2MW UK marine turbine gets BMW make-over

Orkney tidal turbine maker Orbital Marine Power has unveiled tidal and river turbines designed with BMW subsidiary Designworks.

This article was posted on Dec 18, 2020

Fujitsu labs takes machine learning record

Fujitsu Labs has achieved the highest performance on the MLPerf HPC benchmark, which measures large-scale machine learning processing on supercomputers.

This article was posted on Dec 18, 2020

Simulation models for microwave resistors reach 67GHz

Vishay has announced broadband Microwave Global Models for its Sfernice CH series resistors in 02016, 0402 and 0603 case sizes.

This article was posted on Dec 18, 2020

Raspberry Pi 4 demonstrates Vulkan 3D graphics conformance

I’ve wanted to keep track of Vulkan graphics for the Raspberry Pi, and there’s some good news – for the latest Raspberry Pi Mesa graphic driver stack supporting the open standard.

This article was posted on Dec 18, 2020

Capacitors combine conductive polymer and liquid electrolyte

Kemet has launched three hybrid aluminum polymer capacitor series: A780, PHA225, and PHH225.

This article was posted on Dec 18, 2020

Melexis tyre pressure sensor meets upcoming regulatory standards

Melexis, the Belgian automotive IC fabless specialist, has unveiled a smart tire sensor to help OEMs prepare for the forthcoming extension of mandatory tire-pressure monitoring to include commercial vehicles, and to enable future generations of smart tires.

This article was posted on Dec 18, 2020

AAC Clyde Space UK signs deal for 10 Glasgow-built xSPANCION satellites

A deal signed by AAC Clyde Space UK and the European Space Agency (ESA) will see 10 new government-backed satellites being built in Scotland.

This article was posted on Dec 18, 2020

Bi-directional PA supports CW/FM and QAM

Triad RF Systems has developed a dual, bi-directional amplifier that supports 2×2 MIMO radio.

This article was posted on Dec 17, 2020

One I missed – poly crystalline diamond heat spreader

A polycrysalline diamond heat spreading material with thermal conductivity many times that of copper was introduced by De Beers subsidiary Element Six in 2019, and I missed it.

This article was posted on Dec 17, 2020

Whitepaper: ON-Semi USB-C Programmable Power Supplies Satisfy 5G Smartphone Fast Charging Demands

A new whitepaper on Electronics Weekly covers how ON-Semi USB-C Programmable power supplies can tackle 5G smartphone fast charging demands.

This article was posted on Dec 17, 2020

SEMI October billings leap 26.9% y-o-y.

October equipment billings of $2.64 billion were up 26.9% y-o-y, reports SEMI, however they were 3.7% down on September’s $2.74 billion.

This article was posted on Dec 17, 2020

Copernicus Sentinel-6 satellite launches to monitor sea levels

The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite has been successfully launched into orbit around Earth.

This article was posted on Dec 17, 2020

Horticultural LED market boosted by indoor agriculture

The horticultural LED market has become one of the fastest-growing lighting markets in 2020, says TrendForce, with revenue expected to reach $158 million in 2020, a 39.7% increase YoY.

This article was posted on Dec 17, 2020

Imec researchers hack Tesla ModelX

Researchers from COSIC, an imec research group at the University of Leuven in Belgium, have discovered major security flaws in the keyless entry system of the Tesla Model X.

This article was posted on Dec 17, 2020

Q3 semiconductor market grew 11% sequentially

The Q3 semiconductor market totaled $114 billion, up 11% from Q2 says WSTS.

This article was posted on Dec 17, 2020

Top 15 chip companies to grow 13% this year

The top-15 semiconductor companies’ sales are forecast to jump by 13% in 2020 compared to 2019, says IC Insights, more than twice the expected total semiconductor industry increase of 6%.

This article was posted on Dec 17, 2020

Morse Micro raises $13m

Morse Micro, the Australian IoT WiFi start-up, has secured $13 million (AU $18) in additional funding. New and existing investors, including Blackbird Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures, Clean Energy Innovation Fund, Skip Capital, and Ray Stata participated in the funding, taking the total Series A funding round to $30 million (AU $42).

This article was posted on Dec 17, 2020

Xilinx Broadens the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Family with Streamlined Dual-Core Devices

Xilinx Broadens the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Family with Streamlined Dual-Core Devices,

This article was posted on Dec 16, 2020

Xilinx Announces First Quarter 2017 Results; Advanced Products Grow 60% Y-T-Y, Strong Profitability

Xilinx Announces First Quarter 2017 Results; Advanced Products Grow 60% Y-T-Y, Strong Profitability, announced first quarter fiscal 2017 sales of $575 million, up 1% sequentially.

This article was posted on Dec 16, 2020

Xilinx Extends its Cost-Optimized Portfolio Targeting a Wide Range of Applications Including Embedded Vision and Industrial IoT

Xilinx Extends its Cost-Optimized Portfolio Targeting a Wide Range of Applications Including Embedded Vision and Industrial IoT. Expanded Spartan, Artix, and Zynq families...

This article was posted on Dec 16, 2020

CCIX Consortium Triples Number of Member Companies and Announces Availability of Specification

CCIX Consortium Triples Number of Member Companies and Announces Availability of Specification.

This article was posted on Dec 16, 2020