It 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, 2025Siemens 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, 2025Inductors 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, 2025DSTL 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, 2025SK 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, 2024Government 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, 2024C.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, 2024Five 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, 2024Lockheed 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, 2024Bad 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, 2024Masayoshi 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, 2024