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IQE looks to US, EU CHIPS Act for GaN expansion
IQE looks to US, EU CHIPS Act for GaN expansion
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Substrate supplier IQE is preparing an application for funding under the US Chips Act to expand its gallium nitride (GaN)…
IQE interview: The geopolitics of GaN
IQE interview: The geopolitics of GaN
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Rodney Pelzel, CTO of IQE, talks to eeNews Europe about its plans for expanding gallium nitride (GaN) into power and…
Diraq boosts CMOS quantum dot funding round to $22m
Diraq boosts CMOS quantum dot funding round to $22m
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Australian quantum technology startup Diraq has increased its latest investment round by $7m to USD $22 million. Diraq has attracted…
Accellera forms Federated Simulation Standard Working Group
Accellera forms Federated Simulation Standard Working Group
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The Accellera Systems Initiative has created a Working Group to focus on the interoperability of simulators, models, and other components…

CEA-Leti launches FAMES pilot line project
CEA-Leti launches FAMES pilot line project
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CEA-Leti has started a pilot line for next generation low power and sensor process technologies. The FAMES Pilot Line will develop five new sets of technologies, from 10nm and 7nm…
Innoscience asks USPTO to rule Infineon GaN patent invalid
Innoscience asks USPTO to rule Infineon GaN patent invalid
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GaN power chip maker Innoscience, has asked the US Patent and Trademark to review of the validity of a patent owned by Infineon Technologies Austria AG. Infineon’s US. Patent No.
Tenstorrent licenses IP from Baya Systems for AI/RISC-V chiplets
Tenstorrent licenses IP from Baya Systems for AI/RISC-V chiplets
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Comprehensive fabric tools from Baya Systems will enable Tenstorrent to scale its nest-generation AI and RISC-V chiplet products.
Antenna measurement system adds IoT satellite test support
Antenna measurement system adds IoT satellite test support
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ETS-Lindgren and Anritsu have added test support for devices using Narrow Band NTN (NB-NTN) protocol. This collaboration creates a comprehensive solution for the testing and validation of Narrowband NTN devices…
Microsoft cans subsea datacentre project
Microsoft cans subsea datacentre project
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Microsoft is not continuing with its underwater datacentre project in the UK. The Natick project ran from 2018 to 2020 to test a sealed subsea datacentre off the coast…
TI, Delta open Taiwan GaN R&D lab
TI, Delta open Taiwan GaN R&D lab
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Texas Instruments (TI) has opened a joint R&D lab with Delta Electronics today to develop next-generation electric vehicle (EV) onboard charging and power systems using gallium nitride (GaN) technologies. The…
Lenovo selects Navitas GaN for laptop fast chargers
Lenovo selects Navitas GaN for laptop fast chargers
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Lenovo in China is using GaN from Navitas Semiconductor for its fast charger for laptops ahead of a new generation of AI PCs. The Xiaoxin 105 W charger and the…
Toppan to set up battery packaging joint venture in Sweden
Toppan to set up battery packaging joint venture in Sweden
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Japanese packaging giant Toppan has signed a deal with Toyo Seikan to set up a ¥11bn (€65m) joint venture that will manufacture and sell packaging for automotive lithium-ion batteries in…
Guidelines for credible university software spinouts
Guidelines for credible university software spinouts
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A global collaboration has published guidelines to boost the number of software spinouts from universities. The TenU collaboration has teamed with investors and professional services firms to launch an expert…
Wave Photonics raises £4.5m for light-based chips
Wave Photonics raises £4.5m for light-based chips
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UK startup Wave Photonics has raised £4.5m ($5.8m) to develop on-chip photonics designs for quantum technologies, sensors, and datacentre applications. The funding will be used to commercialise its computational photonics…
Embedded FPGA IP for hub chiplet
Embedded FPGA IP for hub chiplet
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Primemas is to integrate the Achronix Speedcore embedded FPGA IP into its hub chiplet, or Hublet. The Primemas Hublet Hublet provides I/O, control, and compute functionality in a scalable format,…
Renesas steps up GaN battle as Transphorm deal completes
Renesas steps up GaN battle as Transphorm deal completes
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Renesas Electronics has completed the acquisition of Tranphorm and launched 15 GaN-based reference designs. The acquisition of Transphorm steps up the battle in GaN devices with Infineon, which acquired GaN…
Powercast, Nordic team for Matter energy harvesting smart home sensors
Powercast, Nordic team for Matter energy harvesting smart home sensors
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Powercast has teamed up with Nordic Semiconductor to power untethered RF energy harvesting sensors that are compatible with the Matter smart home protocol. The sensors integrate into smart home ecosystems…
$200m for self-driving truck rollout in 2025
$200m for self-driving truck rollout in 2025
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Waabi in the US has raised $200m from Volvo, Porsche and Nvidia and for its self-driving truck technology ahead of a full roll out next year. Waabi is using the…
Qblox raises $26m for quantum control stack development
Qblox raises $26m for quantum control stack development
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‍Qblox in the Netherlands has raised $26m for its scalable control electronics and software for quantum computers with thousands of qubits for industrial applications. The Qblox control stack, known as…
PQShield raises funding for commercial adoption of quantum resistant cryptography
PQShield raises funding for commercial adoption of quantum resistant cryptography
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The funding comes just as NIST is due to publish the official standards for post-quantum cryptography, the final milestone in a process that is driving the global transition to quantum-resistant…
CEO interview: WeEn Semiconductors
CEO interview: WeEn Semiconductors
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WeEn Semiconductors is a power spinout of Philips and NXP that perhaps is overshadowed by Nexperia. It is a Chinese company with European management, with a focus on diodes, IGBTs…
onsemi plans $2bn Czech SiC expansion
onsemi plans $2bn Czech SiC expansion
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onsemi is planning a multi-year investment of up to $2 billion for end-to-end production of silicon carbide (SiC) power devices. Onsemi already has a SiC wafer production plant in the…
Echion teams with GUS Technology for niobium battery cells
Echion teams with GUS Technology for niobium battery cells
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UK niobium battery material developer Echion has extended its deal with Taiwanese battery system and cell manufacturer GUS Technology with a joint development agreement (JDA). The JDA is an expansion…
EU proposes budget cuts to tech programmes in 2025
EU proposes budget cuts to tech programmes in 2025
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The European Union has published its proposed €200bn draft budget for 2025 with significant cuts to technology spending. The draft EU budget includes €13.5 billion for research and innovation, of which…
Pasqal ships 100qbit quantum computer to GENCI, CEA
Pasqal ships 100qbit quantum computer to GENCI, CEA
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French quantum computer developer Pasqal has shipped a 100qubit quantum processing unit (QPU) to the GENCI (Grand Équipement National de Calcul Intensif) and CEA computing centre in France. This is…
NATO’s first equity deal backs UK startups Fractile, Space Forge
NATO’s first equity deal backs UK startups Fractile, Space Forge
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A billion euro NATO Innovation Fund has backed four deeptech starts in Europe with long term equity investments. The €1bn Innovation Fund from defence alliance NATO will help advance innovation…
Avnu Alliance launches first TSN component certification programme
Avnu Alliance launches first TSN component certification programme
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The Avnu Alliance has launched the first component certification programme for Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) across industrial and automotive applications. The programme aims to ensure interoperability devices using the IEEE…
Fisker sells off assets under Chapter 11
Fisker sells off assets under Chapter 11
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Electric car pioneer Fiskar Group has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 as it sells off its assets. Fiskar had been struggling for the last couple of years but…


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