Micron sampling Gen5 SSD
Micron is sampling its first Gen5 client SSD based on its G9 TLC NAND which claims to double the performance of its predecessor.
This article was posted on Feb 27, 2025Google exposes camera effects in Android 16 second beta
Google is releasing the second beta of Android 16, the latest version of its mobile operating system.
This article was posted on Feb 27, 2025Capacity tops 42m wpq
In Q4 2024, installed wafer fab capacity was a record 42 million wafers per quarter (in 300mm wafer equivalent), and capacity is projected to reach nearly 42.7 million wpq in Q1 2025, according to a joint report from SEMI and TechInsights.
This article was posted on Feb 27, 2025Intel in advanced talks to sell Altera to Silverlake
Intel is reported by Bloomberg to be at an advanced stage in exclusive negotiations to sell a majority stake in its FPGA unit Altera to private equity fund Silverlake Partners.
This article was posted on Feb 27, 2025EW BrightSparks 2024 profile: Darla Pearce, Leonardo / University of Hertfordshire
Now in its seventh year, the EW BrightSparks awards see Electronics Weekly celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today.
This article was posted on Feb 25, 2025DeepSeek effect on the AI server market
Last year, AI server shipments grew 46%, says TrendForce, but this year there is more uncertainty caused, in part, by the DeepSeek effect.
This article was posted on Feb 25, 20252024 wafers down 2.7%; wafer revenues down 6.5%
2024 silicon wafer shipments fell 2.7% to 12,266 million square inches while wafer revenue contracted 6.5% to $11.5 billion, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG).
This article was posted on Feb 25, 2025Reluctance to adopt AI among business leaders
There is a reluctance among business leaders to adopt AI agents according to attendees at The Wall Street Journal’s CIO Network Summit in Menlo Park on Tuesday.
This article was posted on Feb 25, 2025Arm reported to be planning to sell proprietary chips
Arm is looking at selling proprietary chips, reports Reuters, and one of its first customers is Meta.
This article was posted on Feb 25, 2025OroraTech provides thermal sensing for Canadian WildFireSat mission
OroraTech, a specialist in space-based thermal intelligence, will develop the payloads for the satellite constellation of the WildFireSat mission.
This article was posted on Feb 25, 20253mm air quality sensor also measures pressure, humidity and temperature
Bosch has introduced a four-in-one mems sensor that measures air pressure, humidity and temperature, aa well as detecting volatile organic compounds, volatile sulfur compounds (indicating bacteria), carbon monoxide and hydrogen, amongst other gasses.
This article was posted on Feb 25, 2025Urban Sky raises $30m Series B for satellite replacement technology
Urban Sky, which describes itself as “a stratospheric platform company”, has closed a $30 million Series B investment round for its rapidly deployable Microballoon technology.
This article was posted on Feb 25, 2025Inequality scuppers Honda-Nissan deal
Honda and Nissan called off their merger talks because of wide differences in their expectations for a merged company, reports the Nikkei.
This article was posted on Feb 25, 2025It took 50 years of hard work to build Taiwan chip industry, says tech boss.
Taiwan’s success in the chip industry did not happen for no reason – it took 50 years of hard work, says Wu Cheng-wen, head of Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council.
This article was posted on Feb 25, 2025QuEra raises $230m for quantum computer
QuEra Computing, the neutral-atom quantum computing specialist, has raised $230 million to develop fault-tolerant quantum computers.
This article was posted on Feb 21, 2025PositronAI raises $23.5m to pursue FPGA-based AI inference ICs
Positron, a two year-old Reno-based startup, has raised $23.5 million to pursue its FPGA-based approach to AI inference chips.
This article was posted on Feb 21, 2025JD undiluted
JD Vance (pictured) gave a straight-from-the-shoulder talk to yesterday’s Paris AI Conference about how the US views AI, warning about excessive regulation and avoiding the conventional references to safeguarding, developing AI for the benefit of everyone and democratising the tech.
This article was posted on Feb 21, 2025Driving a GaN half-bridge? You might want to know this
A question arose at Electronics Weekly after Rohm introduced an 8pad isolated for GaN transistors.
This article was posted on Feb 21, 2025Rohm adds to general purpose chip resistors
Rohm has added to its general purpose chip resistors with the MCRx family .
This article was posted on Feb 21, 2025Nasa testing swarm technology for autonomous satellites
Nasa is highlighting its progress with testing autonomous satellites in constellations using a technology it calls Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy (DSA).
This article was posted on Feb 21, 2025Infineon adds to CoolSiC MOSFETs
Infineon is expanding its portfolio of discrete CoolSiC MOSFETs 650 V with two product families housed in Q-DPAK and TOLL packages.
This article was posted on Feb 21, 2025