Hammatsu Photonics adding capacity
Hamamatsu Photonics is to build a new $260 million factory capable of processing 8000 eight inch equivalent wpm at its manufacturing site in Ichino-cho, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu City to boost its pre-processing stage production capacity.
This article was posted on Jul 18, 202385V 75A 20bit current, voltage and power monitor has 535μΩ sense resistor
Texas Instruments has created a series of precision current monitors with digital outputs, for use across power rails from -100mV to +85V, at up to ±78.64A.
This article was posted on Jul 18, 2023May semi sales down 21% y-o-y
May semi sales of $40.7 billion were 21.1% down on the $51.7 billion in May 2022 but up 1.7% on April.
This article was posted on Jul 18, 2023NASA Valkyrie humanoid robot heads for testing in Australia
G’day humanoid robot. Nasa is sending its robotic system, dubbed Valkyrie, down under to complete its testing, with the energy company Woodside Energy in Perth, Western Australia.
This article was posted on Jul 18, 2023Pragmatic offers MPW runs
Europractice Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) services will now offer flexible IC fabrication from Pragmatic Semiconductor, headquartered in Cambridge, UK.
This article was posted on Jul 14, 2023A fiery end to Aeolus, and its Chelmsford-made image sensor
ESA has begun the controlled destruction of its Aeolus global wind-measuring satellite.
This article was posted on Jul 14, 2023Renesas pays Wolfspeed $2bn deposit for 10 year supply of SiC wafers
Renesas and Wolfspeed have signed a wafer supply agreement and $2 billion deposit by Renesas to secure a 10 year supply commitment of 150mm SiC bare and epitaxial wafers from Wolfspeed.
This article was posted on Jul 14, 2023N-type connectors and cable assemblies
Würth Elektronik introduced N type 50Ω cable and PCB connectors to MIL-STD-348.
This article was posted on Jul 14, 2023Nexperia starts IGBT production, starting at 600V
Nexperia has entered the IGBT market, with a 600V 30A device, to be followed by 40, 50 and 75A types.
This article was posted on Jul 14, 2023Vodafone and Sandbox hook up for quantum-safe networks
Vodafone and SandboxAQ (a spin-off from Alphabet) have conducted a proof-of-concept test for a quantum safe VPN.
This article was posted on Jul 14, 2023Northumbria Uni, Lockheed Martin detect nanojets with ML algorithms
Northumbria University is collaborating with Lockheed Martin for research into the role played by ‘nanojets’ and the reconnection of the Sun’s magnetic field lines for generating the Solar Corona’s heat.
This article was posted on Jul 14, 2023Powerchip looking at Japanese fab
SBI Holdings, a financial services group based in Tokyo, is to help Taiwan’s Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) to set up a trailing edge foundry and advanced IC R&D centre in Japan.
This article was posted on Jul 14, 2023WiFi 6/6E to take 58% of the WiFi market this year
Wi-Fi 6 and 6E are expected to overtake Wi-Fi 5 to become the mainstream WiFi technology in 2022, with a market share of 58%, says TrendForce.
This article was posted on Jul 14, 2023Leonardo to develop Nasa’s infrared sensors to find habitable planets
NASA has awarded a $4m contract to the University of Hawaii to develop – in collaboration with Leonardo, Markury Scientific, and Hawaii Aerospace – ultra-sensitive infrared sensors to help observe distant planets and their atmospheres.
This article was posted on Jul 14, 2023Dutch government restricts ASML DUV exports
Today the Dutch government has published new regulations regarding export controls of semiconductor equipment, reports ASML.
This article was posted on Jul 10, 2023Farnell signs global distribution agreement with Seeed Studio
Farnell has signed a deal to distribute Seeed Studio products.
This article was posted on Jul 10, 2023Software converts STM32G0 MCU to UCSI USB Type-C PPM
STMicroelectronics has released software to make its STM32G0 32bit Cortex-M0+ microcontroller into a UCSI ‘platform policy manager’ (PPM) to manage USB Type-C connectors – in particular for its STM32MP135F-DK development board.
This article was posted on Jul 10, 2023Binder extends 707 series with M5 angled panel mount connectors
Binder is adding to its 707 product series with new M5 angled panel mount parts, which are aimed space-critical applications.
This article was posted on Jul 10, 2023China coming for European car market
China is going after the European car market with its NEVs, says TrendForce, which predicts that the market share of Chinese car brands in Western Europe’s NEV market will rise from 6% in 2022 to an 9% this year.
This article was posted on Jul 10, 2023Imec and ASML deepen collaboration on High-NA EUV
Imec and ASML are to intensify their collaboration in the next phase of developing a High-NA EUV lithography pilot line at imec.
This article was posted on Jul 10, 2023Power tool eval board from ST and Wurth
Würth Elektronik and STMicroelectronics are demonstrating a brushless dc motor power tool power circuit developed between them.
This article was posted on Jul 10, 2023