Softbank-backed company goes bankrupt
Softbank-backed satellite manufacturer OneWeb of London has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
This article was posted on Apr 9, 2020Telcos rise to virus challenge
Following talks with the government, the UK’s major internet service and mobile providers, namely BT/EE, Openreach, Virgin Media, Sky, TalkTalk, O2, Vodafone, Three, Hyperoptic, Gigaclear, and KCOM have all agreed the following commitments, effective immediately:
This article was posted on Apr 9, 2020UK: Do you have spare eye protection, plastic aprons or disposable gloves?
Some council social care services in the UK are short of eye protection, plastic aprons and disposable gloves.
This article was posted on Apr 9, 2020Wi-Fi battery differential scopes for automotove
TiePie engineering has introduced three PC oscilloscopes with for automotive testing, equipped with Wi-Fi, LAN and batteries.
This article was posted on Apr 9, 2020Robot ankle is better than springs
A motorised ankle exoskeleton has made running easier, even easier than assistive springs
This article was posted on Apr 8, 2020UPS and Wingcopter develop parcel delivery drone
‘Drone delivery is not a one-size-fits-all operation,’ says UPS’s Bala Ganesh, ‘our collaboration with Wingcopter helps pave the way for us to start drone delivery service in new use-cases.’
This article was posted on Apr 8, 2020Keysight data-acquisition system with 800kSa/s sampling rate at RS
RS Components has introduced the DAQ973A data-acquisition system from Keysight, a three-slot modular mainframe unit with a choice of nine plug-in modules and a sampling rate of 800kSa/s.
This article was posted on Apr 8, 2020ICEYE small satellites see the world in higher resolution
The Finnish satellite imagery specialist ICEYE has unveiled its latest capability of 25cm resolution imaging with synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) small satellites.
This article was posted on Apr 8, 2020SMD package for 1200V Schottky diode
Infineon has expanded its CoolSiC Schottky diode 1200 V portfolio by adding six devices in a D²PAK real 2-pin package.
This article was posted on Apr 8, 2020Double-booking could be bolstering NAND ASPs
The Q2 NAND ASP is projected to rise by 5% QoQ, boosted by enterprise SSD demand and a 2020 bit increase as low as 30%, reports DRAMeXchange.
This article was posted on Apr 8, 2020miDiagnostics raises €14m
miDiagnostics, which is using an Imec-invented IC technology to bring lab-quality tests with built-in connectivity direct to the patient and clinician regardless of location, has secured a €14m investment round.
This article was posted on Apr 8, 2020Arm down in an up market
Arm’s revenues declined slightly in 2019 in a market that grew, says IPnest, reflecting similar situations in 2018 and 2017.
This article was posted on Apr 8, 2020US considers extending Huawei chip sales ban to foreign companies
A US proposal to tighten the screw on chip supplies to Huawei would be to control sales by foreign chip companies, reports Reuters.
This article was posted on Apr 8, 2020100 fabs taken out of production in the last decade
Japan and North America, have accounted for most of the wafer fab closures since 2009. Many of the shuttered wafer fabs had been used for decades and had outlived their useful purpose.
This article was posted on Apr 8, 2020Würth producing PCBs for ventilators to help meet covid-19 demand
Würth Elektronik is supplying the PCBs needed for the rapid manufacture of intensive care and mobile ventilators from its three production sites in Germany.
This article was posted on Apr 8, 2020Mellanox launches SN4000 Ethernet switches for cloud applications
Mellanox has announced the launch of its SN4000 Ethernet switches, powered by the Spectrum-3 12.8 Tbps Ethernet switch ASIC.
This article was posted on Apr 7, 2020Add on 400G
AddOn Networks has added a range of optical transceivers to increase capacity on the networks with 400G capabilities.
This article was posted on Apr 7, 2020Memory is a game of two halves
Memory purchasers will be reluctant to raise inventory levels from the end of 2Q20 onwards, affecting the price trend of memory products in 2H20, reckons TrendForce.
This article was posted on Apr 7, 2020Zytronic offers custom design for capacitive user interfaces
Zytronic, the Newcastle capacitive touch specialist, can now work with customers to design and manufacture projected capacitive user interfaces that combine a “traditional” dynamic touch area with surrounding capacitive keys.
This article was posted on Apr 7, 2020SIA asks US government to designate semi industry ‘essential’
The SIA has written to President Trump and government bodies asking them to designate the semiconductor industry as “essential business” allowing companies to continue to operate in spite of shutdowns.
This article was posted on Apr 7, 2020Home-test kit to determine coronavirus immunity
Amazon will be delivering millions of finger-prick coronavirus testing kits to people if they are found to be accurate in tests being done this week.
This article was posted on Apr 7, 2020