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

Lasers measure wind velocity at long distance to improve mathematical models

Danish company Vind-Vind is developing a turbulence model for the effect of wind on structures in complex environments.

This article was posted on Aug 31, 2023

Automotive magnetic detectors work up to 38V

Rohm has developed Hall-based magnetic detectors for vehicle use.

This article was posted on Aug 31, 2023

Multi-direction PCB-to-everywhere else contacts

Harwin has added four height options to its multi-directional spring contact range, which now spans from 4 to 10mm.

This article was posted on Aug 31, 2023

Google adds Raspberry Pi to its MediaPipe on-device machine learning

Google is extending its MediaPipe on-device machine learning system to support the Raspberry Pi, enabling – for example – audio classification, face landmark detection, and natural language processing tasks.

This article was posted on Aug 31, 2023

Taiwan server ODMs diversifying abroad

Taiwan-based server ODMs, including Quanta, Foxconn, Wistron (including Wiwynn), and Inventec, have set up production bases in countries like Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia to mitigate geopolitical risks and supply chain disruption, says TrendForce, which projects that by 2023, the production capacity from these regions will account for 23%, and by 2026, it will approach 50%.

This article was posted on Aug 31, 2023

Nvidia forecasts $16bn Q3

Nvidia forecast Q3 revenues of $16 billion – up from Q2’s $13.5 billion.

This article was posted on Aug 31, 2023

Huawei rumoured to be building secret fab stable

Huawei is alleged to be building up a fab stable in China to try and evade US restrictions on tools and technology

This article was posted on Aug 31, 2023

Add your own device support to Segger MCU programmers

Users can add un-supported MCUs to Segger’s range of in-circuit programmers following the introduction of its ‘flasher device support kit’.

This article was posted on Aug 31, 2023

Keyboard switches are quieter, smoother, and last a 100 million operations

Cherry has announced quieter operation amongst other up-grades to its long-running MX series of keyboard switches, with the introduction of MX2A types. At the same time, it revealed a keyboard, Xtrfy K5V2, built with the switches.

This article was posted on Aug 31, 2023

Accellera sets the date for multi-domain simulation discussions

In an effort to create and standardise an open api (application programming interface), multi-domain simulation framework across different industries, Accellera Systems Initiative, has announced a Federated Simulation Standard proposed working group. Its first meeting to “gather input and discuss expectations” will be held in Toulouse, France on 25 and 26 September.

This article was posted on Aug 30, 2023

Depth + RGB camera for industry works up to 3m for robot vision

Aiming at robots in complex environments, Orbbec has created a rugged industrial RGB + depth camera that streams processed images in real-time.

This article was posted on Aug 30, 2023

Wide beam optics for led lighting

Gaggione has introduced a number of PMMA (acrylic) led collimators optimised for wide even beams over 50°, for both CoB (chip-on-board) and small-area leds.

This article was posted on Aug 30, 2023

Germany digs deep for solar energy

A single company is to build 1.1GWpeak of solar capacity in Germany over the next three years.

This article was posted on Aug 30, 2023