More efficient high-CRI and even-dimming leds from Cree

Cree LED has added higher efficiency high colour rendering index versions to its XHP35.2 leds, and introduced leds optimised to dim evenly when used in parallel

This article was posted on Sep 6, 2023

EPC aims high with 300V space-grade GaN power transistor

EPC Space has introduced radiation-hardened gallium nitride devices for space-borne power converters and other rugged environments.

This article was posted on Sep 6, 2023

Ericsson and Huawei renew patent agreement

Huawei and Ericsson have renewed their patent cross-licensing agreement which was last renewed in 2016..

This article was posted on Sep 5, 2023

Bid for Blackberry

Private equity firm Veritas Capital has made an offer to buy BlackBerry, reports Reuters. Other prospective buyers are in talks with the company which has been conducting a strategic review.

This article was posted on Sep 5, 2023

Macom buys Wolfspeed’s RF business

Macom has bought Wolfspeed’s RF business for $75 million in cash, and $50 million in Macom stock.

This article was posted on Sep 5, 2023

Viewpoint: Ditching the wires to shed the pounds in automotive

Vehicle manufacturers have long dreamt of reducing weight by replacing heavy wiring looms with radio frequency technology. However, achieving this wireless nirvana is not as simple as it first appears, writes Sampson Hu, founder of UK antenna specialist Novocomms.

This article was posted on Sep 5, 2023

US and China smooth trade relations

US and China smooth trade relations

This article was posted on Sep 5, 2023

Foxconn founder to run for Taiwan presidency

Yesterday, Terry Gou, the Foxconn founder, said he will run for the presidency of Taiwan as an independent after failing to win the nomination for the China-friendly Kuomintang (KMT) party.

This article was posted on Sep 5, 2023

Stripped-down 2.4GHz-only Wi-Fi 6 radio chip for lower cost designs

Nordic Semiconductor has taken 5GHz radios out of its recent nRF7002 Wi-Fi 6 companion IC, to create the 2.4GHz-only nRF7001.

This article was posted on Sep 5, 2023

Raspberry Pi, Arduino motor their way to artistic alternative time display

I do like a complicated clock or a tortuous timepiece – displaying a time doesn’t have to be straightforward! So I enjoyed seeing this artistic Raspberry Pi-based alternative time display…

This article was posted on Sep 5, 2023

Spire celebrates optical inter-satellite tech in Glasgow made nanosatellites

Spire Global, the space analytics company with offices in Glasgow, has successfully launched two satellites carrying optical inter-satellite link (OISL) payloads that will reduce data latency and strengthen communication security.

This article was posted on Sep 5, 2023

Quantinuum delivers quantum computing hardened key enhancement

Quantinuum, the amalgamation of the quantum computing operations of Honeywell and Cambridge Quantum, is providing quantum computing hardened cyber protection for a wide range of connected devices by maximising the strength of keys generated within the devices themselves.

This article was posted on Sep 5, 2023

Infineon expands TRENCHSTOP

Infineon has expanded its 7th generation TRENCHSTOP IGBT family with the discrete 650 V IGBT7 H7 variant.

This article was posted on Sep 4, 2023

Axiom Space raises $350m Series-C towards commercial space station

Axiom Space, the in-orbit infrastructure specialist, has secured $350m in its Series-C round of funding, to help build the first commercial space station from the legacy of the International Space Station.

This article was posted on Sep 4, 2023

Q2 DRAM revenue up 20.4% q-o-q

Q2 revenue for the DRAM industry grew 20.4% q-o-q to $11.43 billion, ending a decline that persisted for three consecutive quarters, reports TrendForce, as the Big Three saw shipment growth from AI servers driving growth in HBM shipments and DDR5 inventory stocking.

This article was posted on Sep 4, 2023

$53bn AI chip market forecast

ICs for AI workloads will be a $53.4 billion market this year, says Gartner, which is 20.9% up y-o-y

This article was posted on Sep 4, 2023

Dual output 300W dc-dcs for railways

Bel Fuse is aiming at railways and transportation with a series of dual-output dc-dc converters.

This article was posted on Sep 4, 2023

A little more on: Infineon’s H7 IGBTs

Infineon recently released 650V H variants of its gen 7 IGBTs, without a lot of detail on how they differ from the rest of gen 7, so Electronics Weekly got in touch.

This article was posted on Sep 4, 2023

8.5GHz connectors go straight to the PCB

Powell Electronics has announced that will be stocking a second generation of GDBC (Gigalane direct board contact) one-piece contacts from Gigalane.

This article was posted on Sep 4, 2023

Astrobotic builds 3D lunar surface for testing landers and rovers

Astrobotic, the lunar logistics specialist, has begun work on what it describes as a high-fidelity 3D test field mimicking the topography and optical properties of the lunar surface.

This article was posted on Sep 4, 2023

Precision micro-power op-amp for automotive

Diodes has announced a single-channel version of its automotive-qualified AS2333Q dual precision micro-power op-amp.

This article was posted on Aug 31, 2023