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Modular test architecture is driving force for Emerson

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:56:00 +0200

The modular system, based on NI technology combines a high-performance FPGA core, for processing real-time data, and interchangeable SerDes interface devices which can be swapped according to the configuration requirements […]
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SWISSto12 $70m raises Series C for HummingSat development

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:52:00 +0200

SWISSto12, the Swiss manufacturer of satellite and payload systems, has closed its $70 million Series C funding round. The capital raise follows the award of $84.8 million from the European […]
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European space funding bucks global trends

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:38:00 +0200

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released its latest Space Economy Report covering the year 2025. It gives an overview of the developments shaping Europe’s space sector. Its findings include […]
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Xi sets out China’s AI stall

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0200

China president Xi Xinping told the World AI Conference in Shanghai at the weekend: “As ancient Chinese observed: ‘A man of wisdom adapts to changes. A man of knowledge acts […]
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Semi stocks falling

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:24:00 +0200

Semiconductor company shares have lost over $3 trillion in value since June. The SOX is 20% lower than its June high and the iShares Semiconductor ETF is down 15% from […]
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Cadence and Rapidus hook up on agentic AI

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:24:00 +0200

Rapidus and Cadence are getting together to advance agentic AI by integrating the Cadence InnoStackAI Super Agent into the Rapidus AI-Agentic Design Solution (Raads). The joint effort combines Rapidus’ AI-native […]
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Agentic AI platform for PCB and packaging

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Cadence has introduced the AuraStack AI Super Agent on Cadence Allegro AI Studio – an agentic AI platform for PCB and packaging design which spans system planning to final product […]
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Siemens and Cloudberry to help startups

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:07:00 +0200

Siemens Cre8Ventures and Cloudberry VC have got together to help startups and university spin-outs reduce the time and risk involved in moving from early-stage innovation to industrial deployment. “This collaboration […]
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Samtec angled launch connectors for precision RF

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:33:00 +0200

Samtec is announcing full production availability of its 185-AL series of 1.85 mm 30-degree angled launch board connector (185-AL Series). The angled launch is to allow cables to exit PCBs […]
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China H1 exports driven by chips

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:28:00 +0200

Chips were a key element of. China’s first half export surge, reports the South China Morning Post. China exported 179.44 billion chips in H126 with a value up 96%YoY at […]
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Micron inks longterm supply deals with seven customers

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:24:00 +0200

Micron says it has finalised memory supply deals with Qualcomm, Visteon, HARMAN, JOYNEXT, DENSO, Astemo and Hyundai Mobis, all of which are suppliers to the automotive industry. “These agreements are […]
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HATs for Pi

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:20:00 +0200

The summer of 2026 brings Raspberry Pi HATs that offer new capabilities extending from AI inferencing and storage expansion to remote power management and long-range wireless communication. Raspberry Pi AI […]
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Iridium’s PNT ASIC protectsGPS and GNSS-dependent devices from attack

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:14:00 +0200

Iridium Communications is selling the Iridium PNT ASIC, a first-to-market chip designed to help protect GPS- and GNSS-dependent devices from jamming, spoofing, and other growing threats. “The market response to […]
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Rohm adds to 600V Super Junction MOSFETs

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:08:00 +0200

Rohm has added to its 600V Super Junction MOSFETs with the R60xxXNx and R60xxWNx series. They add surface-mount DFN8080-5L (8.0 × 8.0 × 0.85mm) and TOLL (11.68 × 9.9 × […]
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The Electronics Weekly website is redesigned!

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:40:00 +0200

Yes, you’ve come to the right website, the new-look ElectronicsWeekly.com. We’ve updated our design to better reflect and present the latest industry content we are providing. Essentially, we are making […]
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Hybrid energy storage: we need it more than ever

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200

Hybrid energy storage systems combine complementary technologies to offer resilient systems that are better suited to modern applications, write Dr Joanna Thurston and Hendrik Bahre. Within the last decade hybrid ...
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TSMC Q2 revenue up 34% YoY; plans another $100bn investment in Arizona

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:21:00 +0200

TSMC today announced Q2 revenue of $40.20 billion, which increased 33.7% YoY and increased 12.0% from Q1 for a profit of $22 billion which was up 77% YoY and up ...
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China startup Yuanjiwei claims world’s first 2D semiconductor pilot line

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:28:00 +0200

Shanghai-based Yuanjiwei has set up what it claims to be the world’s first pilot production line for 2D semiconductors, reports the South China Morning Post. Yuanjiwei has released version 0.1 […]
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China startup claims world’s first 2D semiconductor pilot line

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:28:00 +0200

Shanghai-based Yuanjiwei has set up what it claims to be the world’s first pilot production line for 2D semiconductors, reports the South China Morning Post. Yuanjiwei has released version 0.1 ...
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Diodes buys ElevATE

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Diodes has bought ATE chip specialist ElevATE Semiconductor of San Diego for $250 million. The deal combines ElevATE’s ATE IC technology with Diodes’ broad product portfolio, manufacturing scale and global ...
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Tower’s $3bn expansion in Japan

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:25:00 +0200

Tower Semiconductor, the Israeli foundry, is to spend $3 billion on expanding SiPho, SiGe and packaging capacity in Japan with $1 billion of that coming from the Japanese government. The ...
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Imec and Diraq demo eight qubit array

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:24:00 +0200

Imec and quantum specialist Diraq have demonstrated the coherent operation and readout of an eight qubit silicon CMOS spin-qubit array. The array was designed and fabricated on imec’s 300mm spin-qubit ...
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Bipolar specialist Ween Semi ships AC-DC and DC-DC power modules

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:16:00 +0200

Bipolar specialist WeEn Semiconductors has launched a family of cutting-edge AC-DC and DC-DC SiC power modules to target solid-state transformer (SST) applications, EV super chargers and smart-grid/renewable applications. SSTs offer ...
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Seeed Studio devboards use Nordic’s nRF54LM20A for low-power IoT

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:09:00 +0200

Seeed Studio is releasing its XIAO nRF54LM20A and XIAO nRF54LM20A Sense development boards, which are based on Nordic’s new nRF54LM20A SoC. They are aimed at developers working on low-power IoT, ...
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Cambridge Tech Week lines up speakers for deep tech event

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:35:00 +0200

Cambridge Tech Week is finalising the roster of speakers for its 2026 programme, from the worlds of AI, security and finance. They range across founders, investors, academics, corporates and policymakers. ...
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Arm to expand use of Arteris security technology

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Arm is to expand its adoption of Arteris’ hardware security assurance product, Cycuity Radix, on select Arm CPU designs. Arteris’ technology helps identify and mitigate potential security weaknesses and vulnerabilities, ...
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UMC shipping Sipho wafers

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:25:00 +0200

SILITH Technology, a silicon photonics fabless company, and UMC have announced the first mass-production wafer delivery of photonic ICs from UMC’s Singapore fab. The collaboration combines SILITH’s silicon photonics innovation ...
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NextGO Epi raises €2m for Gallium Oxide development

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:22:00 +0200

NextGOEpi, a Berlin-based deep tech startup spun off from Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ), producing Gallium Oxide epitaxial wafers for next-generation power electronics, has secured a €2 million pre-seed funding round. ...
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element14 offers products for free in return for reviews

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:15:00 +0200

element14 has launched a new initiative within its RoadTest programme, inviting engineers to apply to test and review a product of their choosing. The initiative allows participants to request any ...
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Configurable pressure sensor span down to 2 bar

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Melexis has introduced low-pressure variants across its Triphibian pressure sensor family, supporting configurable pressure spans as low as 2 bar. Available for the MLX90830, MLX90833, and MLX90834, the variants extend ...
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Configurable pressure sensor span down to 2 bar.

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200

VectorBlox SDK supports AI inference in power-constrained edge AI apps

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:07:00 +0200

Microchip is releasing its VectorBlox 3.0 Accelerator SDK to help simplify FPGA-based AI implementations. Specifically, it is for those deploying AI inference in power-constrained and mission-critical environments, such as aerospace ...
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JEDEC’s SPHBM4 standard for AI accelerators on organic substrates

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:42:00 +0200

The standards body JEDEC has officially announced JESD330-4 for Standard Package High Bandwidth Memory (SPHBM4), which is related to artificial intelligence accelerators. SPHBM4 uses the same DRAM dies as HBM4, ...
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In-fab metrology and inspection: pivotal milestones and the road ahead

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200

Anne-Laure Charley and Philippe Leray chart a journey through 40 years of in-fab metrology and inspection – linked to distinct periods in the logic scaling roadmap. In-fab semiconductor metrology and ...
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UK’s Space and Defence Gateway opens in Harwell

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:58:00 +0200

The UK’s Space and Defence Gateway was officially opened by King Charles III at the Harwell campus in Oxfordshire. Defence Gateway The Gateway comprises a co-working and events to encourage ...
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IQE gets £14m order

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:09:00 +0200

IQE, the leadingsupplier of compound semiconductor wafer products and advanced material solutions, has secured a multi-year production order valued at $14 million from a strategic global technology customer. The order, ...
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Bosch starts semiconductor production in US

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:28:00 +0200

Bosch is beginning sample SiC IC production on 200 mm wafers at its first U.S. semiconductor factory, after finalising a $225 million Chips Act subsidy agreement with the U.S. Commerce ...
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Apple sues OpenAI for poaching iPhone secrets

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Apple has sued OpenAI alleging that it stole trade secrets by recruiting Apple employees to help it make a device to compete with the iPhone. The lawsuit alleges that some ...
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Nexchip raises $880m on HKSE

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:26:00 +0200

11 year-old Nexchip, the world’s No.8 foundry, has raised $880 million on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Powerchip of Taiwan invested in Nexchip’s founding in 2015 and former Powerchip CEO ...
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Back-end equipment market to hit $9.5bn this year

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:15:00 +0200

The semiconductor back-end equipment market is expected to reach $9.5 billion this year and have 6.3% CAGR until 2031, reports Yole. Market drivers are advanced packaging, HBM, and AI infrastructure ...
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Q2 smartphone shipments down 11%

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:08:00 +0200

Q2 smartphone shipments fell 11% to their lowest Q2 level since 2013, as memory prices drove up handset prices, says Counterpoint Research. Apple bucked the trend with a 3% rise ...
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Intel puts $5.7bn into Leixlip

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:32:00 +0200

Intel today announced a $5.7 billion capital investment in Fab 34 at Leixlip, Ireland, to retrofit the fab for the Intel 3 process. Intel is scaling capacity in Ireland to ...
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Tridonic, NEIoT create youth academy for careers in electronics

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:08:00 +0200

Tridonic is launching a scheme to help tackle youth unemployment and get young people into electronics careers. The Durham-based company – a specialist in smart lighting systems – has partnered ...
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Tesla A15 chip to be fabbed at Samsung and TSMC

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:57:00 +0200

Tesla’s A15 chip is to be fabbed concurrently on the 2nm processes of TSMC in Taiwan and Samsung’s Taylor, Texas fab. TSMC’s Arizona fab site may be added to the ...
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CP1000 probe features 1.5MHz bandwidth for measurements up to 1000A

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:20:00 +0200

Teledyne LeCroy’s CP1000 current probe targets the precise measurement of modern high-power systems. It features a measurement capability up to 1000A RMS and 1400A peak current. Teledyne says it is ...
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TSMC Q2 revenue up 36% YoY

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:59:00 +0200

Earlier today TSMC reported Q2 revenues up 36% YoY at $39.6 billion. For June, TSMC revenue rose 67.9% YoY and 6.2% MoM to $13.8 billion. For the first half of, ...
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Sheffield University spin-off raises £5.25m to productionise MicroLED manufacturing process

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:31:00 +0200

Pixel-Flo, a spinout from the University of Sheffield’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, has secured £5.25 million funding to enhance MicroLED technology manufacturing, helping to reduce the cost and ...
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Rapidus to charge $18-21k for a 2nm wafer

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Rapidus is preparing to charge between $18,460 and $21 ,540 for a 2nm foundry wafer which contrasts with $30k at TSMC and Intel and $20k at Samsung, reports the Nikkei. ...
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Nanya building $15bn 45k wpm fab

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:25:00 +0200

Nanya, the Taiwanese DRAM manufacturer, is to increase its capex next year by 4x from $1.5 billion this year to $6.2 billion next year as it builds a new fab. ...
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Q2 PC shipments down 4.9% as memory stays short

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:23:00 +0200

PC shipments fell 4.9% year over year in Q2 2026 to 68.2 million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory ...
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Automotive 1 MBd optocoupler in a SOP-5 package

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:12:00 +0200

Vishay has brought out an automotive 1 MBd high speed optocoupler in a new SOP-5 package with a narrow width of 3.6 mm. Combining a comparative tracking index (CTI) of ...
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China gets space boost of landing reusable rocket

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:09:00 +0200

In a major landmark for the Chinese space industry, the country has successfully landed a reusable rocket, the Long March 10B. The BBC reports that six minutes after separating from ...
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Stackpole expands CSSU series of current sense resistors

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:01:00 +0200

Stackpole is expanding its CSSU series of high-power metal alloy current sense resistors with 0.5 mΩ and 20 mΩ options. The new 0.5 mΩ resistor enables lower power dissipation and ...
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Environmental groups call for stop to orbital datacentres

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:52:00 +0200

A coalition of environmental groups in the US is calling on the country’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a “rigorous review” of space-based datacentre proposals. Highlighting a threat of “irreparable ...
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ELCANO satellite payload integrates video, NIR, thermal imaging

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:48:00 +0200

ELCANO is the new generation of FlexSat satellites from Satlantis, the Spanish provider of high-res optical payloads. The Earth Observation payload integrates multiple sensors and advanced capabilities into a single ...
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Applied CEO sees two good years ahead

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:28:00 +0200

Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson sees a rosy future for the chip industry for the next two, even three years. “There’s tremendous visibility for eight quarters – even three years ...
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Meta prepares to fab its third custom datacentre chip

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Meta is to put the third of its multi-generational MTIA (Meta Training and Inference Accelerators) into production in September as part of its plan to have 14GW of computing power ...
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Meta prepares to fab its third custom datacentre chip

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Meta is to put the third of its multi-generational MTIA (Meta Training and Inference Accelerators) into production in September as part of its plan to have 14GW of computing power ...
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May chip sales up 104% YoY

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:24:00 +0200

May semiconductor sales of $120.6 billion were up 9.2% on April’s $110.5 billion and 104.1% more than the $59.1 billion of May 2025, says the SIA. “The global semiconductor market ...
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Imec advances neural ICs

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:12:00 +0200

To meet the data-rate, power, and thermal constraints of intracortical Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs), Imec has developed a neuromorphic compressive telemetry (NCT) chip for lossless, realtime data reduction. The architecture ...
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Vibrating ICs for quantum computing

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:08:00 +0200

ETH Zurich physicist Yiwen Chu and her fellow researchers have developed an approach to quantum computing which combines mechanical resonators with superconducting qubits. Information is stored in a working memory ...
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Abaco compute-intensive SBC builds on Intel Core Ultra Series 3

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:40:00 +0200

Abaco Systems will be introducing its SBC3618, a 3U VPX single board computer built on Intel Core Ultra Series 3 (Panther Lake) processors. The company highlights it is aligned to ...
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Collins opens UK Engineering Centre of Excellence in Wolverhampton

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:46:00 +0200

Collins Aerospace has opened its UK Engineering Centre of Excellence in Wolverhampton, describing it as a state-of-the-art, modular and scalable test facility. It will expand the company’s aircraft electrification capabilities. ...
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Wayve employees cash in shares worth $85m

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0200

Wayve employees have sold $85 million worth of shares in the company on the LSE’s Private Securities Market – the first employee share sale on the PSM. Wayve, the Cambridge ...
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Bullish Yole semi forecast at odds with Future Horizons

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:28:00 +0200

According to Yole Group the semiconductor market is projected to reach $1.6 trillion in revenue, in 2026, before approaching $2 trillion shortly thereafter. Yole’s projections are very much at odds ...
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Panasonic adds PaPIRs+

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:08:00 +0200

Panasonic has expanded its PIR (passive Infra-Red Motion) sensor portfolio with the introduction of PaPIRs+ for building automation and smart infrastructure. PaPIRs+ delivers enhanced detection performance while maintaining the simplicity ...
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Emesent raises $17m for autonomous mapping

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:08:00 +0200

Emesent of Queensland, Australia – an autonomous mapping and robotics company – has raised $17 million in new funding to accelerate development of its Cortex AI autonomy platform, expand its ...
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Q1 WiFi CPE market continues four year fall

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:05:00 +0200

The Wi-Fi CPE market declined by 6% YoY in Q1 2026, according to Counterpoint Reaearch. This follows the 4th consecutive year of market decline in 2025, with a nearly 34% ...
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ICEYE Germany forms in Berlin

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:22:00 +0200

ICEYE, the specialist in satellite-based SAR imagery (Synthetic Aperture Radar), is formally establishing a German entity with ICEYE Germany, working in both Berlin and Munich. Its German subsidiary will manufacture ...
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ASD-Eurospace releases 30th edition of ‘facts and figures’ report

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:33:00 +0200

ASD-Eurospace, the trade association for the European space industry, has released the 30th edition of its annual ‘facts and figures’ space industry report. Covering 2025, the headline figures include 68,000 ...
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AOS’s 80V power conversion MOSFET features DFN6x5 AmpStack packaging

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:39:00 +0200

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOS) is releasing its AOPL66801 80V MOSFET. It is in a half-bridge configuration available in a DFN6x5 AmpStack MOSFET package. The company highlights that the packaging ...
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Open Cosmos EO satellites slash warning times from days to minutes

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Open Cosmos has launched the first two satellites of OpenConstellation 1.0 – Earth observation (EO) satellites that reduce the time it takes to react to emerging threats from space. With ...
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Furiosa installs RNGD architecture in Equinix Lisbon datacentre

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:20:00 +0200

Furiosa AI, the Korean inference IC startup, is currently installing its RNGD (Renegade) architecture servers at datacentre operator Equinix’s Lisbon centre. The installation will enable European enterprises to evaluate the ...
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Growth, competition and change in power devices

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:15:00 +0200

The power device market is expected to exceed $41 billion by 2031, driven by electrification, AI infrastructure, and renewable energy, says Yole. Infineon, onsemi and ST, remain dominant, while Chinese ...
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Photon Bridge and Phix take TOSA module to market

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Photon Bridge, the Dutch photonics specialist, will use Phix, the photonics packaging house, to put Photon Bridge’s DWDM external laser source Transmit Optical Sub-Assembly (TOSA) (pictured) into a module for ...
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Ardian Semiconductor invests in Vsora

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:02:00 +0200

Ardian Semiconductor, a private equity company dedicated to semiconductor company investment, has made its fourth investment – a minority stake in Vsora, a French designer of AI inference accelerators. “Ardian ...
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Nexperia’s 1200 V SiC MOSFETs in QDPAK packaging

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:28:00 +0200

Nexperia is releasing 1200 V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs in QDPAK packaging, as part of its wide-bandgap (WBG) portfolio. They feature a top-side cooled surface-mount package optimised for high-power density ...
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Q-Tech targets rad-hardened MCXOs at Space applications

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:07:00 +0200

Q-Tech is expanding its QT2020/QT2021 series of microcomputer compensated crystal oscillators (MCXOs). The new MCXOs are designed to withstand radiation levels of 50kRad(Si) TID, highlights the company. The oscillator specialist ...
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Power supply design in modern electronics

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200

From rectification to integrated power management, Muhammad Asim Niazi looks at power supply design. Functional diagram of a AC to DC power supply that forms the basis of modern power ...
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AI takeoff meets the grid

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200

Barry Mansfield explores how hyperscalers, engineers and chip architects are powering AI’s unprecedented demands on electrical infrastructure. Hamina Finland datacentre, source Google Today, a single frontier AI datacentre can require ...
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David Potter, Psion founder, dies aged 82

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:28:00 +0200

David Potter, founder of Psion, has died at the age of 82. Born in South Africa, Potter won a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge and was awarded his doctorate by ...
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David Potter

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:28:00 +0200

David Potter, founder of Psion, has died at the age of 82. Born in South Africa, Potter won a scholarship toTrinity Cambridge, Cambridge and was awarded his doctorate by Imperial ...
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Falcon9 gives Fabships a taste of space

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:23:00 +0200

On Sunday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket put two semiconductor manufacturing pods into space for eight minutes and 19 seconds and brought them back to earth. Besxar Space Industries of ...
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Tokyo Artisan Intelligence to sample edge AI ICs in H1 2027

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:22:00 +0200

Six year-old Tokyo Artisan Intelligence, partnered with Oppstar of Kuala Lumpur, will be getting its Sting Ray edge AI chip fabbed at Taiwan’s UMC next year. TAI joins some 65+ ...
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Reed Semi raises $100m

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:21:00 +0200

Seven year-old Rhode Island power management specialist Reed Semiconductor has raised $100 million. Reed doesn’t reveal the names of its investors though PitchBook and Crunchbase list UMC Capital as an ...
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Samsung expects 18x increase in Q2 profits

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:19:00 +0200

Samsung Electronics said it expects Q2 revenues to be up 129% YoY at $124 billion for a profit up 18x YoY at $58 billion. The results come on the back ...
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Orbital Compute gears up for 10 gigawatts of AI compute in space

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:40:00 +0200

Orbital Compute is unveiling plans for a 100,000-satellite constellation of orbital datacentres to provide AI computing power in space. A filing with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) outlines “artificial-intelligence ...
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Firefly, Astrobotic, Intuitive win NASA lunar lander contracts

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:55:00 +0200

Nasa has awarded lunar lander contracts contracts totalling almost $600 million to three companies: Firefly, Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines. Specifically, Astrobotic is awarded $297.9 million total for two deliveries. And ...
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Pickering PXI/PXIe analogue output modules target HIL simulation

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:52:00 +0200

Pickering Interfaces is expanding its signal sourcing and sensor simulation portfolio with new PXI/PXIe analogue output modules: the 41-770 PXI, 43-770 PXIe, 41-625 PXI, 43-625 PXIe and PXI 41-761A. The ...
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Micron breaks ground on $9bn Hiroshima fab expansion

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:29:00 +0200

At the weekend, Micron broke ground on a $9.3 billion expansion of its fab in Hiroshima supported by a $4.8 billion allocation by the Japanese government. “Micron’s very first HBM ...
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SEMI asks U.S. government not to intervene in memory crisis

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:28:00 +0200

SEMI has written a letter to the U.S. government asking it not to intervene in the memory chip market. The letter is being seen as opposition to Apple’s request to ...
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SEMI asks US government not to intervene in memory crisis

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:28:00 +0200

SEMI has written a letter to the U.S. government asking it not to intervene in the memory chip market. The letter is being seen as opposition to Apple’s request to ...
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Panmnesia and Meta demo CXL’s advantages in expanding server memory

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:25:00 +0200

Panmnesia has demonstrated that its next-stage CXL controller and PBR (Port-Based Routing) switch keep memory-access latency low while extending memory expansion to span dozens of servers or more. Meta has ...
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Panmesia and Meta demo CXL’s advantages in expanding server memory

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:25:00 +0200

Panmnesia has demonstrated that its next-stage CXL controller and PBR (Port-Based Routing) switch keep memory-access latency low while extending memory expansion to span dozens of servers or more. Meta has ...
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Raspberry Pi upgrades secure boot provisioning software

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:14:00 +0200

Raspberry Pi has upgraded its secure boot provisioning software, rpi-sb-provisioner, making it easier to provision more complex operating system images and deploy Raspberry Pi Connect at scale. Version 2.3 of ...
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Foldables Hierarchy Emerging

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:09:00 +0200

There could be an element of one-upmanship in the kind of foldable phone you buy this year. A third of the foldables sold last year cost over $1,600 and 60% ...
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TDK E13 EM IGBT/FET gate drive transformers for xEV platforms

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:45:00 +0200

TDK is introducing its E13 EM series of IGBT/FET gate drive transformers, designed for automotive 500-V battery systems. They are qualified to AEC-Q200 Rev. E and designed for operation from ...
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Sony becomes Promoter member for MIPI Alliance

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:14:00 +0200

Sony Semiconductor is strengthening its relationship with the MIPI Alliance. It is becoming the newest Promoter member for the wired interface standards body. With the appointment, Sony obtains a seat ...
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Raytheon eyes large-aperture telescope for Lazuli Space Observatory

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:28:00 +0200

Raytheon has announced it is developing a large-aperture telescope for the Lazuli Space Observatory, part of The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System at Schmidt Sciences. It features on orbit‑tuning ...
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Kioxia sampling 332-layer NAND chip

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:29:00 +0200

Earlier today, Kioxia held a ceremony at its Kitakami fab in Iwate prefecture to mark the start of production of its 10th generation of BiCS Flash. The company is already ...
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Apple looking to extend phone share

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Apple is said to be preparing to capitalise on its superior procurement clout at a time of component supply shortage to go for a boost to its smartphone market share. ...
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EU struggles to strengthen chip sector

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:25:00 +0200

The EU has come up with another initiative aimed at solving the problem of the continent’s vulnerability to chips supply shortages. The Chips Diplomacy Support Initiative (CHIPDIPLO) is an 18-month ...
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Socionext 14nm chiplet will validate leading-edge designs

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:18:00 +0200

Socionext has developed a compute chiplet in TSMC’s A14 process technology. As part of this initiative, Socionext plans to tape out a multi-core device in September 2026. This chip will ...
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Mouser adds nine franchises

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:01:00 +0200

Mouser has signed nine new distribution agreements this year. They are: ELKO EP: Electronic control and automation components for building and industrial systems Evezor: Modular automation and motion control platforms ...
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Airbus wins ESA’s Aeolus-2 wind sensing satellite contract

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:35:00 +0200

Airbus Defence and Space has won the initial contract for the design and build of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Aeolus-2 wind sensing satellite. The agreement was signed, above, at ...
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Advancements in power electronic converters

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200

The advancement in PEC technologies is leading to the development of converters with high efficiency, reliability, power density, gain and fast transient response, writes Samudrapom Dam. Power electronic converters (PECs) ...
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Elektra Awards 2026 open for entries, new categories

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:01:00 +0200

The Elektra Awards 2026, organised by Electronics Weekly, are open for entries from both companies and individuals in the electronics industry. And this year they feature new categories. Note the ...
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UK is Europe’s startup champion

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:28:00 +0200

The UK has 80 unicorns – the third highest in the world after the USA and China – according to the Hurun Research Institute of Shanghai. The UK’s 80 unicorns ...
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Etched prepares to ship

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Etched, a four year-old San Jose AI inference chip startup, has raised $800 million at a $5 billion valuation, is said to have orders worth $1 billion and intends to ...
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Oxmiq raises $35m to re-architect the GPU

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Oxmiq of Campbell, California has raised $35 million to bring its total funding so far to $60 million. Oxmiq is developing a GPU architecture and software for licensing which will ...
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Infineon opens smart power fab in Dresden

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Today, Infineon opens its €5 billion smart power fab in Dresden. The official ground-breaking ceremony for the fab took place in May 2023 – three years later, on 2 July ...
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Imec extends auto chiplet program to edge computing

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Imev is extending the lessons learnt in its Automotive Chiplet Program to an Autonomous Edge Chiplet Program (AECP) as a an acknowledgment that the same foundational HPC building blocks can ...
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NASA expands Earth Observation dataset for its CSDA programme

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:10:00 +0200

NASA has selected eight new companies to take part in its Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) programme. This will expand the range of commercial satellite data it makes available to ...
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EW BrightSparks 2025 profile: Oliver Tatlow, Leonardo

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:07:00 +0200

Now in its eighth year, the EW BrightSparks awards see Electronics Weekly celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. In the next in ...
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Molex releases HSAutoLink G automotive Ethernet connector system

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:21:00 +0200

Molex is expanding its automotive HSAutoLink Interconnect portfolio. The HSAutoLink G connector provides multi-gig Ethernet connections of up to 25Gbps. It will address escalating bandwidth demands driven by Advanced Driver-Assistance ...
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Non-AI lead times normalising

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:28:00 +0200

The semiconductor market divide between AI-driven infrastructure demand and traditional end markets is growing, says Counterpoint’s Q2 Lead Times report. While the market, in general, is experiencing a return to ...
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Non-AI lead times normalising

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:28:00 +0200

AI transforming optical receiver market

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:15:00 +0200

The optical transceiver market is expected to grow to more than $112 billion by 2031, driven primarily by AI infrastructure deployments, says Yole Group. AI is reshaping the competitive ...
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Panasonic launches compact PCB relay series

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:12:00 +0200

Panasonic has brought out a compact HE-S SC 2a and HE-S SC 2a1b PCB relay series, specifically developed for single-phase EV charging systems and wallbox applications. The new relay series ...
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AI will enhance the RAN but won’t expand RAN market

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:12:00 +0200

Cumulative AI RAN revenue is projected to reach $35 billion over the next five years (2026-2030) is not expected to expand the overall RAN market, says Dell’Oro. “AI RAN is ...
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Vishay adds to polymer PTC thermistors

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Vishay has extended its overcurrent protection portfolio with the introduction of six new surface-mount polymer positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistors. The devices provide resettable overcurrent protection in low voltage circuits ...
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Vox Power adds PMBus 1.2 for NEVO+ output module range

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:15:00 +0200

Vox Power is extending its NEVO+ output module range. It is adding digital control capability with a PMBus 1.2 compatible interface, for integration into embedded systems via I²C. The ...
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Dawn Aerospace raises $25m Series B for reusable space transportation

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +0200

Dawn Aerospace, the satellite propulsion specialist, has closed its Series B funding round, raising $25 million. The investment round was led by US-based Balerion Space Ventures. “Dawn is doing what ...
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Diodes DML1012ALDSQ Low RDS(ON) smart load switch for power sequencing

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:54:00 +0200

Diodes is introducing its DML1012ALDSQ, an automotive-compliant low drain-source on-resistance N-channel MOSFET smart load switch. The device is aimed at power sequencing and power rail control in automotive applications that ...
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Why moisture is the quiet killer of AI chips

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:26:00 +0200

Moisture is an often-ignored threat to electronics. Ajay Sekar suggests some ways to reduce its impact. Figure 1: Chip package cross-section — moisture ingress pathways. Vertical cross-section of a 2.5D ...
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China phone companies drop 2026 shipment forecasts

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:28:00 +0200

Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo have told suppliers they will again cut shipment targets by up to 30% because of memory costs and shortages, reports the Nikkei. Xiaomi was looking to ...
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BT and Verizon form international jv

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:06:00 +0200

BT and Verizon are to combine their respective international operations into a 50:50 jv. The jv will serve multinational organisations. It is expected to serve more than 3,000 customers across ...
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Nexchip to raise $890m in Hong Kong

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:28:00 +0200

China’s third largest silicon foundry, Nexchip Semiconductor, is to raise $890 million on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Nexchip ranks third, after SMIC and Hua Hong, in China’s foundry industry. ...
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SiTime adds Chorus 2

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:11:00 +0200

SiTime Chorus 2, a wide-frequency-range programmable clock generator, replaces up to 8 or 12 discrete oscillators or clock signals with a single device. With up to 20 flexible configurations, each output ...
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Over-voltage over-temperature protection devices from Schurter

