Intel gets $19.5bn in subsidies

Intel has been awarded $8.5 billion in Chips Act funding and $11 billion in government loans.

This article was posted on Mar 28, 2024

ST cuts power from 56MHz Cortex-M0+ MCUs, and adds security

STMicroelectronics is emphasising power consumption and security for a range of 56MHz Arm Cortex-M0+ microcontrollers.

This article was posted on Mar 28, 2024

Run Nvidia Tao-developed AI vision models on non-Nvidia Arm hardware

Custom vision-based AI software created on Nvidia’s Tao tool set can be run on Arm based Cortex-M, Cortex-A and Ethos-U microcontrollers according to Edge Impulse, which teamed up with Nvidia to create the work-flow.

This article was posted on Mar 28, 2024

Compact hybrid capacitors are AEC-Q200 compliant

Panasonic Industry has introduced compact surface-mount electrolytic polymer hybrid capacitors that are “one size smaller than ZC series with the same capacitance” and AEC-Q200 compliant for automotive use, it said.

This article was posted on Mar 28, 2024

Slingshot Aerospace opens UK front for space tracking services

Slingshot Aerospace, the satellite tracking specialist, has opened a UK base – Slingshot Aerospace Ltd – as part of its international expansion.

This article was posted on Mar 28, 2024

Mouser signs Morse Micro

Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with Morse Micro, the Wi-Fi HaLow silicon specialist.

This article was posted on Mar 28, 2024

Imec signs MoU for Andalusian 300mm pilot line for non-standard IC processes

Imec, the Spanish government and the regional government of Andalusia have signed an MoU outlining their intent to establish a specialised 300mm IC pilot line in Malaga, Andalusia.

This article was posted on Mar 28, 2024

Nvidia packages inference to deliver generative AI for healthcare

Optimised packages of AI models and workflows with API have been packaged as NIMs (Nvidia Inference Microservices) which developers can use as building blocks to develop generative AI for healthcare, from drug discovery, med-tech and digital health products.

This article was posted on Mar 28, 2024

EW BrightSparks 2023 profile: Andrew Stylianou, The Little Car Company

Now in its sixth year of awards, EW BrightSparks sees Electronics Weekly highlight some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

Drinking bird toy could power an IoT node

There are a few ways to harvest 10μW from the environment but, perhaps, none so much fun as a generator based on a ‘drinking bird’ toy built by researchers in China.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

Astrolight brings space laser communications to Lithuanian navy

Astrolight, a space communications startup, has joined Nato’s Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA), bringing its dual-use laser communication technology to the defense sector.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

Birmingham University seeks partners for grid challenges

Birmingham University is looking for licensees and commercial development partners for patented technologies for power system frequency control and forced oscillations which can cause widespread disruption over entire power grids.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

PCs to grow 2% in 2024 propelled by AI PCs

PC shipments will grow 2% this year to 265.4 million units, says IDC, propelled by the introduction of AI PCs, which will drive the market at a 2.4% CAGRto 292.2 million units in 2028.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

Alice & Bob join PROQCIMA

Alice & Bob, the French startup developing fault-tolerant quantum computers, has been invited by the French Ministry for Armed Forces to participate in France’s PROQCIMA initiative.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

EW BrightSparks 2023 profile: Lewis Thom, GB Electronics

Now in its sixth year of awards, EW BrightSparks sees Electronics Weekly highlight and celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

80Top/s AI vision and real-time control MCU for industrial robots and machinery

Renesas is aiming at industrial robots with a microcontroller that combines AI vision and real-time control processing.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

Sellafield engineering centre opens doors to children for Science Week

Over 50 children got hands-on at Sellafield Ltd’s Cleator Moor engineering centre learn about STEM during British Science Week.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

Smartphones bounce back

The Q4 smartphone market jumped 12.1% to reach 337 million units after a slump lasting eight quarters, says TrendForce. Despite this, 2023 units fell 2.1% to 1.166 billion.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

AccelerComm to collaborate on Evenstar O-RAN design

AccelerComm, the Layer 1 5G IP specialists, has joined the Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) and will be collaborating on the Evenstar modular O-RAN reference design project.

This article was posted on Feb 23, 2024

Renesas buys Altium for $6bn

Renesas is to buy the Australian software company Altium for $5.9 billion.

This article was posted on Feb 23, 2024

EW BrightSparks 2023 profile: Mary Kong, University of Edinburgh

Now in its sixth year of awards, EW BrightSparks sees Electronics Weekly highlight and celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today.

This article was posted on Feb 23, 2024