Anglia signs Lorlin

Anglia Components has announced a new franchise distribution deal with UK switch manufacturer Lorlin Electronics.

This article was posted on Mar 18, 2025

Embedded World: PIC32 with high-end analogue

Microchip has added high-performance analogue blocks to its PIC32 MCUs: 12bit 40Msample/s ADCs, 5ns comparators and 100MHz GBW (gain.bandwidth) op-amps.

This article was posted on Mar 18, 2025

Embedded World: Infineon adds Nvidia Tao models to MCUs

Infineon is now supporting Nvidia Tao AI models on its Psoc Edge microcontrollers, which combine Arm Cortex-M55 CPUs with Arm Ethos-U55 NPU.

This article was posted on Mar 18, 2025

APEC: small GaN transistors improve EV IGBT traction inverters

Cambridge GaN Devices has patented a technique for lowering losses in 100kW+ IGBT-based vehicle traction drives, at lower cost than all-silicon-carbide inverters, it said.

This article was posted on Mar 18, 2025

Embedded World: Area time-of-flight sensor scans the world in 3D

Onsemi has released 1.2Mpixel time-of-flight (iToF) matrix sensors for 3D imaging fast-moving objects.

This article was posted on Mar 18, 2025

Embedded World: On board 56Gbit/s optical links

At Embedded World today, Samtec announced mid-board optical transceivers for embedded and rugged applications, including phased array radar and medical imaging.

This article was posted on Mar 18, 2025

US on track for 22% of advanced node manufacturing by 2030

The US will have a 22% share of advanced node manufacturing by 2030, says TrendForce.

This article was posted on Mar 17, 2025

Intel 18A running at 20-30% yields, says top analyst

Intel’s 18A process js yielding at 20-30% according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, and will not be able to reach commercial yield levels in time to get the first processor it was intended to run -Panther Lake – out and into notebooks in time for the Christmas market.

This article was posted on Mar 17, 2025

January chip sales up 17.9% y-o-y

January semiconductor sales of $56.5 billion were up 17.9% on the $47.9 billion of January 2024 and 1.7% less than the $57.5 billion of December 2024, says the SIA.

This article was posted on Mar 17, 2025

Swansea University joins SAFEPOWER project for MVDC converters

Swansea University’s Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM) is joining the EU-backed SAFEPOWER power efficiency project as a partner.

This article was posted on Mar 17, 2025

Plug-in module connector design rises to VPX challenges

TE Connectivity’s MultiGig HD connector has been selected by the VITA Standards Organization as the next-generation VPX plug-in module connector.

This article was posted on Mar 17, 2025

ESA funds lab spaces at Edinburgh’s UK Astronomy Technology Centre

The European Space Agency (ESA) is funding £10 million for new facilities at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (ATC), the research institute in Edinburgh.

This article was posted on Mar 17, 2025

RAN market falls by $9bn in 3 years

With two consecutive years of steep declines, the Radio Access Network (RAN) market is now down nearly $9 billion in 2024 relative to the peak in 2021, says Dell’Oro .

This article was posted on Mar 17, 2025

ST and Sanan Opto inaugurate jv SiC fab in China

An inauguration ceremony has been held for the $3.2 billion SiC fab set up as a jv between Sanan Optoelectronics and STMicroelectronics in Chongqing.

This article was posted on Mar 17, 2025

Trump dismissive of post-Grove Intel CEOs

Intel’s post-Grove CEOs came in for a drubbing from President Trump at the weekend.

This article was posted on Mar 17, 2025

Embedded World: Profinet IRT and ProfiDrive stack for Renesas MCUs

Aiming at industrial networking, Renesas introduced a Profinet-certified IRT (isochronous real-time) and Profidrive software stack for some of its RZmicroprocessors today at Embedded World in Nuremberg.

This article was posted on Mar 17, 2025

SynaXG, Arm and Keysight hook up to improve O-RAN energy efficiency

SynaXG, Keysight Technologies and Arm have combined to optimise O-RAN energy efficiency through realistic carrier-grade traffic testing and validation.

This article was posted on Mar 12, 2025

Microchip to lay off 2,000 people

Microchip is to lay off 2,000 people representing 9% of its workforce because of weak automotive demand.

This article was posted on Mar 12, 2025

President Trump and C C Wei announce $100bn investment in Arizona

President Trump and CC Wei announced another $100 billion investment by TSMC in Arizona at the White House yesterday, bringing TSMC’s total investment in Arizona to $165 billion.

This article was posted on Mar 12, 2025

Embedded World: Inductive touch-on-metal sensing for Infineon MCUs

Infineon has augmented touch sensing and liquid level sensing it a new series of MCUs.

This article was posted on Mar 12, 2025

117 Coremark/mW Cortex-M33 MCU with security for IoT

ST has used near-threshold logic to create an MCU series that will run at 117Coremark/mW and has a <2µA stop mode.

This article was posted on Mar 12, 2025