SMIC shares soar 245%; raises $6.6bn
SMIC shares soared 245% on the Shanghai STAR market earlier today as SMIC issued 1,685,620,000 shares raising $6.62 billion.
This article was posted on Jul 27, 2020ST buys BeSpoon and the cellular IoT connectivity assets of Riot Micro
ST has bought UWB specialist BeSpoon and the cellular IoT connectivity assets of Riot Micro.
This article was posted on Jul 27, 2020Display Technology adds touch option to fire tested monitors
Display Technology, the UK subsidiary of Fortec Elektronik, offers a touch screen option for the BLO-Line monitors that are certified for fire protection. Integrated touch control is usually ruled out for fire monitors as the fire-protection glass used in the monitors is constructed in such a way that a PCAP touch sensor will not function correctly.
This article was posted on Jul 27, 2020Lithium ion cells don’t need cobalt
A cobalt-free high-energy lithium-ion battery is possible, according to the University of Texas at Austin.
This article was posted on Jul 27, 2020Frequency analysis can help reveal deep fake images
German researchers have found a way to identify deep fake images by converting them to the frequency domain using the discrete cosine transform.
This article was posted on Jul 27, 2020USB-C Video interfaces have HDMI.2 and DisplayPort
Synaptics is sampling a family of USB-C-based video interfaces which incorporate the HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort Alt Mode 2.0.
This article was posted on Jul 27, 2020DAC 2020 takes a virtual look at design challenges
The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that the Design Automation Conference (DAC) will be a virtual exhibition and conference this year. It will take place from Monday 20 July to Friday 24 July.
This article was posted on Jul 24, 2020Huawei banned from UK 5G network
UK telcos have been banned from buying Huawei 5G switchgear as from December 31st 2020. All Huawei 5G kit in the network must be taken out by 2027.
This article was posted on Jul 24, 2020Pickering develops HV relay for ON test rig
Pickering Electronics of Clacton-on-sea has developed a miniature high voltage relay for use in a new test rig, designed by ON Semiconductor.
This article was posted on Jul 24, 2020AMD and Google launch Confidential Virtual Machines
AMD and Google Cloud have beta availability of Confidential Virtual Machines (VMs) for Google Compute Engine powered by 2nd Gen AMD EPYCTM processors, taking advantage of the processors’ security features.
This article was posted on Jul 24, 2020Promethean Particles wins IoP award
Promethean Particles of Nottingham, the specialist developer of nanomaterials, has been awarded an Institute of Physics Business Innovation Award for solving a key fluid mechanics problem enabling the use of supercritical fluids for the large-scale production of nanoparticles.
This article was posted on Jul 24, 2020Teleydyne Imaging technology central to ESA Copernicus missions
More details have emerged about UK involvement in two ESA Copernicus missions: Teledyne will supply infrared detectors and NIR CMOS and CCD sensors to the Earth Observation missions.
This article was posted on Jul 24, 2020Graphcore delivers world’s most complex processor
Graphcore, the Bristol AI processor company which has raised over $450 million in funding, has announced the second generation of its flagship IPU chip, the GC200.
This article was posted on Jul 24, 2020Apple wins case against Irish €13bn back tax order
The EC order that Apple pay €13 billion to Ireland has been over-ruled by the EU’s General Court.
This article was posted on Jul 24, 2020BioAsteroid launches Edinburgh University into biomining experiment
The University of Edinburgh is joining forces with Kayser Space, under the auspices of the UK Space Agency (UKSA), to carry out experiments around astroid mining.
This article was posted on Jul 24, 2020Power Integrations automotive dc-dc chip for emergency inverter power
Power Integrations is aiming at automotive motor drive safety power supplies with a custom version of its InnoSwitch3 power converter chip.
This article was posted on Jul 24, 2020Trade deal with Japan this month
“We have looked at every aspect of the EPA (the Japan-EU deal) and decided whether we can improve on it,” said Zebedee.
This article was posted on Jul 23, 2020GaAs RF front ends take a hit
Lowered demand for telecommunications end-devices in 2020 is expected to result in a 3.8% decline in the market for GaAs RF front ends to $5.793 billion, says TrendForce.
This article was posted on Jul 23, 2020Surrey University changes understanding of lasers
Research from the University of Surrey could change the way scientists understand and describe lasers – establishing a new relationship between classical and quantum physics.
This article was posted on Jul 23, 2020UK THz video camera achieves 32 x 32 pixels at 6frame/s
Terahertz video at 6frame/s and with 32 x 32 pixels has been achieved by a team led by Professor Emma Pickwell-MacPherson from the University of Warwick, working with the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
This article was posted on Jul 23, 2020Alps Alpine adds smallest force sensor
Alps Alpine has added its smallest model to its HSFPAR Series of force sensors. Mass production of the HSFPAR007A Force Sensor began in June 2020.
This article was posted on Jul 23, 2020