Electronica: Skyworks GBD works with Wolfspeed SiC FETS for EVs
Skyworks is introducing an isolated gate driver reference design that operates with Wolfspeed’s SiC FET power modules.
This article was posted on Nov 21, 2022Warren Buffett invests in TSMC
Warren Buffett has invested around $5 billion in TSMC.
This article was posted on Nov 21, 2022Cerebras launches waferscale-based supercomputer
Cerebras, the waferscale supercomputer startup, has made available for research a machine capable of an exaflop or a least a quintillion ops.
This article was posted on Nov 21, 2022Electronica: MCUs for two-motor electric vehicle traction inverters
NXP is aiming at electric vehicles traction inverters for up to two motors with its S32K39 microcontrollers.
This article was posted on Nov 21, 2022Cambridge GaN Devices raises $19m
Six year-old Cambridge GaN Devices has raised $19 million in a Series B funding round. led by Parkwalk Advisors and BGF, with participation from IQ Capital, CIC, Foresight Williams Technology and Martlet Capital.
This article was posted on Nov 21, 2022Electronica: Top-cooled mosfets for automotive reach 1mΩ
At Electronica today, Onsemi announced a series of silicon mosfets with top-side cooling for automotive motor control and dc-dc conversion.
This article was posted on Nov 21, 2022Electronica: R&S RF power sensors reach 90GHz
Rohde & Schwarz has announced a flurry of RF power sensors at Electronica, including a 90GHz diode power sensor.
This article was posted on Nov 21, 2022FTX Scandal Puts Crypto Under Fire
The FTX collapse brings the spotlight, once sagain, back to crypto. 130 companies in the FTX Group owning the crypto exchange FTX have officially filed for bankruptcy due to a liquidity crunch caused by several factors.
This article was posted on Nov 21, 2022Electronica: Eval kit estimates remaining charge in novel Li-ion cells
NGK Insulators has revealed a fuel-gauging evaluation kit for its novel Enercera lithium ion cells, some of which are amongst the few Li-ion cells to be chargeable below 0°C, and some of which can be float-charged.
This article was posted on Nov 21, 2022Q-o-Q drop in revenues at Arm
Arm calendar Q3 (FYQ2) revenue fell to $655 million from $719 million in the previous quarter.
This article was posted on Nov 18, 2022SiPearl hooks up with AMD
SiPearl, the company designing the Europrocessor, has joined up with AMD to provide a joint offering for exascale supercomputing systems, combining SiPearl’s HPC microprocessor, Rhea, with AMD Instinct accelerators.
This article was posted on Nov 18, 2022Electronica: ±25V 8-channel analogue front end ICs for factory automation
NXP announced a pair of eight input analogue front-end ICs for factory automation at Electronica this morning.
This article was posted on Nov 18, 2022Electronica: UK GaN device maker signs PV inverter deal
Fabless power transistor company Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) is to sign a deal with Neways Electronics of Eindhoven to develop solar power inverters.
This article was posted on Nov 18, 2022Electronica: Varta’s next generation rechargeable button cells pack more energy
Varta has announced the next generation of its CoinPower flagship rechargeable lithium-ion cells range.
This article was posted on Nov 18, 2022Electronica: Silicon carbide maker reveals car maker deal
Onsemi has announced that Mercedes-Benz is using its silicon carbide VE-Trac modules in traction inverters within the all-electric Vision Eqxx (pictured).
This article was posted on Nov 18, 2022Glasgow University to address disease diagnosis in Africa
Researchers from the University of Glasgow are leading a new international project which aims to provide Sub-Saharan Africa with portable, reliable and affordable methods to diagnose diseases.
This article was posted on Nov 18, 2022Ofcom updates space spectrum strategy, grants NGSO licences
Ofcom has updated its strategy for supporting space-based communication, its Space Spectrum Strategy. It means satellite operators will be allowed to access more airwaves to provide a wider range of broadband services.
This article was posted on Nov 18, 2022Apha & Omega add SiC MOSFETs
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has announced 650V and 750V SiC MOSFETs for industrial and automotive applications.
This article was posted on Nov 18, 2022Tackling component shortages in the EMS sector
“If there is one thing we know, the EMS sector in the UK is plentiful on resilience,” says John Dignan (pictured) md of Dynamic EMS.
This article was posted on Nov 17, 2022Q2 Upturn: Three quarters of decline are historical limit
Following a 9% drop in the 3Q22 IC market, and assuming the 4Q22 and 1Q23 IC markets register a decline, the 3Q22-1Q23 time period would mark the seventh three-quarter IC market drop on record (Figure 1).
This article was posted on Nov 17, 2022Marvell adds CXL cloud development platform
Marvell has announced a Compute Express Link Development Platform for cloud data centre operators and server OEMs.
This article was posted on Nov 17, 2022