2022