Omnivision sampling 2MP 2.5×2.5mm imager

Omnivision is sampling a square 2MP (1500×1500) resolution CMOS image sensor for gastrointestinal, ENT, orthopedic, surgical, dental, and veterinarian reusable and disposable endoscopes, catheters, and guide wires.

This article was posted on Nov 16, 2022

Weebit NANO gets first production wafers

Weebit Nano has received the first production wafers incorporating its embedded ReRAM technology from Skywater.

This article was posted on Nov 16, 2022

Eliyan raises $40m

Eliyan, which invented the highest-performance chiplet interconnect, has closed a Series A $40 million funding round, and taped out its technology on an industry standard 5nm process.

This article was posted on Nov 16, 2022

PTSL buys ThinkMEMS

Probe Test Solutions Ltd (PTSL) of Glasgow, the ATE test hardware specialist, is acquiring ThinkMEMS of Dallas.

This article was posted on Nov 16, 2022

DARPA’s in-space satellite servicing robot gets to grips with testing

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is celebrating its in-space satellite servicing robot passing initial tests.

This article was posted on Nov 16, 2022

NORA-W3 compact modules offer dual-band Wi-Fi and BLE

u-blox has announced the NORA-W3 module series, which will extend its Wi-Fi stand-alone module range.

This article was posted on Nov 16, 2022

Viavi and VMware hook up on RIC testing

Viavi Solutions has hooked up with VMware to drive standardized frameworks and metrics for RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) testing.

This article was posted on Nov 16, 2022

Diamond wafers in marketing re-jig

DIAMFAB, the three year-old diamond semiconductor wafer supplier, is moving to a new dual business model strategy.

This article was posted on Nov 16, 2022

Vodafone sells stake in its towers

Vodafone is selling a stake in Vantage Towers, which builds, owns and operates its mobile phone masts.

This article was posted on Nov 16, 2022

TSMC plans 1nm fab

TSMC is planning its 1nm fab which will be in the Longtan Science Park near Taoyuan City which is operated by the Hsinchu Science Park, reports the Commercial Times.

This article was posted on Nov 15, 2022

Hua Hong plans to raise $2.5bn in public offer

Hua Hong, the Shanghai foundry, is to have a public offering to rise $2.5 billion.

This article was posted on Nov 15, 2022

NMITE adds courses

Hereford’s New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) is offering new academic choices

This article was posted on Nov 15, 2022

Blue Canyon’s ESPA Grande Saturn to power QS-1 mission

Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), the provider of small satellites and spacecraft systems components, has announced its ESPA Grande Saturn spacecraft bus will be a part of the maiden QS-1 mission of Quantum Space in October 2024.

This article was posted on Nov 15, 2022

Euroconsult measures government investments in space exploration

Euroconsult is forecasting that – despite or because of ongoing geopolitical issues – global government spending on space exploration will reach $31 billion by 2031.

This article was posted on Nov 15, 2022

Wafer shipments to break the record

Silicon wafer shipments are projected to increase 4.8% y-o-y in 2022 to a record high of nearly 14,700 millions of square inches (MSI), says SEMI.

This article was posted on Nov 15, 2022

WiFi heads towards $20bn market

As Wi-Fi breaks into new markets well beyond its long-running PC-centric history, it continues to re-invent itself, says Strategy Analytics, which expects the WiFi chip market to grow 9% per year between now and 2027.

This article was posted on Nov 15, 2022

Nvidia shipping replacement GPU to China after US ban

Nvidia is shipping a slowed-down version of its A100 GPU to China .

This article was posted on Nov 15, 2022

DMASS reports strong summer but unpredictable future

The latest figures from DMASS show distribution sales grew in the summer quarter with 44.3% increase in semiconductor distribution sales for a record revenue of 35.8bn Euros. The total components distribution market grew by 34% (5.1bn Euros) of which interconnect, passive and electromechanical (IPE) grew 14.8%.

This article was posted on Nov 15, 2022

Farnell wants to keep “buzzy” at electronica

At next week’s electronica in Munich (15-18 November) Farnell is hosting a competition in association with nearBees, an online platform designed to assist beekeepers in Germany in establishing and maintaining local honeybee colonies.

This article was posted on Nov 15, 2022

Red Semi completes FPGA implementation of its processor core with EU funding

Red Semiconductor is showing the future potential of accessible super-high performance, low-power microprocessors with an EU-funded R&D project.

This article was posted on Nov 14, 2022

IQE adds to wafer supply chain

IQE has signed a multi-year agreement with Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (“AWSC”), for the supply of epiwafers for wireless applications.

This article was posted on Nov 14, 2022