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Tasking looks to expand outside of automotive
Tasking looks to expand outside of automotive
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Following its acquisition of LDRA, Tasking in Germany is looking to expand into development tools for industrial and aerospace…
Quantum Machines raises US$170 million in Series C
Quantum Machines raises US$170 million in Series C
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Quantum Machines Ltd. (Tel Aviv, Israel), a provider of quantum control solutions, has raised $170 million in Series C funding,…
Infineon opens up Apple ‘find my’ network with secure wireless chips, microcontrollers
Infineon opens up Apple ‘find my’ network with secure wireless chips, microcontrollers
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Infineon Technologies has added support for the Apple Find My network accessory to its development kit. The support in the ModusToolbox…
New boss for UK research
New boss for UK research
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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is refreshing its mission with a new chief executive from the atomic energy agency. Professor…

Samsung signs to use YMTC NAND flash technology
Samsung signs to use YMTC NAND flash technology
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Samsung Electronics is set to use bonding technology from China’s YMTC for the production of 400-layer NAND flash memory, according to Korea’s ChosunBiz news site. A contract was signed between…
TrustInSoft and Ferrous Systems partner on Rust code analysis
TrustInSoft and Ferrous Systems partner on Rust code analysis
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Partnership eliminates memory safety vulnerabilities with rigorous verification and analysis while ensuring safe interoperability between Rust and C/C++.
Rheinmetall shifts automotive production to military
Rheinmetall shifts automotive production to military
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German defence company Rheinmetall is reported to be shifting two of its automotive factories in Germany to military production. This is expected to take advantage of a surge in defence…
SureCore IP slashes AI chip power at KU Leuven
SureCore IP slashes AI chip power at KU Leuven
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KU Leuven in Belgium is using IP from SureCore to reduce dynamic power in an AI chip by 40%. The PowerMiser IP was used in a 16nm FinFET process and…
Voice over satellite breakthroughs with NB-IoT
Voice over satellite breakthroughs with NB-IoT
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The networks that link the Internet of Things (IoT) are not only taking to the skies with satellite connectivity, but enabling voice links to remote areas. The latest development for…
WeRide to open driverless taxi service in Zurich
WeRide to open driverless taxi service in Zurich
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Chinese operator is set to launch a fully unmanned taxi service in Zurich in the next few months. This follows the launch of its latest generation Robotaxi, the GXR, for…
€227m for ams Osram open back-end plant
€227m for ams Osram open back-end plant
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The European Commission has approved a €227m grant to support a €1.4bn back-end processing being built in Austria by ams Osram that will also be open to other European users.
BMW looks to boost US Gen6 assembly to avoid trade war
BMW looks to boost US Gen6 assembly to avoid trade war
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BMW is increasing its production of its battery systems in the US for its next generation Gen6 800V electric vehicle technology to avoid coming tariffs on vehicles and semiconductors. The…
Report calls for £50bn investment boost in UK electricity grid
Report calls for £50bn investment boost in UK electricity grid
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A report has called for a “step change” in investment in local electricity grid distribution networks in the UK. The report from the National Infrastructure Commission says that with demand for…
Panasonic expands production of large hybrid capacitors in AI boom
Panasonic expands production of large hybrid capacitors in AI boom
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Panasonic Industry is expanding production of its larger hybrid capacitors as demand ramps up for power supplies in AI datacentres. These combine polymer aluminium electrolytic and specialty polymer capacitors for…
100V GaN chips shrink Class D audio amplifier
100V GaN chips shrink Class D audio amplifier
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SounDigital in Brazil has used the latest 100V gallium nitride transistors from Infineon Technologies for a 1500W Class D audio amplifier. The five channel Class D amplifier switches at 800…
$23m for Silicon Labs in Texas
$23m for Silicon Labs in Texas
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Silicon Labs has been awarded a $23 million grant for a new R&D lab in Austin, Texas. The funding comes from the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) established by the Texas CHIPS Act. This…
$130m deal for semiconductor equipment network
$130m deal for semiconductor equipment network
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A secure network that connects up semiconductor manufacturing equipment around the world is being sold for $130m. SecureWise provides secure remote access, monitoring and control for manufacturing equipment at nearly…
Apple moves to its own modem silicon with the C1
Apple moves to its own modem silicon with the C1
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Apple has launched a phone with its own modem silicon for the first time with the C1, marking a move away from Qualcomm and bringing more of the semiconductor supply…
Lauterbach joins SOAFEE SIG to drive SDV development
Lauterbach joins SOAFEE SIG to drive SDV development
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Debug and trace tools from Lauterbach are "SDV Ready", as they can debug the entire software stack on all current and future automotive SoCs.
Lumotive raises $45m for AI, international push
Lumotive raises $45m for AI, international push
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Lumotive in Canada has closed a $45m funding round for its programmable optical beam steering metasurface technology The oversubscribed Series Bround included new investors Swisscom Ventures, East Bridge, EDOM, Grazia,…
UK report urges push on semiconductors
UK report urges push on semiconductors
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TechUK has updated its Plan for Chips report, two years on from its initial publication, and is calling for more decisive action for UK semiconductors. The revised report has nine…
Lauterbach joins SOAFEE for software defined vehicle debug
Lauterbach joins SOAFEE for software defined vehicle debug
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Debug specialist Lauterbach has joined the SOAFEE Special Interest Group to radically simplify and speed up software defined vehicles (SDV) development. SOAFEE, founded by ARM in 2021, is an industry-led…
Infineon aims Aurix AI vector units at BMS designs
Infineon aims Aurix AI vector units at BMS designs
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Infineon Technologies is to aiming the vector processing unit in the coming generation of Aurix automotive microcontroller at AI applications for the battery management system. The company says it has…
EU funding for Infineon Dresden smart power fab approved
EU funding for Infineon Dresden smart power fab approved
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The European Commission has approved almost €1bn of funding under the European Chips Act for the Smart Power Fab being built by Infineon Technology in Dresden, Germany. The official funding…
Bosch cuts solid oxide fuel cell business
Bosch cuts solid oxide fuel cell business
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Robert Bosch is to discontinue industrialisation of decentralised power supply systems based on solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology and focus on electrolysers for generating hydrogen instead. The move potentially…
ST heads back into silicon photonics with mass production at Crolles
ST heads back into silicon photonics with mass production at Crolles
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STMicroelectronics has developed a silicon photonics technology for next generation 800Gb/s and 1.6Tb/s optical modules in data centres. The PIC100 silicon photonics (SiPHo) process on 300mm wafers at Crolles in…
US hydrogen truck pioneer Nikola goes bust
US hydrogen truck pioneer Nikola goes bust
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Hydrogen truck pioneer Nikola has filed for bankruptcy protection and put itself up for sale. The company, based in Phoenix, Arizona, has $47m in the bank but this is ear-marked…
Everspin and Lattice bring MRAM to FPGA platforms
Everspin and Lattice bring MRAM to FPGA platforms
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MRAM in FPGA configuration is replacing traditional flash memory in many modern applications such as mission-critical, avionics and automotive.


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