Samsung Q4 profit up 50%

Samsung had Q4 profits up 50% at $11.5 billion. Revenue was up 23% to $63.2 billion.

This article was posted on Jan 17, 2022

Qorvo WiFi covers 5.1-7GHz bands.

Qorvo has introduced a wideband Wi-Fi front-end module (FEM) covering the 5.1 GHz to 7.1 GHz bands for customer premises equipment (CPE).

This article was posted on Jan 17, 2022

CEVA launches NeuPro-M architecture

CEVA has launched NeuPro-M, its latest architecture for AI/ML inference workloads.

This article was posted on Jan 17, 2022

Infineon upgrades OptiMOS

Infineon is shipping a new generation of OptiMOS Source-Down (SD) power MOSFETs.

This article was posted on Jan 17, 2022

Prestwick Spaceport plans for position in European space race

A planning application notice for Prestwick Spaceport has been filed, flagging the spaceport’s progress among the UK’s seven spaceports that are jockeying to achieve the first satellite launch from UK (or European) soil.

This article was posted on Jan 17, 2022

More-on: Infineon’s source-down mosfet package

Infineon announced source-down packaged power mosfets earlier today in which it flipped the die to improve transistor performance.

This article was posted on Jan 17, 2022

Schneider launches PrismaSeT LV switchboard

Schneider Electric has launched the PrismaSeT LV switchboard for its EcoStruxure Power architecture.

This article was posted on Jan 17, 2022

TT Electronics buys Ferranti P&C

TT Electronics has acquired the Ferranti Power and Control business (Ferranti P&C) from Elbit Systems for £9 million.

This article was posted on Jan 17, 2022

Infineon sampling smart home BLE IC

Infineon is sampling the AIROC CYW20829 Bluetooth LE SoC – a Bluetooth 5.3 core spec-compliant device for IoT, smart home and industrial applications.

This article was posted on Jan 13, 2022

Digi-Key adds 500 suppliers and 125,000 SKUs in 2021

Digi-Key Electronics is highlighting how it expanded its portfolio in 2021 by adding more than 500 new suppliers across its core business, along with adding more than 125,000 new SKUs in 2021.

This article was posted on Jan 13, 2022

Server shipments to grow 4-5% this year

Server shipments will grow 4-5% this year, says TrendForce, with North American data centres growing at approximately 13-14%.

This article was posted on Jan 13, 2022

CES: NXP claims first tri-radio

NXP claims the industry’s first monolithic tri-radio family which support Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 and 802.15.4, and enables simultaneous transmit and receive for higher performance in smart solutions

This article was posted on Jan 13, 2022

Quad opto-relays in 2 x 6mm

Toshiba has launched three quad Form-A voltage driven photorelays, claiming one of them with one of the smallest mounting areas in the industry.

This article was posted on Jan 13, 2022

Industrial 10.4inch display is bright with a wide viewing angle

Review Display Systems (RDS) is stocking a 10.4inch TFT P-series display module from industrial display manufacturer Tianma.

This article was posted on Jan 13, 2022

CES: SigFox teams-up to provide solar-powered long-range IoT

IoT communication service provider Sigfox is to create energy harvesting modules with chip maker Nowi and Brazilian design house HT Micron.

This article was posted on Jan 13, 2022

Government budgets for space exploration and militarisation hit record levels

Government space budgets – driven by demands for space exploration and militarisation – hit records levels of investment, totalling $92 billion.

This article was posted on Jan 13, 2022

IEE Technology and Circuits Symposia call for papers

The 2022 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology & Circuits, now its 42nd year, has announced a “Call for Papers” with submissions around the theme: “Technology & Circuits for the Critical Infrastructure of the Future.”

This article was posted on Jan 13, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is tensioned and secured

The James Webb Space Telescope team has reported fully deploying the spacecraft’s 70-foot sunshield. NASA describes this as a key milestone in preparing it for science operations.

This article was posted on Jan 12, 2022

CES: NXP adds to auto radar processors

NXP put its 16nm imaging radar processor, the NXP S32R45, into mass production, with initial customer ramp-up starting in the first half 2022.

This article was posted on Jan 12, 2022

CES: Movandi and Doosan hook up on 5G mmWave

Movandi, the 5G mmWave RF specialist, and South Korea’s Doosan Group, have hooked up to design and manufacture smart repeater modules based on Movandi’s BeamXR technology.

This article was posted on Jan 12, 2022

CES: Intel launches Alder Lake edge processors

Intel has launched 12th Gen Intel Core processors (code-named Alder Lake S-series and H-Series) for the edge with a hybrid architecture that combines Performance-cores and Efficient-cores with Intel Thread Director.

This article was posted on Jan 12, 2022