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Saildrone looks at carbon impact of marine drones
Saildrone looks at carbon impact of marine drones
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Saildrone has released its first annual Carbon Impact Report from using uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs). The report shows that in…
Lynred to design next generation satellite multispectral sensor
Lynred to design next generation satellite multispectral sensor
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Lynred in France has won the contract to design an advanced multispectral sensor and detector for ESA’s Sentinel-2 NG mission.
Silicon Labs launches first energy harvesting wireless chips, teams with e-peas
Silicon Labs launches first energy harvesting wireless chips, teams with e-peas
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Silicon Labs has launched its first wireless microcontroller optimized for energy harvesting and worked with Belgium PMIC supplier e-peas on…
ROHM and STMicroelectronics expand SiC wafer supply agreement
ROHM and STMicroelectronics expand SiC wafer supply agreement
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Expanded agreement will bring additional volumes of 150mm SiC substrate wafers to support capacity ramp-up for automotive and industrial applications.

LEM opens $17m plant in Malaysia
LEM opens $17m plant in Malaysia
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Swiss electrical measurement technology specialist LEM has inaugurated a €15.7m ($17m) plant in Malaysia. The plant in Penang currently employs 70 people and LEM expects to increase this to more…
Gowin heads into automotive, 12nm FPGA
Gowin heads into automotive, 12nm FPGA
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FPGA ‘startup’ Gowin Semiconductor is expecting to receive ISO26262 certification for its FPGAs for use in automotive as it prepares a 12nm FinFET device and looks at chiplets for AI…
Siemens opens €100m industrial AI R&D centre in Germany
Siemens opens €100m industrial AI R&D centre in Germany
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Siemens is to centralise its R&D in Germany in a new €100m centre north of Munich. The Siemens Technology Centre (STC) in Garching sits alongside the Technical University of Munich…
Sonatus opens software defined vehicle R&D centre in Ireland
Sonatus opens software defined vehicle R&D centre in Ireland
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Automotive software developer Sonatus has opened an R&D and engineering centre in Dublin, Ireland. The Sonatus Vehicle Platform is in mass production in over 1 million vehicles from Hyundai,…
Faraday licenses its first ARM automotive core
Faraday licenses its first ARM automotive core
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Faraday Technology in Taiwan is to use the latest ARM Cortex-A720AE IP for AI-enabled vehicle ASICs, its first move into automotive. Faraday has been a global ARM licensee since 2002…
AMD moves to monolithic 6nm FPGA for edge AI, automotive  
AMD moves to monolithic 6nm FPGA for edge AI, automotive  
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AMD has launched its second generation of Versal ‘adaptive SoC’ for edge AI applications, moving back to a monolithic chip rather than using a chiplet design. The Versal AI Edge…
Oracle to invest over $8 Billion in cloud computing and AI in Japan
Oracle to invest over $8 Billion in cloud computing and AI in Japan
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Planned investment will grow Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's footprint in Japan, while expanded local support and operations will address digital sovereignty requirements.
Comtech, Eutelsat OneWeb trial LEO services to Antarctica
Comtech, Eutelsat OneWeb trial LEO services to Antarctica
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Trial showcases the importance of high-speed, low latency LEO connectivity for the scientific community and wider Antarctic region.
Eurotech: Securing edge AI with containers
Eurotech: Securing edge AI with containers
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Eurotech in Italy is taking the challenge of AI security down to the edge with software container technology. The company won the award for AI and learning hardware at the…
Rivos ramps RISC-V with $250m raise
Rivos ramps RISC-V with $250m raise
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RISC-V startup Rivos has raised over $250m in an oversubscribed funding round to tap eout its first chips. Despite a battle with Apple, the Series A-3 funding round saw participation…
JLR develops energy storage system with its second life batteries
JLR develops energy storage system with its second life batteries
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JLR has developed a new portable Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) using second-life Range Rover and Range Rover Sport PHEV batteries. The unit was developed with start-up Allye Energy and…
AMR/AGV transport platform demonstrated at LogiMAT 2024
AMR/AGV transport platform demonstrated at LogiMAT 2024
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Combining dual functionality in one vehicle, the AMR/AGV platform enables fast entry into transport robotics.
Another ten startups for seventh Intel Ignite Europe
Another ten startups for seventh Intel Ignite Europe
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Intel’s global startup accelerator program for early-stage deep tech startups, is launching its seventh cohort in Europe next week. The Intel Ignite programme is based in Munich, Germany, with startups…
Rigetti looks to 24qubit UK quantum computer
Rigetti looks to 24qubit UK quantum computer
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Rigetti UK and Oxford Instruments NanoScience have completed a three year project to develop and install one of the UK’s first quantum computers. The £10 million consortium led by Rigetti…
ITRI launches AIoT certification center with Arm
ITRI launches AIoT certification center with Arm
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The lab aims to advance AIoT certification for Taiwan and Asia particularly in device manufacturing, through standardization.
Tesla signs Indian chip supply deal with Tata, says report
Tesla signs Indian chip supply deal with Tata, says report
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Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. (Austin, Texas) has signed a deal with India’s Tata Electronics to supply semiconductor chips, according to The Economic Times, which referenced unnamed government officials. Tata…
Falcomm gets seed funding for ‘dual-drive’ power amplifier
Falcomm gets seed funding for ‘dual-drive’ power amplifier
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Fabless chip startup Falcomm Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) has raised US$4 million in seed funding to develop its dual-drive silicon-based power amplifier for which it claims record energy efficiency and enhanced…
Hamamatsu Photonics teams for European ‘pilot lines’
Hamamatsu Photonics teams for European ‘pilot lines’
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Hamamatsu Photonics has partnered with Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) to boost the development of photonic chips around Europe. The alliance will extend its reach to European companies through PhotonHub Europe,…
SweGaN sees RF strategic backing, joint product development 
SweGaN sees RF strategic backing, joint product development 
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GaN-on-SiC wafer developer SweGaN has signed a strategic investment and product development deal with RFHIC in South Korea. The deal will see joint R&D and product development with RFHIC around…
Microchip buys Neuronix AI Labs to boost neural network capabilities
Microchip buys Neuronix AI Labs to boost neural network capabilities
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Innovative technology enhances AI-enabled intelligent edge systems and increases neural networking capabilities.
Rapidus opens sales office in Silicon Valley
Rapidus opens sales office in Silicon Valley
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Japan’s advanced logic foundry Rapidus Corp. has formed a US subsidiary, Rapidus Design Solutions (RDS), and appointed Henri Richard as general manager. Rapidus Design Solutions is located in Santa Clara,…
Nexperia falls victim to cyberattack
Nexperia falls victim to cyberattack
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China-owned semiconductor company Nexperia BV (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) has reported that hackers gained unauthorized access to its computer systems in March 2024. According to local news reports Nexperia sensitive information…
TSMC’s sales soar in March
TSMC’s sales soar in March
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Revenue in March at leading foundry TSMC was a third larger than in the same month a year before while at UMC sales increased by 2.7 percent. TSMC’s revenue in…
Moffett AI raises more funds for sparse computing
Moffett AI raises more funds for sparse computing
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Moxin Artificial Intelligence Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., otherwise known as Moffett AI or Ink Core, has announced it has closed two rounds of financing each worth hundreds of million yuan.


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