DAC, streamer and amplifier combined

The Starkrimson Streamer Ultra combines a DAC, streamer, and amplifier which perform the same functions that once required a rack full of components.

This article was posted on Aug 23, 2021

U.S. Air Force to launch SpaceWERX technology accelerator

On Thursday August 19 the U.S. Air Force will be running the space technology accelerator programme known as SpaceWERX.

This article was posted on Aug 23, 2021

UK Hydrogen Strategy to be announced today

Today the government is announcing a £105 million Hydrogen Strategy.

This article was posted on Aug 23, 2021

Cadence and Tower release RF SOI process

Cadence and Tower Semiconductor have released a silicon-validated SP4T RF SOI switch reference design flow using the Cadence Virtuoso Design Platform and RF Solution.

This article was posted on Aug 23, 2021

High precision SMD resistors are 0.05% and ±2.5ppm/°C

Vishay created precision resistors with 0.05% tolerance and a temperature coefficient of ±2.5ppm/°C.

This article was posted on Aug 23, 2021

Farnell adds Connective Peripherals adapters and cables to simplify debug

Adapter boards and cables by Connectivity Peripherals to connect computers with equipment with legacy interfaces are available from Farnell.

This article was posted on Aug 23, 2021

Cyberdog is coming for Spot

Spot has a rival. Cyberdog from Xiaomi is a cheaper, faster, meaner-looking canine than Boston Dynamics’ Spot.

This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021

Entanglement for a million qubit computer?

Japanese scientist have discovered durable entangled protons on a silicon surface, “opening doors to an organic union of classical and quantum computing platforms and potentially strengthening quantum technology”, according to home of the research, Nagoya City University.

This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021

Cyber Runway launched by DCMS

Cyber Runway is a programme from the DCMS to support cyber entrepreneurs, startups, SMEs and scaleups.

This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021

Hakko’s latest soldering iron

Hakko’s FX-601 adjustable soldering iron is aimed at all abilities, from professional to beginner, according to its UK importer Electrolube.

This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021

Wireless ‘neurograin’ network connects to brain neurons

Wireless ‘neurograins’, 48 of them, have been used to record rodent neural activity, at Brown University in Rhode Island.

This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021

Seeking insulators that conduct more heat

Better component packaging and power grid performance is the aim of a search for thermally-conductive electrically-insulating materials at the University of Texas at Austin.

This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021

UK Space Agency launches Leo Programme phase II

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has launched a business growth scheme open to budding space entrepreneurs, dubbed the Leo Programme.

This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021

Charge a phone in five minutes

In Q4, Transphorm and Salom, with help from Qualcomm, are to to bring to market a Quick Charge 5 compliant 100 watt GaN power adapter that will charge smartphones from 0 to 50% in five minutes.

This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021

CIS market tops $20bn; to reach $31.5bn in 2026

The CMOS Image Sensor industry grew 7.3% YoY in 2020, reaching $20.7 billion, says Yole Développement, which forecasts the CIS market, to reach $31.5 billion by 2026.

This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021

Gelsinger bangs the drum for governments to invest in chips

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is on a mission to get governments to invest in chip manufacturing, reports the Wall Street Journal,

This article was posted on Aug 20, 2021

Cambridge start-up offers ‘active cancellation’ chips to replace RF filters in mobiles

Forefront RF is a Cambridge-based fabless semiconductor company set-up to make ‘adaptive passive cancellation’ ICs to replace conventional switched SAW and BAW crystal filters “across the increasingly wide range of 3G to 6G mobile telephony frequency bands”, it said.

This article was posted on Aug 19, 2021

Mediatek reveals 5G smartphone chips

MediaTek has announced 6nm processors aimed at 5G mobile phones.

This article was posted on Aug 19, 2021

Smiths Interconnect launches K-band waveguide components for spacecraft

Smiths Interconnect has launched its broad range of K-band waveguide components for satellite communication payloads in GEO/MEO and LEO orbits.

This article was posted on Aug 19, 2021

Lockheed Martin unveils Skunk Works flexible factory

Lockheed Martin has completed construction of an advanced manufacturing facility at its Palmdale, California, campus and headquarters.

This article was posted on Aug 19, 2021

Chromacity raises £1.2m

Chromacity, the Edinburgh ultra-fast laser manufacturer has completed a growth funding round of £1.2 million.

This article was posted on Aug 19, 2021