Birmingham University seeks partners for grid challenges

Birmingham University is looking for licensees and commercial development partners for patented technologies for power system frequency control and forced oscillations which can cause widespread disruption over entire power grids.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

PCs to grow 2% in 2024 propelled by AI PCs

PC shipments will grow 2% this year to 265.4 million units, says IDC, propelled by the introduction of AI PCs, which will drive the market at a 2.4% CAGRto 292.2 million units in 2028.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

Alice & Bob join PROQCIMA

Alice & Bob, the French startup developing fault-tolerant quantum computers, has been invited by the French Ministry for Armed Forces to participate in France’s PROQCIMA initiative.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

EW BrightSparks 2023 profile: Lewis Thom, GB Electronics

Now in its sixth year of awards, EW BrightSparks sees Electronics Weekly highlight and celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

80Top/s AI vision and real-time control MCU for industrial robots and machinery

Renesas is aiming at industrial robots with a microcontroller that combines AI vision and real-time control processing.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

Sellafield engineering centre opens doors to children for Science Week

Over 50 children got hands-on at Sellafield Ltd’s Cleator Moor engineering centre learn about STEM during British Science Week.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

Smartphones bounce back

The Q4 smartphone market jumped 12.1% to reach 337 million units after a slump lasting eight quarters, says TrendForce. Despite this, 2023 units fell 2.1% to 1.166 billion.

This article was posted on Mar 22, 2024

AccelerComm to collaborate on Evenstar O-RAN design

AccelerComm, the Layer 1 5G IP specialists, has joined the Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) and will be collaborating on the Evenstar modular O-RAN reference design project.

This article was posted on Feb 23, 2024

Renesas buys Altium for $6bn

Renesas is to buy the Australian software company Altium for $5.9 billion.

This article was posted on Feb 23, 2024

EW BrightSparks 2023 profile: Mary Kong, University of Edinburgh

Now in its sixth year of awards, EW BrightSparks sees Electronics Weekly highlight and celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today.

This article was posted on Feb 23, 2024

10 x 20mm Bluetooth 5.0 module has 250m range

Infineon has introduced a ~10 x 20mm antenna-inclusive Bluetooth 5.0 (core spec) module that consumes 1.3mA receiving (-95dBm) and 3mA transmitting (0dBm).

This article was posted on Feb 23, 2024

15, 30 and 50W mains PSUs for industrial loads

Cosel has announced a series of ac-dc power supplies with enhanced reliability for industrial applications.

This article was posted on Feb 23, 2024

Multiple output DC supply is designed for delicate lab work

The MX-Q Series 2 is the updated version of the MX series DC power supply by Aim-TTi. The quad-channel power supply has a larger colour panel, with colour-coded outputs. It also includes a TripLink feature, which allows the user to define assigned outputs for over-voltage protection and over-current protection.

This article was posted on Feb 23, 2024

Kitchen table innovation becomes a product from CEF

CEF, the electrical wholesaler and supplier, has launched a product designed by a CEF customer.

This article was posted on Feb 23, 2024

UKSA funds Westcott’s In-Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing facility

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is funding work to prolong the life of satellites, via in-orbit servicing.

This article was posted on Feb 23, 2024

Amazec Photonics completes $1.5m Seed Round

Amazec Photonics, the Dutch photonics startup, has secured a €1.5 million Seed Round to develop its minimally invasive medical diagnosis devices.

This article was posted on Feb 23, 2024

SI predicts 2024 growth of 18%

The semiconductor market grew 8.4% in 4Q 2023 from 3Q 2023, according to WSTS. The 8.4% gain was the highest quarter-to-quarter growth since 9.1% in 2Q 2021.

This article was posted on Feb 23, 2024

Infineon adds to SiC wafer suppliers

Infineon has signed a SiC wafer supply deal with SK Siltron.

This article was posted on Jan 22, 2024

Space tech D-Orbit raises €100m Series C funding

D-Orbit, the Italian space logistics and transportation specialist, has raised €100m from a Series C funding round, raising about €100m.

This article was posted on Jan 22, 2024

EW BrightSparks 2023 profile: Imogen Cole, Leonardo

Now in its sixth year of awards, EW BrightSparks sees Electronics Weekly highlight and celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today.

This article was posted on Jan 22, 2024

PC slump continues

Q4 PC shipments of 67.1 million were down 2.7% y-o-y, reports IDC. It was the eighth consecutive quarter of y-o-y shipment volume contraction and the lowest Q4 volume since 4Q06.

This article was posted on Jan 22, 2024