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:03:00 +0200

Schurter’s new PPTC series PFTA, PFTB, PFTC and PFTL provide reliable resettable overcurrent and overtemperature protection for modern electronic applications. In the event of a fault, the polymer PTC device ...
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Kyocera launches antenna finder

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:02:00 +0200

Kyocera has brought out an RF engineering tool — the Antenna Integrator Studio. Selecting the right antenna and the right PCB positioning for that antenna is a crucial part of ...
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Dstl celebrates 25 years of defence technology

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:27:00 +0200

The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is celebrating its twenty-fifth birthday, this week. It was created 1 July 2001. DSTL is highlighting some of the next‑generation technologies it ...
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DSA504RT six-output clock generator targets spacecraft timing

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:06:00 +0200

Microchip Technology is announcing the DSA504RT, a radiation-tolerant, six-output programmable clock generator. The space-grade part addresses the complex timing needs of aerospace and defense applications, highlights the company. The DSA504RT ...
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Rocket Lab buys Iridium

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:16:00 +0200

Rocket Lab is to buy Iridium Communications in a deal with an enterprise value of approximately $8 billion. The acquisition merges Rocket Lab’s launch capabilities and satellite manufacturing with Iridium’s ...
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MLCCs? Get ‘em now

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:33:00 +0200

Anglia Components is warning of a surge in demand for MLCCs. The company is advising customers that they need to get order coverage in place ASAP to prevent supply issues ...
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FOSSA wins IoT contract for ESCA constellation

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:29:00 +0200

FOSSA Systems will deliver the IoT payloads, software, and support to Open Cosmos for the ESA’s ESCA mission, also known as the Spanish Atlantic Constellation. This is an Earth Observation ...
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10 countries join Pax Silica but access to AI still an issue

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:15:00 +0200

Access controls over US technology dominated talks around last week’s Pax Silica semiconductor and AI supply chain summit in Washington DC. It began with the addition of 10 countries to ...
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Korea plans to double memory output in five years

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:25:00 +0200

South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has announced a public-private partnership initiative to invest $520 billion to construct memory fabs in the country’s southwestern region, reports Bloomberg. In ...
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Apple asks US government for permission to buy CXMT DRAM

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:57:00 +0200

Apple is asking the US government for permission to buy DRAM from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) of China which is on a Pentagon blacklist, reports the FT. Apple asked the ...
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WiFi6/BLE module supports multiple protocols

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Quectel Wireless of Belgrade has launched a dual band Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5.4 module that is based on the NXP RW612 wireless MCU and supports multiple ...
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Hall current sensor with a sigma-delta digital output

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:10:00 +0200

Melexis is shipping a conventional-Hall current sensor featuring a sigma-delta digital output to improve signal integrity in electrically noisy environments. Supporting current sensing from 200 A to 2000 A, the ...
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Infineon sampling AIROC UWB

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:05:00 +0200

Infineon is sampling its AIROC UWB TSL100, the company’s first-generation UWB product family. A sampling kit is available on request. As part of Infineon’s AIROC portfolio, the TSL100 features a ...
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Click board compares photo relays

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:03:00 +0200

The MIKROE Opto 8 Click Board is a relay Click Board that enables engineers to conveniently place the two similar photorelays side-by-side, allowing them to directly compare in either direction, ...
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Ubotica raises $11m for space AI and Live Maritime Intelligence

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:20:00 +0200

Ubotica Technologies, the space AI specialist, has announced an $11 million funding round to boost deployment of its maritime security service, Live Maritime Intelligence. This uses by real-time decision-making satellites ...
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TDK HAL 13xy dual-output 3D Hall-effect switches for automotive

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:32:00 +0200

TDK is launching a HAL 13xy dual-output 3D Hall-effect switch family, aimed at automotive applications requiring precise motor speed and direction sensing. Example uses cited by the company include seat-track ...
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DigiKey releases sequel in Sustainable Futures video series

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:35:00 +0200

DigiKey is launching Series 2 of its video sequence on Sustainable Futures. It examines how advanced electronics are enabling cleaner energy, smarter systems and more sustainable design. For example, topics ...
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Onsemi buys Synaptics

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Onsemi is to buy Synaptics in an all-stock deal valued at about $6.2 billion. Synaptics was founded in 1986 by two legendary pioneers of the semiconductor industry – Federico Faggin ...
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IBM develops 0.7nm IC process

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:26:00 +0200

IBM’s Albany research lab has developed a 0.7nm chip process and sees a path to it being used in production in five years. The process is based on IBM’s 3D ...
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Agility to go public

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Agility Robotics is to be the first humanoid robot developer to go public, reports the Wall Street Journal. The company will go public via a SPAC called Churchill Capital XI. ...
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China wins No.1supercomputer slot

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:25:00 +0200

China’s LineShine supercomputer has won the No. 1 spot on the latest Top 500 supercomputer ranking released this week. The Chinese supercomputer was able to calculate 22% faster than the ...
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China wins No.1 supercomputer slot

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:25:00 +0200

China’s LineShine supercomputer has won the No. 1 spot on the latest Top 500 supercomputer ranking released this week. The Chinese supercomputer was able to calculate 22% faster than the ...
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Infineon claims first 8Tx8Rx radar transceiver for auto

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:04:00 +0200

Infineon is sampling the RASIC CTRX8188F, an 8Tx8Rx radar transceiver for the automotive 4D and HD imaging radar market. The device is ready for production, engineered to support edge processing ...
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LAPP’s ÖLFLEX ROBOT range for automated dynamic 3D movements

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:48:00 +0200

LAPP, the industrial connectivity specialist, is introducing its ÖLFLEX ROBOT range, which is designed for dynamic 3D movements in automated environments. The flexible PVC cables are intended for demanding applications ...
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Viewpoint: power electronics drive EV advantages

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200

Advances in power electronics are boosting efficiency in electric vehicle manufacturing, writes Chandana Patnaik. One of the most significant advances in green transport has come from power electronics. While battery ...
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ElevationSpace raises $40m Series B for satellite re-entry

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:32:00 +0200

ElevationSpace has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round to develop its satellite re-entry system. A Japanese company specialising in space-to-Earth transportation, it will be developing two series ...
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LTE expansion board for IIoT edge server

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:18:00 +0200

Sfera Labs is shipping its LTE expansion board – the M.2 LTE Module X2-Series Expansion Board (X2BW10XM2Z) – for deploying industrial edge servers in remote locations, on mobile assets, or ...
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Hynix to list in New York to raise $29bn

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:28:00 +0200

SK Hynix is planning to raise $29bn on the Nasdaq through an ADR listing led by Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase. It expects to start trading ...
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Hynix to list in New York to raise $29 billion

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:28:00 +0200

SK Hynix is planning to raise $29 billion on the Nasdaq through an ADR listing led by Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase. It expects to start ...
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Qualcomm buys Modular Technologies

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Qualcomm is to buy AI startup Modular in an all-stock deal valued at around $4 billion. Qualcomm is also said to be in talks to make an $8-10 billion acquisition ...
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Japan’s car makers circle the wagons

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors and Honda have entered final talks about standardising ECUs and OSes for BEVs and hybrids, and sharing factories. reports the Nikkei, Standardising the ECU would let the ...
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Micron sparkles

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:24:00 +0200

>Micron beat all expectations for the quarter to the end of May, with revenue of $41.46 billion versus $23.86 billion for the prior quarter and $9.30 billion for the same ...
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QuantWare and Maybell hook up to stay cool

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:17:00 +0200

QuantWare, the quantum processor company which had a $178 million Series B, has hooked up with Maybell Quantum to ensure Maybell’s ColdCloud cooling infrastructure is compatible with and commercially available ...
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Antenova launches Petrosa WiFi antenna

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:26:00 +0200

Antenova is launching a new Wi-Fi antenna, the Petrosa (SR43W081) PIFA (Planar Inverted Antenna), which operates on a ground plane with no clearance requirements. Petrosa is compatible with WiFi 6E ...
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Antenova launches Petrosa WiFi 6E/7 antenna

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:26:00 +0200

Iridium 9604 module targets hybrid satellite, cellular IoT apps

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:25:00 +0200

Iridium is releasing its Iridium 9604 module and development kit for developers and OEMs building hybrid satellite, cellular, and GNSS-based IoT applications in remote or challenging environments. Built on the ...
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EW BrightSparks 2025 profile: Jeremy Zolnai-Lucas, Imagination Technologies

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:23:00 +0200

Now in its eighth year, the EW BrightSparks awards see Electronics Weekly celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. In the next in ...
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AlpSemi raises €17m

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:29:00 +0200

AlpSemi has completed a €17 million funding round led by Yotta Capital (France) with participation from SE Ventures (Global), Navitas Semiconductor (USA) and Cycle Group (Luxembourg). This financing supports the ...
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Arm’s AI Optimisation Challenge

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Arm’s AI Optimisation Challenge 2026 is inviting developers to compete for £8000 in prizes by building projects that show how AI can be optimised for Arm-powered platforms across three challenge ...
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China supplying 23% of domestic semi equipment needs and rising

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:12:00 +0200

China remains the world’s largest semiconductor equipment market, supported by AI demand, memory expansion, and continued fab investments. The synchronized expansion of memory leaders CXMT and YMTC is accelerating ...
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Compact ToF 3D module has multiple uses

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:05:00 +0200

Next month ST will begin volume production of a compact direct Time-of-Flight 3D LiDAR all-in-one module which delivers AI-ready output data for low-compute edge AI systems on small MCUs and ...
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Qualinx sampling GNSS receiver with OSNMA support

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:25:00 +0200

Qualinx, the Dutch connectivity specialist, is sampling a GNSS receiver with full Galileo OSNMA (Open Service Navigation Message Authentication) support on its QLX3Gx Series ultra-low-power GNSS receiver. Developed with the ...
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Geolocation equipment needs to evolve to fit market requirements

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200

Trackers are expected to provide geolocation information, both indoors and outdoors, while using many technologies without huge cost, writes Suman Thapa. Each year millions of trackers are deployed across industrial ...
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RANsemi baseband integrates Linux OCUDU CU/DU stack for small cell deployment

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:36:00 +0200

RANsemi Limited, the British 5G O-RAN baseband specialist, and TechPhosis Private, an Indian 5G CU/DU stack solution provider and O-RAN integration specialist, have integrated the Linux Foundation’s open source 5G ...
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1nm wide nanotubes built by Tokyo University researchers

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:27:00 +0200

By growing molybdenum disulfide inside protective tubes of boron nitride, researchers from the University of Tokyo, produced highly uniform tubes one nanometer wide, a scale at which it’s difficult to ...
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Nuclear fusion industry supply chain needs standardisation, regulation and funding

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:23:00 +0200

Supply chain spending by the nuclear fusion industry increased by 24% in 2025, according to The Fusion Industry Supply Chain 2026, the annual report from the Fusion Industry Association (FIA), ...
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Accelerated MCU evaluation for automotive systems

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:16:00 +0200

Infineon and AWS are launching in Q3 a cloud-based platform to accelerate MCU evaluation to shorten development cycles for automotive systems. The platform removes dependency on hardware, helps to reduce ...
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Drones and EW modernisation driving military RF

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:14:00 +0200

EW modernisation and drone-driven demand are reshaping the RF defence landscape, says Yole Group, with the RF defence device market expected to reach nearly $3 billion by 2031, growing at ...
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Anglia signs Linear Systems

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:10:00 +0200

Anglia has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Linear Systems,the Silicon Valley analogue semiconductor manufacturer, to supply discrete semiconductor products including ultra-low-noise JFETs and high-speed DMOS analogue switches. “Linear Systems ...
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Littelfuse TMR low-power switch sensor is omnipolar

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:57:00 +0200

Littelfuse has released the TX00AS314TRA omnipolar TMR switch sensor. This is a magnetic sensor for fast response, high sensitivity, and ultra-low power operation in compact, battery-powered applications. The part enables ...
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Dream Chip maps out its ISP upgrades

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:56:00 +0200

German chip designer, Dream Chip has updated its X Series ISP (image signal processor) offering with the X4 series. The ISP-X418 is the latest in the X Series of real-time ...
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Nuclear Fusion industry supply chain needs standardisation, regulation and funding

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:17:00 +0200

Supply chain spending by the nuclear fusion industry increased by 24% in 2025, according to The Fusion Industry Supply Chain 2026 – the annual report from the Fusion Industry Association ...
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Nuclear Fusion industry supply chain needs dedication, standardisation, regulation and funding

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:17:00 +0200

Supply chain spending by the nuclear fusion industry increased by 24% in 2025, according to The Fusion Industry Supply Chain 2026, the annual report from the Fusion Industry Association ...
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M31 collaborates with TSMC to continue design IP ecosystem

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:57:00 +0200

Taiwanese silicon IP provider, M31 Technology (M31), has taken another step in its advanced-node interface IP introduction roadmap, with the tapeout of its eUSB2V2 interface IP on TSMC’s N2P process. ...
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AmbaSat, NZIIC secure €250K funding for satellite hydrogen monitoring

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:31:00 +0200

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded AmbaSat and Teesside University a €250,000 contract for a 12-month feasibility study into a satellite-enabled hydrogen monitoring service, for industrial applications. Specifically, the ...
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US DoC accuses ASML of shipping EUV-compatible components to China

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:29:00 +0200

US commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has told ASML that China has an EUV machine contrary to US export restrictions, reports Bloomberg. ASML says that none of its EUV machines are ...
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Architect Labs aims to transform AI chip design

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Architect Labs, a Palo Alto startup, has raised $24 million to speed up custom AI chip design. ‘We are building the AI system that explores, designs and provably verifies chips ...
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Metrology and Inspection equipment market tops $18bn

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:24:00 +0200

The Metrology and Inspection equipment market exceeds $18 billion as AI, HBM, and advanced packaging drive demand for process control, says Yole Group. The market grew 15% in 2025 andcaccounts ...
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Many approaches to optical interconnect

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:19:00 +0200

The markets for co-packaged optics (CPO) and near-packaged optics (NPO) will expand significantly, from around $100 million in 2025 to over $39 billion by 2030, says TrendForce. As data transmission ...
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Imec pushes ferroelectric memory research towards AI integration

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Two advances in ferroelectric memory research by Imec push ferroelectric capacitors and ferroelectric field-effect transistors towards becoming enablers for low-voltage operation and high-density integration. Ferroelectric memory is drawing increasing attention ...
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Nordic finds dual-antenna nRF54L15 prototyping tag

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:38:00 +0200

Nordic Semiconductor is launching its battery-powered, dual-antenna compact nRF54L15 prototyping tag, which is optimised for Google’s Find Hub and Apple’s Find My systems. The idea is for developers to to ...
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Nasa selects TT Electronics’ Hallogic sensors for Dragonfly Mission

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:44:00 +0200

TT Electronics is celebrating its Hallogic Hall-effect sensors being selected as part of Nasa’s Dragonfly Mission, which will send a robotic rotorcraft to a moon of Saturn. Specifically, it will ...
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PhotonPath and Xiver hook up for Oxyn production

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:26:00 +0200

PhotonPath, the Milan photonics specialist, and Xiver, the Eindhoven MEMS foundry, are collaborating to scale production of PhotonPath’s Oxyn platform. The partnership enables the transition of Oxyn manufacturing to Xiver’s ...
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Siemens opens industrial software to startups

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:16:00 +0200

European startups can now access Siemens’ industrial software through three startup-specific software collections Siemens has put together three startup-specific software collections to make industrial software more accessible for early-stage companies ...
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Lithuanian femtosecond laser startup expands in Vilnius

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Femtosecond laser startup LITILIT has begun developing a new large-scale femtosecond laser production facility in Vilnius, with a project value of approximately €6 six million. The company plans to complete ...
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Toshiba adds to digital isolators

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:12:00 +0200

Toshiba has launched two quad-channel, medium-speed, compact low-power standard digital isolators for industrial equipment and consumer electronics. The DCL341x0B series supports reliable operation with high common mode transient immunity (CMTI) ...
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Imec and Sony develop backside interconnect integration module

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Imec and Sony have developed a novel integration module for highly dense backside interconnects – key components of 3D stacking and backside functionalisation technologies. The module is structured around a ...
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Software-defined medical devices are evolving

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:48:00 +0200

As software becomes more central in medical devices it is moving towards connected, software-driven systems, writes Andreas Lifvendahl. The trace view shows the runtime behaviour of a real-time system, including ...
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Impulse raises $500m to build in-space mobility infrastructure

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:34:00 +0200

Impulse Space – a Californian startup in space transportation services – has raised $500 million in Series D funding for building in-space mobility infrastructure. The round was co-led by 137 ...
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Renesas buys Pictorus

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:17:00 +0200

Renesas has bought software developer Pictorus, based in Oakland, California. With the acquisition of Pictorus, Renesas gains a cloud-based behavioural modelling platform that accelerates embedded system development, moving the engineering ...
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Agile Analog hooks up with Xiphera for IC unified security defence

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:24:00 +0200

Agile Analog, the analogue security IP specialist, has announced a collaboration with Xiphera, the hardware-based cryptographic products expert. The integration of Agile Analog’s agileSecure anti-tamper sensor IP and Xiphera’s digital ...
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Taoglas buys Sure Antennas

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:20:00 +0200

Taoglas, the San Diego antenna supplier, has bought Wirral, UK-based Sure Antennas, a specialist in advanced vehicle communications systems for emergency services, public safety and mission-critical fleets, headquartered in the ...
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6G to improve RAN economics

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:14:00 +0200

6G will be an evolutionary technology that builds on Massive MIMO, the existing site grid, and wider channel bandwidths to deliver step-change improvements in RAN economics, believes Dell’Oro. “While the ...
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Synopsys, Ansys launch Multiphysics Fusion products

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:13:00 +0200

Synopsys has announced availability of its first Multiphysics Fusion product for customer deployment. As chip complexity increases, physics-related challenges including signal integrity, power integrity, thermal integrity, electromagnetic effects, and co-packaged ...
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Phlux sampling low-light detection APD

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Phlux Technology, a manufacturer of avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared (IR) sensors, today announced the beta sample availability of the Apex 200 µm receiver module, PX02200-TO, for ultra-low-light detection as part ...
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Switzerland hits peak deep tech investment levels

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:30:00 +0200

Switzerland has taken first place in the countries ranked according to the share of venture capital per capita that is spent on deep tech. The Swiss Deep Tech Report 2026 ...
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E6 and Orbray establish process for 3-inch diamond wafers

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:28:00 +0200

Element Six (E6) of Oxford and Orbray of Tokyo have established a reproducible process for 3-inch wafer-scale single crystal (WSC) diamond, representing a significant step change in size, uniformity and ...
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Power SiC market growing at 20% CAGR 2025-31 to $11bn

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:19:00 +0200

The power SiC market is forecast to be worth $11 billion by 2031 growing at 20% CAGR between 2025 and 2031, fuelled by AI datacentres, 800V EVs, and renewable energy ...
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FRAM scaled to 22nm

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:16:00 +0200

FRAM has been scaled to the 22nm manufacturing node using an innovative 3D capacitor architecture. By vertically integrating ferroelectric capacitors made from hafnium zirconium oxide (HZO) thin films, CEA-Leti researchers ...
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Innatera hooks up with Cyran for AI-at-the-edge

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Innatera, the neuromorphic processor developer, and Cyran AI, a specialist in intelligent sensing and embedded AI, have expanded their collaboration aimed at accelerating the development of next-generation intelligent edge devices. ...
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VPI Technology joins Morse Micro Design Partner Program

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:09:00 +0200

VPI Technology has joined Morse Micro’s Design Partner Program, bringing its full-stack Wi-Fi HaLow design and manufacturing expertise. The partnership marks a continued expansion of the Wi-Fi HaLow ecosystem, bringing ...
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Skyworks Si829x drives EV traction inverters

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:09:00 +0200

Skyworks, the analog and mixed-signal specialist, is releasing its Si829x isolated safety gate driver for electric vehicle (EV) traction inverters and other electrified systems. Meeting ISO 26262 functional safety standards, ...
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Cooling techniques and strategies for electronics systems

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200

AI systems for advanced computing need more complex cooling methods. Justin Moll investigates the market. Figure 1: A ruggedised IP67 outdoor software-defined radio with an 60W+ Kintex-7 FPGA and dual ...
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NESCA space accelerator backs 13 North East projects

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:11:00 +0200

NESCA – the North East Space Communications Accelerator – is distributing £490,000 to 13 space communications and technology projects. They cover testing for atmospheric interference, using AI and satellite data ...
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Extensive UK-Japan projects agreed

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Sir Keir Starmer and Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi (pictured) announced the “U.K.-Japan Frontier Technology Partnership” at the weekend and specified a number of projects. The UK is the only European ...
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Kioxia becomes the most valuable company in Japan

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Kioxia has becone the most valuable company in Japan thanks to the memory boom. Last Friday Kioxia’s market cap hit $275 billion pushing it past Toyota to become the No.1 ...
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Imec, ASML and TSMC develop integration route for 2D-material based nFETs and pFETs

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:24:00 +0200

Imec, ASML and TSMC have come up with a novel, robust and scalable 300mm integration route for 2D-material based n and pFETs. For the first time, scaled nFETs (implementing MoS2 ...
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Imec, ASML and TSMC develop integration route for 2D-material based nFETs and pFETs.

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:24:00 +0200

PicoJool to sample first VCSELs in Q2

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:23:00 +0200

PicoJool will sample its first product in Q2 – a 200G VCSEL with a bandwidth exceeding 37GHz – followed by quad 100G, quad 200G and 32x50G NRZ uVCSELs for slow ...
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Q1 server market up 30% YoY – IDC

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:20:00 +0200

The Q1 server market was up 30.4% YoY at $122.6 billion, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker. AI infrastructure investment from hyperscalers and CSPs is running at a scale ...
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OKW mast brackets for enclosures in harsh industrial environments

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:26:00 +0200

OKW has launched a new universal bracket for mounting IP-rated electronic enclosures on poles and masts. It is suitable for poles of minimum ø30 mm or > ø70 mm and ...
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Molex expands AirBorn SInergy range of hybrid connectors

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:06:00 +0200

Molex has expanded its AirBorn SInergy range of modular hybrid connectors. The introduction of heavy-duty, high-power contacts supports up to 25.0A power delivery within a standard module bay. According to ...
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Rapidus signs MoU with UKSC

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0200

Rapidus, the Japanese initiative targetting 2nm process technology, has signed an MoU with the UK Semiconductor Centre (UKSC) covering future semiconductor manufacturing. In January 2026, the leaders of Japan and ...
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Microchip’s TimePictra 12 targets HA-TT synchronisation management

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:06:00 +0200

Microchip Technology is announcing the release of its TimePictra 12 platform. This is a software upgrade to its synchronisation management software for critical infrastructure operators. It aims to manage advanced ...
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IQE and Tower sign InP epiwafer supply deal

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:03:00 +0200

IQE and Tower Semiconductor have signed a multi-year agreement for the supply of Indium Phosphide (InP) epiwafers for optical connectivity applications serving AI-driven data centre infrastructure. IQE’s InP epiwafers will ...
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SpaceX hits $2trn

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:29:00 +0200

SpaceX completed a successful IPO on Friday which valued the company at $2.1 trillion. The shares were issued at $135 and ended the day at $161. At the moment the ...
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Arm produces game to show off neural technology

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Arm has developed a game called Neural Dawn for Android devices to show off the capabilities of Arm Neural Technology in Arm Mali GPUs coming to Arm CSS for mobile ...
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Hafnium oxide-based ferroelectric memory cells operate at <1V

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:21:00 +0200

Researchers from Fraunhofer IPMS and Globalfoundries have developed a reproducible approach for embedding hafnium oxide-based ferroelectric FRAM cells in GlobalFoundries’ 22FDX (FD-SOI) process. This platform is specifically designed for manufacturing ...
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Q1 enterprise SSD sales surge 86% QoQ

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:14:00 +0200

Q1 SSD revenue surged 86.1% QoQ, surpassing $18.46 billion, says TrendForce. Inventory levels at major suppliers fell to historic lows in Q1, while production output lagged far behind order growth. ...
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Edmund Optics adds to catalogue SMT devices

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:08:00 +0200

Edmund Optics has expanded its off-the-shelf product portfolio with LumenFlow Surface-Mount Optics, giving engineers easier access to SMT-compatible and heat-resistant LED optics for prototyping, evaluation, and PCB integration. Available in ...
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Midas Displays shines spotlight on Aurum TFT display series

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:41:00 +0200

Midas Displays is shipping its Aurum series of TFT displays. The range combines high brightness screens, a unified flex design, and support for RGB, LVDS and HDMI interfaces. An embedded ...
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Airbus leads German space intelligence consortium

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:17:00 +0200

Airbus, Rohde & Schwarz, constellr, Orbint, and HPS are collaborating together to form what they call a sovereign space intelligence consortium. Airbus will be the prime contractor and system integrator, ...
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AMD, Dell and Cambridge Uni go for SAIL

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:23:00 +0200

AMD, Dell Technologies and the University of Cambridge are to set up the Sovereign AI Innovation Lab (SAIL) in the UK, designed to advance open and interoperable AI infrastructure and ...
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Q1 smartphone production down 1.7%

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:20:00 +0200

Q1 smartphone production fell 1.7% to 284 million units, reports TrendForce. Despite a sharp rise in memory prices since the second half of 2025, the effect on production was minimal ...
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Datacentre capex to hit $1trn in 2026

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:16:00 +0200

The datacentre capex forecast for 2026 was raised to over $1 trillion as hyperscale AI deployments accelerated, complemented by continued investments in general-purpose infrastructure and rising component costs, reports Dell’Oro. ...
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NextSilicon to productise Arbel core into a CPU for launch in Q12028

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:15:00 +0200

NextSilicon plans to productise its Arbel RISC-V core into a 64-core and a 128-core, enterprise-grade processor suited to deliver ultra-speed performance for agentic tools, expected to be available in early ...
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NextSilicon to productise Arbel core into a CPU for launch in Q1 2028

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:15:00 +0200

NextSilicon plans to productise its Arbel Risc-V core into a 64-core and a 128-core, enterprise-grade processor suited to deliver ultra-speed performance for agentic tools, expected to be available in early ...
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Vishay adds to ILHB chip ferrite beads

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:06:00 +0200

Vishay Intertechnology has expanded of ILHB series of Automotive Grade multilayer chip ferrite beads for high current filtering. The Vishay Dale devices now offer higher current capability, smaller case sizes, ...
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Change of pattern as AI cycle hits memory market

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200

The memory market has always suffered highs and lows, as capex expansion, investment and demand fuelled voltatility and resulted in shortages and over-supply. Nikolaos Florous, director global marketing at Memphis ...
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Hardware Pioneers Max 2026: Samtec FTSH series micro terminal strips

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:52:00 +0200

Samtec is offering configurable micro pitch terminal strips with its FTSH series. Designers can choose from a variety of sizes, pin configurations, plating, and processing options. For example, they are ...
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Hardware Pioneers Max 2026: Seeed Studio Wio-LR1121 wireless module

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:22:00 +0200

At Hardware Pioneers Max 2026, Seed Studio was showing its Wio-LR1121 wireless module for IoT applications. Based on the Semtech LR1121, the ultra-low power LoRa transceiver, it supports both GFSK ...
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Post-quantum cryptography challenges for embedded hardware

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200

While quantum computers have many benefits, their sensitive data may not be safe for very long. Venus Kohli looks at the safeguards. Classical public-key cryptography derives its security from integer ...
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ST certifies NB-IoT modules for North America and Brazil

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:14:00 +0200

ST has completed certification of ST87M01 NB-IoT modules in North America and Brazil, letting IoT projects in both regions leverage the modules’ 5G-ready connectivity, optional extra features, and supply-chain advantages. ...
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Belgium approves Tesla FSD supervised

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:28:00 +0200

Yesterday Tesla’s FSD (Full Self-Driving) supervised driver assistance software was authorised in ‌Belgium – the fifth country to authorise it after Denmark, the Netherlands, Lithuania and Estonia. Annick De Ridder, ...
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Imec develops first narrow band receiver IC to comply with NBA

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:25:00 +0200

Imec has developed the first narrowband receiver chip that complies with, and validates, the narrowband assistance (NBA) mechanism defined in the upcoming IEEE 802.15.4ab UWB standard. Imec’s implementation supports a ...
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Qualinx and Globalfoundries complete all-European foundry process

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:20:00 +0200

Qualinx has completed a fully European-based, end-to-end semiconductor manufacturing flow at GlobalFoundries’ Dresden fab on its FD-SOI technology. It shows that security-critical chips for aerospace, defence and critical infrastructure can be designed, manufactured and ...
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Nokia launches DDoS protection

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:20:00 +0200

The Nokia Deepfield Genome Shield is billed asc the industry’s first security automation system that facilitates proactive, always-on DDoS protection for telecommunications providers, hosting companies, internet exchange points, and cloud ...
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Mouser sets up Online Security Resource

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:10:00 +0200

Mouser’s online Security Resource Centre brings together technical articles, eBooks, blogs and product resources covering connected-device protection, industrial security, edge-system design, and secure communications for evolving 5G and emerging 6G ...
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NPL spin-out K3Metrology raises £2.75 million seed funding

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:35:00 +0200

K3Metrology is a spin-out from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) developing large-scale measurement technology for advanced manufacturing and aerospace. And it has raised £2.75 million in a seed funding round. ...
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Nebius, Nvidia launch Physical AI Living Lab in London

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:37:00 +0200

A Physical AI “Living Lab” for UK and European robotics startups is being launched by Nebius, the Dutch the AI cloud company. The lab builds on Nvidia technologies and its ...
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AMD and Imperial to collaborate on AI-enabled science

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:17:00 +0200

Today, AMD announced a strategic collaboration with Imperial College to advance AI-enabled scientific discovery in the UK. Bringing together AMD expertise in accelerated computing and open software with Imperial’s expertise ...
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TSMC May revenue up 30% YoY

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:46:00 +0200

TSMC’s may revenue was 30% up YoY 2026 at $13.3 billion. It was an increase of 1.5% on April. Revenue for January through May 2026 was $62 billion, TSMC says ...
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Win Semi qualifies 0.12 μm GaN-on-SiC NP12-0B process for 40V operstion

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Win Semiconductors of Taiwan, the world’s largest pure-play compound semiconductor foundry, has qualified NP12-0B for 40V operation. This 0.12 μm gate-length GaN-on-SiC technology integrates multiple transistor improvements providing high ruggedness ...
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Win Semi qualifies 0.12 μm GaN-on-SiC NP12-0B process for 40V operation

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:15:00 +0200

26-cells-in-series channel battery monitor

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:11:00 +0200

TI has introduced the industry’s highest-cell-count battery monitor with an integrated electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) engine, bringing predictive intelligence, comprehensive data and real-time diagnostics to battery monitoring in EV and ...
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Nexperia and Semikron Danfoss hook up on SiC-based modules

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:10:00 +0200

Nexperia and Semikron Danfoss have signed an MoU to explore a strategic collaboration on SiC-based power modules for automotive traction inverter applications. The collaboration aims to combine Nexperia’s expertise in ...
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Integrated test cell for KGD screening

