Green energy patents
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has launched a special category of its Patents for Humanity Program for green energy inventions.
This article was posted on Mar 20, 2023UK Space Agency funds £1.6m deep-space travel research projects
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) says it will invest in research projects that could “revolutionise our ability to journey deeper into space”, for example travelling to Mars.
This article was posted on Mar 20, 2023Top ten foundries see 4.7% q-o-q Q4 revenue fall
In Q4 the top 10 foundries saw a 4.7% q-o-q revenue decline to $33.5 billion, reports TrendForce which expects a bigger drop in Q1.
This article was posted on Mar 20, 2023Spark completes $25m Series B
SPARK Microsystems of Montreal, the UWB specialist, has raised CDN$34bn (US$25bn) in a Series B financing round.
This article was posted on Mar 20, 2023Bluetooth LE 5.3 and security in a wireless MCU
STMicroelectronics has created a 40nm Bluetooth LE 5.3 wireless microcontroller family centred around a 100MHz Arm Cortex-M33 core – that’s the security-enabled version of the Cortex-M3, which has TrustZone virtualisation.
This article was posted on Mar 17, 202365W superjunction USB mains adaptor reference design up to 92% efficient
Silanna Semiconductor has released a superjunction mosfet-based reference design for a 65W universal (90 – 264Vac) USB Type-C output mains power power adaptor.
This article was posted on Mar 17, 2023Embedded World: Seco i.MX 93 computer-on-module
At Embedded World next week, Seco will be showing an i.MX 93 computer-on-module compliant to SMARC release 2.1.1.
This article was posted on Mar 17, 2023SaxaVord progresses to vertical launches with satellite payload processing facility
SaxaVord Spaceport – based on the Shetland Islands – is collaborating with space engineering safety specialists Plastron UK to develop an advanced satellite payload processing facility (PPF).
This article was posted on Mar 17, 2023China chip imports fall
China’s imports of ICs fell 31% y-o-y in January and February to $47.8 billion from $68.8 billion last year, according to China’s General Administration of Customs.
This article was posted on Mar 17, 2023IQE warns of weaker than expected H1 revenues
IQE, the compound wafer specialist, says its H1 revenues will be lower than expected because of weaker demand leading to inventory build-up throughout the supply chain.”
This article was posted on Mar 17, 2023HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank UK
Following the collapse of the US bank Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), HSBC has bought its UK subsidiary, SVB UK, for £1.
This article was posted on Mar 17, 2023Intrinsic raises £7m
Intrinsic Semiconductor Technologies, the RRAM spin-out from UCL, has secured £7 million in a funding round led by Octopus Ventures and supported by existing investors IP Group and the UCL Technology Fund plus £1m from Innovate UK.
This article was posted on Mar 17, 2023Headed to Embedded World?
Embedded World returns to its more conventional diary slot (14-16 March) in Nuremberg, Germany. There are exhibitors in halls 1, 2, 3, 3A, 4 and 4A, covering application software and systems, embedded design, IC and IP design, M2M, safety and security, displays and startups. Caroline Hayes has curated some highlights to look for.
This article was posted on Mar 17, 2023Humane raises $230m
Humane, a five year-old startup founded by former Apple employees, has had a Series C funding round raising $100 million taking its total VC funding to date to $230 million.
This article was posted on Mar 16, 2023Intel and Merck fund sustainable semi manufacturing
Merck and Intel are funding an academic research programme aimed at enabling more sustainable semiconductor manufacturing.
This article was posted on Mar 16, 2023HDMI TFT LCD display is designed to integrate into outdoor equipment
A large, 21.5-inch TFT LCD display available from Relec Electronics is designed for easy integration into equipment that is used outdoors. The HA-215HVEEUAB0-AA has a large active area of 476.06mm x 267.79mm and an aspect ratio of 16:9. Resolution is 1920 x 1080. A high brightness level of 500cd/m2 ensures reliable performance in a wide variety of indoor applications and environments, from medical and industrial use to marine and defence applications.
This article was posted on Mar 16, 2023650V IGBT aimed at 60kHz power factor correction
Toshiba is aiming at 60kHz power factor correction stages with a 650V 60A reduced switching loss IGBT.
This article was posted on Mar 16, 202326V current sensor in 2.9 x 2.8mm has 1% error
Rohm has announced a high-side current sensor with a -0.2 to +26V input common-mode range and ±1.0% maximum gain error.
This article was posted on Mar 16, 2023Arrow steps up a gear with Nvidia Drive developer kit
Arrow Electronics is collaborating with Nvidia following a global distribution agreement to supply the Drive AGX Orin developer kit. The scalable hardware and software autonomous vehicle platform can be used by automotive OEMs, developers, research centres, and universities.
This article was posted on Mar 16, 2023Ubotica launches Cloud Removal and Compression for optimising Earth Observation
Ubotica Technologies, the space AI specialist, has officially announced its CogniSAT-CRC system, applying its CogniSAT technology for Earth Observation.
This article was posted on Mar 16, 2023Apple No.1 for smartphone production in Q4
Q4 smartphone production was up 4% QoQ but down 15.5% YoY to 301 million units for 4Q22, says TrendForce. 2022 production was 10.6% down on 2021 at 1,192 billion units
This article was posted on Mar 16, 2023