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, 2024Qualcomm 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, 2024sureCore 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, 2024EtherCAT 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, 2024Wearable ‘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, 2024Bad 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, 2024Imec 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, 2024Graphene 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, 2024Sponsored 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, 2024Components 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, 202424% 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, 2024Viewpoint: 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, 2024Nordic and Kigen hook up to enable IoT deployments
Nordic Semiconductor and eSIM security specialist Kigen, are combining Kigen eSIMs, Kigen’s eSIM IoT Remote Manager (eIM) for SGP.32 IoT eSIMs and Nordic’s nRF9151 SiP to enable IoT deployments.
This article was posted on Dec 25, 2024Astute signs Wise
Astute Group, the Stevenage-based distributor, and Wise-integration, the French specialist in digital control of GaN and GaN ICs for power conversion, have signed a distribution agreement covering EMEA.
This article was posted on Dec 25, 2024Australia and UK tie up for navigation without GNSS
P-12 is an all-electric hydrofoil ferry from Candela in Sweden.
This article was posted on Nov 29, 2024Australia and UK tie up for navigation without GNSS
Airborne navigation without GNSS is the aim of a MoU (memorandum of understanding) signed between Australian ground observation hardware (right) company Advanced Navigation, and UK-based positioning software company Nileq, which has patent-pending technology that uses neuromorphic computing to match live scans of the terrain below to an existing database of the Earth’s surface (below).
This article was posted on Nov 29, 2024Core-less magnetic current sensor still shuns stray fields
Melexis has announced a magnetism-based current sensor that needs no ferromagnetic core, for measuring currents through power PCBs and busbars (see diagram).
This article was posted on Nov 29, 2024All-electric hydrofoil ferry carries 30 people
P-12 is an all-electric hydrofoil ferry from Candela in Sweden.
This article was posted on Nov 29, 2024Optimum Technologies wins Space Force contract for optical payload
Optimum Technologies, a space hardware specialist, has won a contract from the United States Space Force (USSF)’s Space Systems Command (SSC). It is to provide an optical imaging payload, and surrounding avionics and software.
This article was posted on Nov 29, 2024High end router revenues decline for fifth consecutive quarter
Q3 High End Router equipment revenue declined for a fifth consecutive quarter, says Dell’Oro Group.
This article was posted on Nov 29, 2024Mouser introduces RISC-V resource centre
Mouser has introduced its RISC-V resource centre to inform design engineers about the latest technology and applications.
This article was posted on Nov 29, 2024