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:10:00 +0200

Teradyne has announced an integrated test cell supporting known good device (KGD) screening for devices used in AI and data center applications, developed in collaboration with Tokyo Electron (TEL). The ...
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Swiss Blueprint: Responsible AI starts at the chip level

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200

As global AI deployment accelerates, the Swiss approach can offer a clear blueprint for how the industry can develop chips and implement AI at scale, writes Alain-Serge Porret. As AI ...
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Roll up for the Elon Show

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:28:00 +0200

The SpaceX IPO on Friday is already 2x oversubscribed, reports Reuter’s, with $150 billion offered for shares costing $75 billion in an enterprise valued at $1.8 trillion.. It is seen ...
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Atomera addresses parasitic channel losses in GaN-on-Si

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:23:00 +0200

Atomera, a materials and technology licensing company, has come up with a new approach to GaN-on-Si that addresses parasitic channel losses that reduce efficiency, especially at high frequencies. Atomera claims ...
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Melexis replaces microswitches

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:09:00 +0200

Melexis unveils the MLX92344, a highly flexible PCB-less solution for contactless detection of up to four positions, eliminating the need for bulky microswitches. While ensuring backward compatibility over 2-wires, it ...
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Marvell to sample 192.4Tbps switch silicon

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:09:00 +0200

In Q2 Marvell begins sampling 102.4 Tbps switch 3nm silicon. The Teralynx T100 was architected to deliver the lowest power consumption and lowest latency at this bandwidth. With switching and ...
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MLCC with capacitance of 2.2μF at 100Vdc

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:02:00 +0200

Murata has introduced the GCJ21BD72A225KE02, a soft-termination chip multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) for automotive powertrain and safety equipment. This soft-termination chip MLCC product claims the highest available capacitance of 2.2μF ...
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Pairing SiC MOSFETS and gate drivers

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:24:00 +0200

onsemi has announced its Elite Pairing Studio – an online design tool that pairs SiC MOSFETs and gate drivers for power electronics applications, including AI datacentres, EVs, and industrial systems. ...
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AMD investing £2bn in UK

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:50:00 +0200

AtvLondon Tech Week this morning, AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su (pictured) outlined a series of investments worth £2 billion designed to accelerate the UK’s AI ecosystem and support ...
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Nidec debuts highest capacity in-rack cooling prototype

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:41:00 +0200

At Interop Tokyo 2026, Nidec will introduce a prototype in-rack CDU (coolant distribution unit) with a cooling capacity of up to 300kW. The CDU is designed to manage the thermal ...
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PM applauds British brains

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:18:00 +0200

The Prime Minister’s speech to London Tech Week this morning showed an appreciation of British brain power. Sir Keir said that the UK gets half of all the tech startup ...
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Embedded World Video: AMD on what’s changing for AI and industrial robotics

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:49:00 +0200

We recently caught up with AMD’s Senior Director of Embedded Product Marketing, Amey Deosthali, as part of our promotional coverage for Embedded World 2026. He talks about how AI is ...
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Embedded World Video: AMD on FPGA Innovation and AI at the Edge

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:49:00 +0200

We recently caught up with AMD’s Director of FPGA Solutions, Manuel Uhm, as part of our promotional coverage for Embedded World 2026. He discusses how FPGAs are enabling efficient AI ...
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Rinse and Repeat for Intel 14A

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:29:00 +0200

Intel’s five-nodes-in-four years process technology catch-up was an attempt to go too far too fast said CFO David Zinsner at at the Bank of America 2026 Global Technology Conference in ...
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Semiconductor sales up 93.9% y-o-y in April, says SIA

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:26:00 +0200

April semiconductor sales of $110.5bn were 11% up on the $99.5bn of March 2026 and 93.9% more than the April 2025 total of $56.9bn, according to the SIA. The SIA ...
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April semiconductor sales up 93.9% YoY says SIA

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:26:00 +0200

April semiconductor sales of $110.5 billion were 11% up on the $99.5 billion of March 2026 and 93.9% more than the April 2025 total of $56.9 billion, according to the ...
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Jittery SOX

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:25:00 +0200

The SOX fell 12% last Thursday and Friday to 12,217. It was just shy of 14000 on June 3rd. Friday’s 10% fall was the steepest since March 2020. The culprit ...
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Rapidus IPA funding reaches $2.65bn

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:24:00 +0200

Rapidus has completed an additional funding round of $943 million from the Information-Technology Promotion Agency (IPA), Japan, an independent administrative agency under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy, Trade ...
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Nvidia tools for TSMC processes

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:18:00 +0200

TSMC has revealed it is using NVIDIA CUDA-X libraries and AI models for a number of tasks based on Nvidia GPUs used to optimise TSMC fab processes: Computational lithography: TSMC ...
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Business Finland backs Iceye with further €28.3 million grant

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:16:00 +0200

Iceye, the Finnish specialist in satellite-based SAR imagery (Synthetic Aperture Radar), has received a €28.3 million continuation grant from Business Finland. This is Finland’s public innovation agency, and it’s the ...
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Vishay 3000 W transient voltage suppressors in DFN6546A package

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:31:00 +0200

Vishay Intertechnology has announced four series of unidirectional and bidirectional 3000 W PAR and TRANSZORB surface-mount transient voltage suppressors (TVS). They are designed to protect electronics against voltage transients induced ...
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C C Wei wishes Elon “Good Luck” with TeraFab

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:30:00 +0200

TSMC CEO C C Wei (pictured) has wished Elon Musk ‘Good Luck’ in his pursuit of a 1m wpm TeraFab, adding: “It will take quite long.” Speaking at the TSMC ...
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SK Hynix to double output in five years

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:28:00 +0200

SK Hynix is to double its production capacity over the next five years, says chairman Chey Tae-won. The company has budgeted $67 billion between 2024 and 2028 to fund expansion. ...
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Quantinuum gets $16bn market cap in IPO

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:24:00 +0200

Quantinuum, the joint Honeywell-Cambridge Quantum startup, has raised $1.68 billion on the Nasdaq. By the market close, Quantinuum’s market cap was $15.7 billion. The company was formed in 2021 to ...
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Farnell’s Drones Club

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:16:00 +0200

Farnell has brought out a drone support offering for engineers and innovators developing unmanned aerial systems across a wide range of industries. As demand for drones continues to grow across ...
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Cambridge Tech Week Speakers List

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:13:00 +0200

‘How Deep Tech Changes the World’, is the discussion theme of this year’s Cambridge Tech Week rnning from September 14-18. The festival will focus on how to move frontier technologies ...
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Jedec SiC Guidelines improve reliability in WBG power electronics

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:26:00 +0200

JEDEC is publishing two new guidelines around the use of wide bandgap (WBG) power semiconductor materials, such as Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Silicon Carbide (SiC). There is JEP203: Guideline for ...
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Overcoming durability and cost barriers for wearables and foldable devices

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200

The rapid evolution of wearable and foldable technology is reshaping consumer electronics, writes Samudrapom Dam. As market demand grows, wearable and foldable electronic devices face critical challenges in durability and ...
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Tiny SoM featuring NXP’s i.MX 91 targets Linux-based IoT

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:25:00 +0200

Direct Insight is introducing its QS91 system-on-module featuring NXP’s i.MX 91 applications processor. The Oxfordshire-based integrator says the SoM delivers an “optimised blend of security, features, and energy-efficient performance” for ...
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Tessalia plans $250m packaging plant in France

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Earlier this week Tessalia Technology. a packaging jv between Foxconn, Radiall, and Thales, laid the foundation stone of an advanced semiconductor packaging facility in Le Barp, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Patrice Caine, Chairman ...
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Nissan to make cars for Chery at Sunderland

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:25:00 +0200

Nissan and Chinese car maker Chery have signed a non-binding MoU for the study of contract manufacturing for Nissan to manufacture Chery UK passenger vehicles at its Sunderland Plant. Under ...
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Chips Act II proposed – much like Chips Act 1

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:22:00 +0200

The EU has proposed a Chips Act II which will give the Commission power to invest directly in new EU-based fabs instead of requiring companies to apply for subsidies. The ...
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N-channel and P-channel MOSFETs in a single package

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:19:00 +0200

Toshiba has launched a 30V dual MOSFET that integrates both N-channel and P-channel MOSFETs in a single package. The product is suitable for applications including single-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor ...
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N-channel and P-channel MOSFETs in a single package.

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:19:00 +0200

Ten four-hole flange jack connector optimised for use with 1.37mm cable

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:03:00 +0200

Amphenol RF has introduced its first NEX10 four-hole flange jack connector optimised for use with 1.37mm cable in compact RF system designs. This four-hole flange jack connector is designed to ...
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10 4-hole flange jack connector optimised for use with 1.37mm cable

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:03:00 +0200

Amphenol RF hascintroduced its first NEX10 4-hole flange jack connector optimised for use with 1.37 mm cable in compact RF system designs. This 4-hole flange jack connector is designed to ...
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Littelfuse NANO² SMD 708 fuses for 48 VDC AI datacentres

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:31:00 +0200

Littelfuse's NANO² SMD 708 fuses are small, square, surface mount fuses aimed at compact high-power applications.
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Space report measures impact of academia on the UK space sector

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:11:00 +0200

A report produced for the UK’s Space Partnership by the consultants know.space examines the impact of academia on the UK space sector. Space research For context, the report – Role ...
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Government committee says Palantir NHS contract should be ditched

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:26:00 +0200

A report on UK digital services by the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee has recommended that the government trigger a break clause in the £330 million NHS contract awarded to ...
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Globalfoundries takes over koi ARC

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:25:00 +0200

Globalfoundries has completed the acquisition of ARC from Synopsys to add to its IP portfolio which already includes MIPS. Together, MIPS and ARC form a RISC-V processor IP suite spanning ...
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Globalfoundries takes over ARC

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:25:00 +0200

Keysight, DoCoMo and NTT model 6G

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:20:00 +0200

Keysight Technologies is collaborating with NTT DOCOMO and NTT to accelerate realistic 6G channel modelling and wireless communication simulation. The work is part of the companies’ ongoing MoU focused on ...
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Q1 Ethernet switch sales doubled YoY

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:14:00 +0200

Q1 Ethernet switch sales in AI back-end networks more than doubled and accounted for about two-thirds of datacentre switch sales in AI clusters during the first quarter 2026, says Dell’Oro. ...
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Q1 Ethernet switch sales doubled YoY

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:14:00 +0200

Q1 Ethernet switch sales in AI back-end networks more than doubled and accounted for about two-thirds of datacentre switch sales in AI clusters during the first quarter 2026, says Dell’Oro. ...
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Morse Micro sampling long-range, low-power Wi-Fi HaLow

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Morse Micro, the Wi-Fi HaLow silicon specialist, is sampling a Wi-Fi HaLow module designed to help bring long-range, low-power Wi-Fi HaLowvdevices to market faster. The MM8108-M20 brings sub-GHz Wi-Fi connectivity ...
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EW BrightSparks 2025 profile: David Miall, National Oceanography Centre

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:13:00 +0200

Now in its eighth year, the EW BrightSparks awards see Electronics Weekly celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. For the next in ...
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Safety and compliance innovation in medical equipment

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200

Medical equipment manufacturers face a number of challenges to maintain user safety and compliance innovation in medical equipment. In terms of energy regulations, Anthony Coia focuses on two companies’ efforts. ...
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Rutronik makes Rohm TLRx728, BD728x op amps series available

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:20:00 +0200

Component distributor Rutronik is expanding its portfolio with the CMOS operational amplifiers of the TLRx728 and BD728x series from ROHM. Rutronik highlights they address the requirements for a combination of ...
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Autumn production shipments for Vera Rubin

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:25:00 +0200

The Nvidia Vera Rubin platform will ship in production volumes in the autumn. Vera Rubin delivers five purpose-built racks operating as one AI supercomputer for agentic workloads. The platform unifies ...
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Invisix raises €20m

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:20:00 +0200

Invisix, the semiconductor metrology company founded by ASML alumni, has raised an oversubscribed €20 million seed round. Investors include Hitachi Ventures, Transition Ventures, imec.xpand, Doosan Investment and a tier-1 semiconductor ...
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CSA Catapult joins project SONATA for aircraft taxiing system

Fri, 22 May 2026 16:32:00 +0200

Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult has announced that it will be bringing its SiC (silicon carbide) power expertise as a technology partner to project SONATA. This is developing an on-aircraft ...
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Ubotica partners with NOVI Space on AI-enabled Earth Observation

Fri, 22 May 2026 13:22:00 +0200

Ubotica Technologies is partnering with Novi Space to deliver real-time intelligence directly from the Earth’s orbit. The former specialises in space AI and the latter in edge computing in orbit. ...
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Ubotica, NOVI Space partner on AI-enabled Earth Observation

Fri, 22 May 2026 13:22:00 +0200

Ubotica Technologies is partnering with Novi Space to deliver real-time intelligence directly from the Earth’s orbit. The former specialises in space AI and the latter in edge computing in orbit. ...
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MLX81119 integrates on-chip DC/DC power with LIN RGB automotive lighting

Fri, 22 May 2026 12:11:00 +0200

For the automotive market, Melexis is releasing the MLX81119, an 18-channel LIN RGB LED controller with an integrated 1A DC/DC converter. The latter generates an optimised local LED supply voltage ...
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IBM and US DoC put $2bn into Anderon quantum foundry

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:29:00 +0200

Yesterday, IBM and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) announced a Letter of Intent (LOI) to build an American quantum chip foundry called Anderon. In addition to the $1 billion ...
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Historic Start To 2026

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:27:00 +0200

The global semiconductor market grew 25% in the 1st quarter of 2026 from the 4thquarter of 2025 to reach $299 billion, according to WSTS. The 1st quarter of 2026 was ...
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Qualcomm adds ADAS to cockpit/connectivity supply deal with Stellantis

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:23:00 +0200

Qualcomm and Stellantis are extending their chip supply deal beyond cockpit and connectivity to ADAS with Snapdragon Ride Pilot enabling Level 2+ ADAS. The move integrates Snapdragon Digital Chassis chipsets ...
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Smart Transport design challenge

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:14:00 +0200

element14 has launched a smart transport design challenge inviting engineers, makers and technology enthusiasts to design and build innovative prototypes focused on the future of electric and intelligent vehicles. The ...
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76th ECTC May 26-29 Orlando – Tipsheet

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:14:00 +0200

The upcoming 76th annual IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) will be held from May 26-29, 2026 at the JW Marriott & The Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes Resort, Orlando, Florida. ...
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Semtech connects with Z-Wave Alliance

Thu, 21 May 2026 17:44:00 +0200

Semtech, the IoT specialist, is joining the Z-Wave Alliance as a new member and will serve on the standard body’s Board of Directors. The Alliance is the SDO (standards developing ...
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Polaris measures the nanosatellite and microsatellite market

Thu, 21 May 2026 16:41:00 +0200

Research suggests the value of the global nanosatellite and microsatellite market was $4,861.05 million in 2025. And the projection is for this to grow to $30,549.41 million by 2034. According ...
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Google smart watch platform Wear OS 7 brings Widgets and Live Info

Thu, 21 May 2026 11:22:00 +0200

Google is updating its smart watch software with Wear OS 7, which it describes as a major update that will be “arriving later this year”. New features include Wear Widgets ...
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Intel CEO looking beyond 18A and 14A to 10A and 7A

Thu, 21 May 2026 07:30:00 +0200

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is looking beyond the 18A and 14A processes to 10A and 7A, he told the JP Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on Tuesday. “Now ...
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Nvidia has Q1 revenue of $81bn, expects $91bn in Q2

Thu, 21 May 2026 07:29:00 +0200

Nvidia reported record revenue fot fiscal Q1 revenue to April 26, 2026, of $81.6 billion, up 20% from the previous quarter and up 85% from a year ago. For the ...
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CircuitHub raises $28m to accelerate electronics production

Thu, 21 May 2026 07:22:00 +0200

CircuitHub, which has built a PCB accelerated manufacturing system, has raised $28 million. With CitcuitHub’s system, engineers can upload design files, virtually configure and order prototypes, while automated machines produce ...
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Strong execution at RS

Thu, 21 May 2026 07:17:00 +0200

RS grew share and improved margin in a flat market forbits 2025/6 fiscal year. “2025/26 was another year of strong execution of our multi-year plan to improve the business and ...
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Optical Transport market to grow 16% this year

Thu, 21 May 2026 07:15:00 +0200

The Optical Transport equipment market is forecast to grow 16% in 2026 to reach over $18 billion in manufacturer revenue for the first time since the year 2000, due to ...
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Axiom Space expands its University Alliance to Edinburgh Uni, KCL

Wed, 20 May 2026 17:44:00 +0200

Axiom Space is expanding its University Alliance network to new universities, ranging from New Zealand and India to Uzbekistan and Great Britain. Edinburgh University and Kings College London are now ...
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Shock Block SB4000 30A in-line safety breaker sealed to IP69K/NEMA 4X

Wed, 20 May 2026 16:33:00 +0200

Littelfuse is introducing a compact 30A ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI), the Shock Block SB4000. The standard enclosure is IP 69K/NEMA 4X and outdoor rated making it suitable for industrial ...
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AI is transforming 2nm packaging advances through global collaboration

Wed, 20 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200

AI is transforming the next-generation advanced foundry for 2nm chips, thus reshaping the semiconductor industry, writes Rozalia Beica. The semiconductor industry is entering a historic inflection point, one driven by ...
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SSA-LaMB project benchmarks AI for collision avoidance in space

Wed, 20 May 2026 12:55:00 +0200

Northumbria University is leading a study – the SSA-LaMB project – to improve the use of AI systems for collision avoidance in space. With tens of thousands of objects moving ...
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Teledyne Space imaging sensors launch to study magnetosphere via X-ray

Wed, 20 May 2026 11:43:00 +0200

Teledyne Space imaging sensors are aboard the European Space Agency’s (ESA) SMILE mission, which successfully launched yesterday from the spaceport in French Guiana. The Chelmsford-based company supplied two CCD370 imaging ...
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UK’s Callosum in talks to raise $100m

Wed, 20 May 2026 07:29:00 +0200

Callosum, a Cambridge University spinout, is looking to raise $100 million to develop software to allow AI programmes to perform better by running on multiple processor architectures. ‘New chips and ...
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UK’s Callosum in talks to raise $100m

Wed, 20 May 2026 07:29:00 +0200

Callosum, a Cambridge University spinout, is looking to raise $100 million to develop software to allow AI progammes to perform better by running on multiple processor architectures. ‘New chips and ...
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Decart raises $300m

Wed, 20 May 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Loo o m mo mo tag by b de Three year-old startup Decart of San Francisco has raised $300 million to develop software which allows AI programmes to run on ...
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ADI buys Empower Semi for $1.5bn

Wed, 20 May 2026 07:24:00 +0200

ADI is to buy pricately held Empower Semiconductor for $1.5 billion. “AI infrastructure is fundamentally reshaping how power must be delivered, with energy now the most persistent constraint to scaling ...
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Modelithics adds Guerrilla RF GaN models

Wed, 20 May 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Modelithics, the RF and microwave simulation model specialist, has added new high-power GaN models from Guerrilla RF, developed through Guerrilla’s collaboration with Modelithics via the Sponsoring MVP (Modelithics Vendor Partner) ...
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Clickboard with Ethernet access

Wed, 20 May 2026 07:09:00 +0200

ETH WIZ 3 Click is a new Ethernet interface Click board from MIKROE. The Clickadd-on boards enable developers to rapidly provide proof-of-concept, then prototype and code new embedded projects. ETH ...
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VETH100A1DD1 ESD protection diode passes OPEN Alliance EMC test specs

Tue, 19 May 2026 18:47:00 +0200

Vishay is announcing its VETH100A1DD1 ESD protection diode meets all three OPEN Alliance EMC test specifications for ESD protection devices. The part has passed IEEE 10BASE-T1S compliance testing, highlights Vishay, ...
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Diodes PCIe 7.0 clock generator features sub-30fs jitter

Tue, 19 May 2026 17:25:00 +0200

A PCIe 7.0 clock generator with six-outputs from Diodes features a sub-30fs jitter for next-gen AI infrastructure, the company highlights. The PI6CG33A06 provides a stable reference clock for 128.0 GT/s ...
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EW BrightSparks 2025 profile: Peter Metcalfe, Leonardo

Tue, 19 May 2026 15:51:00 +0200

Now in its eighth year, the EW BrightSparks awards see Electronics Weekly celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. In the next in ...
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The role of communications IP and innovation in the Artemis II mission

Tue, 19 May 2026 12:20:00 +0200

The recent launch of the Artemis II spacecraft tested the latest communication equipment, write Ethan Hutchings and Nick Reeve. The Artemis II mission represented a major step forward in human ...
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Blackstone and Google launch neo-cloud company

Tue, 19 May 2026 07:28:00 +0200

Blackstone, the private equity company, and Google are forming a neo-cloud company to acquire, build and rent out datacentre capacity. The initial investment is $5 billion in equity from Blackstone ...
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CXMT revenue up 700%

Tue, 19 May 2026 07:23:00 +0200

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) saw Q1 revenues rise 700% to $7.5 billion for a profit of $1.26 billion. In Q1 2025 it made a loss. CXMT forecast an H1 revenue ...
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Imec Ventures expands into US

Tue, 19 May 2026 07:22:00 +0200

Imec has established an imec.ventimec.ventures – its dedicat presence in the US, with teams in Silicon Valley and on the East Coast. Imec aims to strengthen its engagement with the US ...
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Mouser signs EPC

Tue, 19 May 2026 07:20:00 +0200

Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) a leader in eGaN-based power solutions, offering GaN devices spanning 15 V to 350 V. The agreement is ...
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SEMI asks US Congress for tax credit extension

Tue, 19 May 2026 07:12:00 +0200

SEMI has written a letter to the US Congress asking for an extension of the Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (AMIC). AMIC allows a 35% investment tax credit to offset the ...
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Ultra-compact FXO imaging system supports 4-Channel CoaXPress-12

Mon, 18 May 2026 16:52:00 +0200

Allied Vision is releasing its ultra-compact FXO camera series with 4-Channel CoaXPress-12 interfaces. They are high-end machine vision cameras. Possible applications include electronics and semiconductor production. For example, for 2D/3D ...
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Emerson is making more plans for Nigel

Mon, 18 May 2026 14:38:00 +0200

At NI Connect, in Fort Worth, Emerson announced prompt-based code generation for NI Nigel AI, its test-optimised AI technology. According to Emerson, the addition of code generation and cross-platform intelligence ...
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Lunar Outpost raises $30m for off-planet robotic workforce

Mon, 18 May 2026 14:11:00 +0200

Lunar Outpost, the U.S. space infrastructure company, has completed a $30 million Series B round of funding. Specialising in “off-planet mobility”, it is eyeing the industrial robotic extraction of lunar ...
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Microchip miniature crystal oscillator for power‑constrained designs

Mon, 18 May 2026 11:14:00 +0200

Microchip Technology is introducing its EX‑423 Evacuated Miniature Crystal Oscillator (EMXO). For space‑ and power‑constrained designs, it features ultra‑low phase noise. The compact, low‑power timing system is for applications demanding ...
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Arm under FTC investigation

Mon, 18 May 2026 07:29:00 +0200

In the long-running legal spat between Arm and Qualcomm, the US FTC is to investigate a complaint referred to it by Qualcomm that Arm is engaged in anti-competitive practices. The ...
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Kioxia Q2 profit forecast up 48x YoY

Mon, 18 May 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Kioxia has forecast a $5.5 billion profit for the current quarter – a 48x jump YoY. For the fiscal year to the end of March Kioxia had revenue up 37% ...
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Kioxia Q2 profit forecast up 48x y-o-y

Mon, 18 May 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Kioxia has forecast a $5.5bn profit for the current quarter – a 48x jump y-o-y. For the fiscal year to the end of March Kioxia had ...
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A new EV for €50 a month

Mon, 18 May 2026 07:23:00 +0200

Leapmotor, the Stellantis majority-owned China-based EV maker, is leasing a car in Germany for under €50 a month. Since the EV model, the T03 (pictured), is priced at €18,900 euros, ...
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Keysight and SRC hook up for electronic warfare

Mon, 18 May 2026 07:12:00 +0200

Keysight Technologies, has announced a strategic collaboration with SRC UK to support Electronic Warfare customers in modernising their test and simulation environments. The initiative will help accelerate adoption of Keysight’s ...
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BrainChip adds software partners

Mon, 18 May 2026 07:03:00 +0200

BrainChip, the neuromorphic AI IP specialist, is collaborating with MulticoreWare, P-Product and BeEmotion.ai to develop and optimise ML models tailored for the Akida AKD1500 processor. BrainChip sells semiconductor IP and SoC designs ...
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DSTL backs Rivelin Robotics to finish 3D printed military parts

Fri, 15 May 2026 18:05:00 +0200

The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is backing a UK robotics company, Rivelin Robotics, to help transform military manufacturing. The company, supported by Dstl experts, has created microfactory ...
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OKW portable enclosures cover large-format electronics

Fri, 15 May 2026 15:56:00 +0200

OKW has launched a new range of desktop/portable enclosures for large-format electronics, dubbed COMMUNITEC. They are designed to cover medical equipment and laboratory instrumentation, for example. And, more generally, find ...
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ispace, Leicester Uni partner for Lunar Raman Spectrometer mission

Fri, 15 May 2026 11:24:00 +0200

ispace is signing a Payload Service Agreement with the University of Leicester to deliver a Raman spectrometer to the lunar surface. Raman spectrometer The aim is to analyse lunar regolith, ...
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TSMC to increase 2nm and A16 capacity by 70% CAGR 2026-28

Fri, 15 May 2026 07:19:00 +0200

At TSMC’s Taiwan Technology Symposium the conpany forecast a $1.5 trillion market by 2030. It said capacity increases for 2nm and A16 wafers will grow at a 70% CAGR from ...
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Imec IC-Link joins TSMC OIP

Fri, 15 May 2026 07:15:00 +0200

IC-Link by imec, imec’s design and manufacturing service provider for ASIC and silicon photonics, has joined TSMC Open Innovation Platform (OIP) 3DFabric Alliance As part of the TSMC OIP ecosystem, ...
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Rough ride for mobile DRAM

Fri, 15 May 2026 07:14:00 +0200

Surging mobile DRAM contract prices in 2Q26 continue to place even greater cost pressure on smartphone brands, saysTrendForce. Thec ASP of LPDDR4X solutions will jump by at least 70-75% QoQ ...
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Q1 RAN revenues continue low single-digit growth

Fri, 15 May 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Q1 RAN revenue, excluding services, increased at a low-single-digit year-over-year rate in 1Q 2026, marking the fifth consecutive quarter where the market remained within a relatively narrow range (-4 to ...
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Characteriser accelerates .lib generation

Fri, 15 May 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Siemens’ Characteriser software for its Solido Simulation Suite claims to accelerate .lib generation from weeks to days and deliver 7x greater throughput. The characteriser AI engine and advanced Liberty Variation ...
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Cerebras IPOs at $185; opens at $219

Thu, 14 May 2026 15:30:00 +0200

Cerebras, the waferscale specialist, eventually IPO’d at $185 – after increasing the price several times in the wake of considerable interest. Trading began at 2pm UK time today. The IPO ...
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Cerebras IPOs at $185; hits $385

Thu, 14 May 2026 15:30:00 +0200

Cerebras, the waferscale specialist, eventually IPO’d at $185 – after increasing the price several times in the wake of considerable interest. Trading began at 2pm UK time today and by ...
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Cerebras IPOs at $185; hits $350

Thu, 14 May 2026 15:30:00 +0200

Cerebras, the waferscale specialist, eventually IPO’d at $185 – after increasing the price several times in the wake of considerable interest. Trading began at 2pm UK time today and by ...
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Cerebras IPOs at $185

Thu, 14 May 2026 15:30:00 +0200

UK’s Fractile raises $220m for inference ICs

Thu, 14 May 2026 07:29:00 +0200

Fractile, the UK AI inference chip startup,has raised $220 million at a valuation if around $1 billion. Investors were: Accel, Factorial Funds, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, Conviction, Felicis, Buckley Ventures, ...
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UK Humanoid robot startup looking at IPO

Thu, 14 May 2026 07:28:00 +0200

Two year-old UK AI and robotics startup Humanoid is looking to IPO in 2029 or 2030. Founder and sole investor Artem Sokolov told Reuters that it would probably IPO in ...
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EDF propulsion R&D collaboration for eVTOL aircraft

Thu, 14 May 2026 07:20:00 +0200

Airbility of Korea and Schübeler of Germany have signed an MoU to cooperate in electric ducted fan (EDF) propulsion technology. Under the agreement, the two companies will pursue the development ...
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Quobly and Hon Hai toolbox for QPE algorithm

Thu, 14 May 2026 07:12:00 +0200

Quobly, the French quantum computing specialist, and Hon Hai have put out an open-source numerical toolbox for exploring implementations of the Quantum Phase Estimation (QPE) algorithm, a cornerstone of fault-tolerant ...
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AEC-Q101 80V N-channel MOSFETs for 48V systems

Thu, 14 May 2026 07:07:00 +0200

Toshiba has introduced two AEC-Q101 compliant 80V N-channel MOSFETs, expanding its lineup to support 48V automotive systems. The XPH2R608QB and XPH3R908QB are the first products from the latest-generation U-MOSX-H process ...
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Rocket Lab buys Motiv Space robotics, seals hypersonic testing deal

Wed, 13 May 2026 16:41:00 +0200

Launch services company Rocket Lab is buying Motiv Space Systems, a company specialising in space robotics, motion control systems, and precision mechanisms for spacecraft. According to Rocket Lab the the ...
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TSMC’s ecosystem grows as Taiwan promotes investment links to Trump’s America

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:21:00 +0200

Taiwan is set to bring its US semiconductor investments to more than $200bn (£147bn), to build out the chip manufacturing ecosystem led by TSMC’s growing operation in Arizona, reports Paul ...
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TSMC’s ecosystem grows as Taiwan promotes investment links to Trump’s America.

