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Cambridge graphene startup raises £1.2m for 6G, quantum
Cambridge graphene startup raises £1.2m for 6G, quantum
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CamGraPhIC in Cambridge, UK, has raised £1.26m (€1.5m, $1.5m) for its graphene telecoms and datacoms technology and plans to start…
Amazon to acquire Roomba robot vacuum maker
Amazon to acquire Roomba robot vacuum maker
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Amazon and consumer robot company iRobot have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon…
E-harvesting startup raises funds for smart wireless charging
E-harvesting startup raises funds for smart wireless charging
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Smart wireless charging technology R&D company Mica Energies has announced the launch of their Regulation Crowdfunding raise with a $38.3…
Nordic Semi sets up RISC-V design team
Nordic Semi sets up RISC-V design team
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Leading European chip design Nordic Semiconductor is setting up a new design team to develop a processor core based on…

Analyst warns semiconductor downturn has started
Analyst warns semiconductor downturn has started
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Following the dire figures for the semiconductor market in June, analyst Malcolm Penn of Future Horizons warns that the downturn has begun. “The current semiconductor super cycle is finally drawing…
Intel close to Italy chiplet assembly plant – report
Intel close to Italy chiplet assembly plant – report
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Intel is close to announcing a plant to assemble 25 and 3D packages in Italy, according to a report from Reuters. The investment could be as much as $5bn although…
Analyst warns of China threat to global telecoms over Taiwan
Analyst warns of China threat to global telecoms over Taiwan
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A European analyst is warning of China adopting similar tactics to Russia to disable western economies in the wake of rising tensions. Leading US politician Nancy Pelosi (above, centre) visited…
QLM raises £12m for quantum sensor technology
QLM raises £12m for quantum sensor technology
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QLM Technology in the UK has raised £12m (€14m, $14m) for its quantum sensing technology. The company has headquarters in Cardiff and operations in Bristol and San Francisco and has…
Sakuu opens battery 3D printing plant
Sakuu opens battery 3D printing plant
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Sakuu has opened an engineering plant in California for its 3D printed battery technology. The multi-million dollar buildout follows the recent opening of Sakuu’s battery pilot line facility currently producing…
Wipers and botnets dominate threats to manufacturing and energy IoT systems
Wipers and botnets dominate threats to manufacturing and energy IoT systems
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Malware, IoT botnets and the Russia/Ukraine war were the biggest factors for threats to manufacturing and energy systems says a US analyst. The latest IoT security report from Nozomi Networks…
Rating for designing sustainable space systems
Rating for designing sustainable space systems
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The Space Centre at EPFL in Switzerland has launched an international Space Sustainability Rating to encourage system designers to design and implement sustainable and responsible space missions. With the uncontrolled…
Semtech to acquire Sierra Wireless in IoT push
Semtech to acquire Sierra Wireless in IoT push
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Acquisition to create a comprehensive IoT platform to enable the transformation to a smarter, more sustainable planet.
Quickline/Mavenir deliver 5G SA cloud-native Open RAN
Quickline/Mavenir deliver 5G SA cloud-native Open RAN
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A UK first, the Open RAN network targets FWA services for rural communities and utilises the N77 spectrum band.
Semtech to acquire Sierra Wireless in IoT push
Semtech to acquire Sierra Wireless in IoT push
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High-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms supplier Semtech Corporation has announced that it has agreed to acquire wireless communications equipment designer, manufacturer and services provider Sierra Wireless.
Semtech buys Sierra Wireless in $1.2bn deal
Semtech buys Sierra Wireless in $1.2bn deal
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Mixed signal chip designer Semtech is to buy wireless module maker Sierra Wireless in a definitive deal worth $1.2bn. The deal significantly expands Semtech’s addressable market with a range of…
Automotive business drives Infineon’s guidance higher
Automotive business drives Infineon’s guidance higher
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Semiconductor manufacturer Infineon achieved a significant increase in sales in the third quarter of its financial year compared to the same quarter of the previous year and slightly raised its…
Phasecraft, Oxford PV to use quantum computer to find photovoltaic materials
Phasecraft, Oxford PV to use quantum computer to find photovoltaic materials
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Phasecraft and Oxford PV have received funding for a UK project to explore the development of new materials for photovoltaic solar cells using a quantum computer. The project with University…
bp plans £50m battery lab in UK
bp plans £50m battery lab in UK
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Energy company bp plans to invest up to £50m ($60m) in a battery testing centre and analytical laboratory in the UK. The lab will be based at bp’s existing global…
US mulls expanding Chinese embargo to include YMTC
US mulls expanding Chinese embargo to include YMTC
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The US is considering restricting shipments of chipmaking equipment to memory chip manufacturers in China, and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. Ltd. (YMTC) in particular, according to multiple sources. More specifically…
Anritsu teams for PCIe 5.0 automated test system
Anritsu teams for PCIe 5.0 automated test system
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Anritsu has worked with Granite River Labs (GRL) in the US on a fully automated test system for the PCI Express (PCIe) 5.0 specification. The system combines Anritsu’s MP1900A bit error…
Chinese invasion of Taiwan would make TSMC ‘not operable’, says chairman
Chinese invasion of Taiwan would make TSMC ‘not operable’, says chairman
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Mark Liu, chairman of foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., has said that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would render the foundry “not operable.” TSMC is a leading chip manufacturer…
Telit buys Thales IoT business, spins off automotive business
Telit buys Thales IoT business, spins off automotive business
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Telit is to acquire the cellular Internet of Things (IoT) business of French conglomerate Thales and sell off its automotive business. Telit will incorporate the Thales cellular IoT products business…
5G core on AWS to simplify private network deployments
5G core on AWS to simplify private network deployments
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IPLOOK 5G core network software runs on AWS, helping customers to quickly launch cost-effective 5G networks.
Fifth generation smart terminal converges satellite and mobile
Fifth generation smart terminal converges satellite and mobile
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Smart terminal to unlock the power of any combination of cellular and satellite networks enabling unparalleled service and experience levels.
Boost for UK medical drone distribution network
Boost for UK medical drone distribution network
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The CAELUS project in Scotland has received £10.1m for drone delivery of medical supplies using a long range aircraft from Dronamics. The project is led by the operator of Glasgow…
Open source chip programme expands to 90nm FDSOI
Open source chip programme expands to 90nm FDSOI
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Google is extending its open source chip development programme with US foundry Skywater Technology to a 90nm FDSOI process. Unlike a traditional CMOS bulk process, FD SOI uses a thin…
Micron tips plan to expand US memory chip manufacturing
Micron tips plan to expand US memory chip manufacturing
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While applauding the passing of the US Chips Act Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho) has said it has plans to bring more leading-edge memory manufacturing to the US. The US…
UK satellite terminal maker re-brands as all.space
UK satellite terminal maker re-brands as all.space
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UK satellite terminal maker Isotropic Systems has re-branded as all.space as its fifth generation system readies for production. The software-defined terminal is designed to connect with all networks via multiple,…


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