Spectrolab’s solar cells to power NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
Spectrolab has been selected to provide approximately 4,000 XTJ Prime solar cells for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
This article was posted on Apr 18, 2022February chip sales up 32.4%
February chip sales of $52.5 billion were up 3.4% on January’s $50.7 billion and up 32.4% on the $39.6 billion of February 2021, reports the SIA.
This article was posted on Apr 18, 2022Top-Heavy Capacity
At the end of 2021, 57% of the industry’s total monthly wafer capacity was owned by the top five companies, according to Knometa Research’s Global Wafer Capacity 2022 report.
This article was posted on Apr 18, 202232 x 8 PXI matrix switch arrays for RF testing up to 300MHz
Pickering Interfaces has introduced 32 x 8 PXI RF matrix modules that fit into two chassis slots and offer a usable bandwidth up to 300MHz.
This article was posted on Apr 14, 2022RF GaN amplifiers span Q, V and E-bands
Altum RF has announced three GaAs pHEMT MMIC amplifiers for Q, V, and E-bands, using Win Semiconductors’ PP10-20 GaAs technology which is intended for use up to 170GHz and, compared with its earlier PP10-10 platform, “allows for a substantial increase in gain, with the same operating voltage for power applications”, according to Altum.
This article was posted on Apr 14, 2022Avnet Silica to sell Octavo Systems’ system-in-packages
Avnet Silica has signed a worldwide exclusive deal with Octavo Systems to handle Octavo’s Xilinx-based OSDZU3 module family.
This article was posted on Apr 14, 2022Lockheed Martin goes open-source for satellite on-orbit docking
Aimed at satellite manufacturers, Lockheed Martin has released an open-source interface standard to support on-orbit docking.
This article was posted on Apr 14, 2022BrainChip and SiFive hook up for edge AI
BrainChip’s Akida is a neural networking processor architecture that brings AI to the edge.
This article was posted on Apr 14, 2022Chinese companies losing market share – now down to 4%
Chinese IC companies have only 4% world market share – down from 5% in 2020, says IC Insights, while US companies hold 54% world market share which is down 1% on the 55% share US companies held in 2020.
This article was posted on Apr 14, 2022Sponsored Content: Report Highlights Demand for Industry-led IoT Security Guidelines
Securing Our Connected Future is More Important Than Ever.
This article was posted on Apr 14, 2022Vicor expands production at its Massachusetts home
Vicor has shown commitment to US manufacturing, building its new $75m power supply module manufacturing plant at its home in Andover Massachusetts, where it has been making all of its products for 40 years.
This article was posted on Apr 14, 2022Robotic finger tip makes human-like ‘nerve’ signals
Researches at the University of Bristol have created an artificial fingertip that produces signals that appear to mimic human touch nerve signal.
This article was posted on Apr 14, 2022SPARK Microsystems gets CDN$7.1m funding
SPARK Microsystems, the Montreal UWB specialist, has received CDN$7.1 million (US$5.6 million) in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC).
This article was posted on Apr 12, 2022JAC buys Tsinghua Unigroup
JAC Capital, a state-backed Chinese fund for investing in the semiconductor industry, has completed its takeover of Tsinghua Unigroup which owns Yangtze Memory.
This article was posted on Apr 12, 2022Sponsored Content: Integrated power system manages battery, load and back-up
The CBI series of DC-UPS helps power system designers meet tight power budgets by intelligently managing the available power between the load and the battery, explains John Stone, Sales Director, Relec Electronics.
This article was posted on Apr 12, 2022Coin-like Bluetooth beacon includes accelerometer and user reconfiguration
EM Microelectronics has introduced a low-power Bluetooth V5.0 low energy proximity beacon and accelerometer little bigger than the CR2032 coin cell that powers it.
This article was posted on Apr 12, 2022Green laser diode for human-visible dot projection
Osram has introduced a green laser diode as a replacement for red lasers in human-visible applications such as levelling, scanning and dot projection.
This article was posted on Apr 12, 2022WR112 X-band waveguide components
Smiths Interconnect has introduced a family of WR112 X-band waveguide components for satellite communications, commercial data links and deep space missions.
This article was posted on Apr 12, 2022BAE’s phased-array iMOTR radar passes object tracking tests
BAE Systems says it has successfully completed prototype tests of its Multiple Object Tracking Radar (iMOTR).
This article was posted on Apr 12, 2022Yanmar buys Eleo
Yanmar Holdings of Osaka has acquired a majority share in ELEO Technologies, the Dutch battery specialist.
This article was posted on Apr 12, 2022Spain to invest €11bn in semiconductors
Spain is to spend €11 billion on semiconductors, says prime minister Pedro Sanchez (pictured).
This article was posted on Apr 12, 2022