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:21:00 +0200

Overcoming the challenges of water quality measurement

Wed, 13 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200

Despite many challenges substantial progress is being made in in situ water quality measurement, writes Craige Palmer. Measuring water quality in situ — directly at the source, be it a ...
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Compact B23 connector combines power supply and data transmission

Wed, 13 May 2026 11:25:00 +0200

Binder is introducing its compact B23 connector, which it describes as a new generation of hybrid connectors for industrial automation. The series combines power supply and shielded data transmission in ...
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TI looks for 95% in-house fab by 2030

Wed, 13 May 2026 07:30:00 +0200

TI plans to fab 95% of its ICs in house and package 90% of them by 2030, Luke Lee, president of TI Japan, Taiwan, Korea and South Asia, tells the ...
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amsOsram sells sensor business to indie Semiconductor

Wed, 13 May 2026 07:18:00 +0200

amsOsram has sold its CMOS Image Sensor business to indie Semiconductor for €40 million in cash, further concentrating its growth investments into AI Photonics and AR smart glasses. “With the ...
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Pi PC fits in Altoids tin

Wed, 13 May 2026 07:15:00 +0200

YouTuber Exercising Ingenuity has just created a complete Raspberry Pi-powered portable computer that fits inside an Altoids tin. Opening the lid reveals a 2-inch display and a mechanical keyboard that ...
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Pi PC fits in Altoids tin

Wed, 13 May 2026 07:15:00 +0200

YouTuber Exercising Ingenuity has just created a complete Raspberry Pi-powered portable computer that fits inside an Altoids tin. Opening the lid reveals a 2-inch display and a mechanical keyboard that ...
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Open Cosmos designs eight satellites

Wed, 13 May 2026 07:12:00 +0200

Open Cosmos, the Barcelona satellite builder, has come up with eight new Earth observation satellite designs to monitor climate-related disasters and environmental threats from space. The satellites are to be ...
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Siemens democratises EDA

Wed, 13 May 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Siemens has become the first software provider to sign a strategic framework agreement with the European Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) which aims to bolster Europe’s semiconductor industry by fostering ...
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King’s Awards for Enterprise 2026

Tue, 12 May 2026 15:58:00 +0200

The King’s Awards for Enterprise 2026 have been announced, and Electronics Weekly studied the list of winners to discover which electronics-related organisations have been honoured this year. They were officially ...
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Closing the stochastics gap: limiting advanced semiconductor yield

Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200

Stochastic variability is limiting high yield manufacturing in fabs. Stopping randomness is impossible, but it can be managed, writes Chris Mack As devices shrink toward the atomic scale chipmakers are ...
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UDE adds multi-core debug support for ST’s Stellar P3E automotive MCU

Tue, 12 May 2026 11:27:00 +0200

The Universal Debug Engine (UDE) debugging, tracing, and testing tool from PLS (Programmable Logic & Systems) now also supports Stellar P3E microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics. This is ST’s first automotive MCU ...
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Price rises spread to analogue, discretes and passives

Tue, 12 May 2026 07:28:00 +0200

More companies will be raising semiconductor prices rises, reports TrendForce, quoting multiple sources. According to eTime, TI will raise prices on July 1st and according to Sina increases could range ...
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Intel Foundry: The Last Chance

Tue, 12 May 2026 07:27:00 +0200

The author Damnang2 has penned an authoritative piece on Substack about the hill Intel has to climb to catch TSMC. Here it is: In Q4 2025, Intel Foundry posted revenue ...
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Anglia signs Same Sky

Tue, 12 May 2026 07:20:00 +0200

Anglia Components has signed a Pan European authorised distribution agreement with Same Sky, the established manufacturer of an ever-expanding range of product technologies, including audio, interconnect, motion and control, relay, ...
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Robot startup challenge

Tue, 12 May 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Infineon is bringing together young deep-tech companies from around the world to drive innovation in humanoid robotics. The focus is on hardware and system solutions ranging from sensors to motor ...
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Infineon expands XHP 2 power module portfolio

Tue, 12 May 2026 07:14:00 +0200

Infineon has expanded its XHP 2 power module portfolio with new variants incorporating CoolSiC MOSFETs 2300 V, designed for high-voltage power systems. The 2300 V class devices support DC-link voltages ...
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Amprius eyes South Korean market for UAVs, robotics, aerospace

Mon, 11 May 2026 18:36:00 +0200

Amprius, the U.S. silicon anode battery specialist, is expanding into South Korea to work with OEMs and battery pack partners. The Fremont, California-based company identifies it as one of Asia’s ...
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Supermicro datacentre support for Agentic AI uses Arm Agi CPU

Mon, 11 May 2026 16:28:00 +0200

Supermicro has expanded its Data Center Building Block Solutions (DCBBS) portfolio. These are server platforms based on the new Arm AGI CPU. The systems are in 2U and 5U form ...
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ScaleBridge Labs incubator offers leading GaN technology

Mon, 11 May 2026 15:21:00 +0200

Since its launch in October 2025, incubator and accelerator, ScaleBridge Labs, has focused on both national security and commercial applications. At Microelectronics US, it announced 60nm N-polar RF GaN, claiming ...
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EW BrightSparks 2025 profile: Sakshi Madaan, Anders Electronics

Mon, 11 May 2026 11:25:00 +0200

Now in its eighth year, the EW BrightSparks awards sees Electronics Weekly celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. In the next in our ...
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1.4nm single-patterned processes need High NA, says imec

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:35:00 +0200

To avoid the need for multi-patterning in 1.4nm and 1nm processes, High-NA EUV will be needed, says imec. ‘For A14 and A10 logic nodes, requirements for the most critical metal ...
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Sony and TSMC hook up for fab-lite

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:28:00 +0200

Sony and TSMC have signied of a non-binding MoU to form a strategic partnership for the development and manufacturing of next-generation image sensors. Under the proposed partnership, Sony and TSMC ...
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DRAM market in structural change, says IDC

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:19:00 +0200

DRAM revenues are projected to nearly triple in 2026 – up 177% year-over-year to $418.6 billion, reports IDC. IDC reckons this it not just a cyclical upturn in the traditional ...
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Q5D and Kyocera extend custom IDC collaboration

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:16:00 +0200

Q5D Technologies (Q5D), the specialist in robotic automation of wiring harness manufacture, and KYOCERA AVX today announced the latest phase of a three‑year collaboration to enable fully automated wire harness ...
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Edmund Optics adds to motorised stages

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:05:00 +0200

Edmund Optics, the optical and imaging components specialist , has expanded its portfolio of motorized stages, bringing together in-stock availability with a broad range of configurable motion solutions for industrial ...
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Metrology tools for wire bonded chips

Fri, 08 May 2026 17:07:00 +0200

Shrinking packaging, particularly with wire bond devices, and increasing automation, means that metrology has to adapt to meet the micro-level inspection required for reliable production lines. View Micro Metrology is ...
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AMF60 60W plugtop AC-DC power supplies in sealed IP42 case

Fri, 08 May 2026 15:33:00 +0200

XP power is introducing its AMF60 series of 60W wall-mount AC-DC power supplies for medical, home healthcare, and industrial applications. For example, for use in respiratory care, patient monitoring, ...
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As infrastructure becomes smarter, so does cybersecurity

Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200

The need for efficient cybersecurity in smart cities and smart grids is growing as infrastructure becomes smarter, writes Liam Critchley. Smart technology infrastructure, such as smart cities and smart grids, ...
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Atranis raises $450m new capital for GEO spacecraft

Fri, 08 May 2026 12:31:00 +0200

Astranis has raised $450 million in new capital. It says it will scale operations to meet demand for spacecraft designed for geostationary orbit (GEO) and other high orbits. It brings ...
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Astranis raises $450m new capital for GEO spacecraft

Fri, 08 May 2026 12:31:00 +0200

Astranis has raised $450 million in new capital. It says it will scale operations to meet demand for spacecraft designed for geostationary orbit (GEO) and other high orbits. It brings ...
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SatVu’s HotSat-2 First Light images examine strategic energy sites

Fri, 08 May 2026 11:36:00 +0200

SatVu, the UK thermal imagery specialist, is releasing the first imagery from its latest LEO satellite, HotSat-2, which was launched in March 2026. Its mid Wave Infra-Red (MWIR) thermal imaging ...
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China is closing AI gap, says Schmidt

Fri, 08 May 2026 10:34:00 +0200

Former Google chief, Eric Schmidt has slashed his estimate of the AI gap between the West and China to just six months, writes Paul Dempsey from Washington DC. He also ...
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Digikey signs Morse Micro

Fri, 08 May 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Morse Micro, the Wi-Fi HaLow specialist, has signed a distribution partnership with DigiKey. The partnership expands global access to Morse Micro’s Wi-Fi HaLow products, making it easier for engineers and ...
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SiPearl and Semidynamics to develop rack-scale platform for cloud-based inference

Fri, 08 May 2026 07:25:00 +0200

SiPearl, the Euro-processor startup, and Semidynamics, the Spanish RISC IC designer, are to co-develop a European rack‑scale AI compute platform for large‑scale AI inference in the cloud. SiPearl’s Arm‑based CPU ...
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Korea cleans up

Fri, 08 May 2026 07:20:00 +0200

Korea’s current-account surplus hit a record $37.3 billion in March thanks to chip exports which rose 150%, says the Bank of Korea. It substantially beat February’s $23.2 billion which was ...
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Keysight and Catarc hook up to drive EV charging technology

Fri, 08 May 2026 07:20:00 +0200

Keysight Technologies, and China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) New Energy Vehicle Inspection Center, have set up a Joint Innovation Laboratory for Charging Test Technology. This collaboration aims to ...
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Micron launches 245TB SSD

Fri, 08 May 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Micron has launched a 245TB SSD putting a quarter of a petabyte of flash on one drive. TheMicron 6600 ION 245TB SSD uses the conpany’s G9 QLC NAND and has ...
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ITG custom transformers eye USB Power Delivery 3.1 applications

Thu, 07 May 2026 17:42:00 +0200

ITG Electronics has a new line of custom transformers for USB Power Delivery (PD) 3.1 applications. They are aimed at AC-to-DC switching power supplies and USB-C power delivery systems meeting ...
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ESA to develop Earth Observation supersite in Sodankylä, Lapland

Thu, 07 May 2026 13:23:00 +0200

The European Space Agency is working to develop a state-of-the-art ‘supersite’ in Sodankylä, located in Lapland in northern Finland. The plan is to equip the site with advanced environmental measuring ...
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UK’s Quantum Motion raises $160m

Thu, 07 May 2026 11:50:00 +0200

Quantum Motion, a UK quantum computing startup, has closed a $160 million Series C financing round. Investors included: the EU-backed fund Kembara, DCVC, the British Business Bank, Firgun Ventures, Oxford ...
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Toshiba dual-supply bus transceivers for low-voltage level shifting

Thu, 07 May 2026 11:28:00 +0200

Toshiba is expanding its 74AVC series of dual-supply bus transceivers with four new 1-bit products and two new 2-bit products. They are aimed at industrial and consumer applications using UART, ...
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A future-ready ecosystem through advanced power electronics

Thu, 07 May 2026 10:46:00 +0200

One of the most significant advances in green transport has come from power electronics, says Chandana Patnaik, as she looks at what impact this may have on the electronics industry. ...
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UK AI chip startup in talks to raise $200m

Thu, 07 May 2026 07:29:00 +0200

Fractile, the four year-old UK AI inference chip startup, is reported to be in negotiations to raise $200 million at a valuation of $1 billion. In July 2024, Fractile raised ...
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Arm delivers record results

Thu, 07 May 2026 07:28:00 +0200

Arm had record revenues of $1.49 billion for both its calendar Q1 (FYQ4) and for its FY2026 ending in March. Licensing revenue grew 29% YoY to $819 million and royalty ...
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UK consortium to deliver fusion energy

Thu, 07 May 2026 07:26:00 +0200

A consortium to develop the UK’s first private-sector-led fusion power plant project has been formed by Type One Energy, Tokamak Energy, and AECOM. The UK Infinity Fusion Consortium intends to ...
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Quantware raises $178m

Thu, 07 May 2026 07:24:00 +0200

QuantWare, the Dutch quantum processor company, has raised $178 million in a Series B funding round following the announcement of VIO-40K, a quantum processor architecture for 10,000 qubits. The company ...
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Mouser signs Transtector

Thu, 07 May 2026 07:10:00 +0200

Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with Transtector, an Infinite Electronics company, which manufactures surge protection, power distribution, EMP filters, and NEMA equipment enclosures. Transtector’s non-degrading silicon diode technology ...
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Portwell PSD-AN2P0-EXP expansion card for intelligent edge networking

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:42:00 +0200

Portwell, the industrial and embedded computing specialist, has launched its SD-Branch Solutions portfolio, which features the PSD-AN2P0-EXP AI expansion card for intelligent edge networking. The PSD‑AN2P0‑EXP AI features Nvidia’s Jetson ...
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MediaTek Genio 510 powers VC EvoCam for image acquisition and processing

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:59:00 +0200

Vision Components’ VC EvoCam features a 65 x 40mm camera, the MediaTek Genio 510 processor and all other components required for image acquisition and image processing. Aimed at applications in ...
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DARC deep space radar gets early green light

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:10:00 +0200

The U.S. Space Force has fast-tracked the employment of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC), which involves a partnership of Australia, the UK and the United States. It says ...
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Infineon gives upbeat forecast

Wed, 06 May 2026 08:34:00 +0200

Infineon had calendar Q1 (FY Q2) sales of €3.812 billion for a profit of €653 million at a margin of 17.1%. For the current quarter it expects revenue of €4.1 ...
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Semiconductor downturn forecast

Wed, 06 May 2026 07:29:00 +0200

Alone among semiconductor analysts, the normally bullish CEO of Future Horizons, Malcolm Penn (pictured), forecasted an industry downturn – “maybe this year, if not, next year “ – speaking at ...
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120 students tape out ASIC designs

Wed, 06 May 2026 07:26:00 +0200

The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Sheffield recently hosted a landmark hands-on chip design workshop bringing together students from across the UK to design and ...
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SiTime TCXO enhances GPUs

Wed, 06 May 2026 07:14:00 +0200

SiTime is sampling the Elite 2 Super-TCXO which aims to increase GPU utilisation and improve compute efficiency in AI datacentres by delivering better time synchronisation. The chip targets a $1.5 ...
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Two tape-outs for Weebit ReRAM

Wed, 06 May 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Weebit Nano says that two of its customers have taped out SoCs using its ReRAM IP and one customer has a prototype already manufactured and functional.. Overlord Labs has integrated ...
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1-cell Li-ion battery protection IC in a WLCSP package

Wed, 06 May 2026 07:10:00 +0200

Nisshinbo Micro Devices has brought out 1-cell Li-ion battery protection ICs in a WLCSP package. The NB7130 is equipped with all standard safety features, such as overcharge/over-discharge voltage, charge/discharge overcurrent ...
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1-cell Li-ion battery protection IC in a WLCSP package.

Wed, 06 May 2026 07:10:00 +0200

A fork in the road for sensor fusion in automotive design

Tue, 05 May 2026 12:44:00 +0200

Although a lot of headlines in the automotive domain have been around LLMs (large language models), a significant part of automotive design relies on traditional machine learning (ML) workflows in ...
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Gitai USA space robotics selected for Space-Based Interceptor programme

Tue, 05 May 2026 12:39:00 +0200

Gitai USA, the space robotics company, has been selected by U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command for the Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) programme. It has developed a satellite platform that that ...
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Schurter’s micro TCS43 tactile switch for space-efficient PCB layouts

Tue, 05 May 2026 12:05:00 +0200

Schurter has released its TCS43 microminiature SMT tactile switch. It’s designed for consumer and medical applications requiring precise haptic feedback. Example use cases include UIs involving on/off switching, menu navigation, ...
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ST sees orbiting datacentres as a possibility by 2029

Tue, 05 May 2026 07:30:00 +0200

ST says orbiting datacentres could be operating in three years time. “My wild guess as to when we could start to see, a relevant amount of orbital data centres in ...
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Arm CEO promoted to head Softbank’s international operations

Tue, 05 May 2026 07:28:00 +0200

SoftBank has appointed Arm CEO Rene Haas (pictured) to head up its international operations as CEO of SoftBank Group International (SBGI), which handles the group’s overseas subsidiaries. Haas will continue ...
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Cerebras looking for $3.5bn

Tue, 05 May 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Cerebras, the waferscale AI chip developer, has priced its upcoming IPO at $115-125. It is putting up 28 million shares for sale so is looking to raise up to $3.5 ...
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Softbank and Cosmos Labs to produce zinc-halogen batteries

Tue, 05 May 2026 07:25:00 +0200

SoftBank is hooking up with Cosmos Lab of Korea to produce zinc-halogen batteries for datacentres, reports the Nikkei. The attraction of zinc-halogen batteries is that they can be made with ...
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Softbank and Cosmos Lab to produce zinc-halogen batteries

Tue, 05 May 2026 07:25:00 +0200

SoftBank is hooking up with Cosmos Lab of Korea to produce zinc-halogen batteries for datacentres, reports the Nikkei. The attraction of zinc-halogen batteries is that they can be made with ...
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Q1 semi sales up 25% QoQ

Tue, 05 May 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Q1 semiconductor sales of $298.5 billion were 25% up QoQ, says the SIA. March sales of $99.5 billion were up 79.2% on the March 2025 total of $55.5 billion and ...
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Huawei on track to sell inference chips worth $12bn thiscyear.

Mon, 04 May 2026 07:25:00 +0200

Huawei is expecting revenues from AI ICs to grow from $7.5 billion last year to )12 billion this year based on orders it has already received, reports the FT. Most ...
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Huawei on track to sell inference chips worth $12bn this year

Mon, 04 May 2026 07:25:00 +0200

Huawei is expecting revenues from AI ICs to grow from $7.5bn last year to $12bn this year based on orders it has already received, reports the FT. Most of the ...
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SensiBel hooks up with Silex for foundry

Mon, 04 May 2026 07:19:00 +0200

sensiBel, the optical MEMS sensing specialist , has engaged Silex for the manufacture of its MEMS microphone which uses a precision optical detection module to deliver professional-grade audio in a ...
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Mote’s foldables

Mon, 04 May 2026 07:16:00 +0200

Motorola has come up with some impressive foldable phones – the $799.99 Razr, the $1,099.99 Razr+, the $1,499.99 Razr Ultra and the book-style $1899.99 Razr Fold with a 6,000mAh battery ...
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Capacity constraints

Mon, 04 May 2026 07:14:00 +0200

Capacity bottlenecks in 3 nm–2 nm wafers and 2.5D/3D advanced packaging persist, says TrendForce. 3nm capacity—currently dominated by TSMC—has become even more constrained, Nvidia preemptively secured large volumes of 4/3 ...
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BYD supercar coming to UK

Mon, 04 May 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Coming to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July for it’s European debut is this 1,000-plus-horsepower supercar from BYD dubbed the Denza Z. It claims to hit 100 km/h in ...
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Spaceflux funding spurs AI-powered space intelligence

Fri, 01 May 2026 18:50:00 +0200

Spaceflux has raised a further £3.5 million in an extension to its seed round, which brings total funding to £9 million for the London-based space intelligence company. The company says ...
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La Luce Cristallina produces 200mm BaTiO₃ wafers at Austin fab

Fri, 01 May 2026 15:29:00 +0200

Barium titanate (BaTiO₃) is gaining interest in the manufacture of modulators or photonics ICs. At Microelectronics US, Caroline Hayes spoke to Chomani Gaspe, material scientist at La Luce Cristallina about ...
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Microchip expands PQC‑ready root of trust controllers

Fri, 01 May 2026 11:27:00 +0200

Microchip is expanding its portfolio of Trust Shield devices. The new post‑quantum cryptography (PQC)‑ready chips are the TS1800 Platform Root of Trust controller and the TS50x secure boot controller. They ...
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Q1 capex of AWS, MS, Google and Meta tops $700bn

Fri, 01 May 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Q1 capex for Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta was a combined $130 billion – most of it spent on building datacentres. Capex forecasts for the year were: Meta $125-145 billion; ...
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Apple calendar Q1 revenues up 17%

Fri, 01 May 2026 07:22:00 +0200

Apple had calendar Q1 sales up 17% YoY at $111.18 billion for a gross margin of 49.27%. The company expects further sales growth of 14-17% in the current quarter. Sales ...
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Burnt by home market, BYD pivots to exports

Fri, 01 May 2026 07:20:00 +0200

BYD, China’s biggest EV maker, saw Q1 profits fall 55.4% YoY to $600 million – the company’s fourth consecutive monthly profits decline. Revenue fell 11.8% to $22 billion. BYD’s Q1 ...
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Digital isolators with integrated power

Fri, 01 May 2026 07:14:00 +0200

Skyworks has brought out the Si86Px family of digital isolators with integrated power, a compact solution that combines high‑performance digital isolation with an integrated isolated dc‑dc converter and matched miniature transformer. ...
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New substrate for ceramic packages allows high density wiring and delivers greater rigidity

Fri, 01 May 2026 07:08:00 +0200

Kyocera is bringing out a multilayer ceramic core substrate for semiconductor packages which are rapidly scaling in complexity as AI datacenter architectures evolve. Built from Kyocera’s proprietary Fine Ceramic materials, ...
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Picture Gallery: Winners – Women Leaders In Electronics Awards 2026

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:56:00 +0200

We hope all attendees had a great evening at the Women Leaders In Electronics Awards, in central London, hosted by our editor Caroline Hayes and with a speech by the ...
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Picture Gallery: Attendees – Women Leaders In Electronics Awards 2026

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:39:00 +0200

We hope that it was a grand evening for all who attended the Electronics Weekly Women Leaders In Electronics Awards 2026 in One Moorgate Place. We’ve featured the winners already, ...
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BAE Systems introduces NavGuide M-Code GPS receiver

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:25:00 +0200

BAE Systems says it has entered production, and begun initial deliveries, of its portable NavGuide M-Code GPS receiver. The use of M-Code provides secure positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) for vehicle, ...
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Binder extends assembly options for M12 connector range

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:53:00 +0200

Binder, the circular industrial connector specialist, has announced the coupling rings of moulded, shielded M12 connectors will now feature a combination of knurling and hexagonal geometry. The company writes: “Compared ...
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Spotlight shines on Women Leaders In Electronics Awards 2026 winners

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:01:00 +0200

Last night saw the Women Leaders In Electronics Awards 2026, the Electronics Weekly event showcasing and celebrating the achievements of women in the electronics industry. The awards were presented in ...
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Samsung Q1 chip profit hits $36bn on sales of $94bn

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:50:00 +0200

Samsung saw Q1 semiconductor profits jumped 49 times YoY to $36 billion on revenue of $94 billion. The driver was the astonishing demand for HBM as the datacentre building boom ...
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Hua Hong blacklisted for equipment shipments

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:29:00 +0200

Hua Hong, China’s second foundry company, has been prevented from importing US-controlled manufacturing equipment, reports Reuters. The US Department of Commerce is said to have sent letters to a number ...
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TSMC sells its Arm shares

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:27:00 +0200

TSMC has sold the last of its shares in Arm. The final sale of 1.1 million shares at $208 each netted $231 million. TSMC sold 850,000 Arm shares in 2024 ...
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ADI expands A²B platform

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:21:00 +0200

ADI’s A²B 2.0 (Automotive Audio Bus) is now fully released to production. A²B 2.0 expands the A²B platform with higher bandwidth and Ethernet compatibility, while maintaining the low‑latency, simple architecture ...
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17.7 – 20.2 GHz 10 Watt GaN PA

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:13:00 +0200

Qorvo’s QPA1722 is a high power, packaged K-Band MMIC amplifier fabricated using Qorvo’s production 0.15 um GaN-on-SiC process (QGaN15). The QPA1722 targets the 17.7 – 20.2 GHz Satcom band while ...
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Littelfuse expands range of high-voltage TVS diodes for automotive

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:48:00 +0200

Littelfuse is expanding its TP Series portfolio with devices specifically for automotive high-voltage power electronics applications. Specifically, it has added the TPSMC, TPSMD, and TP5.0SMDJ high-voltage transient voltage suppression (TVS) ...
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Destination Austin – Microelectronics US focuses on industry supply chain

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:32:00 +0200

Microelectronics US brought together the semiconductor supply chain for a two-day event in Austin, Texas, reports Caroline Hayes For some, Austin is known as the Silicon Hills. The capitol city ...
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True Anomaly raises $650m Series D for space-enabled intelligence

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:31:00 +0200

True Anomaly, a defence space startup, has raised $650 million of Series D financing. It provides for space-enabled intelligence, for example, precision navigation, missile warning, and communications systems. The round was ...
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King meets tech CEOs

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:34:00 +0200

King Charles met tech CEOs yesterday at Blair House, the official guest house of the US government, where he is staying on his trip to the US. Tim Cook, Jeff ...
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AI finds irregularities at the Met

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:29:00 +0200

A Palantir AI tool has unearthed widespread irregularities in the Met with hundreds of investigations underway and three arrests made. The arrests were for allegations of abuse of authority for ...
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Birmingham scientists find new way to build 2D materials

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:20:00 +0200

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have come up with a novel method for producing conductors, semiconductors and electronic insulators uses vibrational energy to ‘split’ and ‘peel off’ molecular-thin layers ...
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5G-LiFi combo for indoors networking

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:12:00 +0200

pureLiFi, the Edinburgh LiFi specialist, has joined network comms supplier Askey to demo an integrated product combining a 5G modem and pureLiFi’s through-window bridging technology. The two companies are working ...
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Wireless power supply IC for smart rings

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:08:00 +0200

ROHM is in mass production of a wireless power supply IC chipset consisting of the receiver – ML7670 – and transmitter – ML7671 – compatible with NFC technology for compact wearables ...
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Low-power image sensors for battery-powered compact devices

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:06:00 +0200

ST’s latest image sensors for always-on vision for compact devices operating on batteries or harvested energy – VD55G4 (monochrome) and VD65G4 (RGB colour) – part of the ST BrightSense portfolio ...
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Google’s TPU 8t and TPU 8i address agentic AI

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:32:00 +0200

Google has announced its eighth-generation TPUs (Tensor Processing Units), the TPU 8t and TPU 8i, which are specialised ASICs for AI. They are specifically designed for AI training (TPU 8t) ...
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Arm AI analysis toolkit

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200

Arm has launched a perfornance analysis toolkit for software and AI development calked Performix which gives developers and AI agents system-wide visibility to identify inefficiencies and optimise workloads while fitting ...
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200V FRED Pt rectifiers feature low profile DFN6546A package

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:48:00 +0200

Vishay has introduced 16 of its FRED Pt ultrafast rectifiers. These are in the low profile DFN6546A package with wettable flanks. They are aimed at commercial, industrial, and automotive applications. ...
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UK government backs $5bn AI startup Ineffable Intelligence

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:29:00 +0200

The UK government has joined Sequoia, Nvidia,,Google and Index Ventures in backing UK AI startup Ineffable Intelligence with $1.1 billion valuing the startup at $5.1 billion. The investment has been ...
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£81m investment for IQE

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:28:00 +0200

IQE, the compound semiconductor wafer specialist, has had an £81 million investment from MACOM and other existing shareholders. “This proposed transaction is transformational for IQE. The investment from MACOM and ...
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Murata launches power AMR sensors for wearables/healthcare

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:14:00 +0200

Murata has started mass production of its MRMS166R and MRMS168R anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) sensors for healthcare, wearable, and IoT devices. The MRMS166R is the first AMR sensor to combine an ...
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Mikroe SDK supports Renesas MCUs

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:12:00 +0200

Mikroe’s latest version of its mikroSDK now supports the Renesas RA2E1 family of Arm Cortex-M23 MCUs that operate at up to 48 MHz with up to 128 KB code flash, ...
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Anglia adds Isocom

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:10:00 +0200

Anglia Components has signed a Pan-European distribution agreement with Isocom Components the leading manufacturer of high performance infrared optoelectronic devices. Anglia now stocks Isocom Components full range of cost effective ...
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Segger flashes support for OnMicro OM662X ULP Bluetooth SoCs

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:06:00 +0200

Segger is supporting the OnMicro OM662X series of ultra-low-power Bluetooth SoCs in its J-Link debug probes and Flasher in-system programmers. Functionality includes unlimited breakpoints in RAM and flash memory and ...
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Ensilica lands its largest satellite payload contracts

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:43:00 +0200

Ensilica is celebrating what it describes as its “largest long-term potential supply opportunity”. This follows the landing of two development contracts with a “leading European satellite operator”. The client company ...
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Univity raises €27m for VLEO 5G NTN demonstration

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200

Univity, a French satellite communications company, has closed a €27m funding round to help complete its “uniShape” VLEO 5G demonstration. The round was lead by Blast, Expansion, and the Deeptech ...
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ByteSnap Migration Fast-Track process eyes legacy cellular projects

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:21:00 +0200

ByteSnap Design is launching what it describes as its Cellular Migration Fast-Track process. It addresses manufacturers migrating legacy connected products. Aimed at specialist 4G LTE and 5G cellular migration projects, ...
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Denso drops Rohm takeover plan

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:21:00 +0200

Denso is to ditch its February bid to buy Rohm, reports the Nikkei, having been unable to come to a mutually agreeable deal. This leaves the merger of the power ...
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OpenAI and Nvidia turn AI agents into co-workers

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:20:00 +0200

Nvidia says it gave access to the GPT-5.5-powered Codex model to 10,000 employees weeks before general availability. Wiring the app into per‑employee cloud VMs with a zero‑data‑retention posture and read‑only ...
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Q-TRL’s software integrated into with IonQ’s processors

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:18:00 +0200

Q-CTRL, the quantum infrastructure software specialist, and IonQ, the quantum platform company, have announced the native integration of Q-CTRL’s Fire Opal software into IonQ’s quantum processors to maximise their quantum ...
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Q-CTRL’s software integrated into with IonQ’s processors

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:18:00 +0200

Q-CTRL, the quantum infrastructure software specialist, and IonQ, the quantum platform company, have announced the native integration of Q-CTRL’s Fire Opal software into IonQ’s quantum processors to maximise their quantum ...
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Q-CTRL’s software integrated into IonQ’s processors

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:18:00 +0200

Q-CTRL, the quantum infrastructure software specialist, and IonQ, the quantum platform company, have announced the native integration of Q-CTRL’s Fire Opal software into IonQ’s quantum processors to maximise their quantum ...
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Omdia forecasts 62.7% semi growth this year

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:13:00 +0200

Omdia is forecasting 62.7% semiconductor market growth for 2026 reflecting extraordinary growth in memory with DRAM forecast to nearly double and NAND to quadruple. Enterprises are a major server refresh ...
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Siemens and TSMC bring AI to EDA workflows

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:12:00 +0200

Siemens is collaborating with TSMC to advance AI-powered automation across EDA workflows using the recently launched Fuse EDA AI System, a domain-scoped agentic AI system. Through this collaboration, TSMC is ...
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Jedec previews LPDDR6 update for non-mobile AI platforms

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200

The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association is previewing a set of new features planned for incorporation into the next version of its Low Power Double Data Rate 6 (LPDDR6) standard ...
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Thales Alenia Space, Airbus join forces for Polish satcom mission

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:16:00 +0200

Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defence and Space, and RADMORare working together to develop a geostationary defence telecommunications satellite dedicated to the Polish Ministry of Defence. RADMOR is part of WB ...
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Microchip devices enable CPLD-like functionality on MCU

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:06:00 +0200

The PIC16F13276 and PIC18-Q35 families see Microchip expanding its Configurable Logic Block (CLB)–based MCU portfolio. CPLD Aiming at motor control, industrial automation and automotive safety applications, they seek to combine ...
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Upbeat Q1 for Intel

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0200

Intel’s Q1 revenue was up 7% YoY at $13.6 billion. The loss for the quarter was $3.7 billion. The forecast for Q2 revenue was $13.8 billion to $14.8 billion. The ...
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Cisco switch aims to network quantum computers

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:29:00 +0200

Cisco has come up with the Cisco Universal Quantum Switch, which claims to accept and translate between all major encoding modalities without destroying the quantum information in the process. M ...
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F C Lane celebrates 60th anniversary

