TSMC plans 2022 capex of $44bn

TSMC has set a 2022 capex budget of $40-44 billion as it expects Q1 sales of $16.6 billion to $17.2 billion and growth for the year of 15-20%.

This article was posted on Jan 21, 2022

Gold and platinum particle-free inks for conductor deposition

Electroninks has added gold and platinum particle-free conductive inks to its silver and copper inks.

This article was posted on Jan 21, 2022

Toshiba sampling Ethernet bridge IC

Toshiba is sampling an Ethernet bridge IC – the TC9563XBG – for use in automotive zonal-architecture, infotainment, telematics or gateways as well as industrial equipment.

This article was posted on Jan 21, 2022

Astroscale signs up for Gas Stations in Space

Astroscale U.S. has joined in partnership with Orbit Fab – the “Gas Stations in Space” refueling service provider – to provide on-orbit refueling services to Astroscales’s spacecraft.

This article was posted on Jan 21, 2022

Infineon MCUs for automotive include functional safety AI

First samples of Infineon’s 28nm Aurix TC4x family of automotive MCUs are available.

This article was posted on Jan 19, 2022

Sondrel looking for Systems Architects

Sondrel, the ASIC design house, is looking to hire more Systems Architects.

This article was posted on Jan 19, 2022

‘Smallest’ sine-cosine 3D Hall position sensor

Allegro is claiming a record for its latest Hall-effect position sensor IC, describing it as “the smallest sine/cosine 3D sensor currently available in the market”.

This article was posted on Jan 19, 2022

Tektronix upgrades 5 Series mixed-signal oscilloscopes

Tektronix has announced Version B of its 5 Series mixed-signal oscilloscopes.

This article was posted on Jan 19, 2022

Siemens extends mechanical prediction capabilities

Siemens Digital has extended its mechanical performance prediction capabilities with Simcenter 3D 2022.1

This article was posted on Jan 19, 2022

EMA merges with FlowCAD

EMA Design Automation, the US EDA specialist, has merged with FlowCAD,.

This article was posted on Jan 19, 2022

Hawkeye 360 wins $15.5m AFRL contract for space-based RF analytics

HawkEye 360, the space-based RF data specialists, has been awarded a three year, $15.5 million Experimental Purpose Agreement (EPA) contract with the United States Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate.

This article was posted on Jan 19, 2022

Semtech Lora upgrade expands capacity

Semtech has released a software upgrade for LoRa ICs that increases network capacity, robustness to interference and enables a low power and reliable direct data links from sensors to satellites.

This article was posted on Jan 19, 2022

Fully-printed OLED display

To prove it can be done, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has 3D printed everything in a flexible OLED display, except for the plastic sheet it was printed on.

This article was posted on Jan 18, 2022

Lemo signs Lane

Lane Electronics, the franchised distributor for many connector manufacturers, has been appointed a franchised distributor for LEMO, the precision connector specialist.

This article was posted on Jan 18, 2022

Offshore Electronics commits to sustainable PCB sourcing

Guernsey-based CEM Offshore Electronics has committed to sustainable PCB sourcing and manufacturing through its exclusive supplier agreement with NCAB Group.

This article was posted on Jan 18, 2022

Digi-Key integrates CalcuQuote for 30-day pricing

Digi-Key Electronics has partnered with CalcuQuote to integrate the company’s technology with the distributor’s own Quote API.

This article was posted on Jan 18, 2022

TSMC December revenues up 32.4%

TSMC had December revenues up 32.4% y-o-y and up 4.8% from November at NT$155 billion (US$$5.6 billion).

This article was posted on Jan 18, 2022

Solderable 45x45mm i.MX 8M Plus OSM LGA module

iWave Systems has launched a solderable i.MX 8M Plus OSM (Open standard module)

This article was posted on Jan 18, 2022

Arduino adds an IoT interface board to its MKR 1010 SBC

MKR IoT Carrier is an IoT interface and peripheral board for Arduino’s MKR WiFi 1010 single-board computer.

This article was posted on Jan 18, 2022

60W power supplies work over 90-305Vac

XP Power is aiming at IT, industrial electronics and robotics with 60W ac-dc power supplies that can operate from 90-305Vac.

This article was posted on Jan 18, 2022

Farnell IoT survey

Product designers and system engineers are invited to participate in Farnell’s global IoT survey until 18 March 2022 and can enter a competition for the chance to win an iPad Pro and Amazon gift cards.

This article was posted on Jan 18, 2022