Yokogawa gets ISO17025:2017 up to 100kHz for European power calibration lab
Yokogawa’s European Calibration Laboratory in the Netherlands has achieved ISO 17025:2017 accreditation for power measurements at up to 100kHz – ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is the ‘General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories’.
This article was posted on Oct 26, 2020ST buys SOMOS Semiconductor
ST has bought the assets of SOMOS Semiconductor of Marly-le-Roy (France) which specialises in silicon-based power amplifiers and in RF Front-End Modules (FEM) products.
This article was posted on Oct 26, 2020Inclusiveness OBE calls women and girls to enter engineering
Engineer Dr Carol Marsh received an OBE in the Queen’s 2020 birthday honours for services to diversity and inclusion, and is using the platform to further encourage girls and women across the UK to consider engineering careers.
This article was posted on Oct 26, 2020GloFo leverages Adaptive Body Bias for IoT and wearables
GlobalFoundries is accelerating innovation in the IoT and wearables markets with the specialised Adaptive Body Bias (ABB) feature of its industry-leading 22FDX platform.
This article was posted on Oct 26, 2020Nokia to use Qualcomm chipsets in small-cell deployments
Nokia will use Qualcomm chipsets for small cells in its indoor Smart Node 5G All-in-One base stations expected to be available in Q1 2021.
This article was posted on Oct 26, 20202020 wafer shipments to grow 2.4%
Wafer shipments will grow 2.4% y-o-y in 2020, with growth continuing in 2021 and shipments reaching a record high in 2022, says SEMI.
This article was posted on Oct 26, 2020Synopsys launches on-chip analytics IP
Synopsys has introduced its Silicon Lifecycle Management (SLM) platform – a data-analytics-driven approach to optimizing SoCs from the design phase through to end-user deployment.
This article was posted on Oct 26, 2020SIA and SRC publish $3.4bn plan for stimulating US semiconductor R&D
The SIA and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) have released a preview of their upcoming “Decadal Plan for Semiconductors,” a report outlining chip research and funding priorities over the next decade that will help strengthen U.S. semiconductor technology and spur growth in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced wireless communications.
This article was posted on Oct 26, 2020Metal conductors sintered onto skin at room temperature
Metal conductors can be formed directly onto human skin, according to an international science team which found a way to sinter silver nano-particles into silver conductors at room temperature.
This article was posted on Oct 26, 2020MIPI A-PHY to get IEEE standard
The MIPI Alliance has signed a memorandum of understanding with the IEEE to adopt the MIPI A-PHY specification as an IEEE standard – A-PHY only became available to MIPI members in September.
This article was posted on Oct 23, 2020CEA mass-spectrometry breakthrough
Targeting analysis of biological particles with large aspect ratios, such as viruses or fibrils, CEA scientists have demonstrated a breakthrough in single-particle mass spectrometry (MS) that could fast track the detection of viral particles in hospitals, offices, airplanes and other public places.
This article was posted on Oct 23, 202064MP image sensor has 1micron pixel size
OmniVision is sampling a 64MP resolution image sensor with the largest pixel size in its class, at 1.0 micron, along with an optical format of 1/1.34.
This article was posted on Oct 23, 2020Astroscale raises $191m in funding for space debris removal
The Japanses company Astroscale Holdings – which specialises in space debris removal – has announced it has closed its Series E round with additional funding of $51 million, bringing the total investment raised to $191 million.
This article was posted on Oct 23, 2020IEEE initiative to accelerate standards process
The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) has announced the Industry Affiliate Network (IAN), an initiative designed to assist multistakeholder industry organizations in accelerating development and adoption of global standards.
This article was posted on Oct 23, 2020China to take 22% of foundry market this year
China’s share of the pure-play foundry market is forecast to be 22% in 2020, 17 percentage points greater than it registered in 2010 (Figure 1).
This article was posted on Oct 23, 2020Fujitsu collaborates to make practical quantum computing a reality
Fujitsu has joined with Riken and the universities of Tokyo, Osaka and Delft to make practical quantum computing a reality.
This article was posted on Oct 23, 2020micro:bit version 2 : educational computer now runs AI and gets a loudspeaker
Details have been announced of version 2 of the BBC micro:bit educational computer.
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This article was posted on Oct 23, 2020Zortrax 3D prints super-tough conductive polymer for space
Supported by the European Space Agency, Polish 3D printer company Zortrax has developed a way to co-print two forms of the super-tough polymer PEEK – one insulating and one conductive.
This article was posted on Oct 23, 2020Imec shows interconnects for 2nm processes
Imec has demonstrated, for the first time, electrically functional 2-metal-level interconnects fabricated with Ru semi-damascene and airgap technology showing a long lifetime and good mechanical strength.
This article was posted on Oct 21, 2020ESA’s force-feedback rover Interact is controlled one nation away
In a dress rehearsal for a robotic test campaign on the Moon-like volcanic slopes of Mount Etna, scheduled for next year, researchers at the European Space Agency (ESA) have been testing its rover, dubbed Interact.
This article was posted on Oct 21, 2020