OneWeb names Innovation Challenge 2021 winners

OneWeb, the UK government-owned low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company – has announced the winning entries in its open Innovation Challenge 2021.

This article was posted on Jul 19, 2021

Woz joins right-to-repair lobby

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (pictured) is supporting the right-to-repair movement to which the biggest opponent is Apple.

This article was posted on Jul 16, 2021

Texas project for 6G

A 6G research centre at the University Of Texas has been set up, backed by AT&T, Nvidia, Samsung America, Qualcomm and InterDigital.

This article was posted on Jul 16, 2021

A*Star stacks four wafers

Scientists from the Institute of Microelectronics (IME) at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have developed technology that can stack up to four layers of wafers.

This article was posted on Jul 16, 2021

TSMC June revenues 32% up on May

TSMC had Q2 revenues of $13.3 billion – up 20% y-o-y.

This article was posted on Jul 16, 2021

TI creates all-real-time low-latency MCUs for industrial control

TI is aiming at high-speed factory automation and robotics with an all-real-time branch of its Sitara microcontroller family tree.

This article was posted on Jul 16, 2021

OneWeb names Innovation Challenge 2021 winners

OneWeb, the UK government-owned low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company – has announced the winning entries in its open Innovation Challenge 2021.

This article was posted on Jul 16, 2021

OKdo launches rapid PCB manufacturing and assembly service

OKdo, the SBC and IoT subsidiary of Electrocomponents, has introduced a rapid PCB manufacturing and assembly service.

This article was posted on Jul 16, 2021

UK seeks ITU council seat

The UK is to run for election to the governing council of the UN’s telecoms agency which enables the world’s phone, internet and satellite networks to operate.

This article was posted on Jul 16, 2021

Samsung supplies 49% of smartphone memory market

Samsung supplied almost half the $11.4 billion smartphone memory market in Q1 2021, says Strategy Analytics.

This article was posted on Jul 16, 2021

Gas and particle sensors come to the consumer market

Gas and particle sensors will be a $2.2 billion market in 2026, says Yole Developpement, with the gas sensor market forecast to reach $1.8 billion revenues in 2026 at a 2020-26 CAGR of 10%, and the particle sensor market expected to have a 2020-26 CAGR of 16.3% and expected to reach $407 million in 2026.

This article was posted on Jul 16, 2021

5G scorecard for Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle

RootMetrics’ 5G Scorecard reports on Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle examines “Everyday 5G” performance by the networks – a metric which includes results recorded on both 5G-only technology and 5G mixed mode – an increasingly common experience for UK consumers of switching between 5G and 4G LTE during the same data service.

This article was posted on Jul 15, 2021

Digi-Key polishes Online Returns and Order Issues Portal

Digi-Key Electronics has announced that it has launched an enhanced online returns and order issues portal for customers.

This article was posted on Jul 15, 2021

TT Electronics launches connectivity kit with LTE Cat M1/NB-IoT

TT Electronics has launched its S-2CONNECT Creo Development Kit with LTE Cat M1 / NB-IoT to accelerate digital programmes.

This article was posted on Jul 15, 2021

Imagination adopts hybrid working

Imagination Technologies announces a hybrid working framework, for all employees, globally.

This article was posted on Jul 15, 2021

Small Cell O-RAN for business customers

Vodafone is partnering with Mavenir to create an indoor small cell solution for business customers using OpenRAN technology

This article was posted on Jul 15, 2021

Boris asks National Security Adviser to review Chinese takeover of Newport Wafer Fab

Boris Johnson has asked Sir Stephen Lovegrove, the UK’s National Security Adviser, to look at the takeover of Newport Wafer Fab by Chinese-owned Nexperia,

This article was posted on Jul 15, 2021

M.2 cards for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth

U-blox has introduced a pair of M.2 format Wi-Fi and Bluetooth expansion cards that plug into NXP i.MX processor evaluation kits.

This article was posted on Jul 15, 2021

Isolated and non-isolated dc-dc buck converter

STMicroelectronics has created a 5W dc-dc buck converter IC that produces a regulated non-isolated output plus one or more transformer-coupled isolated outputs. The isolated secondary voltage is governed by the transformer turns ratio – no optocoupler is needed.

This article was posted on Jul 15, 2021

Relativity Space announces new factory headquarters

Relativity Space, the company that 3D prints an entire rocket, has announced a major expansion of its operations in Long Beach, California.

This article was posted on Jul 15, 2021

Antenova launches compact 5G antenna for M2M and IoT

Antenova, the Hatfield manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the IoT, is announcing a compact high performing antenna for the 5G bands worldwide, including LTE band 74 1420-1520MHz and 617-698MHz.

This article was posted on Jul 15, 2021