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:15:00 +0200

F C Lane Electronics a franchised distributor for many of the industry’s major electrical, electronic and optical connector manufacturers is celebrating 60 years of trading since their foundation on 12th ...
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CES Power makes three Irish acquisitions

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:12:00 +0200

CES Power, which provides temporary power solutions across Europe, the UK and the USA, has completed the acquisition of three Ireland-based businesses – GH Energy Rental Ltd, Event Power and ...
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Toshiba extends its TC75W series of CMOS dual comparators for overcurrent detection

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:08:00 +0200

Toshiba extends its TC75W series of CMOS dual comparators for overcurrent detection in industrial equipment with the introduction of the TC75W71FU. Featuring high-speed response times and a full input/output range, ...
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What’s next for Silicon Labs, the IoT and AI

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200

On a visit to Austin, Texas, Caroline Hayes visited Silicon Labs and spoke to Ross Sabolcik, lead of the company’s industrial and commercial IoT business unit about meeting evolving customer ...
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Marvell buys Polariton

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:51:00 +0200

Marvell has bought Polariton Technologies, a developer of high-speed, low-power plasmonics-based silicon photonics devices. The acquisition strengthens Marvell’s optical technology portfolio by adding advanced modulation capabilities that enable continued scaling ...
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ST Q1 revenues of $3bn up 23% YoY

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:35:00 +0200

ST had Q1 revenues at $3.10 billion at a gross margin of 33.8% for an operating income of $70 million. For Q2 it expects revenues of $3.45 billion at a ...
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ST Q1 revenues of $3bn up 23% y-o-y

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:35:00 +0200

ST had Q1 revenues at $3.10bn at a gross margin of 33.8% for an operating income of $70m. For Q2 it expects revenues of $3.45bn at a gross margin of ...
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TSMC introduces A13 node; says no need for high-NA through 2029

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0200

TSMC has no plans to buy ASML’s most advanced litho tool – the $350 million high-NA EUV machine, according to deputy co-COO Kevin Zhang, speaking at TSMC’s 2026 Technology Symposium. ...
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Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile talking about a merger

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:28:00 +0200

Deutsche Telekom /DT) is talking to T-Mobile about a merger, reports Reuters. A merger would create a company with a market cap of around $360 billion with 200 million mobile ...
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Bolt GPU to cut compute cost 17x

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:21:00 +0200

Bolt Graphics has taped-out the test chip for its Zeus GPU which aims to cut the cost of HPC and rendering workloads by up to 17 times. Volume production is ...
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Uber gets smart, sexy and speedy in Japan

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Uber is hooking up with with Sony’s S.Ride taxi-hailing app in Japan which will allow anyone with the Uber app to use it to call a cab. The service starts ...
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MIPS and Arteris hook up for interconnectivity in customisable SoCs

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:12:00 +0200

MIPS, which was bought by Globalfoundries last year, has selected Arteris FlexGen smart NoC IP and Magillem SoC integration automation software to help develop domain-specific SoCs. MIPS will integrate Arteris ...
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Atmos Space Cargo raises €25.7m Series A for reusable spacecraft

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:36:00 +0200

Atmos Space Cargo has closed a €25.7 million Series A financing round. It says the investment will support an initial three-vehicle PHOENIX 2 fleet. The financing will also help the ...
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Posifa hydrogen sensor monitors EV battery safety and leaks

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:03:00 +0200

Posifa Technologies is introducing its PGS5100 series of MEMS thermal conductivity hydrogen sensors. They are designed to provide early warning of abnormal conditions inside EV battery packs and other demanding ...
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AI accelerates simulation and data collection in development system

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0200

The Octolux RDA (Rapid Development System) was unveiled at Microelectronics US and the company explained how it uses AI to accelerate verification and speed the path of displays from prototype ...
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Cerebras files for IPO

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Cerebras, the wafer-scale AI chip developer, has put out a prospectus for investors in an upcoming IPO. According to the prospectus Cerebras had revenue of $510 million last year – ...
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ULTRARAM being fabbed with ALE

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:14:00 +0200

Quinas Technology which is commercialising the ULTRARAM non-volatile memory technology developed at Lancaster University, is using Atomic Layer Etching (ALE) to fab its chips at KAUST Core Labs in Saudi ...
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ULTRARAM being fabbed with ALE

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:14:00 +0200

Quinas Technology which is commercialising the ULTRARAM non-volatile memory technology developed at Lancaster University, is using Atomic Layer Etching (ALE) to fab its chips at KAUST Core Labs in Saudi ...
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Melexis hooks up with OYMotion on robotic hands

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:13:00 +0200

Melexis has hooked up with bionic specialist OYMotion to integrate Melexis’’ magnetic tactile sensor – Tactaxis – into robotic hands, delivering the human-like dexterity and neural-grade feedback needed to bridge ...
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Q4 connectivity market hits $333bn

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:12:00 +0200

The Q4 global connectivity market spanning mobile, fixed broadband and fixed voice, reached $333 billion, representing a 5% YoY growth. Full year revenues totalled $1.3 trillion in 2025, up 4% ...
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Toshiba photocoupler for MOSFETS in SSRs

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Toshiba has launched the TLX9920, a photovoltaic-output photocoupler designed to provide an isolated gate drive voltage for power MOSFETs, particularly high-side and back-to-back configurations used in solid-state relays (SSRs). Applications ...
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Space Force axes OCX programme to update GPS

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:01:00 +0200

The United States Space Force (USSF) is cancelling its OCX programme to modernise GPS for both military and civilian positioning capabilities. Following delays and increasing costs, it has decided additional ...
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Mentors drive success, says Driven by Us CEO

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:45:00 +0200

One thing James Dornor understands is the importance of having a mentor and someone to guide a young person through academic and career choices. The CEO of Driven by Us ...
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Toshiba photovoltaic-output photocoupler for power Mosfets

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:28:00 +0200

Toshiba is launching the TLX9920, a photovoltaic-output photocoupler to provide an isolated gate drive voltage for power Mosfets. It is for high-side and back-to-back configurations used in solid-state relays (SSRs). ...
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Cook steps down as Apple CEO

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Yesterday Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said would hand over to John Ternus (pictured) in September and take on the role of executive chairman. Cook has been CEO for 15 ...
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Fraunhofer introduces LiFi Grathus

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:25:00 +0200

Fraunhofer is introducing Li-Fi Grathus which transmits data via light instead of cable or radio waves. The system delivers gigabit-speed performance and can send and receive data simultaneously. It operates ...
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Samsung picks up Mercedes battery deal to add to VW and BMW

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:23:00 +0200

Samsung’s battery company, Samsung SDI, has won a contract to supply EV batteries to Mercedes giving it a clean sweep of Germany’s biggest car-makers Mercedes, BMW and VW. Under the ...
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AI optical transceiver market up 57% YoY

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:14:00 +0200

The global market for AI-focused optical transceivers grew 57% last year from $16.5 billion in 2025 to $26 billion in 2026, says TrendForce. Demand is rising sharply for 800G and ...
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DSTL toughens robotic navigational testing for CBR threat

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:15:00 +0200

The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has been assessing robotic systems in a hazardous incident recovery trial set indoors. The focus was on chemical, biological or radiological (CBR) ...
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DSTL boosts robotic navigational testing for CBR threat

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:15:00 +0200

The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has been assessing robotic systems in a hazardous incident recovery trial set indoors. The focus was on chemical, biological or radiological (CBR) ...
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Lockheed Martin wins $105m Space Force contract for GPS IIIF

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:28:00 +0200

The U.S. Space Force is awarding Lockheed Martin a $105 million contract to further modernise GPS ground control networks, via GPS IIIF. The aim is to better support resilient PNT ...
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German Chancellor and Siemens CEO slam EU AI regulation

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:13:00 +0200

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Siemens CEO Roland Busch (pictured) criticised the EU’s regulatory approach at the Hannover Fair at the weekend, reports Bloomberg. Siemens’ €1 billion investment in AI ...
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Japan gives $378m subsidy to Sony image sensor fab

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:29:00 +0200

Sony has been granted subsidies worth $378 million to add production capacity, reports the Nikkei. The money will be spent on an image sensor plant being built in Kumamoto prefecture ...
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UMC to hike prices in H2

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Following on TSMC’s announcement of price hikes this year, UMC has written to customers telling them it proposes to raise prices in H2. Here’s a copy of the letter: . ...
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Robotaxi market to be worth $168bn in 2035

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:25:00 +0200

The robotaxi market is expected to be worth $168 billion by 2035, according tobCounterpoint Research’s comprehensive new Global Robotaxi Vehicle Sales and Services Market Forecast. Global Robotaxi Fleet and Services ...
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Q5D joins bid to develop exterior automotive mirrors

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Q5D, a manufacturer of robotic cells that automate product electrification, has joined a collaborative project with the Motherson Group’s Samvardhana Motherson Reflectec (SMR) UK plant and Cranfield University in a ...
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In-Space Manufacturing Report 2026 identifies emerging UK strength

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:27:00 +0200

Tracxn, the market intelligence company, has released its In-Space Manufacturing (ISM) Report 2026, on the global ISM startup ecosystem. The UK is identified as a “credible secondary hub”, attracting 10% ...
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Supermicro computes edge AI using AMD’s EPYC 4005 processors

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:42:00 +0200

Supermicro has announced a family of compact computers for edge AI built around AMD’s EPYC 4005 series processors. Described as edge-optimised systems, they are designed for AI inferencing and general-purpose ...
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Microchip DSC eyes AI and complex motor control

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:18:00 +0200

Microchip Technology is releasing dsPIC33AK256MPS306 DSCs (digital signal controllers) as part of its dsPIC33A DSC family. The aim is to combine high-resolution control, high-speed analog and security with support for ...
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The design decisions behind high-voltage reliable technology

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200

High-voltage power modules need to designed for total reliability when used in hospitals and laboratories, writes Shravan Govindaraj. Every day technology works behind the scenes to keep people safe and ...
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Panasonic fibre sensor has OLED display

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:52:00 +0200

Panasonic has brought out the FX‑250 digital fibre sensor with an OLED display for both numerical values, and written text. This makes menu navigation intuitive and reduces the risk of ...
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Adios secures first £1m order as world markets brace for supply disruption

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:17:00 +0200

Outsourcing company, Adios, has secured its first £1m order within a year of its formation. Marketing director, John Bowman (pictured) says Adios has set a target to hit $50m in ...
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Teradyne buys TestInsight

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:23:00 +0200

Teradyne has bought TestInsight, a provider of semiconductor test development, validation, and conversion software. TestInsight‘s tools and team will accelerate the development of test solutions on ‘s platforms, enabling faster ...
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Credo Technology buys Dust Photonics

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:22:00 +0200

Credo Technology, the network connectivity supplier, has bought DustPhotonics, the specialist in Silicon Photonics Photonic Integrated Circuit (SiPho PIC) technology for optical transceivers. The acquisition gives Credo a vertically integrated ...
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Molex buys Teramount

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Molex is to buy Teramount, the Israel-based fibre-to-chip connectivity specialist for Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) and other silicon photonics applications. Teramount’s detachable, passive-alignment fibre-to-chip connectivity products for CPO enable faster data ...
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2025 Wafer Fab Equipment vendor revenue up 12%

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:14:00 +0200

Wafer Fab Equipment (WFE) vendors’ revenues collectively climbed 12% YoY in 2025, reaching $143 billion, says Counterpoint Research. The growth was propelled by the massive build-out of AI infrastructure, which ...
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Panmesia sampling fusion switch

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:13:00 +0200

Panmesia, the Korean CXL specialist, is sampling its PCIe 6.4-CXL 3.2 fusion switch, claimed to be the only silicon to fully implement the CXL 3.2 specification including Port-Based Routing (PBR). ...
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Turion raises $75m Series B for space domain awareness 

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:17:00 +0200

Turion, a space domain awareness startup, has raised $75 million in a Series B funding round led by Washington Harbour Partners. Also taking part were existing investors Aurelia Foundry, Forward Deployed VC, and FoundersX. New ...
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TSMC Q1 profit up 58% YoY

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:08:00 +0200

TSMC’s Q1 profit was up 58% YoY at $18.2 billion on Q1 revenue of $35.90 billion which was up 40.6% YoY and up 6.4% from Q4 2025. Gross margin for ...
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IHLP inductor aims at low profile DC/DC converters for PMICs

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:40:00 +0200

Vishay is releasing a magnetically shielded, low profile, high current inductor in the compact 1212 case size: the Vishay Dale IHLP1212-EZ-1Z. Aimed at space-constrained applications, the IHLP1212-EZ-1Z has 3.0 mm ...
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Toshiba integrates MCU and gate driver for three-phase BLDC motor control

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:23:00 +0200

Toshiba has begun engineering sample shipments of the AEC-Q100 compliant TB9M030FG, a new addition to the SmartMCD series that integrates an MCU and motor driver. The product is suitable for ...
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“Can a useful quantum computer be built by 2033?” asks DARPA

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:27:00 +0200

DARPA is evaluating whether a useful quantum computer can be built by 2033. There are three stages to DARPA’s evaluation A, B and C. Stage A is to describe a ...
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Can a useful quantum computer be built by 2033? Asks DARPA.

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:27:00 +0200

DARPA is evaluating whether a useful quantum computer can be built by 2033. There are three stages to DARPA’s evaluation A, B and C. Stage A is to describe a ...
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Open Cosmos hooks up with Ubotica Technologies

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:22:00 +0200

Open Cosmos, the satellite manufacturer, is collaborating with Ubotica Technologies on the Flight Demonstration of Federated Autonomous MEasurement (FAME) – a project led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The ...
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2025 private wireless RAN market up 16% YoY

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:18:00 +0200

Private Wireless RAN revenue increased 16% in 2025, says Dell’Oro, however the rate of growth in 2005 was 2.5x down on the rate of growth in 2004. “Private wireless remains ...
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2025 private wireless RAN market up 16% y-o-y

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:18:00 +0200

Private wireless RAN revenue increased 16% in 2025, says Dell’Oro, however the rate of growth in 2005 was 2.5-times down on the rate of growth in 2004. “Private wireless remains ...
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Q1 smartphone units down 4.1%

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Q1 smartphone shipments fell 4.1% – the first decline since 2023, says IDC. However Samsung and Apple each increased shipments by 3%+ as their control over memory supplies gave them ...
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Farnell adds Lovato

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Farnell has expanded its industrial automation offering with the addition of Lovato Electric’s comprehensive portfolio, including contactors, switch disconnectors, and motor protection relays — all now available for immediate shipping. ...
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EIB backs PLD Space with €30m of funding for MIURA 5 rocket

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:15:00 +0200

The EIB (European Investment Bank) is backing the Spanish startup PLD Space with €30 million of funding to develop its MIURA 5 launcher towards commercial operation. The company highlights it ...
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Rutronik makes industrial Infineon XMC5000 MCU series available

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:55:00 +0200

Component distributor Rutronik is selling the Infineon XMC5000 series of dual-core microcontrollers, which are aimed at motor control, power conversion and industrial applications. Featuring an Arm 160MHz Cortex-M4F core, memory ...
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Abaco’s VP892 data processor runs AMD’s UltraScale+ VU13P

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:17:00 +0200

Abaco Systems, the embedded computing specialist, has announced the VP892, a rugged, 3U VPX FPGA processing system powered by AMD’s Virtex UltraScale+ VU13P. The VP892 supports high-bandwidth sensing and communications ...
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Samsung 2nm yields inch towards mass production

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Samsung’s 2nm yield is up around 55% reports TrendForce quoting the Korean newspaper Busan Ilbo. In H2 2025 Samsung’s 2nm yield was in the 20-30% range so the 55% figure ...
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5 kW GaN 3-Phase Inverters for robotics and light EVs from EPC

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:23:00 +0200

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), the eGaN power device specialist, has introduced the EPC9186HC2 and EPC9186HC3 evaluation boards, two high-performance 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter platforms designed for applications including robotics, ...
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Photon Bridge hooks up with PHIX for photonics packaging

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:20:00 +0200

Photon Bridge, the Dutch photonics IC specialist, and the photonic packaging house PHIX have combined to produce a DWDM external laser source Transmit Optical Sub-Assembly (TOSA), targeting co-packaged optics (CPO) ...
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Photon Bridge hooks up with PHIX for photonics packaging

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:20:00 +0200

Photon Bridge, the Dutch photonics IC specialist, and the photonic packaging house PHIX have combined to produce a DWDM external laser source Transmit Optical Sub-Assembly (TOSA), targeting co-packaged optics (CPO) ...
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Mouser signs Startech

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:12:00 +0200

Mouser has signed a new global distribution agreement with connectivity specialist StarTech., StarTech’s USB interface modules are designed to upgrade or expand network access and connectivity from a single USB ...
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Kyocera AVX adds to BME MLCCs

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:08:00 +0200

Kyocera AVX has added to its MIL-PRF-32535 base metal electrode (BME) NP0 MLCCs approved by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and included in its Qualified Products Database (QPD), adding new ...
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Xona Space raises $170m Series C for PNT satellite network

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:02:00 +0200

Xona Space, a startup geolocation service provider, has raised $170 million of investment in a Series C funding round. It says the backing will speed the deployment of its Pulsar ...
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Amazon Leo Aviation Antenna targets inflight connectivity

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:20:00 +0200

Amazon Leo has announced the antenna that its LEO satellite constellation will be using for internet connectivity for commercial aviation. Amazon Leo says its Aviation Antenna will support up to ...
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Space data specialist HawkEye 360 files for NYSE IPO

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:39:00 +0200

HawkEye 360, the space-based RF data specialist, is filing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the USA. Specifically, it has filed a registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
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Same Sky IP rated USB Type C connectors include UV-glued O-rings

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:06:00 +0200

Same Sky Interconnect Group is announcing the expansion of its USB Type C connectors line with a range of new IP rated models. Its UJ family now has waterproof ...
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Amphenol expands liquid-cooling connector range

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200

Amphenol Industrial Operations has expanded its quick disconnect liquid-cooling connector series to meet the thermal and operational needs of large-scale AI datacentres, high-performance computing environments, energy storage systems and electric ...
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Nanoz joins Sheffield University in detecting disease through breath analysis

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Nanoz, the French specialist in miniaturised and intelligent gas sensors, is partnering with Sheffield University, Indiana University and the CNRS laboratory in Marseille to help detect diabetes and other diseases ...
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Asahi Kasei achieves laser oscillation in PCSEL

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:23:00 +0200

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) and Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study, have achieved laser oscillation in a 2 µm-band infrared photonic crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL). This milestone will enable ...
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Q1 PC market up 2.6%

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:21:00 +0200

Despite the ravages of a soaring memory price Q1 PC shipments grew 2.5% YoY to 65.6 million units, according tp, (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. The growth was mostly ...
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Marelli’s auto interiors

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:14:00 +0200

Marelli’s in‑cabin innovations aim to show how the integrate electronics into interiors to elevate comfort and functionality. As vehicle standardisation increases across many areas, advanced technologies that shape both the ...
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MultiDyne adds to fibre transport products

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:03:00 +0200

MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems is preparing to launch two new fibre transport products for broadcasters, live production teams and AV professionals – the FiberSaver-10G wavelength-shifting multiplexer and the VF-9100 ...
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UKSA funds FDSPP Petri-Pod space laboratory project

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:33:00 +0200

The Universities of Exeter and Leicester – funded by the UK Space Agency (UKSA) – are behind the Fluorescent Deep Space Petri-Pod (FDSPP) project. Heading for the International Space Station ...
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Littelfuse TDB SMT DIP switches target high-density PCB layouts

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200

Littelfuse has released its TDB series of ultra-miniature surface mount half-pitch (1.27mm) DIP switches. The half-pitch (1.27 mm) design is for reducing PCB footprints while supporting automated SMT assembly. In ...
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EW BrightSparks 2025 profile: Samuel Kennedy, University of Southampton

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200

Now in its eighth year, the EW BrightSparks awards see Electronics Weekly celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. In the next in ...
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BZPACK mSiC power modules take on HV‑H3TRB harsh environments

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:26:00 +0200

Microchip is releasing its BZPACK mSiC power modules, designed to meet High Humidity High Voltage High Temperature Reverse Bias (HV‑H3TRB) standards. Power conversion They are available in topologies including half-bridge, ...
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BZPACK mSiC power modules take on HV‑H3TR harsh environments

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:26:00 +0200

Microchip is releasing its BZPACK mSiC power modules, designed to meet High Humidity High Voltage High Temperature Reverse Bias (HV‑H3TRB) standards. Power conversion They are available in topologies including half-bridge, ...
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TSMC March revenues up 45% YoY

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0200

TSMC’s March revenue of $13.08 billion was up 30.7% on February 2026 and up 45.2% on March 2025. Revenue for January through March 2026 totalled $35.7 billion, an increase of ...
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TSMC March revenue up 45% y-o-y

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0200

TSMC’s March revenue of $13.08bn was up 30.7% on February 2026 and up 45.2% on March 2025. Revenue for January through March 2026 totalled $35.7bn, an increase of 35.1% compared ...
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There are 135 developers of AI processors, says JPR

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:28:00 +0200

There are 135 companies developing AI processors – 99 of them startups and 36 of them public companies, according to Jon Peddie Research (JPR). Investors have committed over $28.8 billion ...
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Rapidus gets another $4bn

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:17:00 +0200

The Japanese industry ministry is putting another $4 billion into Rapidus bringing to $16.3 billion the amount has committed to the company in FY 2026 ending in March 2027. The ...
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Siemens cracks verification of FPGA-based prototyping

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Siemens says its Veloce proFPGA CS hardware-assisted verification and validation system is helping designers by running and capturing trillions of verification cycles, prior to first silicon availability. “Nvidia and Siemens ...
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Panmesia expands into UALink and Ethernet

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Panmnesia, the Korean CXL specialist, has secured an approximately $10m R&D project to develop link controllers and switches based on open standards such as UALink (Ultra Accelerator Link) and Ethernet-based ...
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Panmesia expanding into UALink and Ethernet

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Panmnesia, the Korean CXL specialist, has secured an approximately $10 million R&D project to develop Link Controllers and Switches based on open standards such as UALink (Ultra Accelerator Link) and ...
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TDK launches small noise suppression filters for consumer devices

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200

TDK has announced its latest noise suppression filters of the MAF0603GWY series. The filters measure 0.6×0.3×0.3mm (LxWxH) and are for use in small consumer devices such as smartphones and wearables. ...
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Schurter DTCD and DTCJ 1.27mm pitch DIP switches

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:06:00 +0200

Schurter is releasing half pitch DIP switches for space-critical applications. The DTCD and DTCJ 1.27mm pitch switches are ultra-miniature SMT components. The company highlights their reduced footprint. “With a ...
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SM8008 PCIe Gen5 controller targets AI, power-efficient boot storage

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:24:00 +0200

Silicon Motion is launching its SM8008, a PCIe Gen5 x4 NVMe (non-volatile memory express) enterprise SSD controller, designed for datacentre boot drives and power-sensitive enterprise storage applications. It features a ...
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Amazon considering entering semiconductor market

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0200

Amazon is considering entering the semiconductor merchant market. The company would be the fourth biggest chip company in the world if it sold its chips on the market, according to ...
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80k tech layoffs so far this year

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:28:00 +0200

There have been 80,117 tech layoffs worldwide since the start of the year, says a report from Trading Platforms. Of these, 28,390 roles, roughly 35% of the global total, came ...
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ULTRARAM to feature at ISQED

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:22:00 +0200

QuInAs Technology, developer of the compound-semiconductor memory technology ULTRARAM, today announced the publication of its latest research in the Journal of Applied Physics. The work links device-level physics — including ...
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Semi revenues to grow 64% this year says Gartner

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:18:00 +0200

Global semiconductor revenue is projected to exceed $1.3 trillion in 2026, exhibiting the highest growth in the last two decades, according to Gartner. ‘Amid high demand for datacentre networking and ...
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More Top Tech Voices from Farnell

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:08:00 +0200

Farnell’s Top Tech Voices podcast continues its second season with two new episodes exploring how neuroscience, AI and health technology are reshaping the way people think, behave and live. The latest ...
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Asahi Kaisei achieves laser oscillation in PCSEL

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:23:00 +0200

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) and Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study, have achieved laser oscillation in a 2 µm-band infrared photonic crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL). This milestone will enable ...
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SiFive raises $400m to boost datacentre push

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:21:00 +0200

SiFive has raised $400 million in a Series G financing round to accelerate its datacentre efforts. investors were Atreides Management, Apollo Global Management, NVIDIA, Point72, Turton, and T. Rowe Price ...
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OpenAI ditches UK Stargate datacentre

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:34:00 +0200

OpenAI says it is pausing its Stargate datacentre project in the UK. “We see huge potential for the UK’s AI future,” says OpenAI, “AI compute is foundational to that goal ...
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AL8859Q two-phase SPI boost controller drives auto lighting

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:24:00 +0200

Diodes is adding to its power management devices with the AL8859Q, an integrated automotive-compliant two-phase SPI (serial peripheral interface) boost controller. The company says it will meet the power density, ...
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Delft Circuits to scale quantum manufacturing

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200

Delft Circuits has appointed Karen Keenan as chief operating officer (COO). This marks a key step in scaling the company into a global quantum I/O hardware manufacturing platform. Keenan succeeds ...
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The first trillionaire

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:29:00 +0200

SpaceX is looking for a $1.75 trillion valuation for its expected IPO in June which would make it the sixth most valuable US public company after Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet ...
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Vector Photonics’ PCSELs transmit secure data across the Clyde

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:28:00 +0200

Vector Photonics, the Glasgow start-up which is pioneering the use of photonic crystal surface emitting lasers (PCSEL) in secure communications, has announced the first successful public demonstration of PCSEL technology ...
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Hynix invests in Semidynamics

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Semidynamics of Barcelona, which is developing memory-centric AI infrastructure for inference, has received a strategic investment from SK hynix taking its total investment to date to €45 million. Semidynamics says ...
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SambaNova and Intel offer design for agentic AI inference

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:19:00 +0200

SambaNova and Intel have come up with a design combining GPUs, Intel Xeon 6 processors and SambaNova RDUs for decode to deliver inference for Agentic AI applications. The design will ...
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Murata adds seven auto MLCCs

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Murata has begun mass production of seven AEC-Q200-qualified MLCCs that claim to achieve the world’s largest capacitance for a given rated voltage and size supporting stable operation of in-vehicle systems ...
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Amphenol RF adds lengths for SMA cable assembly configuration

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200

Amphenol RF has expanded its portfolio of pre-configured cable assembly options with additional standard lengths for the popular SMA plug-to-SMA-jack configuration designed on 0.085-inch conformable cable. This high-frequency assembly provides ...
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Redwire opens UK office for MoD aerospace programmes

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:57:00 +0200

Redwire Corporation is opening an office in the United Kingdom to directly support its work with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). The London office will include staff working across ...
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Anritsu to sell TTi general-purpose instruments in Europe

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200

Anritsu Corporation has signed a sales agreement with Thurlby Thandar Instruments (TTi), a UK-based test and measurement instrument manufacturer. Under the agreement Anritsu has started to sell TTi general-purpose test ...
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Intel hooks up with Musk’s Terafab

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:29:00 +0200

Intel has joined with Elon Musk’s Terafab in a collaboration to maximise the fab’s productive capability. “Intel is proud to join the Terafab project with SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla to ...
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Apple’s foldable iPhone may be delayed

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:28:00 +0200

Apple’s first foldable phone may have its launch delayed because of engineering problems, reports the Nikkei. It is said that some of the components suppliers have been notified that there ...
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Moon fab

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:25:00 +0200

No sooner does Elon Musk say he’s thinking of putting satellite manufacturing on the moon, than he gets a potential lunar IC supply chain partner. In February, Musk told staff ...
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Deep-tech venturing – the imec way

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:22:00 +0200

In the last 40 years, imec has spun out over 120 startups and has helped over 300 more. Olivier Rousseaux (pictured left) and and Mathijs Zandbergen (pictured right) are leaders ...
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Aria Networks raises $125m

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:16:00 +0200

One year-old Aria Networks of Palo Alto has raised $125 million and has announced general availability of its AI-native networking product. Aria’s aim is to optimise token efficiency using MFU ...
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ITG 5mm power block for high-density applications

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:33:00 +0200

ITG Electronics has expanded its power block portfolio with a 5mm variant, aiming at space-constrained environments: the PM1201C081 dual-channel, 80-amp-per-phase power block. Possible applications include high-density power architectures in datacentres, ...
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Emerging tools and techniques for secure hardware design

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:32:00 +0200

As software-level defences reach their limits, attention has shifted toward creating a ‘root of trust’ directly in silicon. This article analyses cutting-edge techniques that enable designers to automate vulnerability detection ...
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EW Video: In conversation with Densitron on simplifying HMI delivery

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:04:00 +0200

As part of our In Conversation With series, we recently caught up with Densitron’s Global Product Director, Bazile Peter. He talks to Electronics Weekly about the Densitron product portfolio – ...
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Microelectronics US is platform to discuss “policy, challenges and solutions for the globe”

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0200

Microelectronics US, which will be held in Austin, Texas on 22 and 23 April, is different to other events, says Assistant Professor Ariful Haque on the latest CHIIPs podcast. Based ...
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EW Video: In conversation with Densitron on the future of tactile interfaces

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:15:00 +0200

As part of our In Conversation With series, we recently caught up with Densitron’s Global Product Director, Bazile Peter. He discusses emerging tactile interface technologies, including haptic solutions, transparent buttons, ...
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Embedded World Video: Densitron on the future of tactile interfaces

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:15:00 +0200

We recently caught up with Densitron’s Global Product Director, Bazile Peter, as part of our promotional coverage for Embedded World 2026. He discusses emerging tactile interface technologies, including haptic solutions, ...
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Imec leads SPINS consortium for quantum pilot line

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:28:00 +0200

SPINS’ (Semiconductor Pilot line for Industrial Quantum NanoSystems) has been launched, one of the 6 European quantum pilot lines, coordinated by imec. The consortium brings together 25 European RTOs, industry ...
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Telecom capex to fall 2% this year

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:17:00 +0200

Telecom capex for the approximately 50 service providers covered in the Dell’Oro Telecom Capex Report—representing roughly 80% of capex —was flat in nominal US dollar terms last year.. This implies ...
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QuiX Quantum demonstrates below threshold error mitigation

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:14:00 +0200

QuiX Quantum, the Dutch provider of photonic quantum computing hardware, says it has demonstrated “below threshold” error mitigation for the first time on a photonic quantum computer, suppressing physical qubit ...
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Quix Quantum demoes below threshold error mitigation

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:14:00 +0200

QuiX Quantum, the Dutch provider of photonic quantum computing hardware, says it has demonstrated “below threshold” error mitigation for the first time on a photonic quantum computer, suppressing physical qubit ...
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CEA-Leti hooks up with PSMC

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:06:00 +0200

CEA-Leti and CEA-List have hooked up with with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) to make datacentre devices. CEA-List’s RISC-V design expertise and CEA-Leti’s silicon photonics expertise will be combined with ...
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February chip sales up 61.8% YoY

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:27:00 +0200

February semiconductor sales of $88.8 billion were up 7.6% on January’s $82.5 billion and 61.8% more than the $54.9 billion of February 2035, reports the SIA. “Global chip sales remained ...
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Raspberry Pi price hikes

