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QNX powers WeRide ADAS systems
QNX powers WeRide ADAS systems
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WeRide is using the QNX real time operating system for its latest ADAS devices in a strategic deal. The technology…
UK faces critical skills gap in IoT component obsolescence
UK faces critical skills gap in IoT component obsolescence
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The UK faces a critical skills gap in obsolescence management for devices across the Internet of Things (IoT) according a…
Infineon looks to humanoid robots with Marvell Ethernet buy
Infineon looks to humanoid robots with Marvell Ethernet buy
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Infineon Technologies is to buy the automotive Ethernet business from Marvell for $2.5bn in cash as a route into humanoid…
Beyond Gravity teams for pre-integrated avionics and flight software  
Beyond Gravity teams for pre-integrated avionics and flight software  
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Beyond Gravity in Zurich has teamed up with Rocket Lab in the US to provide pre-integrated avionics and flight software…

Hailo taps Avnet ASIC for AI chips
Hailo taps Avnet ASIC for AI chips
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AI chip designer Hailo is to use Avnet ASIC to develop its next generation of devices. Using Avnet ASIC, a business division of distributor Avnet Silica, provides access to the…
India’s Cyient launches fabless chip company
India’s Cyient launches fabless chip company
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Engineering, data and management services conglomerate Cyient Ltd. (Hyderabad, India) has launched and will invest in a subsidiary company – Cyient Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. – that aggregates its chip design…
Call to boost energy security in Europe
Call to boost energy security in Europe
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A science-based report from academics across Europe is calling for more investment in renewable energy and grid technologies to protect the region’s energy security. “We are expecting the electricity system…
Infineon buys automotive Ethernet business from Marvell
Infineon buys automotive Ethernet business from Marvell
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Acquisition to boost software-defined automotive capabilities and add future IoT opportunities, such as humanoid robots.
How DigiKey tackles tariffs
How DigiKey tackles tariffs
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Distributor DigiKey in the US has invested millions in a highly automated facility in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, that is the central hub for its global business. The imposition…
UK’s Octric Semiconductor to get £200 million boost
UK’s Octric Semiconductor to get £200 million boost
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Octric Semiconductors Ltd. (Durham, England), a wafer fab bought by the UK government in 2024, is set to receive £200 million (about US$250 million) in investment, according to a Telegraph…
Bosch, Element Six aim for chip-scale diamond quantum sensor  
Bosch, Element Six aim for chip-scale diamond quantum sensor  
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Bosch is spinning out its quantum sensor startup into a joint venture with synthetic diamond maker Element Six to make chip-scale devices. Quantum sensors are a key technology area for…
China shakeup, cuts, for McLaren Automotive in sale  
China shakeup, cuts, for McLaren Automotive in sale  
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An Abu Dhabi company has completed its acquisition of McLaren Automotive and combined it with a luxury car brand and Chinese EV technology from Nio. CYVN Holdings is combining McLaren…
GreatWall taps Navitas for 2.5kW AI datacentre power supply
GreatWall taps Navitas for 2.5kW AI datacentre power supply
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GreatWall in China is to use the GaNSense power devices from Navitas Semiconductors for a 2.5kW high power density DC-DC converter for AI datacentres. The quarter brick 2.5kW DC-DC converter…
Mobileye taps Valens for production driverless cars
Mobileye taps Valens for production driverless cars
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Mobileye is to use a high speed interconnect chipset from Valens in Israel for several driverless cars that are entering production. The Valens VA7000 MIPI A-PHY-compliant chipsets will be used…
President Trump says chip tariffs to start “very soon”
President Trump says chip tariffs to start “very soon”
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US President Donald Trump said on April 3 that tariffs would be imposed on semiconductor products “very soon.” Semiconductors and pharmaceuticals were not mentioned in the geographical “reciprocal tariffs” announcement…
Intel, TSMC outline deal to form chipmaking venture, says report
Intel, TSMC outline deal to form chipmaking venture, says report
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Struggling chip giant Intel and Taiwanese foundry TSMC have reached a preliminary agreement to form a joint venture to run Intel’s chip manufacturing plants, according to a report in The…
SemiQ sees SiC traction in EV battery cell cyclers
SemiQ sees SiC traction in EV battery cell cyclers
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SemiQ in the US is shipping its silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET modules for high power cell cycling systems used by several of the world’s leading battery manufacturers. Cell cyclers enable…
Arteris opens engineering hub in Poland
Arteris opens engineering hub in Poland
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Arteris is building on its relationship with the University of Krakow for an engineering and customer support hub in the Polish city. The hub will support the development of network-on-chip…
Amazon to launch first Kuiper production satellites
Amazon to launch first Kuiper production satellites
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Amazon is set to launch its first batch of production satellites next week for broadband from space. The Project Kuiper launch on April 9th will see 27 of Amazon’s second…
NanoAvionics secures funding to build 280 LEO satellites
NanoAvionics secures funding to build 280 LEO satellites
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The partnership with Meridian Space includes an in-orbit demonstrator planned for 2026 and a tailored satellite optimised for high performance and launch efficiency.
European summer school to tackle skills shortage
European summer school to tackle skills shortage
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The European Chips Skills Academy (ECSA) is signing up participants for its second summer school for the region’s electronics industry. The five day ECS Summer School 2025 will take place at…
UK kickstarts StarMaker One to boost UK fusion power
UK kickstarts StarMaker One to boost UK fusion power
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The UK government is providing £20m to kickstart an investment fund for fusion power technology. The StarMaker One fund aims to raised up to £150m (€175m, $200m) to help fusion…
Leonardo picks Wind River VxWorks for software-defined RF
Leonardo picks Wind River VxWorks for software-defined RF
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As multi-core processors drive an increasingly software-defined world, new opportunities are emerging in aerospace and defence.
Tata recruits GloFo veteran for foundry push
Tata recruits GloFo veteran for foundry push
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Tata Electronics Pvt. Ltd. has appointed KC Ang, as head of its foundry business reporting to CEO Randhir Thakur. Ang is chartered with implementing AI-enabled foundry operations while forming strategic…
Bankrupt Belgian fab pivots toward photonic IC production
Bankrupt Belgian fab pivots toward photonic IC production
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The administrators of bankrupt chip manufacturer BelGaN have reached an agreement with an unnamed European investor that could see photonic chip production at the site, according to the Belga News…
FMC, Neumonda team up to sell DRAM+ memory
FMC, Neumonda team up to sell DRAM+ memory
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Memory vendor Neumonda GmbH (Bad Homburg, Germany) has joined forces with Ferroelectric Memory Co. (Dresden, Germany) to help sell FMC’s ‘DRAM+’ non-volatile memory. Neumonda, which holds several patents in the…
Semiconductors exempt as US declares national emergency to impose tariffs
Semiconductors exempt as US declares national emergency to impose tariffs
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The US government has declared a national emergency in order to impose tariffs on almost all items entering the country on Saturday. However semiconductors and certain critical raw materials for…
Faster compiler qualification for safety-critical software
Faster compiler qualification for safety-critical software
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The Solid Sands and Validas partnership will provide a comprehensive continuous compiler qualification service for safety-critical software developers.


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