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IP platforms with pre-packaged supply chains reduce risk
IP platforms with pre-packaged supply chains reduce risk
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Innovative off-the-shelf IP designs and now off-the-shelf manufacturing further reduce risk and time to market.
BICS and Lynk announce satellite direct-to-mobile phone service
BICS and Lynk announce satellite direct-to-mobile phone service
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The satellite direct-to-mobile agreement enables MNOs to expand mobile coverage to underserved rural communities without terrestrial cell towers. …
European network for first satellite direct-to-mobile service
European network for first satellite direct-to-mobile service
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BICS in Belgium has signed a deal for global mobile phone coverage via satellite using the Lynk Global network. Lynk…
Hanwha-Phasor to double UK chip design team
Hanwha-Phasor to double UK chip design team
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Hanwha-Phasor is aiming to double its chip design team working on satellite communication systems in in Cambridge, UK. Hanwha of…

Chinese FPGA startup raises first funds
Chinese FPGA startup raises first funds
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FPGA startup Suzhou Yige Technology Co. Ltd. (Suzhou, China) – otherwise known as EagleChip – has raised 286 million yuan (about US$41.5 million) in an “angel” round of funding. EagleChip…
First EV charger to connect to Matter-ready Home Energy Management System
First EV charger to connect to Matter-ready Home Energy Management System
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French power giant Schneider Electric has launched a version of its EVlink Home Smart Charger that is the first to link to a home energy management system that uses the…
Meta acquires haptic technology startup
Meta acquires haptic technology startup
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Facebook parent Meta Platforms has acquired haptic technology startup Lofelt, a company that specializes in developing touch technologies in mobile devices.
Elektrobit joins Eclipse Foundation’s Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) working group
Elektrobit joins Eclipse Foundation’s Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) working group
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The middleware company aims to contribute to a dynamic open-source platform for next-generation vehicles. Volkswagen seems to have a role to play in this. In the background, Volkswagen pulls its…
Spectris closes Dytran acquisition broadening its sensors offering
Spectris closes Dytran acquisition broadening its sensors offering
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Piezoelectric sensor specialist Dytran will be integrated into the Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer business owned by Spectris.
Advantech edge gateway qualified for AWS IoT Greengrass
Advantech edge gateway qualified for AWS IoT Greengrass
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Advantech’s UNO series of IoT edge gateways has qualified for Amazon’s Greengrass open source edge runtime and cloud service. This allows Advantech’s UNO series gateways (UNO-137, UNO-148, UNO-2271G V2, UNO-2372G,…
Newport Wafer Fab sale decision delayed, as private equity circles
Newport Wafer Fab sale decision delayed, as private equity circles
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The final date for a decision on the UK government’s investigation of Nexperia’s purchase of chipmaker Newport Wafer Fab has been pushed back to October 5, according to a Sunday…
US adds high-end GPUs to China AI embargo
US adds high-end GPUs to China AI embargo
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The US government has told Nvidia Corp. to stop selling its A100 and H100 advanced GPUs into China without a special license, according to a Securities & Exchange Commission filing.
Micron to spend $15 billion on Idaho memory fab
Micron to spend $15 billion on Idaho memory fab
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Memory chip maker Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho) has said it will spend about $15 billion over the next eight years building a wafer fab at its headquarters in Boise,…
Allegro takes on French GaN and SiC gate driver specialist
Allegro takes on French GaN and SiC gate driver specialist
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Allegro MicroSystems has completed the acquisition of Heyday Integrated Circuits for its fully integrated isolated gate drivers for gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) designs. The deal combines Heyday’s…
Skeleton renames Black Magic curved graphene business
Skeleton renames Black Magic curved graphene business
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Skeleton Technologies is renaming its Black Magic graphene subsidiary to Skeleton Materials. Black Magic is based in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Saxony-Anhalt and is responsible for material development and production of the patented…
Meta, Qualcomm team on metaverse chips
Meta, Qualcomm team on metaverse chips
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Qualcomm Technologies and Meta Platforms have announced a multi-year agreement to collaborate on a new era of spatial computing.
Android 14 to support satellite connections in smartphones
Android 14 to support satellite connections in smartphones
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The next version of the Android operating system will support direct satellite connections, says a senior executive at Google. “Wild to think about user experiences for phones that can connect…
Siemens, Nissan team to digitise electric powertrain production
Siemens, Nissan team to digitise electric powertrain production
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Siemens is working with Nissan to build production lines for a new all-electric crossover vehicle at the company’s plant in Tochigi, Japan. Nissan is using key digital technology across the…
Spectris boosts HBK with piezoelectric sensor business
Spectris boosts HBK with piezoelectric sensor business
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Spectris in London has completed the $82m (£66m, €82m) acquisition of Dytran Instruments, merging it with the Hottinger Brüel & Kjær (HBK) business. California-based Dytran is a designer and manufacturer…
Qualcomm hits back at ARM over lawsuit
Qualcomm hits back at ARM over lawsuit
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Qualcomm is accusing its processor IP supplier ARM of attempting to interfere with its internal design operation after the takeover of startup Nuvia. This marks a very different approach under…
Alphawave completes its RISC-V, chiplet acquisition of OpenFive
Alphawave completes its RISC-V, chiplet acquisition of OpenFive
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Alphawave IP has completed the $210m acquisition of developer OpenFive to boost its IP in chiplets, RISC-V and designs in the latest 3nm process technology. The last regulatory approvals were…
OQ Technology raises €13m for satellite 5G IoT
OQ Technology raises €13m for satellite 5G IoT
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OQ Technology has raised €13m for its space-based 5G technology for the Internet of Things. The round was led by Wa’ed Ventures, the venture capital arm at Aramco (the Saudi oil and…
Technology fund looks to possible Newport Wafer Fab rescue
Technology fund looks to possible Newport Wafer Fab rescue
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An investment fund has been formed to launch a rescue bid for Newport Wafer Fab should the acquisition of the Welsh chipmaker by Nexperia be blocked by the UK government.
$2m prize in LED lighting prototype competition
$2m prize in LED lighting prototype competition
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has opened the Prototype Phase of its L-Prize competition, which seeks to boost innovation in advanced LED lighting fixtures and control systems for use in commercial and…
Alphawave IP close OpenFive purchase of custom silicon IP
Alphawave IP close OpenFive purchase of custom silicon IP
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Driving greater scale and revenue growth, the combined company will add scale and expand expertise into custom silicon.
First off-the-shelf automotive A-PHY camera module
First off-the-shelf automotive A-PHY camera module
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Addressing a growing ecosystem, the first off-the-shelf MIPI A-PHY camera module will reduce time to market for A-PHY-based systems.
EU placates Apple on smartphone battery regulations
EU placates Apple on smartphone battery regulations
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After a bruising battle over a single charger format for smartphones, the European Union appears to be placating Apple in its latest regulations for sustainable design. The EU is introducing…
EU extends ecodesign requirements to smartphones
EU extends ecodesign requirements to smartphones
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The European Union is introducing two draft sets of regulations that extend sustainable design of electronic equipment from appliances to smartphones and other IT equipment. The regulations will be introduced…


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