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:26:00 +0200

The memory price surge has hit Raspberry Pi which has introduced three price rises in four months. The 16GB Pi 5 model gets a $100 hike, taking its retail price ...
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ST launches GaN gate drivers

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:12:00 +0200

ST has announced two new high-speed half-bridge gate drivers that bring GaN efficiency, thermal performance, and miniaturisation to a broad range of power and motion-control applications. The STDRIVEG212 and STDRIVEG612 ...
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Renesas ICs in Artemis

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:12:00 +0200

Renesas’ rad-hard ICs are being used in NASA’s Artemis II mission, which launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1 Within the Artemis II core systems, including ...
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Rohm adds broad range of op amps

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:11:00 +0200

ROHM has added the op amp series “TLRx728” and “BD728x“ which are suitable automotive, industrial, and consumer systems and have a balanced set of key characteristics across Input Offset Voltage, ...
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Lucy Group buys Nuventura

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:25:00 +0200

Lucy Group has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Nuventura GmbH, the primary SF6-free switchgear specialist for the electric energy sector. Founded in Berlin, Germany, in 2017, Nuventura ...
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Melexis fan driver enables code-free, three-phase fan design

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200

The Melexis MLX80339 fan driver is designed to produce efficient, low-noise motor control. Featuring pre-validated logic configurable via an intuitive interface, the code-free MLX80339 enables rapid deployment of BLDC motor ...
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Samsung Foundry opens for photonics orders

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:29:00 +0200

Samsung says it has opened a foundry service for photonic integrated circuits (PICs) integrating modulators, waveguides, photodiodes and memory and has a PDK currently available for potential customers.. The company ...
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Top Ten Fabless Grew 44% In 2025

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:27:00 +0200

In 2025, the total revenue of the top 10 fabless IC design houses grew 44% to $359.4 billion, says TrendForce. .Nvidia kept the No.1 slot with Broadcom and Qualcomm third. ...
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Mouser expands Autonomous Vehicle resource centre

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:16:00 +0200

Mouser has expanded its Autonomous Vehicle (AV) resource centre focused on the system architectures and design constraints shaping production-ready autonomy. The hub examines how sensing, in-vehicle networking, and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) ...
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element14 launches Inspire Her Future

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:13:00 +0200

element14, has launched INSPIRE HER FUTURE, a global celebration recognizing women driving progress across science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Women are building, testing, teaching and advancing technology worldwide, yet many ...
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PMICs for ST Cortex-A MPUs

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:05:00 +0200

ST’s STPMIC1L and STPMIC2L PMICs help designers leverage its Arm CortexA-based MPUs in industrial applications. Tailored for the 32-bit STM32MP1x and 64-bit STM32MP2x series, the new PMICs deliver cost-effective power ...
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Samtec offers upscreen testing service

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200

Samtec is offering in-house upscreen testing services for mission-critical applications. This new service is primarily designed for military and aerospace customers, and the testing is specifically designed for customers using ...
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Mouser adds Microchip Technologies’ PIC32CM microcontrollers

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200

Distributor Mouser Electronics is shipping the new PIC32CM PL10 low-power Arm Cortex-M0+ based microcontrollers (MCUs) from Microchip Technologies. The PIC32CM PL10 series is claimed to offer a balanced combination of ...
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Report charts progression of women in leadership roles

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:58:00 +0200

A report compiled by WE United brings together publicly available research, data and statistics to examine what it says are six key areas influencing leadership progression for women in the ...
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Intel buys back 49% stake in Leixlip fab

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Intel is to buy back the 49% stake in its Fab 34 at Leixlip (pictured) which was sold to Apollo Global Management in 2024. Apollo paid $11.2 billion for its ...
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Fujitsu to develop 1.4nm NPU

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:24:00 +0200

Fujitsu has applied to Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) to join a project to design and fab a 1.4nm NPU. The chip would be fabbed by ...
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Perovskites could be used for optical devices

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:21:00 +0200

New types of optical devices could be made using perovskites, say researchers at the UC Davis. “They are ‘smart materials’ that can be tuned to respond to a stimulus in ...
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GaN RF input-matched transistor operates at 30-1,200MHz

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:18:00 +0200

Qorvo’s QPD1011A is a 7W (P3dB), 50-Ohm input-matched discrete GaN on SiC HEMT, which operates from 30MHz to 1,200MHz. The integrated input matching network enables wideband gain and power performance, ...
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7W, 30-1200 MHz, GaN RF Input-Matched Transistor

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:18:00 +0200

Qorvo’s QPD1011A is a 7W (P3dB), 50-Ohm input-matched discrete GaN on SiC HEMT which operates from 30 MHz to 1200 MHz. The integrated input matching network enables wideband gain and ...
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Arrow goes omnichannel

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:11:00 +0200

Arrow Electronics this month completed a broad shift of the customer-facing digital platforms for its global components business to a singular user experience under a redesigned arrow.com. The new omnichannel ...
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Microchip’s SAM9X75D5M hybrid MCU SiP targets automotive HMIs

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:14:00 +0200

Microchip’s AEC-Q100 Grade 2-qualified, SAM9X75D5M System-in-Package (SiP) addresses growing demand for Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) in automotive and e-mobility applications. Supporting sophisticated graphics and large display sizes (up to 10 inches ...
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EW BrightSparks 2025 profile: Osian Jones, Compound Semiconductor Catapult

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:27:00 +0200

Now in its eighth year, the EW BrightSparks awards see Electronics Weekly celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. In the next in our ...
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2025 Raspberry Pi revenues up 25% YoY

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:40:00 +0200

Four million Raspberry Pis were shipped in H2 2025, and a total of 7.6 million for FY 2025, up 9% over FY 2024. Revenue was $323 million – up 25% ...
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Molex buys Smiths Interconnect

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:37:00 +0200

Molex has completed the acquisition of Smiths Interconnect, a subsidiary of UK-based Smiths Group. Smiths Interconnect brings a diverse portfolio of complementary products and advantaged capabilities in ruggedized custom connectors, ...
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Nvidia invests $2bn in Marvell for AI ASIC compatibility

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:29:00 +0200

Nvidia is to invest $2 billion in Marvell to ensure that Marvell’s customers for datacentre ASICs have a route to compatibility with Nvidia’s computing platform. With the hyperscalers developing their ...
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2026 semiconductor capex to increase 20% YoY

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:27:00 +0200

Semiconductor industry capex was $166 billion in 2025, up 7% YoY, says Semiconductor Intelligence (SI). SI estimates 2026 capex will be $200 billion, up 20% from 2025. TSMC was the ...
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NIST develops high temperature photonics packaging

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:17:00 +0200

IollNIST (The US National Institute of Science and Technology) scientists have developed a new process for packaging photonic integrated circuits so they can survive and operate in some of the ...
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Notebook shipments to fall 14.8%

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:16:00 +0200

Notebook shipments are set to fall 14.8% YoY, says TrendForce. Further price hikes are expected in the coming quarters. A tight memory supply continues to push up system costs, while ...
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Farnell signs Same Sky

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:14:00 +0200

Farnell has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Same Sky, a manufacturer specialising in interconnect, audio, thermal management, motion and control, relay, sensor, and switch solutions. This partnership expands the ...
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ESA awards OHB Sweden the EPS‑Sterna constellation contract

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:31:00 +0200

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected OHB Sweden to build 20 small satellites for the EUMETSAT Polar System – Sterna (EPS‑Sterna) constellation. EUMETSAT is the European Organisation for the ...
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Toshiba’s TPHR6704RL targets industrial switched-mode power supplies

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:41:00 +0200

Toshiba’s TPHR6704RL is a 40V, 0.67mΩ N-channel MOSFET aiming yo to improve efficiency for industrial power supplies. It uses U-MOS11-H technology, highlights Toshiba, to deliver ultra-low on-resistance, fast switching and ...
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Secure your seat at the Women Leaders In Electronics Awards 2026

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:58:00 +0200

The date is fast approaching for the Women Leaders In Electronics Awards 2026 in central London: Wednesday 29 April, at One Moorgate Place. It’s time to secure your seat at ...
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Tria Technologies extends multi-OS support for Qualcomm hardware

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:13:00 +0200

Tria Technologies, the embedded compute board specialist, is expanding operating system support across its Qualcomm-based hardware. Yocto Linux, Windows 11 IoT, and Android are all now available, it announces. Android ...
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Tria Technologies extends multi-OS support for its Qualcomm-based hardware

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:13:00 +0200

Tria Technologies, the embedded compute board specialist, is expanding operating system support across its Qualcomm-based hardware. Yocto Linux, Windows 11 IoT, and Android are all now available, it announces. Android ...
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Mistral raises $830m

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:28:00 +0200

Mistral AI, the French AI developer, says it has taken on debt of $830 million to run a datacentre. The datacentre, at Bruyeres-le-Chatel near Paris, is used to train of ...
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Greeks launch satellites for D2D comms

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:27:00 +0200

OQ Technology, a Luxembourg-based satellite operator pioneering 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connectivity through its direct-to-device (D2D) global satellite network, has launched two satellites – ERMIS-1 and ERMIS-2 – aboard SpaceX’s ...
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Weebit raises $56m

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:25:00 +0200

Weebit Nano has raised $56 million in a share placement plus a non-underwritten placement to raise up to $6.5 million. Weebit will issue 19.8 million new securities representing about 19.4% ...
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Weebit raises $56m

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:25:00 +0200

Foundry 2.0 to grow 17% this year

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:15:00 +0200

Foundry 2.0, a motley collection of pure-play foundry, non-memory IDM, OSAT and photomask fabrication companies, is set to grow 17% this year to over $360 billion, says IDC’s latest Global ...
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High‑current‑density quad-phase power module with TLVR inductors

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:04:00 +0200

Infineon has brought out a high‑current‑density quad‑phase power module with TLVR (trans‑inductor voltage regulator) inductors to meet the power demand of advanced AI data centers. The TDM24745T is a new ...
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SmartRay ECCO X 050G 3D laser scanning sensor for reflective surfaces

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:50:00 +0200

SmartRay is extending its ECCO X sensor range, for 3D laser scanning, with a model featuring 3D scanning for highly reflective surfaces, the ECCO X 050G sensor. ECCO X 050G ...
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Telonic adds Siglent SNA5000X-E VNAs

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:29:00 +0200

The Siglent SNA5000X-E vector network analyser (VNA) series, designed for RF measurement, is now available from Telonic Instruments. The two models in the SNA5000X-E series can be used for determining ...
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Starcloud raises $170m; plans to put 88,000 datacentre satellites in LEO

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:18:00 +0200

Two year-old startup Starcloud has raised $170 million at a $1.1 billion valuation to put datacentres in space. “By moving AI compute to space, we unlock access to unlimited solar ...
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Direct Insight’s QSMP-20 SoM for smart devices sidesteps AI memory demand

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:58:00 +0200

Direct Insight, the system-on-module (SoM) specialist, has released its STM32MP235C-based QSMP-20 module. It features higher availability DDR3L RAM to sidestep AI-driven lead time and supply issues. This is a solder-down ...
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Rebellions raises $400m

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0200

Rebellions, the Korean AI inference IC developer, has raised $400 million in a pre-IPO funding round led by Mirae Asset Financial Group and the Korea National Growth Fund. The round ...
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Recom RVP6501 transformer driver IC for discrete isolated power supplies

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:18:00 +0200

Recom’s new range of power ICs and SMD (Surface Mount Device) transformers, for building discrete DC/DC isolated power supplies, includes the RVP6501. This is a pin-compatible second-source alternative to the ...
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China plans for 80% semiconductor self-sufficiency

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:30:00 +0200

Thirteen executives in the Chinese chip industry, including Yangtze Memory Technologies chairman Chen Nanxiang and Naura chairman Zhao Jinrong, have drawn up a plan to achieve 80% self-sufficiency in semiconductors ...
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China plan for 80% semiconductor self-sufficiency

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:30:00 +0200

13 execs in the China chip industry, including Yangtze Memory Technologies Chairman Chen Nanxiang and Naura Chairman Zhao Jinrong, have drawn up a plan to achieve 80% self-sufficiency in semiconductors ...
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Government reviews EV quota policy

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:28:00 +0200

A ministerial review of EV quotas is underway with civil servants talking to car companies about revising the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, reports the Sunday Times. Car companies are reported ...
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Globalfoundries sues Tower Semi for process technology patent infringement

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:27:00 +0200

GlobalFoundries is suing Tower Semiconductor for infringing 11 patents relating to process technology. The cases are being brought before the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and the District Court for ...
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Arrow, Microchip, Bourns, and Amphenol produce reference design for SPE

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Arrow, Microchip , Bourns, and Amphenol have come up with an evaluation platform – the 10BASE-T1S REF_SPE_T1S reference design board. The design assists engineers in adopting Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) ...
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Arrow, Microchip , Bourns, and Amphenol produce reference design for SPE

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:26:00 +0200

Arrow, Microchip , Bourns, and Amphenol have come up with an evaluation platform – the 10BASE-T1S REF_SPE_T1S reference design board. The design assists engineers in adopting Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) ...
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Extended Reality devices on a 26.5% CAGR 2026-30

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:16:00 +0200

Global extended reality (XR) device shipments grew 44.4% YoY in 2025, driven primarily by rapid adoption of smart glasses, according to new data from the (IDC)Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality ...
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JEDEC updates LPDDR5/5X SPD with Enhanced Mode Switching support

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:18:00 +0100

Jedec has officially updated its LPDDR5/5X Serial Presence Detect (SPD) Contents standard, adding support for calculating recovery time when switching operating modes, with JESD406-5D. Bill Gervasi, of Monolithic Power Systems, ...
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XJTAG releases XJBoardExplorer as standalone sharing tool

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:07:00 +0100

XJTAG, the automated test equipment specialist, is making its project exploration and sharing tools available as the standalone XJBoardExplorer. Basically, it allows design teams to securely share board data across ...
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Toshiba’s DTMOSVI 600V super junction power MOSFETs address datacentres

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:41:00 +0100

Toshiba is expanding its DTMOSVI series lineup – for switched-mode power supplies for industrial equipment – with DTMOSVI 600V HSD (High-Speed Diode) N-channel power MOSFETs. Featuring a super junction structure, ...
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Rohm, Toshiba, Mitsubishi talk about power semi merger

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:28:00 +0100

Rohm, Toshiba and Mitsubishi Electric are to start talks to integrate their power semiconductor businesses, reports the Nikkei The talks come shortly after Denso made an $8.3 billion bid to ...
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Imec gives lifetime achievement award to Jensen Huang

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:27:00 +0100

Imec has given Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, its 2026 Lifetime of Innovation Award. The honour recognises Huang’s instrumental role in enabling accelerated computing technologies and empowering critical ...
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Up-front payment and 3-5 year volume commitment for memory buyers

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:22:00 +0100

Samsung, Hynix and Micron at looking at sealing pre-paid 3-5 year memory supply deals with their biggest customers. A report in EBN News says a likely model would fix volumes ...
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Q4 cloud spend up 29% YoY

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:21:00 +0100

Q4 spending on cloud infrastructure services reached $110.9 billion, led by AWS, MS and Google, for YoY growth of 29%, says Omdia. Q4 was the sixth consecutive quarter in which ...
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Q4 cloud spend up 29% y-o-y

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:21:00 +0100

Q4 spending on cloud infrastructure services reached $110.9bn, led by AWS, MS and Google, for y-o-y growth of 29%, says Omdia. Q4 was the sixth consecutive quarter in which the ...
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Septentrio multifrequency GNSS receiver

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:07:00 +0100

Septentrio, the GNSS specialist, has brought out an enclosed multi-frequency GNSS receiver: AsteRx EB. It delivers high-accuracy positioning and GNSS heading for industrial robots, port logistics, marine, and scalable automation ...
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Vishay 40 LHE linear position sensor takes on harsh environments

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:56:00 +0100

Vishay has extended its sensor offerings with the 40 LHE, a linear position sensor with non contacting Hall effect technology, for high accuracy in harsh environments. Possible applciations include servo ...
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Sourceability lead-time report

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:23:00 +0100

The Sourceability lead-time report sees two futures: stable growth or elongating lead-times and dramatic price fluctuations. Memory is one of the most constrained market segments with AI demands draining the ...
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INCIRT raises €4.8m

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:18:00 +0100

INCIRT, the Aachen data converter IC specialist, has closed a €4.8 million funding round. Investors were Lifeline Ventures and High Tech Gründerfonds. INCIRT is developing data converters that claim to ...
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Antennas support multiple wireless technologies

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:07:00 +0100

Taoglas, the RF and antenna specialist, has brought out the FXP30x and PC30x series of embedded combination antennas, a new family of compact antennas designed to support cellular, GNSS and ...
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Motion-sensing Click board

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:05:00 +0100

XSENS MTi-8 Click is a new motion sensing Click board from MIKROE which provides positioning (RTK-supported) and orientation tracking in demanding outdoor embedded applications. The board is based on the MTI-8-5A, ...
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Panasonic thick-film resistors as accurate as thin film

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:01:00 +0100

Panasonic’s ERJPC high precision thick-film resistors series claim to deliver accuracy levels previously only achievable with thin film technology. With a TCR (Temperature Coefficient of Resistance) as low as 25ppm/K ...
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DigiKey unlocks Engineering Unlocked video series

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:56:00 +0100

A new video series looking at the future of engineering – dubbed Engineering Unlocked – has been launched by the Thief River Falls-based distributor, DigiKey. The three-episode series, which is ...
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RANSemi wins Apeiroon baseband design-in

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:50:00 +0100

RANSemi Limited, the British semiconductor innovator pioneering Open RAN baseband SoCcplatforms for 4G and 5G networks, today announced that its RNS802 5G RAN baseband SoC is being used to power mission-critical ...
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Embedded World Video: How Octavo SiP accelerates embedded development

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:41:00 +0100

At Embedded World 2026 we caught up with Greg Sheridan, Vice President of Strategy & Product at Octavo Systems, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He asks: ...
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Arm takes on Intel with proprietary server CPU

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:31:00 +0100

Arm has designed its first production silicon proprietary CPU which sits, in the integration hierarchy between Arm’s IP portfolio and its Compute Subsystems (CSS) products. The processor, designated Arm AGI ...
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Fancy Fab

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:30:00 +0100

Elon Musk says his Terafab in Austin will produce 1TW of compute power a year compared to the current worldwide total production of 20GW a year. The fab will accomplish ...
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100 PV solar cell manufacturers in China

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:25:00 +0100

More than 100 companies in China, led by CATL and BYD, are mass producing thin, light-weight perovskite solar cells, reports the Nikkei. Last year, UtmoLight started up what is ...
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Guerrilla moves on satcoms

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:20:00 +0100

Guerrilla RF is going for the SatCom market with low-noise small-signal devices through to high-power RF power amplifiers. Guerrilla now has over 100 devices for mission-critical SatCom applications across ground-based ...
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element14 design challenge

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:09:00 +0100

element14 has launched its latest design competition, inviting engineers, makers and technology enthusiasts to develop smart industry projects focused on production monitoring, uptime optimisation and product testing. Selected participants will ...
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Embedded World Video: How Octopart Discover speeds product development

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:30:00 +0100

At Embedded World 2026 we caught up with Don Cantow, General Manager of Altium, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He shares the advances that Octopart Discover, ...
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Embedded World Video: Weebit Nano on why we need ReRAM

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:49:00 +0100

At Embedded World 2026 we caught up with Coby Hanoch, CEO of Weebit Nano, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He explains why we need a new ...
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Open Cosmos space-based IoT service combines sensor data and imagery

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:03:00 +0100

Open Cosmos, the UK satellite manufacturer and operator, has officially unveiled its global space‑based IoT service. It will be combining ground IoT sensor data with satellite imagery. The system, to ...
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Alibaba launches 5nm RISC-V CPU for inference

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:30:00 +0100

Alibaba’s research arm, Damo Academy, has launched a RISC-V based CPU for AI inference which can be customised to a user’s workload and is claimed to be the highest-performing RISC-V ...
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Foundry capacity underutilised but revenues and market share growing

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:29:00 +0100

Semiconductor wafer demand (12” equivalent) reached 8.7 million wpm last year, says Yole Group, with the foundry industry earning 47% of all wafer manufacturing revenue, worth $181 billion, last year ...
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Cambridge researchers propose Hf(Sr,Ti)O2 memristors for neuromorphic devices

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:25:00 +0100

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have proposed an answer to escalating energy consumption of AI hardware – multicomponent p-type Hf(Sr,Ti)O2 thin films for memristor-based neuromorphic devices. ‘Neuromorphic computing offers ...
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Cambridge researchers propose Hf(Sr,Ti)O2 memristors for neuromorphic devices.

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:25:00 +0100

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have proposed an answer to escalating energy consumption of AI hardware – multicomponent p-type Hf(Sr,Ti)O2 thin films for memristor-based neuromorphic devices. ‘Neuromorphic computing offers ...
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EPC91121 BLDC motor drive evaluation board

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:17:00 +0100

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), the eGaN power device specialist, has introduced the EPC91121 motor drive inverter evaluation board, built around the Gen-7 EPC2366 40 V eGaN power transistor. Measuring 79 ...
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Dual diodes for microwave WPT

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:02:00 +0100

Nisshinbo Micro Devices has announced the NT9000/NT9001/NT9002/NT9003 series, these are dual diode devices designed for Wireless Power Transfer (WPT). The new series utilizes the company’s proprietary GaAs wafer process technology ...
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AI aims high – how AI boosts satellite monitoring

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 03:45:00 +0100

AI is creeping into orbit and being used to predict where emergency services will be needed, accelerating responses compared to traditional satellite monitoring, said Dr Rajan Bedi, CEO and founder ...
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Where The Music Plays

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:32:00 +0100

The US is the largest recorded music market in the world, accounting for more than 3 in 10 paid streams globally last year, says Luminate, making it the largest premium ...
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Teradyne’s Omnyx tests PCBA for AI servers

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:27:00 +0100

Teradyne is introducing Omnyx, a manufacturing test platform for detecting operational defects in printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA). It’s aimed at AI servers and data center systems and the company ...
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UK Space Agency GSTP funding to boost UK space innovation

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:02:00 +0100

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is making funding of up to £14.7 million available to UK companies to develop “cutting-edge space technologies”. The agency says the goal is strengthen the ...
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Power Integrations extend TOPSwitch IC range with PowiGaN tech

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100

APEC 2026: Power Integrations has implemented its GaN technology in its TOPSwitch flyback ICs to increase the power range to 400W. The company’s PowiGaN technology means that the flyback converters ...
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Embedded: Security-infrastructure updates for Open VSX Registry

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:50:00 +0100

The Eclipse Foundation announced updates to the Open VSX Registry, its vendor-neutral extension registry for tools built on the VS Code extension API. The registry is used in AI-enabled and ...
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China dancing robots useless

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:30:00 +0100

China’s dancing, jumping, performing humanoid robots are fun but useless, said TSMC CEO C C Wei (pictured) when accepting a doctorate from Asia University at the weekend. “It’s useless — ...
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2026 PC units down 11.3%, tablet units down 7.9%, but revenues up

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:24:00 +0100

PC units will fall 11.3% this year and tablet units will fall 7.6%, says the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. These reductions are driven by memory shortages, rising ...
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2026 PC units down 11.3%, tablet units down 7.9%, but revenues up.

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:24:00 +0100

Foundry revenues to grow 24.8%

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:15:00 +0100

Global foundry revenue is projected to grow 24.8% YoY to approximately $218.8 billion, with TSMC expected to post the largest increase of around 32% YoY, says TrendForce. Demand for advanced ...
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Create The Future Design Challenge

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:06:00 +0100

Mouser is sponsoring the Create the Future Design Contest. which challenges engineers and innovators to design the next great thing, with a chance to win the grand prize of $25,000. ...
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Synaptics SYN765x integrates Wi-Fi 7 and AI for smart devices

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:25:00 +0100

Synaptics is introducing its SYN765x single-chip device for using AI at the edge with smart IoT devices. It combines support for real-time intelligence with integrated Wi-Fi 7, aiming at battery-powered ...
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DigiKey, ST, Ultra Librarian partner for eDesignSuite integration

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:27:00 +0100

DigiKey has collaborated with STMicroelectronics and Ultra Librarian for a new version of the eDesignSuite tool. eDesignSuite This is a free no-license-required online design platform developed by ST. It aims ...
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Samsung to spend $73bn on chip capex and R&D

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:12:00 +0100

Sansung plans to invest $73?billion this year to keep up with TSMC in the chip business. vie for dominance in manufacturing artificial-intelligence chips. The post Samsung to spend $73bn on chip capex and R&D appeared first on Electronics Weekly.

Embedded: Raspberry Pi duo extends industrial IoT reach

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:54:00 +0100

An edge server and PLC controller for industrial automation, field comms and IoT edge applications by Sefra Labs are based on Raspberry Pi 4 and 5. The Strato Pi Plus ...
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SWISSto12 opens assembly facility for GEO satellites in Switzerland

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:36:00 +0100

he goal SWISSto12, the Swiss manufacturer of satellite and payload systems, has officially opened its purpose-built assembly facility at company headquarters in Renens, Switzerland. The facility will support the industrial-scale ...
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Imec gets the world’s most advanced litho tool

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:22:00 +0100

Imec has received the ASML EXE:5200 High NA EUV lithography system, the most advanced lithography tool available today. The tool gives imec’s partners early access to the next generation of ...
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Singapore and Japan agree wide-ranging partnership

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:21:00 +0100

Yesterday Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (pictured) agreed to form a strategic partnership in trade, technology and defence. ‘We uphold the international order based ...
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76th ECTC

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:16:00 +0100

The 76th annual IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) will be held from May 26-29, 2026 at the JW Marriott & The Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes Resort, Orlando, Florida. The ...
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83% YoY boost for Q4 5G SA investment

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:11:00 +0100

Communications Service Providers (CSPs) increased their 5G packet core network investments by 83% YoY in Q4, reports Omdia’s Core Market Tracker. The increase reflects strong momentum behind 5G Standalone (SA) ...
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2025 datacentre capex up 57%

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:11:00 +0100

Datacentre capex increased 57% in 2025 as AI deployments, complemented by general infrastructure investments, accelerated, says Dell’Oro, which expects hyperscalers and AI model developers to sustain strong capex momentum in ...
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Embedded: Renesas demos MCU search platform

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:34:00 +0100

Unifying embedded software files, datasheets and applications notes for Renesas’ RA family of MCUs, Renesas 365 is the company’s cloud-based environment for system development, device lifecycle management and concept validation. ...
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STMicroelectronics, Leopard Imaging combine for robotics vision module

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:56:00 +0100

STMicroelectronics and Leopard Imaging are introducing a multi-sensor module for humanoid and advanced robotics vision applications. The module – which integrates natively with NVIDIA Jetson and Isaac robot development platforms ...
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Apple backing UKESF’s Girls into Electronics summer programme

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:07:00 +0100

The UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) has announced it is partnering again with Apple and UK universities to run its Girls into Electronics programme in the summer. This year, one-day ...
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GPS alternative pioneer raises £83m

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:20:00 +0100

Advanced Navigation, which provides an alternative to GPS , has raised £83 million in a Series C funding round. The round was led by Airtree Ventures, with strategic participation from ...
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Semi sales were $830bn last year, says Omdia

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:18:00 +0100

Semiconductor sales of over $830 billion in 2025 marking the second consecutive year of more than 20% annual revenue growth, says Omdia. Demand for AI-related technologies continues to drive market ...
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Marelli and AWS develop STG Agent

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:17:00 +0100

Marelli and AWS have developed a System Test Generation (STG) Agent that automates one of the most critical and work-intensive steps in the validation process: the generation of system test ...
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Teradyne launches SiPh and CPO tester

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:14:00 +0100

Teradyne has launched an opto-electric automated test platform for high-volume silicon photonics (SiPh) and co-packaged optics (CPO). Photon 100 enables high-throughput, automated testing across all key manufacturing stages, including wafer, ...
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Marvell sampling 260-lane PCIe 6.0 switch

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:11:00 +0100

Marvell has brought out the industry’s first 260-lane PCIe 6.0 switch. The Structera S PCIe 60260 switch is expected to begin sampling to customers in calendar Q3 2026. Engineering test ...
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Marvell sampling 260-lane PCIe 6.0 switch.

