Open Cosmos raises $50m
Open Cosmos – which makes data-gathering satellites – has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round from three leading investors – ETF Partners, Trill Impact and A&G.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Sponsored Content: Calterah, Leading Chinese mmWave IC Provider, Brings Full Radar SoC Portfolio for ADAS and Autonomous Driving to IAA
As the curtain has just risen on IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich on September 5, the leading Chinese provider of CMOS mmWave radar chips, Calterah, brings a most comprehensive portfolio of automotive radar SoCs at Booth A2-F31 of Mess München to the global audience.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Industrial copper and cobalt mining in DRC linked to human rights abuse
In a report, Amnesty International details what it claims are “grievous human rights abuses” due to the expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Q2 SEMI billings down 2% y-o-y
Q2 semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings fell 2% y-o-y to $25.8 billion, while q-o- billings fell 4%, says SEMI in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Samsung halves NAND production
Samsung has made a 50% production cut in NAND production from September, with the focus mainly on processes under 128 layers, says TrendForce.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Renesas and Inventec to develop auto gateway PoC
Inventec and Renesas are to jointlybdevelop a Proof of Concept (PoC) for connected gateways based on the R-Car system-on-chip SoC.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Arduino raises $22m to increase embedded AI, expand US growth
Arduino has announced that it has completed a $22 million investment round, taking its Series B funding to $54 million.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 202312bit 500MHz eight-channel scopes from Yokogawa for power electronics
Yokogawa has announced a high-resolution extension to its DLM5000 series of scopes, with 12bit eight channel instruments at 500MHz and 350MHz bandwidth. Max sample rate is 2.5Gsample/s.
This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023Rugged, protected GaN opens up commercial possibilities for data centres, vehicles and PV
At Semicon Taiwan, Navitas Semiconductor announced GaNSafe, its fourth generation GaN technology. It is designed in a TOLL package to be rugged and protected in demanding environments and suitable for commercial applications in data centres, inverters in solar panels and onboard chargers in electric vehicles.
This article was posted on Sep 18, 2023Waterproof MEMS microphone
CUI Devices is aiming at harsh environments with a waterproof MEMS microphone rated to IPx7 for water ingress.
This article was posted on Sep 18, 2023Battery Show: Bel shrinks 4kW vehicle accessory dc-dc converter in second generation
Bel Fuse has released a second generation of its kW-class dc-dc converter for powering accessories from an electric or hybrid vehicle battery.
This article was posted on Sep 18, 2023UK back in EU Horizon science research programme, and Copernicus, not Euratom
The UK has rejoined the European ‘Horizon’ research programme, having been a big hitter in the programme’s predecessors when the UK was part of the EU.
This article was posted on Sep 18, 2023CIS units to fall
2023 CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) units will fall 3.2% to 4.46 billion because of the contraction in smartphone sales, says TrendForce.
This article was posted on Sep 18, 2023Moon lander company announces $20 million equity investment
Intuitive Machines, a space exploration specialist, has announced a $20 million equity investment from an unnamed institutional investor.
This article was posted on Sep 18, 2023July semi sales up 2.3% m-o-m
July semi sales were up 2.3% on June at $43.2 billion but down 11.8% on the $49 billion of July 2022, says the SIA.
This article was posted on Sep 18, 2023Semis turn up
After five straight quarters of declining revenue, the semiconductor industry reversed course and increased revenue in 2Q23 according to the latest Omdia’s Competitive Landscape Tracker.
This article was posted on Sep 18, 2023More on: Navitas 4th generation protected GaN power with integrated drivers
Navitas recently announced its fourth generation of GaN power transistors with monolithically-integrated gate drivers.
This article was posted on Sep 18, 2023Microchip: Machine learning toolkit for MCUs from 8bit to 32bit
Machine Learning Development Suite is a toolkit from Microchip that supports some of its 8, 16 and 32bit microcontrollers.
This article was posted on Sep 18, 2023Sponsored Content: Durable and innovative Panasonic capacitors. Solutions involving hybrid, polymer and film capacitors
A single capacitor can influence the lifetime and quality of entire electronic devices. These components wear out relatively easily and are used in virtually all circuits, including power supply modules, filters and voltage converters. Therefore, it is worth getting familiar with a range of brand-name components, such as Panasonic products, designed to ensure long-lasting and reliable operation.
This article was posted on Sep 14, 2023Fast dual TO-247 rectifiers tuned for super-junction mosfets
Central Semiconductor has announced a pair of dual hyper-fast rectifiers in TO-247 packaging, designed for use with super-junction mosfets.
This article was posted on Sep 14, 2023Sony aims a camera at drones and robots for industrial users
Sony has created a 61Mpixel interchangeable lens camera for professionals with industrial applications, such as those using drones for inspection, investigation, surveying or mapping.
This article was posted on Sep 14, 2023