Blaize raises $71m Series D

Blaize, the AI processor specialist, has raised a $71m Series D funding round.

This article was posted on Aug 3, 2021

PsiQuantum raises $450m Series D to build million qubit quantum computer

PsiQuantum has raised $450 million in Series D funding to build a quantum computer with one million qubits – the level at which quantum computers become commercially viable.

This article was posted on Aug 3, 2021

Test paper for disaggregated O-RAN components

SCF’s comprehensive suite of 5G FAPI/nFAPI specifications stimulate innovation and competition across the small cell ecosystem by supporting multi-vendor interoperability within products and between different products of small cell networks, architected within the 3GPP defined disaggregated functional split framework.

This article was posted on Aug 3, 2021

£1.5m for UK silicon anode li-ion project

Innovate UK has approved funding for the £1.5m ‘Silicon anode battery for rapid electrification’ (Sabre) project, intended to improve energy density in electric vehicle grade lithium ion batteries.

This article was posted on Aug 3, 2021

Made-up BNC cables from Amphenol

Amphenol RF is aiming at test, measurement and industrial applications with a line of BNC cable assemblies using low-loss Times LMR‐UF cable.

This article was posted on Aug 3, 2021

2MW Orkney tidal turbine hooks into the grid

Orbital Marine Power’s O2 has begun feeding power into the national grid from the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney.

This article was posted on Aug 3, 2021

AI looks for trouble at the Nuerburgring motor racing circuit

Fujitsu is developing artificial intelligence based safety cameras at the German Nuerburgring motor racing circuit.

This article was posted on Aug 2, 2021

ST aims for 50% renewable power at Moroccan back-end plant

STMicroelectronics will procure 50% of the energy for its Bouskoura site in Morocco from renewable sources by 2022, compared to 1% in 2020.

This article was posted on Aug 2, 2021

SIP market to top $19bn in 2026

The SiP market is expected to increase from $14 billion in 2020 to $19 billion+ in 2026, according to Yole Developpement.

This article was posted on Aug 2, 2021

Bulgin introduces online cable assembly configuration

Bulgin has introduced an intuitive online configurator. By using the Custom Cable Assembly Builder, it is possible to outline the fundamental design of a custom assembly and derive an initial visualization, prior to moving towards the sampling phase.

This article was posted on Aug 2, 2021

Japanese Space Agency plans for Avatars in space

JAXA, the Japanese Space Agency, will be working on “Space Avatar” technology with avatarin and The University of Tokyo, it has announced.

This article was posted on Aug 2, 2021

Intel sets out roadmap to ‘unquestioned’ industry process leadership by 2025

Intel has set out its roadmap for reaching process parity with industry leaders by 2024 and process leadership in 2025. It has also announced that Qualcomm has committed a ‘major mobile platform’ to Intel’s 2024 process.

This article was posted on Aug 2, 2021

Automotive RTOS gets power-fail data security

Tuxera and eSol have teamed up to integrate the former’s Reliance file system to the latter’s eMCOS real-time operating system (RTOS) for safety-critical automotive use.

This article was posted on Aug 2, 2021

SpiNNaker2 tapes out

Technische Universität Dresden, Manchester University, Racyics GmbH, and GlobalFoundries have taped out the SpiNNaker2 AI processor.

This article was posted on Aug 2, 2021

Microchip’s 1,700V SiC mosfets

Microchip has added 1,700V mosfets to its silicon carbide portfolio, as die, discretes and in modules.

This article was posted on Aug 2, 2021

ST’s first 200mm in-house SIC wafers

STMicroelectronics has manufactured its first 200mm silicon-carbide bulk wafers at its Norrköping Sweden facility.

This article was posted on Aug 2, 2021

Start-up curves the face of CMOS image sensors

Paris start-up Silina has developed a way to curve hundreds of imaging sensors at the same time, simplifying associated external optics, it said.

This article was posted on Jul 30, 2021

Brushed servo motors and mini-control boards from EMS

Berkshire-based Electro Mechanical Systems (EMS) has samples of Nidec Servo’s DMN range brushed electric motors.

This article was posted on Jul 30, 2021

UK made: Sacrificial anodes for wind farms

South Tyneside sacrificial anode manufacture Metec UK has signed contracts worth over £6.5m, to supply Dogger Bank Wind Farm phases A and B, and an off-shore substation in France.

This article was posted on Jul 30, 2021

Winbond OctalNAND and Synopsys SSI IP interoperable

Winbond has announced the interoperability of Synopsys’ DesignWare Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI) IP and Winbond’s OctalNAND Flash Memory.

This article was posted on Jul 30, 2021

Melexis OLED controller drives point and area lighting

Melexis has developed an intelligent OLED controller that integrates all of the active components needed to realize combined point (LED) and area (OLED) lighting applications inside and outside the vehicle.

This article was posted on Jul 30, 2021