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:11:00 +0100

Embedded: Ambient Scientific integrates 10 AI cores in GPX10 Pro

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:52:00 +0100

The GPX10 Pro SoC has 10 programmable AI cores for a custom instruction set and is based on Ambient Scientific’s proprietarty DigAn architecture and MAC circuit design. The chip’s AI ...
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Trifold unsold

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:25:00 +0100

Samsung is stopping selling its Trifold phone once stocks are sold out, reports Bloomberg. The Trifold’s two hinges unfolded to deliver a ten inch screen. The Galaxy Z, as it ...
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GNSS wideband LNA with noise figure of 0.65 dB

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:12:00 +0100

Nisshinbo Micro Devices has brought out the NT1199, a high-linearity GNSS wideband low noise amplifier (LNA) that enables low current consumption and high performance for multi-band GNSS applications.i The device ...
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TI comes up with 800V datacentre power architecture

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:11:00 +0100

TI has produced an 800V DC power architecture for AI data centers built with the NVIDIA 800 VDC reference design, “By collaborating with NVIDIA, we’re helping accelerate the deployment of ...
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Siemens Digital launches autonomous AI agent

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:08:00 +0100

Siemens Digital has brought out the Fuse EDA AI Agent system, an autonomous AI agent that plans and orchestrates multi-tool and multi-agent complex semiconductor, 3D IC and PCB system workflows ...
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IDAC for ELSFP modules

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:01:00 +0100

PhotonIC Technologies has announced a multi-channel current IDAC for External Laser Small Form-Factor Pluggable (ELSFP) modules used in AI Data Centers.. Utilised inside Linear-Pluggable Optics (LPO), Co-Packaged Optics (CPO), and Near-Packaged ...
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Nordic updates Fuel Gauge battery health-monitoring for IoT devices

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:22:00 +0100

Nordic Semiconductor has updated its Fuel Gauge software to v2.0. This is the battery health system for its nPM1300 and nPM1304 power management ICS. The release adds State-of-Health estimation, adaptive ...
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Farnell signs Hongfa

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:22:00 +0100

Farnell has signed a new distribution agreement with Hongfa, a leading manufacturer of relays and electromechanical components. The agreement comes as demand for high-performance, reliable relay solutions continues to grow ...
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Tyvak to develop Farinella CubeSat for RAMSES asteroid mission

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:41:00 +0100

The European Space Agency has signed Tyvak International to further develop Farinella. This is a 6U CubeSat that will support ESA’s RAMSES planetary defence mission to the near-Earth asteroid Apophis. ...
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Micron in volume production of HBM4 for Vera Rubin

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:02:00 +0100

Micron has begun volume shipment of its HBM4 36GB 12H designed for NVIDIA Vera Rubin and capable of over 11 Gb/s pin speeds, enabling a bandwidth greater than 2.8 TB/s. ...
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Nvidia announces seven Vera Rubin chips in volume production

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:34:00 +0100

NVIDIA today announced the NVIDIA Vera Rubin platform is opening the next frontier of agentic AI, with seven new chips now in full production. They are: the NVIDIA Vera CPU, ...
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Government to spend £2bn on quantum computing

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:35:00 +0100

The government announced today that it is to spend £2 billion on quantum computing research over the next four years. The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology says it is ...
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Memory shortage to last 4-5 years says SK boss

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:33:00 +0100

The memory shortage could last another four to five years, says the head of SK Group, Chey Tae-won. The supply of base wafers is lagging demand by more than 20%, ...
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Imec launches university consortium

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:20:00 +0100

Imec has launched consortium with 26 European university groups that will work on the technology roadmap beyond CMOS scaling (CMOS 2.0). This initiative will focus on design automation and chip ...
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Two-year telecom drought ends with 2025 growth

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:14:00 +0100

Following the 14% revenue decline between 2022 and 2024, telecom equipment investment conditions improved in 2025, says Dell’Oro. Telecon equipment revenues across the six programs tracked by Dell’Oro Group—Broadband Access, ...
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Marvell sampling 3nm optical DSPs

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:09:00 +0100

Marvell has begun sampling its 3nm 1.6T optical DSP platform portfolio – Ara X, Ara T, Petra and Aquila M. They increase performance per watt by optimizing separately for each ...
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AI inspection tool certifies safety for robotic fleets

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:35:00 +0100

Axivion for CUDA has been announced by Qt Group as part of Nvidia’s Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab for automated safety checking of robots and autonomous vehicles. It provides continuous ...
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Posifa MEMS Pirani vacuum transducer adds pressure sensor

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:26:00 +0100

Posifa Technologies is introducing its PVC4001-C MEMS Pirani vacuum transducer, part of the company’s PVC4000 series. The PVC4001 configuration combines a MEMS thermal conduction sensor, measurement electronics, a microprocessor, and ...
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MIRL research hub to spearhead miro:bit innovations

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:14:00 +0100

Lancaster University and the micro:bit Educational Foundation are collaborating on a research hub, MIRL. It will address innovations in physical computing and digital education. MIRL stands for the Micro:bit Innovation ...
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SSTL joins plan for Lazuli private space telescope larger than Nasa’s Hubble

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:14:00 +0100

Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) is joining Lazuli, an initiative of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System, which aims to deliver a privately funded telescope into deep space. Working as ...
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Elon Musk to start building Terafab project this week

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:31:00 +0100

Elon Musk said he’ll start building a fab in the next seven days. In a very brief announcement on X, he wrote: ‘Terafab Project launches in 7 days‘. He’s starting ...
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Honda cancels three new EV model launches and takes $15.7bn hit

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:29:00 +0100

Honda has cancelled three US EV model launches — the Honda 0 Saloon, Honda 0 SUV and Acura RSX – and said it expected expenses and losses totalling $15.7 ...
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IBM publishes blueprint for integrating quantum computers into supercomputer clusters

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:13:00 +0100

IBM has published a quantum‑centric supercomputing reference architecture – a blueprint for integrating quantum computing into modern supercomputing environments. IBM’s progress in extending useful quantum computing to HPC is discussed ...
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USPTO seeks input on WIPO Riyadh Design Law Treaty (RDLT)

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:12:00 +0100

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is requesting input from interested parties on the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Riyadh Design Law Treaty (RDLT), adopted by WIPO member states ...
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Ethernet takes two thirds of datacentre switch sales

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:10:00 +0100

Ethernet switch sales in AI back-end networks more than tripled and accounted for more than two-thirds of datacentre switch sales in AI clusters during 2025, says Dell’Oro. “The growing size ...
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PLS extends UDE 2026 for sampling via debug interfaces

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:56:00 +0100

PLS unveiled its Universal Debug Engine (UDE) 2026 at Embedded World in Nuremberg. As well as new features, the range of supported high-end MCUs and embedded processors has also been ...
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Filtronic packs Cerus SSPA for gateway links to LEO

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:51:00 +0100

At Space-Comms Expo, Filtronic was highlighting the latest version of its Cerus V solid state power amplifier (SSPA) for long range V-Band comms. This is for high-frequency links across land, ...
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UMC and Hyperlight hook up on TFLN

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:29:00 +0100

UMC has formed a partnership with HyperLight, a spin out from Harvard University’s Laboratory for Nanoscale Optics, to mass produce thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) chiplets before the end of this ...
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Nissan joins Uber and Wayve for Tokyo robotaxi roll-out

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:27:00 +0100

Nissan, Uber and Wayve are to collaborate on a plan to put robotaxis on Tokyo streets this year. The plan is to use Nissan Leaf EVs with Wayve’s ADAS tech. ...
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26.3% 2025 revenue rise for ten top foundries

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:19:00 +0100

The leading ten foundries achieved around $169.5 billion in revenue in 2025, a 26.3% YoY increase that set a new industry record, reports TSMC. In Q4 the combined revenue of ...
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Antevia Networks and Benetel hook up for private 5G deployments

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:18:00 +0100

Antevia Networks, the telecoms equipment vendor, and Benetel, an Irish manufacturer of O-RAN compliant radio units, have hoooked up to deliver private 5G networks. The agreement follows successful integration testing ...
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Sheffield University to lead UK electronics design R&D push

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:13:00 +0100

The University of Sheffield is leading a £12.5 million national research centre to strengthen the UK’s ability to design electronic systems and support the UK Semiconductor Strategy. The Centre for ...
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Embedded: Mini-ITX motherboard designed for Ryzen AI Embedded P100

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:04:00 +0100

At Embedded World, SAPPHIRE Technology Embedded Solutions has announced a new standard Mini-ITX motherboard. It is designed for AMD’s new Ryzen AI Embedded P100 family. The P100 Mini-ITX board – ...
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Embedded: Winners of the embedded award 2026

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:46:00 +0100

Ahead of the last day of Embedded World, the organisers of the exhibition and conference announced their winners of the “embedded award” for 2026 at a ceremony in Nuremberg. “The ...
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Rohm and Toshiba in talks about merging their power semi units

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:17:00 +0100

Rohm and Toshiba are in talks to merge their power semiconductor businesses, reports the Nikkei. The report comes after last week’s news that Denso is proposing to take over Rohm. ...
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EW BrightSparks 2025 profile: Harry Hill, Imperial College London

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:43:00 +0100

Now in its eighth year of awards, EW BrightSparks sees Electronics Weekly highlight and celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. In the next ...
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Taiwan styles itself ‘AI island’ at Embedded World

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:32:00 +0100

Embedded World: Six Taiwanese companies gathered at the Taiwan pavilion to promote the island as a manufacturing partner and a hub for AI. Adlink, Advantech, Asus, DFI, iBase and Nexcom ...
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Embedded: Taiwan styles itself ‘AI island’ at Embedded World

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:32:00 +0100

Embedded World: Six Taiwanese companies gathered at the Taiwan pavilion to promote the island as a manufacturing partner and a hub for AI. Adlink, Advantech, Asus, DFI, iBase and Nexcom ...
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Quantum computer for Cambridge University

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:27:00 +0100

The UK’s most powerful quantum computer will be based at the University of Cambridge as part of a partnership with quantum specialist IonQ. The partnership will support the creation of ...
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Photon Bridge signs CPFC for InP foundry

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:26:00 +0100

Photon Bridge, the Dutch photonics IC specialist, has adopted CPFC, the Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre, as the InP laser foundry partner for its multi-wavelength external laser sources (ELS). CPFC is ...
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Wafers grown in space

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:18:00 +0100

SpaceForge has launched the National Microgravity Research Centre (NMRC), the terrestrial arm of its low-Earth-orbit manufacturing programme. The Cardiff-based company is developing technologies to produce advanced materials in microgravity. It says ...
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Q4 smartphones up 2.7% QoQ

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:15:00 +0100

Q4 smartphone production rose 2.7% QoQ to 337 million units, reports TrendForce. Apple’s Q4 smartphone production grew 50% QoQ to around 87 million units. Samsung produced about 58.2 million smartphones ...
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Q4 smartphones up 2.7% q-o-q

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:15:00 +0100

Q4 smartphone production rose 2.7% q-o-q to 337 million units, reports TrendForce. Apple’s Q4 smartphone production grew 50% q-o-q to around 87 million units. Samsung produced about 58.2 million smartphones ...
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Toshiba launches photorelays for test and measurement equipment

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:06:00 +0100

Toshiba has launched four voltage-driven photorelays – TLP3407SRB, TLP3412SRB, TLP3412SRHB, and TLP3412SRLB – targeting test and measurement equipment. They are rated for operation at temperatures up to 135°C and are ...
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Embedded: Axelera AI, Kudelski Labs collaborate for secure Edge AI processing

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:15:00 +0100

Axelera AI is adding Kudelski Labs’ security IP to its Europa AI chip for secure, high-performance Edge AI processing. It will support, for example, secure activation and real-time threat detection ...
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Embedded: ST64UWB to power keyfobs for IEEE 802.15.4ab UWB standard

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:51:00 +0100

The ST64UWB family from STMicroelectronics supports both the IEEE 802.15.4z and the upcoming .4ab ultra-wideband standard with multi-millisecond ranging (MMS) including narrow-band assistance radio (NBA). The new UWB standard offers ...
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GigaDevice integrates peripherals for ‘innovation in motor control’

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:05:00 +0100

Designed for home appliances, the GD32M531 32-bit microcontrollers were launched at Embedded World by GigaDevice. Based on an Arm Cortex-M33 core, operating at 180MHz, and integrates peripherals to control and ...
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Embedded: GigaDevice integrates peripherals for ‘innovation in motor control’

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:05:00 +0100

Designed for home appliances, the GD32M531 32-bit microcontrollers were launched at Embedded World by GigaDevice. Based on an Arm Cortex-M33 core, operating at 180MHz, and integrates peripherals to control and ...
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Bad Bots Bag Web

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:12:00 +0100

The share of global web traffic generated by humans is shrinking, while bot activity is on the rise, according to Imperva Bad Bot Reports. In 2018, humans still accounted for ...
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Qualcomm and Wayve hook up for pre-integrated HW/SW ADAS tech

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:29:00 +0100

Qualcomm is to supply its Snapdragon Ride chips to run Wayve’s AI Driver ADAS software. Wayve raised $1.2 billion at an $8.6 billion valuation last month to roll out a ...
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Atomic-scale defects discoverable in ICs

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:27:00 +0100

Cornell University researchers have used high-resolution 3D imaging to detect atomic-scale defects in ICs. The imaging method was the result of a collaboration with TSMC and ASM and the research ...
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NAND price leaps 50% overnight

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:14:00 +0100

According to memory controller supplier Phison the price of NAND jumped 50% overnight, reports Digitimes. Demand from hyperscalers and CSPs have caused the crisis. It’s not all bad news – ...
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Marvell to expand datacentre interconnect portfolio

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:12:00 +0100

In H2 Marvell will start sampling its ZR/ZR+ and coherent DSP technology portfolio with its 1.6T ZR/ZR+ data center interconnect (DCI) pluggable and 2nm coherent DSPs featuring media access control security ...
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Embedded: TI adds to edge-AI MCUs

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:11:00 +0100

At Embedded World, TI introduced two MCU families with edge AI capabilities. The MSPM0G5187 and AM13Ex MCUs integrate TI’s TinyEngine NPU accelerator for MCUs that optimises inference operations. Production quantities ...
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Embedded: Grinn claims AstraSOM-261x as “world’s smallest Edge AI” SoM

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:38:00 +0100

Grinn, the Polish embedded Systems-on-Module (SoM) specialist, is highlighting its Grinn AstraSOM-261x at Embedded World. Based on the Synaptics Astra AI-native processor, Grinn describes the product as the “world’s smallest ...
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Embedded: congatec unveils first Arm SMARC module

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:51:00 +0100

At Embedded World, congatec announced its first Arm-based CoM (computer on module) based on NXP Semiconductor’s i.MX95 processor. The conga-SMX95 is the first Arm-based module in congatec’s aReady.CoM range, which ...
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congatec unveils first Arm SMARC module

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:51:00 +0100

At Embedded World, congatec announced its first Arm-based CoM (computer on module) based on NXP Semiconductor’s i.MX95 processor. The conga-SMX95 is the first Arm-based module in congatec‘s aReady.CoM range, which ...
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Embedded World 2026: Get the full Electronics Weekly Guide

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0100

A roundup of all the latest electronics news from Embedded World in Nuremberg.
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Embedded: Synaptics, Google unveil dev board featuring Coral NPU

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:53:00 +0100

Google and Synaptics have collaborated on a new, limited-edition Coral Dev Board, which is powered by Synaptics’ Astra SL2610 and features Google’s Coral NPU. It is targeted at AI and ML ...
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TSMC Jan/Feb revenue up 30%

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:39:00 +0100

TSMC’s February revenue of $10 billion was down 20.8% m-o-m but up 22.2% y-o-y . Revenue for January through February was $22,645 billion, an increase of 29.9 percent compared to ...
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Japan looking for $250bn semi output by 2040

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:28:00 +0100

The Council for Japan’s Growth Strategy, chaired by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (pictured), has produced a plan be implemented in the sumner which includes a target of having $250 billion ...
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Q2 launch for Arduino’s Ventuno Q

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:23:00 +0100

In Q2, Arduino is launching Ventuno Q which upgrades the capabilities of Arduino UNO Q by leveraging the Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ8 Series for both traditional and generative AI workloads, supported ...
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A universal processor

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:21:00 +0100

Ubitium of Dusseldorf, the developer of a universal embedded processor, has taped-out its first silicon. “Our Universal Processor does it all – CPU, GPU, DSP, FPGA – in one chip, ...
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Arrow and NXP supporting customers preparing for EU Cyber Resiliency Acy

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:14:00 +0100

Arrow Electronics is collaborating with NXP Semiconductors to support customers preparing for the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), which sets mandatory essential cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements sold ...
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Anglia warns of supply constraints

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:11:00 +0100

Anglia Components is actively advising customers of anticipated supply constraints in the market. The company is warning that the market is flipping from a downward price trend with most components ...
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RFA ships stages of its RFA ONE rocket to SaxaVord Spaceport

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), the Bavarian space rocket startup planning to launch from Shetland, is delivering stages of its RFA ONE launch vehicle to SaxaVord spaceport. Specifically, the first and ...
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Telonic announces UK release of Siglent SMM3000X SMUs

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:17:00 +0100

Telonic Instruments, the official UK representative of Siglent Technologies, is announcing the UK release of the Siglent SMM3000X series of Source/Measure Units (SMUs). They target engineers working in semiconductor device ...
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Iceye space SAR imagery monitors deforestation

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:27:00 +0100

Iceye, the specialist in satellite-based SAR imagery (Synthetic Aperture Radar), is launching a deforestation monitoring system, to help enforcement against illegal tropical forest loss. The Finnish company, which describes itsef ...
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TSMC to hire 8000 new people this year

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:03:00 +0100

TSMC said at the weekend that it will hire 8000 more people this year. Engineer recruits with a Masters will be paid an average of $70k. The new hires are ...
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Oracle and OpenAI scrap datacentre project

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:29:00 +0100

One of the projects in the $500 billion Stargate programne – a datacentre in Abilene, Texas – has been scrapped. The scrapped project was to be an addition to the ...
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Rapidus gets its first customer

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:28:00 +0100

Rapidus, Japan’s government-backed leading-edge chip startup , has got its first customer – Canon. Canon is going to order 2nm test chips designed by Synopsys to be fabbed at Rapidus’ ...
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January semi sales up 46% YoY says SIA

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:26:00 +0100

January semiconductor sales of $82.5 billion were up 3.7% on December’s $79.6 billion and up 46.1% on the $56.5 billion sales in January 2025, says the SIA. “Following the semiconductor ...
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January semi sales up 46% y-o-y, says SIA

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:26:00 +0100

January semiconductor sales of $82.5bn were up 3.7% on December’s $79.6bn and up 46.1% on the $56.5bn sales in January 2025, says the SIA. “Following the semiconductor industry’s highest-ever sales ...
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Schoolchildren explore space

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:15:00 +0100

North East school has partnered with solar and space physics experts from Northumbria University for a project supported by a Royal Society Partnership Grant which aims to bring academic research ...
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Melexis embraces protection

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:01:00 +0100

Melexis has launched Protective Devices. The first product launched in the new line is the MLX91299 – an integrated silicon-based RC snubber circuit that provides two benefits: 1. It mitigates ...
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Shurter MSM II Switch features M12 connection

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:12:00 +0100

Shurter is releasing its MSM II Switch with an 8-pin M12 connector and RGB status indication. The metal switch is a robust and installation-friendly component for industrial applications, writes the ...
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Denso bids for Rohm

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:42:00 +0100

Denso, the Japanese auto parts supplier, has made an offer to buy Rohm for around $8.2 billion, reports the Nikkei. “We are considering various strategic options including the acquisition of ...
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Phone Brand Loyalty

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:39:00 +0100

Apple currently has the largest user base in the US, UK, and Japan, while Samsung leads in Germany according to a Statista Consumer Insights survey. In the US, 47% of respondents ...
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Regulatory clarity promised for space manufacturing of pharmaceuticals

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:28:00 +0100

UK government agencies are announcing their intention to work together to support in-space manufacturing of pharmaceuticals. This is in terms of regulatory clarity and official support. It sees potential in ...
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Ceva integrates modem IP for satellite and terrestrial terminals

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:53:00 +0100

Launched at MWC in Barcelona, the PentaG-NTN is a 5G-NTN (non-terrestrial network) modem IP subsystem for satellite user terminals supporting LEO and MEO constellations. It enables satellite operators, constellation and ...
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TI and Nvidia hook up on humanoid robots

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:29:00 +0100

TI is combining its motor control, sensing and power technologies with Nvidia’s robotics compute, ethernet based sensing and simulation technologies to validate perception, actuation and safety of humanoid robots earlier ...
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Here come the Feelies

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:27:00 +0100

NTT DOCOMO has developed a new system powered by FEEL TECH haptic technology that allows fans to experience physical sensations transmitted from artists, creating a stronger sense of closeness with ...
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Imec accelerates DNA data storage

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:23:00 +0100

Imec and Atlas Data Storage, a specialist in production-scale DNA data storage, have joined forces to to accelerate the development of digital data storage using synthetic DNA. The collaboration combines ...
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Rambus announces HBM4E controller IP

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:11:00 +0100

Rambus has launched HBM4E Memory Controller IP. The HBM4E Controller supports operation up to 16 Gbps per pin providing a throughput of 4.1 Terabytes per second (TB/s) to each memory ...
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Space-Comms Expo: UK gov promises £500m for national space programmes

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:20:00 +0100

The UK government will allocate £500 million to national space programmes to back high-growth technologies, it says. The investment is to help British companies scale and compete on the international ...
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AI startups pull in $220 billion in Jan/Feb 2026

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:52:00 +0100

In the first two months of 2026, AI startups have attracted $220 billion, with $189 billion raised in February alone, says a report from BestBrokers.com. This is almost three times ...
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CMX500 radio communication tester covers all NTN technologies

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:42:00 +0100

Rohde & Schwarz’s CMX500 radio communication tester can now cover all non-terrestrial network (NTN) technologies, the company highlights. It also features a Constellation Insight Tool to create a digital twin ...
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TDK aluminium electrolytic capacitors for DC links in OBCs

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:23:00 +0100

TDK is introducing two new DC link capacitor series optimized for on-board chargers in electric vehicles: the ultra compact B43655 and B43656 series. Designed specifically for DC links in on-board ...
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Pickering develops software tool for signal path testing

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100

Test System Architect is a graphical toolset developed for signal path design and deployment by signal switching and simulation specialist, Pickering Interfaces. The toolset is available free of charge and ...
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Counting the cost of war on Iran

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:19:00 +0100

The Iran War is hitting the electronics industry, writes Paul Dempsey in Washington DC. Analyst IDC says that if it lasts only a few weeks, it will have a “modest” ...
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Corporate debt nears $60 trillion says OECD report

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:29:00 +0100

in 2025, corporate debt increaseto an all-time high of about $36 trillion in bonds and $23.1 trillion in syndicated debt for a total of $59.5 trillion, says the OECD Global ...
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NLM Photonics sampling 1.6T and 3.2T silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) photonic ICs

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:26:00 +0100

NLM Photonics of Seattle is sampling its 1.6T and 3.2T silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) photonic integrated circuits (PICs) to select customers. The 1.6T DR8 PIC built with NLM’s patented Selerion-HTX, an ...
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1nm gate-length ferroelectric transistor operates at 0.6V

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:26:00 +0100

Researchers at Peking University have scaled the physical gate length of a ferroelectric transistor down to the 1nn and propose a novel “nanogate ultra-low-power ferroelectric transistor” architecture. By engineering the ...
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EV sales growth to slow from 26% YoY last year to 14% YoY this year

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:18:00 +0100

EV sales , including Battery EVs (BEVs), Plug-In Hybrid EVs (PHEVs), and Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs), reached 20.53 million units in 2025, up 26% YoY, says TrendForce. Growth is expected ...
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Q1 NAND price up 85-90%

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:14:00 +0100

Q1 NAND Flash prices are expected to surge 85–90% QoQ, says TrendForce. In Q4. revenue of the top five NAND flash suppliers rose 23.8% QoQ to US$21.17 billion. The primary ...
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Space-Comms Expo: Open Cosmos layers ConnectedCosmos

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:11:00 +0100

Open Cosmos has announced its layered satellite architecture, ConnectedCosmos, for resilient Ka-band communications. The dedicated connectivity infrastructure enables a combination of norrowband and broadband services. For example, support for point-to-point ...
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Nvidia invests $4bn in Lumentum and Coherent for optical interconnect

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:28:00 +0100

NVIDIA is investing $2 billion each in Lumentum and Coherent to accelerate innovation in advanced optics technologies to enable AI infrastructure and systems designs. In both cases the deals also ...
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Ayar Labs raises $500m

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:27:00 +0100

Ayar Labs, the co-packaged optics (CPO) specialist, has raised $500 million in Series E funding. The company will use the funds to scale high-volume production and test capacity to accelerate ...
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Avnet Silica and Thales offer secure eSIM to engineering teams

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:24:00 +0100

Avnet Silica and Thales have joined up to deliver an eSIM offering to industry. The offering includes both a standalone eSIM component and an integrated offer combining the eSIM with ...
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Craig Barratt to be Chairman of Intel

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:19:00 +0100

Intel has appointed Craig Barratt (pictured) to be its next chairman, taking over from Frank Yeary who became chairman in 2023. Barratt joined the Intel board last gear. He previously ...
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Micron sampling 256GB LPDRAM module

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:18:00 +0100

Micron is sampling a 256GB LPDRAM module — 256GB SOCAMM2 – based on a 32Gb LPDDR5X die. “Micron’s 256GB SOCAMM2 offering enables the most power-efficient CPU-attached memory solution for both ...
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Wi-Fi HaLow module increase 2.4GHz range x10

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:57:00 +0100

At MWC in Barcelona (2-5 March), Quectel Wireless Solutions launched the FGH200M long range, low power module. It is based on the IEEE 802.11ah wireless networking (Wi-Fi HaLow) protocol and ...
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RS buys BPX

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:36:00 +0100

RS Group has bought BPX Group, a UK and Ireland-based specialist distributor of industrial automation and control (“A&C”) products, for an Enterprise Value (cash-free debt-free) of £27 million and a ...
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ASML looking at expanding into packaging

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:28:00 +0100

ASML is looking at expanding from front-end litho into packaging, according to CTO Marco Pieters (pictured). “”We look at what are potential directions the industry could take, and what would ...
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MWC: Skyworks and Mediatek reference design for front-end PA for 6G

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:21:00 +0100

Skyworks and Mediatek have produced a reference design of a 6G FR3 frequency range RF front-end (RFFE) power amplifier. The design of the SKYR60002 advanced 6G FR3 LNA and power ...
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Imec PDKs for packaging sub-2nm chiplets

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:15:00 +0100

Imec’s NanoIC pilot line has brought out two PDKs for sub-2nm processes: a fine-pitch redistribution layer (RDL) and die-to-wafer (D2W) hybrid bonding PDK. These early-access PDKs bring advanced packaging capabilities ...
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Toray powder delivers smooth, strong 3D printed parts

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:13:00 +0100

Toray Industries is sampling Toraypearl polyamide (PA) 12, a truly spherical PA12 powder widely compatible with powder bed fusion (PBF)-type 3D printers. Leveraging Toray’s proprietary polymer particle engineering technology, the ...
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Advantages of GaN-on-Si HEMT for 5G mm-wave range

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:11:00 +0100

Researchers at Soitec and Nanyang Technological University have reported 60%+ power-added efficiency (PAE), for moderately scaled GaN-on-Si HEMTs at 30GHz operation. The devices also perform with state-of-the-art noise figures down ...
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S8AS2 smart power supply integrates power, protection, and diagnostics

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:29:00 +0100

Omron’s S8AS2 compact smart power supply combines DC power supply, electronic circuit protection, and real-time monitoring in one panel-mountable unit. Reducing the number of components required in the control cabinet ...
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Rohm licenses TSMC GaN process technology

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:32:00 +0100

Rohm is licensing TSMC’s GaN process technology and installing it at its Hamamatsu fab. Rohm has been running a GaN process at Hamamatsu for four years, initially with a 150V ...
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Jedec updates Universal Flash Storage for faster edge AI

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:07:00 +0100

Jedec has officially updated the Universal Flash Storage (UFS) standard with UFS 5.0. It aims to increase storage performance and efficiency for edge device AI applications. The aim is improved ...
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OpenAI completes $110bn funding round

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:32:00 +0100

OpenAI has raised $110 billion from Amazon, Nvidia and Softbank. Amazon put in $50 billion and Nvidia and SoftBank put up $30 billion each. The funding round values OpenAI at ...
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MWC: Ericsson and Intel join for 6G AI-RAN

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:51:00 +0100

Ericsson and Intel are collaborating for the transition to AI-native 6G deployments and use cases. The collaboration will span mobile connectivity, cloud technologies, and compute capabilities across AI-driven RAN and ...
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MWC: Telecom companies and Nvidia pursue AI-RAN in 6G

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:30:00 +0100

Nvidia has hooked up with Booz Allen, BT, Cisco, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, MITRE, Nokia, OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation, ODC, SK Telecom, SoftBank and T-Mobile — to build 6G networks on AI-native, ...
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High margins and low volumes

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:20:00 +0100

Semiconductor sales will grow 26% this year to $975 billion, says a report from Deloitte’s. AI chips will be responsible for half the revenues while making up 0.2% of the ...
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Siemens Digital launches Agentic Toolkit

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:16:00 +0100

Siemens Digital has brought out an Agentic Toolkit, which brings agentic AI workflows to its Questa One verification software to accelerate creation, verification planning, execution, debugging and closure. The Toolkit ...
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Amphenol RF adds single-crimp N-Type connectors

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:02:00 +0100

Amphenol RF has added single-crimp N-Type connectors to its interconnect portfolio. These connectors offer the abilityto attach the connectors to cable with only one crimp of the ferrule, eliminating the ...
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Nordic reference design integrates Aliro and Matter

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:01:00 +0100

Nordic Semiconductor has brought out a new reference design enabling secure, interoperable access control solutions for commercial and residential applications using Aliro and Matter. The release coincides with the Aliro ...
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NATO Innovation Fund leads £30m funding for SatVu thermal intelligence

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:27:00 +0100

SatVu, the London-based thermal infrared satellite specialist, has raised £30m ($40m) in its latest funding round, lead by the NATO Innovation Fund. This brings its total equity funding to £60m ...
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Rohm fits HPLF5060 package for automotive, low-voltage MOSFETs

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:28:00 +0100

Rohm is using its new HPLF5060 package (4.9mm × 6.0mm) to expand its lineup of low-voltage (40V/60V) MOSFETs for automotive applications. For example, main inverter control circuits, electric pumps, and ...
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Intel Foundry’s Kevin O’Buckley joins Qualcomm

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:38:00 +0100

Qualcomm has announced that Kevin O’Buckley will join the company on 2 March as executive vice president of global operations and supply chain. O’Buckley is currently senior vice president and ...
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London to be OpenAI’s largest research hub outside US

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:24:00 +0100

Yesterday OpenAI said London would be its largest research hub outside the US.. “We are excited to establish London as a major research hub for OpenAI, building on the leading ...
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Tensor Robocar hooks up with Arm

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:21:00 +0100

The Tensor Robocar, a Level 4 ADAS vehicle being launched this year, is has 433 safety-capable, power-efficient Arm-based cores in each vehicle. The San Jose car company is defining its ...
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Lane Motorsport signs Axon Cable

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:20:00 +0100

Lane Motorsport. the specialist division of Lane Electronics, has signed a UK- and Ireland-wide distribution agreement with Axon’ Cable. Axon’ have been manufacturing high performance miniature connectors and complex cable ...
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Semiconductor Intelligence forecasts 30% semi growth this year

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:19:00 +0100

The global semiconductor market in 2025 was $792 billion, according to WSTS. 2025 was up 25.6% from 2024, the strongest growth since 26.2% in the COVID recovery year 2021, reports ...
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Smartphone market to fall 13%

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:15:00 +0100

The global smartphone market will contract 12.9% in 2026 due to the memory chip shortage, says IDC. “The tariffs and pandemic crisis seem a joke compared to this,” said IDC ...
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Portsmouth Uni, SARsatX developing Earth Observation mission

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:51:00 +0100

The University of Portsmouth is partnering with Saudi space-tech company SARsatX. They will be developing the concept for an Earth observation satellite mission aimed at supporting climate science and environmental ...
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EW BrightSparks 2025 profile: Harry Hale, Leonardo

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:12:00 +0100

Now in its eighth year, the EW BrightSparks awards see Electronics Weekly celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. In the next in our ...
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Nvidia Q4 sales up 73% YoY profit up 94% YoY

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:30:00 +0100

Nvidia Q4 profit of $43 billion was up 94% from $22.1 billion in Q4 2024 on sales of $68.1 billion up 73% from $39.3 billion in Q4 2024. Gross margin ...
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Nvidia Q4 sales up 73% y-o-y profit up 94% y-o-y

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:30:00 +0100

Nvidia Q4 profit of $43bn was up 94% from $22.1bn in Q4 2024 on sales of $68.1bn up 73% from $39.3bn in Q4 2024. Gross margin was 75% up from ...
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Arm and Linaro launch CoreCollective

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:28:00 +0100

Linaro, the engineering forum which helps with Arm software issues, is taking on the additional role of being a commercial services provider for people building products on Arm. Linaro and ...
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Gas control speeds EUV wafer throughput

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:12:00 +0100

Imec has demonstrated that precise control of gas compositions during post-exposure EUV lithography steps can help in minimizing the required exposure dose, thereby unlocking higher wafer throughput. In particular, improved ...
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Microwave transmission equipment market consolidates as revenues stay flat

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:07:00 +0100

Microwave Transmission equipment revenue ended 2025 on a flat note after posting growth in the first half of the year. Revenue consolidated into the top six vendors. “The point-to-point microwave ...
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Qorvo BAWplexer delivers deep skirts

