Siemens Digital to market Alphawave Semi IP

Siemens Digital Industries Software has signed an OEM agreement for its EDA business to bring Alphawave Semi’s portfolio of high-speed interconnect silicon IP to market through its sales channel.

This article was posted on Feb 21, 2025

Inductors for automotive power-over-coax

TDK has created inductors for automotive power-over-coax applications up to 1.6A.

This article was posted on Feb 21, 2025

DSTL experiments with robotic dogs for bomb disposal

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) has carried out a live trial led involving robotic dogs to successfully detect and defuse bomb threats.

This article was posted on Feb 21, 2025

SK Telecom to invest $3m in Twelve Labs

SK Telecom is to invest $3 Million in Twelve Labs, a video understanding company gaining major attention in the global AI industry.

This article was posted on Dec 27, 2024

Government running semiconductor trip to Korea

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is inviting semiconductor researchers and organisations to participate in a mission to Korea

This article was posted on Dec 27, 2024

C.C.Wei and Elon Musk hooking up on robots

C.C. Wei and Elon Musk have been cosying up on multifunctional robots, reports the Nikkei.

This article was posted on Dec 27, 2024

Five point plan to boost UK semis

TechWorks, the UK tech trade body, has come up with a plan to boost the UK’s semiconductor presence in world markets.

This article was posted on Dec 27, 2024

Lockheed Martin completes TacSat specialised sensing satellite

Lockheed Martin has completed its latest self-funded technology demonstration satellite. Its Tactical Satellite – or “TacSat” – will now be heading to orbit on a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket in 2025.

This article was posted on Dec 27, 2024

Bad year for China chip investment

China has had a bad year for investment in chip companies according to the China market research and consultancy company J W Insights.

This article was posted on Dec 27, 2024

Masayoshi Son visits President Trump and pledges $100bn investment in US

Masayoshi Son, the CEO of Arm’s owner Softbank, went to Mar-a-Lago earlier this week to pledge to make a $100 billion investment in the US.

This article was posted on Dec 27, 2024

Qualcomm v Arm court battle gets under way

Yesterday, the Qualcomm vs Arm legal battle got under way in a courtroom in Wilmington, Delaware. The case is expected to take a week.

This article was posted on Dec 27, 2024

sureCore taps Sarcina for cryo packaging

After Sheffield cryo chip specialist sureCore’s launch of a range of cryogenic IP in 180 nm and 22nm test chips, the company has teamed with packaging specialist Sarcina who designed a custom package specifically for use at cryogenic temperatures.

This article was posted on Dec 27, 2024

EtherCAT Plug Fest Attracts 55 participants

The 2024 European EtherCAT Plug Fest organised by the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) was hosted Panasonic at their Customer Experience Centredd in Ottobrunn near Munich.

This article was posted on Dec 27, 2024

Wearable ‘sticker’ monitors people’s breathing rates

Researchers at UK universities have developed a wearable ‘sticker’ that can monitor and detect changes in people’s breathing rates.

This article was posted on Dec 25, 2024

Bad year for O-RAN

After rapid growth 2019-22, O-RAN investments fell by $500 million in 2023 and have declined a further 30% y-o-y during the first three quarters of 2024, says Dell’Oro Group.

This article was posted on Dec 25, 2024

Imec proposes 3D CCD with IGZO channel for CXL buffer memory

Imec has proposed a 3D integrated CCD that can operate as a block-addressable buffer memory, in support of data-intensive compute applications.

This article was posted on Dec 25, 2024

Graphene IC interconnects deposited in CMOS conditions

Destination 2D, a Milpitas startup which has graphene inventor and Nobel laureate Konstantin Novoselov (pictured) as its chief scientist, has made graphene interconnects for ICs on a CMOS process.

This article was posted on Dec 25, 2024

Sponsored Content: How the FUNMAT PRO 310 NEO Strengthens Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturer’s Competitive

As advancements in AI, autonomous driving, and Web3.0 fuel demand for high-performance computing, the high-end semiconductor industry is experiencing rapid growth.

This article was posted on Dec 25, 2024

Components market is buoyed up by memory – ECSN

First, the good news: worldwide revenues for IC sales were up in 2024, according to WSTS/Future Horizons but growth was driven by memory, particularly in server farms in order to run AI software, said Aubrey Dunford, market analyst, ECSN (Electronic Components Supply Network)

This article was posted on Dec 25, 2024

24% growth for semis in 2024

The global semiconductor market surged in Q32024, with revenues climbing 8.5% from the previous quarter to $177.8 billion, (from $163.8 billion) driven by AI.

This article was posted on Dec 25, 2024

Viewpoint: Rupert Baines – Serial entrepreneur, permanently curious

As a curious veteran, writes Ash Madni, I like to keep my eye on which UK companies’ startup then make it successfully to an exit.

This article was posted on Dec 25, 2024