ESA announces winners of its Startup Competition
Four winners have been revealed of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) startup competition, using space to solve problems on Earth.
This article was posted on Jul 21, 2020Low rolling resistance tyres maximise EV range
Bridgestone has brought its low rolling resistance tyre technology called ENLITEN to the roads in Volkswagen’s all-electric ID.3
This article was posted on Jul 21, 2020PCIM: Wolfspeed’s 650V SiC mosfets, with reference designs
Wolfspeed announced 650V silicon carbide mosfets at the virtual PCIM exhibition (see table below.
This article was posted on Jul 21, 2020UK-US sign rocket launching agreement
The US and UK have agreed a Technology Safeguards Agreement making it easier for US and UK companies to launch rockets from the UK.
This article was posted on Jul 21, 2020Relec introduces space-saving DC-DC converters from Mornsun
DC-DC converters in DFN packages by Mornsun are now available from Relec Electronics. The R4 is the fourth generation of surface mount DC-DC converters, designed to space space and reduce the size of distributed power systems. The DFN package measures 9.0mm x 7.0mm x 3.1mm. It occupies 63mm2, compared to 155mm2 for SMD8 footprint DC-DC converters, saving nearly 60% of board space, says the company.
This article was posted on Jul 20, 2020May semi sales up 1.5% on June
May semi sales of $35 billion were up 1.5% on June and 5.8% up On the $33 billion of May 2019, says the SIA.
This article was posted on Jul 20, 2020Highly integrated motor control ICs
Infineon is sampling motor control ICs for brushed and brushless DC motors with mass production planned in Q4.
This article was posted on Jul 20, 2020Apple Silicon: the roadmap
TSMC will start producing 5nm Arm-based SoCs for Macs costing $100 in H1 2021, says TrendForce.
This article was posted on Jul 20, 2020$20bn invested in China chip-makers this year
Chinese IC companies have had $20.5 billion of equity investment committed to them so far this year, led by the $6.5-7.5 billion to be raised from the sale of SMIC shares, reports the Nikkei.
This article was posted on Jul 20, 2020Synaptics buys Broadcom IoT connectivity business
Synaptics is to buy Broadcom’s Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS/GNSS products and business in the IoT market for $250 million.
This article was posted on Jul 20, 2020Imagination aims at automotive with ISO 26262 GPU and ADAS processor
Imagination technologies has created a GPU product line specifically for automotive use, building functional safety throughout the design to minimise the need for system-level safety intervention when meeting ISO 26262 requirements, according to the company.
This article was posted on Jul 20, 2020Sponsored Content: Providing very high power DC-DC conversion for defence and other demanding applications
Engineers designing power systems today are under constant pressure to deliver ever higher levels of power, while also being constrained by size, weight, and cost considerations, writes Vicor.
This article was posted on Jul 20, 2020Alps squeezes linear force sensor into 1.50 x 0.85 x 0.68mm
You have to hand it to Alps for managing to make a surface-mount force sensor that is only 1.50 x 0.85 x 0.68mm while maintaining 2% of full scale linearity.
This article was posted on Jul 20, 2020Rohm starts lab in China for automotive power electronics
Japanese power component supplier Rohm has teamed up with Chinese electric power train company Leadrive Technology to build a joint silicon carbide power laboratory in the Shanghai free trade zone.
This article was posted on Jul 20, 2020Free Chips
Google is offering to fab open-source chip designs for free.
This article was posted on Jul 17, 2020ITRI transfers FRAM and SOT-MRAM processes to local IC companies
ITRI, Taiwan’s IC research lab which brought advanced chip processing to the island in 1976 via a CMOS licence from RCA, has transferred transferred FRAM and SOT-MRAM processes to domestic IC manufacturers, reports Digitimes.
This article was posted on Jul 17, 2020Toshiba introduces light-receiving tech for LiDAR
Toshiba has introduced a high-resolution, long-range light-receiving technology for deployment in solid-state LiDAR systems based on the company’s silicon photo-multiplier (SiPM).
This article was posted on Jul 17, 2020SMIC seeks to raise $6.5-$7.5bn
SMIC has upped its proposed share offering on the Shanghai STAR market to raise between $6.5-$7.5 billion from the original intention to raise $2.8 billion.
This article was posted on Jul 17, 2020Samsung Q2 profit up 23%
Samsung Electronics expects a 23% y-o-y rise in Q2 operating profit on the back of datacentre demand as more people worked from home.
This article was posted on Jul 17, 2020Nokia ramps up adoption of O-RAN interfaces
Nokia is ramping up the adoption of Open RAN (O-RAN) interfaces in its AirScale portfolio.
This article was posted on Jul 17, 2020Southern Manufacturing and Electronics confirms 2021 dates
The organiser of Southern Manufacturing & Electronics has confirmed that the event will be returning to Farnborough International on Tuesday 20 to Thursday 22 April 2021. The annual show is usually held earlier in the year but has been rescheduled to avoid conflict with other events is 2021 which have been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
This article was posted on Jul 17, 2020