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:05:00 +0100

The Qorvo QPQ4701 is a high-performance, high power, BAWplexer which takes advantage of Qorvo’s coexBoost & bandBoost technologies to deliver extremely steep skirts, simultaneously exhibiting low loss in the Wi-Fi ...
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Hamamatsu 2D InGaAs area image sensors for NIR hyperspectral imaging

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:56:00 +0100

Eyeing near infrared (NIR) hyperspectral imaging applications, Hamamatsu is releasing its G17242/G17243-0808T 2D InGaAs area image sensors. Aimed at both R&D and industrial engineering, possible applications include food inspection, material ...
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TeenTech charity partners for Women Leaders in Electronics Awards

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:56:00 +0100

Electronics Weekly is proud to announce that TeenTech is this year’s charity partner for our Women Leaders in Electronics Awards. And we can also confirm the venue in central London ...
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CRCW0201-AT e3 resistors feature miniature footprint

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:58:00 +0100

Vishay Intertechnology is introducing a new series of AEC-Q200 qualified thick film chip resistors in the ultra compact 0201 case size: the CRCW0201-AT e3 series. They have a miniature footprint ...
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Wayve raises $1.5bn to roll-out robotaxis in London

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:31:00 +0100

Wayve, the UK driverless car startup, has raised $1.5 billion at an $8.6 billion valuation to fund its robotaxi roll-out which starts this year in London. $1.2 billion came from ...
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Meta agrees to spend $60bn on AMD GPUs in next five years

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:30:00 +0100

Meta has agreed to spend $60 billion on 6GW of AMD Instinct GPUs in the next five years starting, in H2, with 1GW of AMD’s MI450 processor. “Each gigawatt of ...
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Security/Surveillance Challenge for engineers and makers

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:15:00 +0100

element14, in collaboration with ADI, has launched a new design challenge inviting engineers and makers to develop advanced security and surveillance prototypes. Participants are tasked with designing a prototype or ...
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Kioxia sampling UFS 5.0 NAND

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:13:00 +0100

Kioxia is sampling UFS 5.0 NAND which is currently being standardised by JEDEC. UFS 5.0 is designed to meet the performance requirements of smartphones equipped with on-device AI functions. It ...
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Ireland offers Master’s degree in IC design

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:05:00 +0100

A master’s degree in circuit design has been announced by Maynooth University, aimed at helping to grow Ireland’s semiconductor industry.The new course – the Master of Engineering Science in Integrated ...
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Kontron’s turns to TI for compact OSM-S AM62L

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:46:00 +0100

Kontron Electronics is introducing its compact SoM, the OSM-S AM62L, which runs on TI’s AM62L, the low-power Arm Cortex-A53 SoC. Designed for space-saving and embedded platforms, the OSM-S AM62L is ...
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ASML 1000W light source to deliver 330wph EUV processing by 2030

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:24:00 +0100

ASML has developed a 1000W light source which should increase the throughput of its high-NA EUV machine from 220wph to 330wph by 2030. The advance has been achieved by doubling ...
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Compound semi substrate market growing at 14% CAGR

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:18:00 +0100

The compound semiconductor substrate and open epiwafer markets are projected to reach almost $5.2 billion in total by 2031, growing at around 14% CAGR. Automotive electrification drives SiC substrates, RF ...
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Teledyne digitiser delivers 14Gbyte/s data transfer

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:14:00 +0100

Teledyne SP Devices’ ADQ35 is engineered for use in areas such as swept source optical coherence tomography (SS OCT), time of flight mass spectrometry, distributed fiber-optic sensing, LiDAR, scientific instrumentation, ...
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Socionext and Innatera develop always-on human detection device

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:11:00 +0100

Socionext and Innatera have developed a human-presence detection device that combines 60 GHz FMCW radar sensing with neuromorphic edge AI to deliver always-on detection with low power consumption. The chip ...
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Amphenol RF adds Mini-FAKRA connectors

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:03:00 +0100

Amphenol RF has introduced USCAR compliant Mini-FAKRA connectors into its portfolio of RF interconnect for vehicle designs. This multi-port connector is available in a variety of PCB and cable-mount configurations ...
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Embedded: VCSBC EvoCam promises embedded vision integration

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:27:00 +0100

Vision Components is presenting its VCSBC EvoCam at Embedded World 2026. For use in smart devices and industrial applications, it runs on the MediaTek Genio 510 processor. Described as an ...
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Anglia signs Sensata

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:01:00 +0100

Anglia Components has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Sensata, the sensor specialist. Anglia is focusing on Sensata’s range of pressure sensors, as well as its reed relays and liquid ...
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Adlink cExpress-R8 module brings 40 TOPS AI inference to the edge

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:14:00 +0100

Rutronik is introducing a high-performance COM Express R3.1 Type 6 module from ADLINK for edge AI computing, the cExpress-R8. cExpress-R8 Powered by the AMD Ryzen Embedded 8000 Series, the module ...
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US tariffs declared illegal but new ones imposed

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:30:00 +0100

The US Supreme Court has declared illegal US tariffs imposed under the Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) but has left the question of refunds of the $175 billion so far ...
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For first time in 40+ years Taiwan’s exports to US are more than China’s

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:29:00 +0100

In December, for the first time in at least 40 years, Taiwan exported more goods in one to the US than China as the effect of US tariffs started to ...
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Agent Pi

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:15:00 +0100

Adding agentic AI to the familiar chatbot-type generative AI is a major step, Toby Rogers tells Raspberry Pi users. “OpenClaw takes the same generative AI capabilities and adds the missing ...
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Mikroe EnOcean 5 Click

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:11:00 +0100

Mikroe’s EnOcean 5 Click provides a bidirectional communication interface for EnOcean-based sensors, switches, and actuators. “This new Click board is ideal for developing energy-efficient dimmers, relays, and shutter controllers that ...
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Apple No.1 in Europe

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:08:00 +0100

Q4 European smartphone shipments were up 2% YoY, according to Counterpoint Research’s Q4 2025 Smartphone Market Monitor. Apple took the top spot increasing its share YoY with shipments growing 7% ...
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Danisense aims DN1000ID-CP02 at precision current-sensing applications

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:46:00 +0100

Danisense is extending the range of its DN1000ID current transducers with the DN1000ID-CP02 model. The high precision DC current transducer (DCCT) is capable of measuring currents up to 1500A, with ...
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Imperial Robotics Summer School opens for applications

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:20:00 +0100

An event to note: the 2026 Imperial Robotics Summer School. The week-long programme will run from 20-24 July this year and the call for applications is now open. Specifically, the ...
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Allegro Hall effect current sensor offers ±0.55% sensitivity for control loops

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:14:00 +0100

Allegro MicroSystems is introducing the ACS37017, a Hall effect current sensor targeting power converters, EVs, industrial motor control and clean energy systems. The device integrates a stable, non-ratiometric voltage reference, ...
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Android 17 gets underway with media and camera optimisations

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:21:00 +0100

Android 17 development is underway – Google has released the first beta of the next latest major update to its mobile and embedded operating system. Google highlights improvements to camera ...
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New York ditches robotaxi proposal

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:28:00 +0100

The Governor of the State of New York, Kathy Hochul, has withdrawn a proposal which would have allowed Waymo to apply to run robotaxis in New York State (though not ...
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Taalas raises $219m to tailor chips for AI models.

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:26:00 +0100

Taalas of Toronto, a two year-old startup, has raised $219 million to make customised chips to run any AI model. The company claims its approach can speed up inference performance ...
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Ablic launches automotive shunt reference ICs

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:09:00 +0100

ABLIC has launched the S-19760/1 Series automotive shunt reference ICs, which claims to achieve the industry’s highest output voltage accuracy of ±0.1% and the industry’s lowest output voltage temperature coefficient ...
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WBA report calls for WiFi standardisation

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:04:00 +0100

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has produced a report calked AI/ML for Wi-Fi: Enabling Scalable, Intelligent Wi-Fi Ecosystems. “Wi-Fi is now expected to perform like critical infrastructure across homes, enterprises ...
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Optical Transport equipment market grew 10% last year and forecast to grow 10% this year.

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:02:00 +0100

The Optical Transport equipment market grew 10% in 2025, driven by demand for datacentre interconnect (DCI), says Dell’Oro, “revenue from direct purchases of WDM equipment for DCI grew nearly 40% ...
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G9EK-1-EX compact relay delivers 250A/500VDC switching in gasless design

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:50:00 +0100

Omron is expanding its G9EK screw-terminal relay family with the G9EK-1-EX, for 250A/500VDC switching in a compact, gasless design. The high-current relay targets EV charging, renewable energy, and e-mobility applications, ...
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Compact automotive power inductors operate to +165°C

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:46:00 +0100

Vishay is introducing four compact power inductors offering inductance values from 0.24µH to 4.70µH and typical DCR down to 6.6mΩ. As well as the commercial IHLL-0806AZ-1Z and IHLL-1210AB-1Z, there are ...
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Crunch-time for social media’s addictive practices

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:28:00 +0100

Social media is facing a crunch as the lawsuit alleging Meta pursued addictive practices to hook young people got underway in a Los Angeles court yesterday. The plaintiff, referred to ...
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Photon Bridge validates photonics architecture

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:24:00 +0100

Photon Bridge, the Dutch photonics specialist, has announced wafer-scale validation of its heterogeneous photonics platform for multi-wavelength light engines. The company demonstrated single-channel output power exceeding 30 mW at the ...
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Molex’s Co-Packaged Copper connector system

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:23:00 +0100

Molex has launched Impress Co-Packaged Copper Solutions to deliver high-speed data transmission with signal integrity. Impress provides a compression-based, substrate connector and mating cable assembly that supports data rates up ...
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ISSCC: Electro-optical router in a chiplet package

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:15:00 +0100

At the ISSCC yesterday, CEA-List and CEA-Leti presented an electro-optical router with dynamic, frame-level optical routing integrated with CMOS control logic – an enabler for chiplet-based optical networking. Their paper, ...
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Toshiba IEGT for HV converters

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:06:00 +0100

Toshiba has launched the ST2000JXH35A, a new 6500V/2000A press pack injection enhanced gate transistor (IEGT) designed for high-voltage converters used in DC power transmission systems, industrial motor-drive equipment, and static ...
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TDK expands NTC thermistor series for automotive power modules

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:16:00 +0100

TDK is expanding its NTCSP series of NTC thermistor components with two new options. For temperature detection and temperature compensation, they are primarily aimed at automotive power modules. For example, ...
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UK companies to study manufacturing advanced materials in space

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:21:00 +0100

BioOrbit, OrbiSky and Space Forge are the three UK companies to win contracts from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to investigate producing advanced materials in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). For ...
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Alpha and Omega releases AOTL037V60DE2 600V super junction mosfet

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:22:00 +0100

The AOTL037V60DE2, a 600V mosfet from Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOS), is its first high-voltage product to use the company’s αMOS E2 600V Super Junction MOSFET platform. Addressing high efficiency ...
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Alpha and Omega releases 600V super junction mosfet

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:22:00 +0100

The AOTL037V60DE2, a 600V mosfet from Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOS), is its first high-voltage product to use the company’s αMOS E2 600V Super Junction MOSFET platform. Addressing high efficiency ...
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Nvidia sells the last of its stake in Arm

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:26:00 +0100

Nvidia has sold off the last of its stake in Arm In 2024, Nvidia had 1.96 million Arm shares worth approximately $280 million. In February 2025 Nvidia reduced its holding ...
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Globalfoundries and Renesas hook up for fab

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:25:00 +0100

GlobalFoundries and Renesas have announced an expanded strategic collaboration through a multi‑billion-dollar manufacturing partnership that broadens Renesas’ access to GF technologies. Under this partnership, Renesas will gain further access to ...
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Imec’s record -breaking ADC

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:24:00 +0100

Imec has unveiled a 7‑bit, 175GS/s ADC that combines a record-small footprint (250 x 250µm²) and low conversion energy with one of the fastest sampling speeds ever reported. As such, ...
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ams OSRAM’s OSP to become international standard

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:11:00 +0100

OSP, the Open System Protocol developed by ams OSRAM for dynamic lighting and intelligent vehicle networks, is on its way to becoming an international standard. ISO’s Technical Committee TC 22 ...
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Mouser signs ic-Haus

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:09:00 +0100

Mouser has signed a distribution agreement with iC-Haus – the developer and manufacturer of ASSPs and custom chips. Among ic-Haus products are: The iC-PZ2656 a high-resolution reflective absolute encoder is a ...
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HBF challenges HBM

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:27:00 +0100

High Bandwidth Flash (HBF) using stacked DRAM and NAND die in the same package is seen as a challenger to HBM particularly for inference. Used with the Blackwell B200, HBF ...
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GM battery cell charges from 10-70% in 5.6 mins

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:21:00 +0100

GM has developed an ultra-fast charge battery cell, the GM XFC Cell, which claims to charge from 10% to 70% in roughly 5.6 minutes, The cell uses a lithium iron ...
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Fraunhofer adds 10G TSN IP core

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:03:00 +0100

The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) has developed a 10G TSN endpoint Ethernet IP Core, enabling deterministic real-time communication at data rates of up to 10 Gbit/s. The core ...
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Infineon and BMW define Neue Klasse platform

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:02:00 +0100

Infineon and BMW have collaborated on BMW’s Neue Klasse SDV architecture incorporated in it automotive electrification platform debuted in the iX3 model (pictured). “We are proud to collaborate with BMW ...
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High-side driver powers through disturbances

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:02:00 +0100

With 4V minimum operating voltage, ST’s VNQ9050LAJ 4-channel automotive high-side driver powers through disturbances including extreme cold cranking operation down to 2.7V. This resilience when exposed to severe transients meets ...
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Lacuna Space opens up LoneWhisper D2D satellite IoT network

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:27:00 +0100

Lacuna Space, the Satellite IoT specialist, is opening up LoneWhisper for wider, third-party collaboration. LoneWhisper is its LoRa over satellite D2D (direct-to-device) network. The aim is to enable other operators ...
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MatrixSpace Fusion 360 eyes unified view for counter-drone awareness

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:56:00 +0100

MatrixSpace is widening its portable drone detection portfolio with the launch of MatrixSpace Fusion 360. The system looks to fuse radar, optical, and RF/Remote ID sensor data into a unified ...
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Quantum test bed opens in Quebec City

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:42:00 +0100

A Quantum-safe test bed has opened in Quebec, Canada at the Université Laval’s Centre for Optics, Photonics and Lasers (COPL) and the National Optics Institute (INO). The Kirq test bed ...
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Deep Space Energy funding to power Moon surface exploration

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:15:00 +0100

Deep Space Energy has closed its pre-seed round of funding, raising €350K. This is to develop its radioisotopic generator for commercialisation. The goal, eventually, is to power Moon surface exploration. ...
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Sony tech identifies earlier compositions in AI-generated music

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:36:00 +0100

Sony has developed a technology which can tell if AI-generated music uses, or was trained on, music previously generated by others, reports the Nikkei. It can also measure the amount ...
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Skyrora to buy ‘select assets’ of Orbex

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:28:00 +0100

Skyrora, the UK rocket manufacturer, is looking to buy ‘select assets’ from the rocket launch company Orbex which is going into administration. Those assets include Orbex’s unfinished spaceport at Sutherland ...
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Meta could add facial recognition to smart glasses this year

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:25:00 +0100

Meta is planning to add facial recognition technology to its smart glasses which would identify people and provide their biographical details, reports the New York Times. The company is anticipating ...
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ChatGPT to add adult content

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:22:00 +0100

Faced with big losses, OpenAI is looking to monetise its ChatGPT product. Advertising on ChatGPT is one way this will be done and another way, starting in the current quarter, ...
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Book-type foldables will drive foldable push this year

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:11:00 +0100

Book-type foldables will be the primary growth engine of the foldable smartphone market this year, says Counterpoint Research’s Foldable Smartphone Market Forecast. Book-type devices will take 65% of global foldable ...
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$1.7trn 2030 datacentre capex

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:09:00 +0100

Datacentre capex will hit $1.7 trillion in 2030, says Dell’Oro. Hyperscale and neo cloud service providers, along with sovereign AI initiatives, are entering a new phase of infrastructure expansion. “The ...
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Silanna LiDAR laser firing ICs combine charging and firing

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:46:00 +0100

Silanna Semiconductor is announcing its FirePower laser firing system ICs are now available in production quantities. They aim at LiDAR and rangefinder applications. Specifically, there is the SL2001 (above) and ...
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Spectrum analyser delivers high-frequency up to 44 GHz

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:14:00 +0100

The R&S FPL1044 spectrum analyser sees Rohde & Schwarz expanding its portfolio of mid-range instruments. There’s also a new 40 MHz real-time spectrum analysis (RTSA) option for its entire FPL ...
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Elon to launch datacentre satellites from the Moon

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:29:00 +0100

Elon Musk has told his staff at xAI – his AI development company – that they need to build a factory on the moon to build datacentres to be launched ...
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Sharp increase in VC-backed AI company exits

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:25:00 +0100

AI and ML startups accounted for more than a third of all of the combined value of VC-backed exits last year, says a report from BestBrokers. The data can be ...
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Toshiba expands eFuse lineup

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:19:00 +0100

Toshiba has expanded its electronic fuse (eFuse) lineup with the introduction of the 40V TCKE6 series. The five new products are the TCKE601RA, TCKE601RL, TCKE602RM, TCKE603RA, and TCKE603RL. The eFuse ...
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Active smartphone installed base grew 2% in 2025

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:14:00 +0100

The installed base of active smartphones grew 2% in 2025, according to Counterpoint Research. “Each of the eight leading smartphone OEMs had an active installed base exceeding 200 million devices ...
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DCPI market to top $80bn in 2030

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:11:00 +0100

The Data Centre Physical Infrastructure (DCPI) market is projected to grow at a mid-teens CAGR from 2025 to 2030 to reach more than $80 billion, says Dell’Oro. While demand signals ...
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HighTec Rust and C/C++ Arm Development Platform adds LLVM 19 support

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:32:00 +0100

HighTec EDV-Systeme, the automotive MCU compiler specialist, has released a new version of its HighTec Rust and C/C++ Arm Development Platform. Version v10.0 broadens its device support, integrates LLVM 19 ...
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HighTec Rust and C/C++ Arm Dev Platform adds LLVM 19 support

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:32:00 +0100

HighTec EDV-Systeme, the automotive MCU compiler specialist, has released a new version of its HighTec Rust and C/C++ Arm Development Platform. Version v10.0 broadens its device support, integrates LLVM 19 ...
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Behaviour prediction startup raises $100m

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:32:00 +0100

Simile, a startup which predicts human behaviour, has raised $100 million. It aims, for instance, to predict a person’s purchasing decisions, what questions an analyst might ask on an earnings ...
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ZAM challenge to HBM

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:24:00 +0100

Prototypes of Z-Angle Memory (ZAM) are slated for 2027, says Intel, with mass production scheduled for 2030. ZAM, a stacked DRAM alternative to HBM with a claimed 40-50% power advantage ...
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European EV adoption varies widely

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:23:00 +0100

The adoption of EVs in Europe varies widely from country to country, reports TradingPedia. While Germany, the United Kingdom, and France led the market with 435,549 to 856,540 new EVs ...
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Memory spot price increase slows

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:20:00 +0100

DRAM spot trading has slowed, says TrendForce, as traders hold off on quotes and purchases. Since spot prices are well above contract levels, TrendForce expects short-term spot price increases will ...
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IEEE honorees

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:19:00 +0100

At its honours ceremony in New York on April 24, the IEEE is recognising a group of engineers whose work quietly powers daily life across the internet, communication, imaging, space, ...
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China’s Q3 cloud services revenue grew 24%

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:08:00 +0100

China’s Q3 cloud infrastructure services market reached $13.4 billion, growing 24% YoY, says Omdia. In Q3, the market shares of Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud, and Tencent Cloud were 36%, 16%, ...
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EECL wins £1.5m ESA contract for payload qualification, test systems

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:06:00 +0100

European Engineering Consultancy Ltd (EECL) has been awarded a £1.5 million contract by the European Space Agency (ESA). The award is to deliver ground support equipment and environmental and space-qualification ...
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EPC licenses eGaN technology to Renesas

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:12:00 +0100

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), the enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) power devices specialist, has licensed its eGaN technology to Renesas. Under the agreement, Renesas will gain access to EPC’s eGaN technology ...
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DC link film capacitors with a max operating temperature of +125 °C

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:07:00 +0100

TDK has announced its B3271xP series of DC link film capacitors, with a maximum operating temperature of +125 °C and no power derating up to +105 °C. The company highlights ...
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Google raises $31.5bn in bond sales to fund $185bn datacentre construction

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:29:00 +0100

Google has raised $31.5 billion in bond sales to help fund its $185 billion 2026 capex budget targeted at datacentre construction. The aim is to take a clear lead over ...
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Munich startup raises €23 million to build hypersonic missiles

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:28:00 +0100

Hypersonica, a two year-old startup founded by two Oxford University DPhils, has raised €23 million from investors, to build hypersonic missiles. Investors were Plural, Germany’s Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation ...
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Cadence launches agentic AI tool

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:26:00 +0100

Cadence has launched the ChipStack AI Super Agent— agentic AI for front-end silicon design and verification. The Cadence ChipStack AI Super Agent claims to provide up to 10X productivity improvements ...
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2025 wafer shipments up 5.8% but revenues fall 1.2%

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:20:00 +0100

Silicon wafer shipments in 2025 increased 5.8% to 12,973 million square inches (MSI) while wafer revenue slipped 1.2% to $11.4 billion over the same period, sayscthe SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group ...
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Infineon raises €2bn to pay for acquisitions

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:04:00 +0100

Infineon Technologies has raised €2 billion by selling corporate bonds under its European Medium Term Notes (EMTN) program. The placement was several times oversubscribed. It enables Infineon to refinance upcoming ...
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Transient voltage suppression (TVS) diodes target automotive, industrial

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:36:00 +0100

Rutronik has announced a range of transient voltage suppression (TVS) diodes from YAGEO for circuit protection. They cover standoff voltages from 5V to 600V and surge power ratings from 400W ...
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Hamamatsu Si APDs for high-precision optical detection

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:16:00 +0100

Hamamatsu Photonics has launched its S17268 Series photodiodes for high-precision optical detection in the UV to VIS regions. With a compact design for space-constrained application, sectors targeted include industrial, research, ...
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AI automates but we still need human designers

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:15:00 +0100

In the latest CHIIPs podcast, Thomas Andersen, vice president for AI and machine learning at Synopsys, shatters the threat of AI for design engineering jobs as he discusses the use ...
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Tablet market grew 10% in 2025

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:22:00 +0100

The global tablet market continued its recovery in 2025, with shipments rising 9.8% y-o-y to 162 million units, according to Omdia. Momentum was strongest in Q4 2025, with shipments reaching ...
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2025 tablet market grew 10%

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:22:00 +0100

The global tablet market continued its recovery in 2025, with shipments rising 9.8% YoY to 162 million units according Omdia. Momentum was strongest in Q4 2025 with shipments reaching 44 ...
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Vexlum raises €10m

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:18:00 +0100

Vexlum, the Finnish manufacturer of semiconductor lasers, has raised €10 million consisting of €6 million in equity funding from Kvantec, Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd) and the EIC Fund plus ...
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Edinburgh researchers invent new semi material

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:15:00 +0100

Researchers from Edinburgh University, the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, the University of Lille, Grenoble Alpes University, the University of Bayreuth and the European Synchrotron facility have created a new ...
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DARPA puts up $35m for innovative photonic ICs

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:11:00 +0100

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in very large-scale photonic circuits. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, ...
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French sovereignty blocks Eutelsat ground segment sell-off

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:06:00 +0100

Eutelsat, the Paris-based satellite operator, is abandoning its plans for the partial sale of its ground segment infrastructure assets to private equity. Sovereignty The deal will not proceed, as all ...
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LVDS driver for faster data speeds in space

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Supporting faster data speeds in space applications, ST’s RHFLVDS41 Low-Voltage Differential Signaling driver claims a performance edge for QML-V qualified devices for data exchanges at up to 600Mbps. Having an operating-voltage ...
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PIC32WM-BZ6 module talks multiprotocol IoT

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:08:00 +0100

Mouser is now stocking the PIC32WM-BZ6 multiprotocol module from Microchip Technology. PIC32WM-BZ6 The low-power module aims at multiprotocol applications. For example, IoT devices, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. ...
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2025 semi sales up 25.6% YoY

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:26:00 +0100

2025 semiconductor sales grew 25.6% to reach $791.7 billion compared to the 2024 total of $630.5 billion, says the SIA. Q4 sales were up 37.1% YoY and 13.5% QoQ at ...
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2025 semi sales up 25.6% y-o-y

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:26:00 +0100

2025 semiconductor sales grew 25.6% to reach $791.7bn compared to the 2024 total of $630.5bn, says the SIA. Q4 sales were up 37.1% y-o-y and 13.5% q-o-q at $236.6bn. December ...
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Chiral raises $12m for WSI

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:20:00 +0100

Chiral, a Swiss nanomaterials specialist, has raised $12 million in seed financing. Investors were Crane Venture Partners, Quantonation. HCVC and Founderful, as well as public funding from Innosuisse. The funding ...
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Free-space 4Gbit/sec optical comms

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:11:00 +0100

A new experiment at the University of Leeds suggests that the future of high-speed wireless communication may lie in a largely unused region of the electromagnetic spectrum. In “Free-space optical communications at 4Gbit/s data ...
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Spending on datacentre switches to exceed $100bn by 2030

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:10:00 +0100

Spending on datacentre switches deployed in AI back-end networks is forecast to surpass $100 billion by 2030, driven by expanding deployments across scale-up, scale-out, and scale-across domains, says Dell’Oro. While ...
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Toshiba upgrades lens reduction image sensor

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:09:00 +0100

Toshiba has brought out a lens reduction type CCD linear image sensor designed to meet the requirements of modern optical inspection equipment. The new sensor features 4096 elements with a ...
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Arduino webinar: From board to build Using UNO Q and App Lab

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:06:00 +0100

A webinar date for your diary, if you are keeping up with the latest Arduino microcontroller development board: “From board to build: Using UNO Q and App Lab”. The DigiKey ...
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Diodes drives release of 1.8V, 2.5Gbps MIPI D-PHY ReDriver for ADAS

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:48:00 +0100

Diodes is releasing its automotive-compliant PI2MEQX2505Q, a 1.8V, 2.5Gps MIPI D-PHY ReDriver. Aimed at advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), or camera monitoring systems, it is a signal integrity device. MIPI D-PHY ...
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EW BrightSparks 2025 profile: Harry Ford, HyImpulse

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:39:00 +0100

Now in its eighth year of awards, EW BrightSparks sees Electronics Weekly highlight and celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. In the next ...
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100V TMBS rectifier modules deliver forward voltage drop down to 0.83V

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:45:00 +0100

Vishay Intertechnology is introducing four 100V Gen 2 Trench MOS Barrier Schottky (TMBS) rectifier modules. They are in the compact, fully insulated SOT-227 package. According to Vishay, optimised for power ...
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Singapore lab replaces interposer copper with optical fibre

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:44:00 +0100

Replacing copper in semiconductor packing with optical fibre increases data and speed while resolving the issues of heat generation encountered by more traditional design. Singapore’s NSC (New Silicon Corporation) Innovation ...
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Singapore lab replaces interposer copper with micro LEDs

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:44:00 +0100

Replacing copper in semiconductor packaging with microLED optical links increases data rates and speed while resolving the issues of heat generation encountered by more traditional designs. Singapore’s NSC (New Silicon ...
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Kymeta-JDI meta-surface to enable multi-band, multi-orbit satcomns

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:13:00 +0100

Kymeta, the mobile satcomms specialist, and Japan Display Inc (JDI) are developing a multi-band metasurface aperture to enable concurrent operation across Ku and Ka-band satellite frequencies. This collaboration aims to ...
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RF GaN on 11% CAGR to hit $2.4bn in 2031

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:12:00 +0100

RF GaN is on a strong growth trajectory, says Yole, with the market expected to reach ~$2.4 billion by 2031. Defence is the main growth engine, heading toward ~$1 billion ...
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High-performance isolated gate driver ICs with opto-emulator input

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:11:00 +0100

Infineon has introduced the EiceDRIVER 1ED301xMC12I product family, a series of high-performance isolated gate driver ICs with opto-emulator input. The devices are pin-compatible with existing opto-emulators and optocouplers, offering high ...
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2025 UK connector market up 5%, says ITSA

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:09:00 +0100

ITSA members reported 2025 UK connector sales up 5% over 2024 with orders and the BtoB flat. Key markets performances: Broadcast down 6%. Mil/Aero up 2% Medical up 12% Test ...
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Murata guide to optimising AI datacentre power delivery networks

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:03:00 +0100

Murata has launched a technology guide entitled: ‘Optimising Power Delivery Networks for AI Servers in Next-Generation Data Centres.’ The guide introduces specific power delivery network optimisation solutions for AI servers ...
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Murata guide to optimising AI datacentre power deliver networks

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:03:00 +0100

PHYTEC SoM features NXP i.MX RT1170 MCU and Zephyr OS

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:06:00 +0100

PHYTEC is announcing its phyCORE-i.MX RT1170, a small pluggable System on Module (SoM) featuring NXP’s i.MX RT1170 “crossover” MCU. It runs Zephyr OS as a real-time operating system. Measuring 30 ...
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Singapore shines as photonics centre as Asia Photonics Expo 2026 begins

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:52:00 +0100

The importance of Singapore as a technology hub was reinforced today at the opening of the Asia Photonics Expo (APE) 2026. This year’s APE (Wednesday 04 – Friday 06 February) ...
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Space-Comm Expo Europe 2026 heading to London

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:25:00 +0100

The ExCeL Centre, in London, will be hosting Space-Comm Expo Europe on 4-5 March (Wednesday – Thursday), featuring an exhibition, keynote presentations, and a conference programme. More than 5,400 people ...
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5-ton eVTOL demo-ed in China

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:18:00 +0100

AutoFlight has unveiled Matrix, the world’s first 5-ton class electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which successfully completed a public full transition flight demonstration at the company’s low-altitude flight ...
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Eye tracking AI glasses for cyclists

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100

Smart glasses specifically designed for cyclists include optical components supplied by Opto Precision. At Asia Photonics Expo 2026, the optic manufacturer highlighted the first generation of glasses and gave Electronics ...
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Infineon acquires the non-optical analogue/mixed-signal portfolio of ams OSRAM

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 07:29:00 +0100

Infineon is expanding its sensor business with the acquisition of the non-optical analog/mixed-signal sensor portfolio from ams OSRAM. The two companies have entered into an agreement for a purchase price ...
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Honda and Mythic hook up for auto SoC

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 07:21:00 +0100

Honda and Mythic, the Texas analogue processor startup, are to develop an SoC for automated driving in SDVs.. Honda is exploring neuromorphic technology, and Mythic makes neuromorphic neural processing units ...
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Record year for AMD

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 07:16:00 +0100

AMD had Q4 revenue of $10.3 billion for a gross margin of 54%, operating income of $1.8 billion and net income of $1.5 billion. For the full year 2025, AMD ...
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