DASA demonstrates telexistence technologies for hazardous work

The UK government’s DASA (Defence and Security Accelerator) has demonstrated three telexistence technologies at its BattleLab as a result of the Telexistence: Phase 2 competition.

This article was posted on May 10, 2023

Si price dropping

Expanding production and sluggish demand have pushed down the price of silicon to $26.10/kg with the average at $27.57/kg, says TrendForce which predicts further price falls in May of 0.8% for M10 wafers and 1.2% for G12 wafers.

This article was posted on May 10, 2023

Fab equipment market growing 4.3% CAGR 23-8

The fab equipment market is worth $87 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach $107 billion in 2028, at a 4.3% CAGR 23-28, says Yole Developpement.

This article was posted on May 10, 2023

Infineon breaks ground on Dresden fab

Infineon has broken ground for its fab in Dresden with CEO Jochen Hanebeck, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz attending the ceremony.

This article was posted on May 10, 2023

Pico Technology VNA software for PC, MAC, Linux and Raspberry Pi

USB instrument maker Pico Technology has re-written the host software for its head-less vector network analysers to run on PCs, Macs and Linux computers, and Raspberry Pi.

This article was posted on May 10, 2023

Dev kit for wireless charging at up to 50W

Infineon is aiming at wireless charging at up to 50W with a wireless power transmitter development kit.

This article was posted on May 10, 2023

Elektra Awards 2023 open for entries

The Elektra Awards 2023, which are organised by Electronics Weekly, have officially opened for entries from both companies and individuals in the electronics industry.

This article was posted on May 10, 2023

Alphawave to suspend shares

Alphawave is to suspend its shares on the LSE from next Tuesday after its shares fell 20% this morning following an admission that KPMG had delayed issuing its accounts.

This article was posted on May 9, 2023

Rapidus gets another $2bn

The Japanese government will provide Rapidus with an additional $1.94 billion to add to the $2.5 billion it has already received, reports the Nikkei. The total project to get 2nm chips into volume production will cost $37 billion.

This article was posted on May 9, 2023

Alphawave to suspend shares

Alphawave is to suspend its shares on the LSE from next Tuesday after its shares fell 20% this morning following an admission that KPMG had delayed issuing its accounts.

This article was posted on May 9, 2023

Russia agrees life extension for International Space Station

Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, has confirmed it will support continued operations until the end of 2028 for the International Space Station (ISS).

This article was posted on May 9, 2023

OpenAI gets $27-29bn valuation

OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, is reported to have raised $300 million at a valuation of $27-29 billion.

This article was posted on May 9, 2023

EC approves €7.4bn subsidy for ST-GloFo jv fab

The EC has approved a €7.4 billion subsidy for ST and GloFo’s jv FD-SOI fab at Crolles.

This article was posted on May 9, 2023

Softbank files to list Arm on the Nasdaq

SoftBank has filed for a public offering of Arm shares on the Nasdaq.

This article was posted on May 9, 2023

ST takes Atomera licence

Atomera, the materials and technology licensing company, has licensed ST to install Atomera’s Mears Silicon Technology (MST) into its facilities and authorises ST to manufacture and distribute MST-enabled products to its customers.

This article was posted on May 9, 2023

Raspberry Pi Pico Advanced Kit packs 32 sensor modules

ELECROW has released a Raspberry Pi Pico Advanced Kit, designed for people who already have some electronics knowledge and programming skill but want to learn or explore the Raspberry Pi’s capabilities.

This article was posted on May 9, 2023

EU proposals for Standard Essential Patents

The EC has come up with proposals to tidy up the rules on standards essential patents (SEPs).

This article was posted on May 9, 2023

Integrated Graphene scales up production

The addressable market for graphene enabled products is potentially more than $25 billion based on reasonable levels of penetration across all markets, and volume demand for graphene across key application markets is thought to have the potential to reach $1+ trillion by 2030.

This article was posted on May 8, 2023

Bosch to buy TSI Semiconductors

Bosch is to buy the buildings, machines and infrastructure of the silicon foundry TSI Semiconductors of Roseville, California (pictured) and spend $1.5 billion re-tooling 10,000 sq ft of cleanroom space to make SiC chips on 200mm wafers starting in 2026.

This article was posted on May 8, 2023

FD-SoI FPGAs get PCIe and LPDDR4 interfacing

Lattice Semiconductor is aiming at system control with a family of FPGAs that includes PCIe Gen 2 interfacing and embedded security.

This article was posted on May 8, 2023

Experimental process makes much of a wind turbine blade recyclable

Wind turbine blades can be recycled, at least partially, accoriding to researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark.

This article was posted on May 8, 2023