University of Sheffield tackles semiconductor skills shortage with Bay Photonics and Phlux Technology
The University of Sheffield is leading a government-funded project to address the semiconductor skills shortage in the UK with Devon-based Bay Photonics and Phlux Technology of Sheffield by improving knowledge of semiconductors in the the general public, and particularly pre-higher education students.
This article was posted on Aug 14, 2023Fast solid-state neuromorphic proton transistor trained to convert triangles into sinewaves
Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the Tokyo University of Science have created a solid-state electric double layer neuromorphic transistor, claiming it to be the fastest yet, and proving its computational ability by training it to convert waveforms.
This article was posted on Aug 14, 2023Yamaichi extends Y-Lock Pullforce connector system
The Y-Lock Pullforce connector system from Yamaichi Electronics is especially suited for battery management or cell contacting systems in the automotive industry and will now be extended by version V4 with Connector Position Assurance and integrated contact protection for the FFC/FPC.
This article was posted on Aug 14, 2023UKESF celebrates success of Girls into Electronics programme
The UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) is celebrating the successful completion of its Girls into Electronics programme for 2023, which was done in collaboration with Apple.
This article was posted on Aug 14, 2023Mouser sets up AI resource hub
Mouser has set up a resource centre focused on AI containing articles on topics, such as Deploying Edge-Based AI Using KriaSoMs, An Edge Impulse Use-Case for Healthcare and Cancer Detection, and An Edge Impulse Use-Case for Healthcare and Cancer Detection.
This article was posted on Aug 10, 2023Weebit Nano ReRAM qualified to 125 deg Celsius for auto NVM
Weebit Nano has qualified its ReRAM module up to 125 degrees Celsius, the temperature specified for automotive grade 1 NVMs.
This article was posted on Aug 10, 2023Kubos Semiconductors wins FEIP grant and first customer order
Kubos Semiconductors, the Cambridge microLED material technology specialist, has won a £700,000 Future Economy Investor Partnerships (FEIP) grant from Innovate UK.
This article was posted on Aug 10, 2023NPL adds better-than-atomic optical clock to international time reference
Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have added its NPL-Sr1 optical frequency standard (pictured) to the mix for determining International Atomic Time (TAI).
This article was posted on Aug 10, 2023Four flat years for broadband network equipment sales
Sales of PON equipment for FTTH deployments, cable broadband access equipment, and fixed wireless CPE will show a 0.2% CAGR 2022-2027,says Dell’Oro.
This article was posted on Aug 10, 2023Q2 smartphone shipments continue the decline
Q2 smartphone shipments fell 7.8% y-o-y to 265.3 million units, according IDC – the eighth consecutive quarter of contraction.
This article was posted on Aug 10, 2023Imec processing metal halide perovskites
Due to their extraordinary optical and electronic properties, metal halide perovskites have emerged as highly promising materials for next-generation photovoltaic (PV) cells.
This article was posted on Aug 10, 2023Green is good for Infineon
Infineon had FY Q3 (calendar Q2) revenues of €4.089 billion, for a profit of €1.067 billion, at a margin of 26%.
This article was posted on Aug 10, 2023First meeting of Semiconductor Advisory Panel today
Today, technology minister Paul Scully will chair the first meeting of the government’s Semiconductor Advisory Panel which has been formed to boost the UK semiconductor sector, harness domestic semiconductor strengths, ensure a secure supply of chips, and protect national security.
This article was posted on Aug 10, 202360kV fibre-isolated scope probes work up to 1GHz
Micsig Technology is aiming at mains and high-voltage GaN power supply development with a series of optical fibre isolated oscilloscope probes, with bandwidths up to 1GHz and risetimes down to ≤350ps.
This article was posted on Aug 10, 202324GB HBM3 memory
Micron has begun sampling an 8-high 24GB HBM3 Gen2 memory with bandwidth greater than 1.2TB/s and pin speed over 9.2Gb/s.
This article was posted on Aug 8, 2023Huawei planning on using SMIC to fab 7nm ICs this year
Huawei plans to fab 5G chips on a 7nm process at SMIC this year, reports the Nikkei.
This article was posted on Aug 8, 2023Modi pitching for chip investment
India is once again pitching for semiconductor investment after a string of prospective projects have fallen through.
This article was posted on Aug 8, 2023Wirepas demo kit for mesh networking
Panasonic has announced a demo kit for Wirepas mesh networking, builts around its PAN1780 Bluetooth 5 LE module, with has a Nordic Semi’s nRF52840 radio IC and an antenna.
This article was posted on Aug 8, 2023New Yorker signs Degson for connectors and manufacturing services
New Yorker Electronics is to be a franchises distributor for Degson.
This article was posted on Aug 8, 2023Maxar 300 platform progresses for SDA missile detecting satellite constellation
Maxar Technologies has announced it’s completed the first Critical Design Review of its Maxar 300 series bus.
This article was posted on Aug 8, 2023OSAT market set to fall 13.3% in 2023
The OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing) industry grew 5.1% in 2022 to reach $44.5 billion, says IDC, driven by applications such as AI, HPC, 5G, automotive, and IoT.
This article was posted on Aug 8, 2023