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STMicroelectronics has introduced its “most affordable STM32” 32bit processor family, and it is covered by the company’s 10-year longevity programme. Called STM32C0, processing is through a 48MHz Cortex-M0+ and the series’ peripherals include a 1.7Msample/s ADC with hardware for 16bit over-sampling, and timers for motor control. Up to 32kbyte flash and 12kbyte ram is available. ...
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Creating solid-liquid-solid phase-changes by moving ions could produce enough heat transfer to replace greenhouse gas compression in domestic refrigerators, according to the US Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The technology has been dubbed ‘ionocaloric cooling’ and involves an iodine-sodium salt and ethylene carbonate electrolyte. In a proof-of-concept for the thermodynamic cycle, current passed through a solid ...
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TSMC had record Q4 profits which were  up 78% y-o-y at $9.42 billion. Q4 revenues were up 42.7% y-o-y at $20 billion.  Full-year revenue was a record of  $73 billion, up 42.6% y-oy. Full year profit was also a record, increasing more than 70% y-o-y to $36 billion  Q1 sales are estimated at $16.7 billion ...
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Three year-old startup Oxford Ionics has raised £30 million in a Series A funding round taking its total funding raised to £37 million. Oxford Ionics’ technology  called Electronic Qubit Control (EQC) controls trapped ions – a route to quantum computers. Investors include Hermann Hauser, VC fund Braavos Investment Advisers, Oxford Science Enterprises, Lansdowne Partners, and ...
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The Japanese space agency, JAXA, along with the Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech), are to begin development of nanosatellite for observing cosmic background radiation, in a mission to explore the history of star formations. Using a 6U-sized (10cm x 20cm x 30cm) nanosatellite with high-precision attitude control, the work will be done under the JAXA ...
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Menlo Micro  is shipping an 8-channel, low-voltage to high-voltage driver with an integrated charge pump. The MM101 driver provides a cost-effective solution for microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices and other high-voltage driving applications in a highly integrated form factor. Built as a companion to Menlo Micro’s Ideal Switch products, the MM101 provides up to eight drive ...
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