ST adds to GaN power portfolio

ST has launched a family of GaN power semiconductors in the STPOWER portfolio.

This article was posted on Dec 30, 2021

AFRL selects academic winners for Space University Research Initiative

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has announced the winners of its Space University Research Initiative (SURI) funding programme.

This article was posted on Dec 30, 2021

TSMC introduces N4X process for HPC

TSMC has introduced its N4X technology – a 5nm process for HPC chips.

This article was posted on Dec 30, 2021

Space Forge raises £7.7m

Space Forge of Cardiff, the returnable satellite startup, has raised £7.7 million in a funding round which was 4x oversubscribed.

This article was posted on Dec 30, 2021

17 IC companies have $10bn+ revenues

17 semiconductor companies are forecast to have sales of $10 billion or more this year, says IC Insights.

This article was posted on Dec 30, 2021

Europrocessor gets another €17.5m

€15 million in equity investments from the European Commission EIC Accelerator program.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2021

eFPGA soft IP provides options for SoC and ASIC designs

At DAC, French embedded FPGA (eFPGA) supplier, Menta, introduced what it claims is the first eFPGA soft IP.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2021

Embedded World 2022 is postponed until June

Next year’s Embedded World will take place four months later than usual, as uncertainty due to the Covid-19 pandemic continues. Organiser, NürnbergMesse announced that the show will take place in Nuremberg from 21-23 June instead of its usual February timeslot.Benedikt Weyerer, the exhibition and conference’s executive director, said: “By deciding at an early stage to defer embedded world 2022 until summer, we are meeting the wishes of many exhibitors and enabling them to plan with confidence”.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2021

Mouser adds Siretta’s IoT portfolio with worldwide deal

IoT mobile broadband technologies from Siretta are now available from Mouser Electronics, following a worldwide distribution deal.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2021

Scalable LXI module provides flexibility up to 300×4 connections

Pickering Interfaces of Clacton-on-Sea has launched the 65-218 50×4, 1-pole LXI matrix plug-in module.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2021

Renesas shipping low jitter 400/800Gps timing devices

Renesas is shipping multi-channel timing devices for 400/800Gbps optical transport and wireline network applications with phase jitter as low as 88fs-rms.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2021

LG produces portable, chargeable, wireless TV

LG has come up with a wireless, portable, battery-powered TV called StanbyME with a jolly video to promote it. Here is is:

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2021

Satellite Vu turns to SSTL to become the thermometer of the world

The UK’s Satellite Vu has chosen Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) to build its first satellite to provide high-resolution thermal imagery, which will enable carbon emission monitoring.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2021

Top ten fabless grow 45% y-o-y in Q3

Q3 revenues of the top ten fabless companies grew 45% y-o-y to reach $33.7 billion, says TrendForce.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2021

2021 tech VC funding doubles y-o-y

In 2021 UK tech companies raised more than twice the capital they raised in 2020, says Dealroom.

This article was posted on Dec 29, 2021

NASA funds three approaches to a commercial LEO space station

When it comes to developing a next-generation commercial space station for Low Earth Orbit, NASA has chosen three separate concepts for investment.

This article was posted on Dec 14, 2021

October IC sales up 24% heading for $553bn 2021 market

October semiconductor revenues were up 24% y-o-y at $48.8 billion compared with $39.4 billion in October 2020 and up 1.1% on September’s $48.3 billion says the SIA.

This article was posted on Dec 14, 2021

Q3 foundry revenue up 11.8%

Q3 foundry revenue rose by 11.8% QoQ to $27.28 billion, says TrendForce, after nine consecutive quarters of revenue growth.

This article was posted on Dec 14, 2021

EU stops the clock on Nvidia-Arm investigation

The EU has stopped the clock on its in-depth investigation into the Nvidia-Arm takeover.

This article was posted on Dec 14, 2021

Intel to spin-off Mobileye

Intel says it will take Mobileye public in the USA in mid-2022 via an issue of new Mobileye stock. Estimates suggest Mobileye could be worth $50 billion.

This article was posted on Dec 14, 2021

WD-40 electrical products get a new look

WD-40 has redesigned the cans of its specialist electrical spray products to look more like traditional multi-use WD-40.

This article was posted on Dec 14, 2021