TSMC triples US investment to $40bn

As it holds a tool move-in ceremony at its Arizona fab today, TSMC says its original planned $12 billion investment in the US will now be $40 billion.

This article was posted on Dec 15, 2022

TDK adds more voltage options to 7.5kW 1U rack-mount PSUs

TDK has introduced six models to its 7.5kW ‘Genesys+’ series of 7.5kW programmable dc power supplies.

This article was posted on Dec 15, 2022

Libraries link STM32 USB PD peripheral to UBS port protection ICs

STMicroelectronics has released C libraries to control its three USB Type-C Power Delivery port-protection ICs, for sink or source applications, or both.

This article was posted on Dec 15, 2022

Axivion adds MISRA C++ 202x rules to static code analysis

Axivion has added checks for MISRA C++ 202x rules with the release of its Axivion Suite 7.5 code analysis tools.

This article was posted on Dec 15, 2022

Square Kilometre Array radio telescope gets an official launch

The Square Kilometre Array radio telescope got its next official launch this week, when director-general Philip Diamond travelled to the site where SKA-Low (below) will be built in Western Australia and council chair Catherine Cesarsky went to the SKA-Mid (right) site in South Africa’s Northern Cape.

This article was posted on Dec 15, 2022

Startup satellite manufacturer raises €7 million funding

Reflex Aerospace, the German startup satellite manufacturer, has announced it has raised €7 million in a first funding round.

This article was posted on Dec 15, 2022

Micron shipping 232-layer flash in PC SSDs

Micron’s 232 layer NAND is shipping in its 2550 NVMe SSD for laptops and desktops.PC OEM.

This article was posted on Dec 15, 2022

Automotive memory market growing at 20% CAGR

Driven by electrification, smart cockpit and ADAS, automotive is the fastest-growing memory market segment, with a 20% CAGR between 2021 and 2027, says Yole Developpement.

This article was posted on Dec 15, 2022

Embed engineering in National Curriculum says IET

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), is today calling on government to help tackle the UK’s engineering skills shortage by embedding engineering into the current curriculum.

This article was posted on Dec 15, 2022

Pulse-handling chip resistors for automotive

Stackpole has announced automotive-grade high-reliability chip resistors aimed at applications with pulse handling requirements.

This article was posted on Dec 15, 2022

6-18GHz GaAs amplifiers have 10dB gain with positive slopes

CML has announced a pair of 6 – 18GHz GaAs pHEMT gain blocks with positive gain slopes up to 16GHz.

This article was posted on Dec 14, 2022

Manchester casting company celebrates 50 years

Family company Dean Group is celebrating its 50th years of casting metal parts in the Manchester area.

This article was posted on Dec 14, 2022

9kHz to 20GHz eight channel microwave signal generator

Rigol has introduced an eight channel microwave generator that works across 9kHz to 20GHz and can deliver related coherent signals or independent signals.

This article was posted on Dec 14, 2022

Zuken and Compound Catapult combine on power module design

Zuken and the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult are collaborating to bring a power module layout from a graphical concept to a 3D model.

This article was posted on Dec 14, 2022

Q3 O-RAN revenue doubles y-o-y

Q3 O-RAN revenues have doubled y-o-y according to the Q3 2022 report from Dell’Oro Group.

This article was posted on Dec 14, 2022

DCMS commissions research study into semis

Yesterday, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioned a research project to look into the feasibility of new national initiatives to bring the UK semiconductor industry together to tackle shared challenges and help businesses scale up.

This article was posted on Dec 14, 2022

Intel on-track to regain process leadership

Intel is on-track to regain process technology leadership in 2025, according to Ann Kelleher (pictured) head of technology development.

This article was posted on Dec 14, 2022

Single-level cell SD Cards and microSD Cards for industrial reliability

Swissbit has announced single-level cell NAND flash-based SD Cards and microSD Cards for increased reliability in industrial settings.

This article was posted on Dec 14, 2022

Near-field microwave holograms predict far-field future for telescope

Near-field microwave holography has been used to characterise receiver optics at temperatures close to absolute zero before they are installed in the Simons Observatory Large Aperture Telescope in Northern Chile, which will measure cosmic microwave background.

This article was posted on Dec 13, 2022

Verifiy all versions of the C standard library specification

Solid Sands is now qualifying “all versions of the C standard library specification, not just a sub-set that is commonly used or a sub-set that fits on a restricted embedded target” following an update to its SuperGuard requirements-based test suite for C standard libraries.

This article was posted on Dec 13, 2022

Elektra Awards 2022 Highlights: Guests and Attendees

The Elektra Awards 2022 were presented at a Gala Dinner at the Ballroom, Grosvenor House Park Lane on 30 November, and here – as a taster – are some photos from the evening to enjoy.

This article was posted on Dec 13, 2022