Rackmount has 16xUSB ports and two Thunderbolt 3 host connections

Saelig has introduced the Cambrionix ThunderSync3-16, a rackmount or desktop charger which provides 16 x USB 3.2 ports and two Thunderbolt 3 host connection, capable of transfer speeds of up to 40Gbits/s.

This article was posted on Jul 15, 2020

Semcon and Power Cell combine on hydrogen fuel cell production

Semcon of Sweden is deepening its collaboration with fuel cell manufacturer PowerCell by developing a new robotic cell with the use of vision technology that will streamline the production of hydrogen fuel cells for vehicles.

This article was posted on Jul 15, 2020

GloFo qualifies 12LP+ finfet process

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Says it has qualified its 12LP+ finfet process and is ready for production.

This article was posted on Jul 14, 2020

Murata claims smallest MLCC

Murata announces the development of what it believes to be the world’s smallest, laminated multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) with a capacitance value of 1.0 μF in the 01005 inch size (0402M) measuring just 0.4 x 0.2mm x 0.2mm.

This article was posted on Jul 14, 2020

O-RAN compatible DC/DC converters for RFPA

Flex Power Modules is working with OpenRAN, and O-RAN Alliance to broaden its range of isolated DC/DC converters for RFPA.

This article was posted on Jul 14, 2020

Socionext, ZifiSense and Techsor developing SoC for ZETag

Socionext, ZiFiSense and Techsor are jointly starting development of an SoC for ZETag – a low cost, low power consumption IC tag.

This article was posted on Jul 14, 2020

Qualcomm makes a smartwatch chip

Qualcomm has come up with a chip for smartwatches called Wear 4100.

This article was posted on Jul 14, 2020

A step on the road to skyrmion memories

US researchers have manipulated fixed magnetic skyrmions using voltages, offering a possible route to skyrmion memory.

This article was posted on Jul 14, 2020

Commercial AI is likely to cheat you, unless trained not to

Artificial intelligence that tricks you into paying more for things has come under the academic spotlight in a project by Swiss lab EPFL and British partners.

This article was posted on Jul 14, 2020

Rohm op-amp eliminates oscillation due to load capacitance

Rohm is claiming “industry’s first high-speed op-amp that eliminates oscillation due to load capacitances” for its 10V/μs BD77501G – which is not quite true unless some further caveats are added as, for example, ADI’s ‘C-Load’ op-amps are stable with any capacitance – LT1364 can hit 1,000V/μs. Rohm’s branding for capacitive tolerance is ‘Nano Cap’.

This article was posted on Jul 14, 2020

Purdue on track to spawn 275 startups

Purdue University will have spawned 275 startups within the next 12 months backed by more than $400 million dollars in VC support and other investments, making it the third best US university for startup creation according to IP Watchdog.

This article was posted on Jul 14, 2020

Amazon Web services aim for space with new space business segment

Amazon has announced it is introducing a new business segment dedicated to the aerospace and satellite industry.

This article was posted on Jul 14, 2020

Multicrimp pliers for different cable diameters

For D-Sub as well as M12 and M8 crimp sleeves, PROVERTHA offers new cost-effective Multicrimp pliers in four versions (TMCCH1 to TMCCH4) for different cable diameters.

This article was posted on Jul 13, 2020

Raytheon wins THAAD contract for GaN-based AN/TPY-2 radars

Raytheon Technologies has been awarded a $2.3 billion contract, by the US government’s Missile Defense Agency, for seven gallium nitride (GaN)-based AN/TPY-2 radars.

This article was posted on Jul 13, 2020

Keynotes and topics announced for first-ever Wales Tech Week

The first-ever Wales Tech Week has confirmed more than 50 virtual events as part of the festival, which runs 13 – 17 July and is free to access.

This article was posted on Jul 13, 2020

Varta gets €300m IPCEI R&D grant

VARTA is to get €300 million via an IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest) project.

This article was posted on Jul 13, 2020

TSMC spent $3bn on R&D in 2019

TSMC spent $2.959 billion on R&D last year, employing 6,534 R&D staff.The R&D budget was 8.5% of its 2019 sales of $36 billion- a ratio it intends to maintain.

This article was posted on Jul 13, 2020

Memory test and burn-in for 5G development labs

Advantest’s H5620ES engineering test system is designed for burn-in and core testing of DDR4, DDR5 and LPDDR devices in laboratory environments.

This article was posted on Jul 13, 2020

DAB chips and modules for prettier user interfaces from Frontier

Frontier is aiming at better-looking DAB+ radio products with a ‘Pro’ range of chips, modules and software.

This article was posted on Jul 13, 2020

Automotive 1A PoL converter has PWM and PFM for better efficiency

Diodes is aiming at automotive point-of-load converters with a 1A buck converter that can run from 5V and 3.3V rails. Output can span 600mV to 3.6V.

This article was posted on Jul 13, 2020

Self-hollowing nano-particles store lithium for batteries

Spontaneously-hollowing antimony particles could increase the capacity of lithium ion cells, according to the Georgia Institute of Technology.

This article was posted on Jul 13, 2020