Nasa opens Phase 2 of $5m Lunar Power Prize Competition

Nasa has opened the Second Phase of its $5 million Lunar Power Prize Competition, which is dubbed Watts On The Moon.

This article was posted on Mar 7, 2022

EW BrightSparks winner wins WorldSkills UK ‘Rising Star’ award

Leonardo Electronics Engineer Anna Hart has won the WorldSkills UK’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion ‘Rising Star’ award.

This article was posted on Mar 7, 2022

Toshiba TVS diode has capacitance of 0.12pF

Toshiba has started shipping a low capacitance TVS diode.

This article was posted on Mar 7, 2022

ADI hooks up with STL for O-RAN

ADI and Systems integrator STL are joining up to co-develop 5G ORAN radio units (O-RU).

This article was posted on Mar 7, 2022

Toshiba CEO resigns

Toshiba’s CEO Satoshi Tsunakawa (pictured) and his deputy Mamieu Hatazawa resigned earlier today amid the furore over plans to re-structure the company.

This article was posted on Mar 7, 2022

Lockheed Martin to prototype next-generation US Marine 5G comms

The US Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Lockheed Martin a $19.3m contract to create a 5G communications network infrastructure testbed for the US Marine Corps.

This article was posted on Mar 2, 2022

Intel sets out its stall

Intel laid down some product targets at its Investor Day.

This article was posted on Mar 2, 2022

Automotive MCUs for SiC charging

STMicroelectronics has announced a microcontroller for electric vehicle on-board chargers, particularly those using silicon carbide power components.

This article was posted on Mar 2, 2022

Satellite Vu trusts SpaceX for thermal imaging satellite launch

The UK satellite company Satellite Vu, which aims to monitor the thermal footprint of any building on the planet, has turned to SpaceX for the launch of what it describes as the world’s highest resolution thermal imaging satellite.

This article was posted on Mar 2, 2022

Rohde & Schwarz and Viavi team up for O-RAN interoperability testing

Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) and Viavi have got together to offer an integrated solution for conformance testing of O-RAN Radio Units (O-RUs).

This article was posted on Mar 2, 2022

Intel open to joining consortium to buy Arm

Gelsinger said that before Nvidia made its bid for Arm there had been industry talk about forming a consortium to buy Arm from Softbank.

This article was posted on Mar 2, 2022

Connector sales hit record high, says ITSA

UK connector sales hit record numbers in 2021, as the sector enjoyed what has been described as “a bumper year,” by John Biggs, Chairman of the Interconnect Technology Suppliers Association (ITSA).

This article was posted on Mar 2, 2022

Isolated gate driver works up to 2.3kV

Infineon has created a family of single-channel isolated gate driver for IGBTs and silicon carbide mosfets with up to 300kV/μs common-mode transient immunity and up to +6 and -8.5 A typical peak current.

This article was posted on Mar 2, 2022

ISSCC 2022: Machine learning processors

It takes a lot of effort to avoid machine learning processors at this year’s IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, as they popped up not only amongst digital processing papers, but also next to memory and analogue papers.

This article was posted on Mar 2, 2022

Space Scotland seeking Space Sustainability and Net Zero Roadmap

Space Scotland is producing a Space Sustainability and Net Zero Roadmap, with the goal of making Scotland’s space progress as green as possible.

This article was posted on Mar 2, 2022

Nasa to invest another $200m to help new technologies to market

Nasa has further boosted its Tipping Point initiative – with additional funding of up to $200 million – to support the development of new technologies for space.

This article was posted on Feb 28, 2022

UK cyber sales worth £10.5bn, says DCMS

The UK’s 1,800 cyber security firms generated a total of £10.1 billion in revenue in the most recent financial year, a 14% increase from the previous financial year, says The DCMS Annual Cyber Sector Report.

This article was posted on Feb 28, 2022

Nvidia and JLR hook up

Jaguar Land Rover has formed a multi-year strategic partnership with Nvidia to jointly develop and deliver next-generation automated driving systems plus AI-enabled services and experiences for its customers.

This article was posted on Feb 28, 2022

EnSilica IC monitors vital signs

EnSilica has today announced the ENS62020, an ultra-low-power healthcare sensor interface IC for monitoring vital signs in wearable healthcare and medical devices.

This article was posted on Feb 28, 2022

TSMC Arizona plant delayed

Construction of TSMC’s plant in Arizona is taking longer than expected.

This article was posted on Feb 28, 2022

Future Horizons wins SI best 2021 forecast award

The global semiconductor market in 2021 was $555.9 billion, according to WSTS data released by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

This article was posted on Feb 28, 2022