MENU

Business news Page 26

Business news Page 26
SoftBank, Quantinuum team on hybrid quantum computing 
SoftBank, Quantinuum team on hybrid quantum computing 
Business news |
Alongside its project Stargate activities, Softbank is working with UK/US firm Quantinuum on hybrid quantum computing systems in data centres.
AMD taps rFpro for driverless car simulation
AMD taps rFpro for driverless car simulation
Business news |
AMD is using a digital twin simulation platform from rFpro in the UK to accelerate the development of automated driving…
Infineon to supply 1200V SiC MOSFETs to Forvia Hella
Infineon to supply 1200V SiC MOSFETs to Forvia Hella
Business news |
Forvia Hella in Germany is to use 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs from Infineon Technologies for its next generation 800…
iPRONICS raises funds for optical networking in AI data centers
iPRONICS raises funds for optical networking in AI data centers
Business news |
Optically switched fabric for AI architectures, enabling on-the-fly topology adaptation enabling programmable physical layer connections.

UK invests £20m in space company Orbex
UK invests £20m in space company Orbex
Business news |
The UK government has invested £20m in rocket company Orbex to boost the chances of a successful launch. Orbex first announced its Series D round in April last year, and…
European lessons from DeepSeek AI – updates
European lessons from DeepSeek AI – updates
Business news |
The emergence of Chinese AI company DeepSeek has some key lessons for the European industry say European AI entrepreneurs from Fractile and Graphcore to Axelera. DeepSeek, based in Hangzhou in…
OpenLight in open source photonics tool deal
OpenLight in open source photonics tool deal
Business news |
OpenLight has signed a strategic partnership with the creators of the popular open-source tool GDSFactory for its photonic chips. The PH18DA photonics process from Tower Semiconductor will be supported in…
AmberSemi signs first two equipment customers says CEO
AmberSemi signs first two equipment customers says CEO
Business news |
Power startup Amber Semiconductor has signed its first two strategic multi-phased partnerships around its power silicon. These deals with Jasco and Deako mark the first electrical product companies to publicly…
KD, Keysight team on multigigabit optical Ethernet
KD, Keysight team on multigigabit optical Ethernet
Business news |
Spanish fabless semiconductor company KD has signed a key deal with Keysight Technologies for testing optical Ethernet interconnect in automotive platforms. The deal covers Transmitter Distortion Figure of Merit (TDFOM)…
$100m for Alice & Bob cat qubits
$100m for Alice & Bob cat qubits
Business news |
French quantum technology developer Alice & Bob has raised €100m to build a fault tolerant quantum computer. The Series B funding round, led by Future French Champions (FFC), AVP (AXA…
Innoscience opens up China front in Infineon patent battle
Innoscience opens up China front in Infineon patent battle
Business news |
Innoscience has filed a lawsuit against Infineon Technologies and its subsidiaries in China alleging infringement of two patents on power chips. This follows an expanded lawsuit by Infineon against…
Blaize taps DeepSeek hype for edge AI
Blaize taps DeepSeek hype for edge AI
Business news |
Blaize is looking to tap into the hype around the latest smaller AI models for its edge AI chip and no-code software. The company, with a design team in…
Trump vows to impose chip import tariffs of up to 100%
Trump vows to impose chip import tariffs of up to 100%
Business news |
President Donald Trump has said he will impose tariffs – of up to 100 percent – on semiconductors and computer chips and other essential products imported into the United States.
First universal robotics software platform gets seed funding
First universal robotics software platform gets seed funding
Business news |
Platform makes it possible for the first time to program different robots using the operating system and programming language of choice.
Codasip, RED Semiconductor team for RISC-V AI acceleration
Codasip, RED Semiconductor team for RISC-V AI acceleration
Business news |
Two of Europe’s leading chip designers, Codasip and RED Semiconductor, have signed a deal to work on AI acceleration technologies using the RISC-V open instruction set architecture. UK-based RED will…
Kontron, Mugler team for 5G AI research network
Kontron, Mugler team for 5G AI research network
Business news |
A 5G network backbone for more advanced AI research and immersive learning platforms has been deployed at Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences (TH Rosenheim) in Germany. A four year…
Mouser launches automotive resource centre
Mouser launches automotive resource centre
Business news |
Online distributor Mouser has launched a resource centre for automotive designs. The automotive industry is undergoing a rapid transformation, driven by technological advancements like reaching SAE Level 3 ADAS. Achieving this…
PseudolithIC raises $6m for mmWave chiplet tech
PseudolithIC raises $6m for mmWave chiplet tech
Business news |
US startup PseudolithIC has raised $6m in seed funding for a proprietary technology to create chiplets for millimetre wave (mmWave) microwave and RF wireless systems. The investment will enable the…
FBDi chair Georg Steinberger dies suddenly
FBDi chair Georg Steinberger dies suddenly
Business news |
German distribution association FBDi has announced that its chair, Georg Steinberger, died suddenly from a cardiac arrest on Friday at the age of 63. “A sad moment for FBDi and…
KULR teams for datacentre cooling
KULR teams for datacentre cooling
Business news |
US power material developer Kulr has signed a strategic partnership with a long-standing Nvidia integration partner for its technology in datacentre technology shipping from Taiwan. EDOM Technology will use the Kulr…
IQE, Quintessent prepare quantum dot wafers for AI
IQE, Quintessent prepare quantum dot wafers for AI
Business news |
Laser and photonics company Quintessent Inc. (Goleta, Calif.) and wafer supplier IQE plc (Cardiff, Wales) are elevating an R&D partnership on photonics for datacenters to the commercial level. Quintessent, founded…
More Intel military customers for 18A process
More Intel military customers for 18A process
Business news |
Amid all the talk of a break-up of Intel, the company has announced two defense companies that will be using its 18A process technology through Intel Foundry. Trusted Semiconductor Solutions…
Indian fabless chip startup floats US$10 billion fab plan
Indian fabless chip startup floats US$10 billion fab plan
Business news |
The CEO of fabless chip company L&T Semiconductor Technologies Ltd. (Bengaluru, India) has said he has a plan to build a US$10 billion wafer fab using subsidies. Founded in 2023…
LG Energy plans all solid state battery pilot line as it cuts battery capex by 30%
LG Energy plans all solid state battery pilot line as it cuts battery capex by 30%
Business news |
LG Energy Solution is is launching pilot lines for lithium-sulfur all-solid-state batteries and dry electrodes in 2025 at the same time as it cut its capital spending in 2025 by…
TI disappoints with weak outlook on falling sales
TI disappoints with weak outlook on falling sales
Business news |
Texas Instruments’ share price dropped 5 percent after announced declining sales in its 4Q24 financial results and forecast a further decline in its 1Q25. The analog chip company achieved revenues…
Battery EVs beat traditional cars for reliability
Battery EVs beat traditional cars for reliability
Business news |
Battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) are now more reliable and can match the lifetime of traditional cars and vans with petrol and diesel engines says an international study using UK data.
US sets up science and technology advisory council
US sets up science and technology advisory council
Business news |
The new US administration is setting up a science and technology advisory council with a focus on AI, 5G and driverless cars. The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and…
Infineon teams for 1.5kW wireless charging for mobile robots
Infineon teams for 1.5kW wireless charging for mobile robots
Business news |
Xnergy Autonomous Power Technologies in Singapore has worked with Infineon Technologies on a compact high-power wireless charging system for smaller delivery and service robots, smaller AMRs, and AGVs. The Phoenix…


10s