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$2bn boost for 300mm silicon wafer supply
$2bn boost for 300mm silicon wafer supply
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Sumco in Japan is spending over $2bn to boost supply of 300mm wafers for production in 2024.
Qualcomm beats out Magna in bid for Veoneer
Qualcomm beats out Magna in bid for Veoneer
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In the bidding race for Swedish automotive technology supplier Veoneer, Qualcomm has won out over Magna International. Qualcomm is thus…
Showa Denko signs long term SiC deal with Toshiba
Showa Denko signs long term SiC deal with Toshiba
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Showa Denko has signed long term deals with Toshiba and Rohm to supply silicon carbide (SiC) epi-wafers to cement its…
Chip M&A deals back to lower levels after 2020 boom
Chip M&A deals back to lower levels after 2020 boom
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Mergers and acquisitions of chip companies have reached approximately $22 billion in the first eight months of 2021, about the…

Modular electronics for 20 qubit Swedish quantum computer
Modular electronics for 20 qubit Swedish quantum computer
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Chalmers University in Sweden is using a control stack from Qbox in the Netherlands for its 20-qubit quantum computer.
Taiwan taps Oxford Instruments to expand compound semiconductor supply chain
Taiwan taps Oxford Instruments to expand compound semiconductor supply chain
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The Taiwanese government is looking to develop new supply chains for RF and power compound semiconductors through an agreement between ITRI and Oxford Instruments…
Datacenter analytics startup attracts funds, big name directors
Datacenter analytics startup attracts funds, big name directors
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Fabless analytics processing company Speedata Ltd. has raised $55 million in a Series A round of finance and attracted Lip Bu Tan, and Eyal Waldman to join its board of…
Picocom, Radisys team for 5G end-to-end video streaming
Picocom, Radisys team for 5G end-to-end video streaming
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Interoperability tests at Picocom and Radisys validate Open RAN Open Fronthaul and Small Cell Forum (SCF) FAPI interfaces for 5G…
NIO picks Keysight to verify 5G and C-V2X in EVs
NIO picks Keysight to verify 5G and C-V2X in EVs
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Enables top Chinese electric vehicle automaker to verify 5G NR and complex hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) drive test scenarios in the lab.
World’s longest subsea HVDC link opens
World’s longest subsea HVDC link opens
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NSL is the world's longest HVDC subsea cable at 720km long and runs from Norway to the UK…
Farewell Cree as it transitions to Wolfspeed
Farewell Cree as it transitions to Wolfspeed
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Cree is shifting to the New York Stock Exchange as Wolfspeed on Monday as it changes its name…
Prize for perovskite solar cell researchers
Prize for perovskite solar cell researchers
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Seven pioneers of perovskite semiconductor solar cell technology have won the 2022 Rank prize for optoelectronics research…
Rigetti completes UK quantum computer
Rigetti completes UK quantum computer
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Rigetti and its partners have completed building its first quantum computing system in the UK and plan to make it available through Rigetti Quantum Cloud Services in early 2022.
Pre-switch expands with test facility
Pre-switch expands with test facility
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A new building will host a 200kW dyno as Pre-Switch ramps up its AI-based 100kHz e-mobility inverter reference platform…
Scalable power analysis across 3D chips
Scalable power analysis across 3D chips
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Siemens has launched its first power integrity tool with a scalable system that works across 2D, 2.5D and 3D analog, digital and mixed-signal IC designs…
Reference design for 3D spatial audio in headsets and TWS earbuds
Reference design for 3D spatial audio in headsets and TWS earbuds
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CEVA, Beken and VisiSonics collaborate to bring complete 3D spatial audio hardware and software reference design to consumer electronics OEMs and ODMs.
MicroSys, Hailo team for embedded AI platform
MicroSys, Hailo team for embedded AI platform
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The MicroSys miriac embedded modules and platforms use up to eight the Hailo-8 AI acceleration modules for a scalable embedded AI platform with up to 130TOPS…
EU-US tech council to head off trade war
EU-US tech council to head off trade war
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Senior EU and US politicians and trade negotiators have met for the first time to agree a way forward for investment in chip plants to prevent the current chip shortages…
Startup raises $1m for high density etch technology
Startup raises $1m for high density etch technology
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AlixLabs in Sweden has raised SEK9 million (US$1m) in a seed round to exploit developments in atomic layer etching below 20nm for smaller chips.
Megawatt charging network for long-haul trucks
Megawatt charging network for long-haul trucks
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The HoLa project in Germany is developing a fast charging system for long distance trucks capable of over 1MW…
Atmosic teams for energy harvesting remote controls and smart homes
Atmosic teams for energy harvesting remote controls and smart homes
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Remote control & sensing OEM Universal Electronics is using energy harvesting from Atmosic Technologies to eliminate reliance on batteries in remote control and smart home designs…
ABB launches 360kW EV fast charger
ABB launches 360kW EV fast charger
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ABB’s 360kW charger can top up an electric vehicle (EV) to give 100km of range in just 3 minutes…
Nu Eyne eye-therapy wearable leverages STM32 wireless MCU
Nu Eyne eye-therapy wearable leverages STM32 wireless MCU
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MCU-controlled wireless eyewear features Bluetooth connectivity to promote efficient tissue regeneration and treats dry eye.
Continental secures AI expertise for automated driving
Continental secures AI expertise for automated driving
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Technology company Continental and Horizon Robotics, a leading provider of edge computing platforms for artificial intelligence (AI), have formed a joint venture. The JV will develop integrated hardware and software…
NIO picks Keysight to verify 5G and C-V2X in EVs
NIO picks Keysight to verify 5G and C-V2X in EVs
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Enables top Chinese electric vehicle automaker to verify 5G NR and complex hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) drive test scenarios in the lab.
Toyota bolsters its software ecosystem
Toyota bolsters its software ecosystem
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Toyota subsidiary Woven Planet Holdings has acquired Renovo Motors, a Silicon Valley-based developer of vehicle operating systems. Renovo develops software solutions for the open Arene platform for developing programmable cars.
Perovskite solar cell researchers win 2022 Rank Prize
Perovskite solar cell researchers win 2022 Rank Prize
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Seven pioneers of perovskite semiconductor solar cell technology have won the 2022 Rank prize for optoelectronics research…
Emergency LED lighting control strengthens interoperability for safety-critical applications
Emergency LED lighting control strengthens interoperability for safety-critical applications
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Certification of DALI-2 control gear for self-contained emergency lighting adds interoperability to DALI features such as automated testing and reporting.


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