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Tandem PV in $6m boost for perovskite solar cells
Tandem PV in $6m boost for perovskite solar cells
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Tandem PV in the US has raised $6m to commercialise its perovskite solar cell technology and start building a factory.
CHERI moves into RISC-V, x86 for embedded
CHERI moves into RISC-V, x86 for embedded
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The CHERI secure architecture is moving into RISC-V implementations for embedded designs with an open source development board and a…
Vodafone and Microsoft sign generative AI, cloud partnership
Vodafone and Microsoft sign generative AI, cloud partnership
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Partnership to bring generative AI, digital services and the cloud to more than 300 million businesses and consumers.
China ‘concerned’ over US moves on mature chips
China ‘concerned’ over US moves on mature chips
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Wang Wentao, China’s minister of commerce, phoned US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on January 11 and expressed “serious concerns”…

Seco opens major factory in China
Seco opens major factory in China
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Italian equipment maker Seco has opened a combined regional headquarters and factory in Hangzhou, China. The Seco plant in China has taken less than three years to builds with 36,000…
Innatera shows RISC-V neuromorphic edge AI microcontroller
Innatera shows RISC-V neuromorphic edge AI microcontroller
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Dutch chip startup Innatera has shown its neuromorphic microcontroller for edge AI sensor applications based on the RISC-V open instruction set architecture. The Spiking Neural Processor T1 is aimed at…
Atmosic teams for battery-free wireless keyboard
Atmosic teams for battery-free wireless keyboard
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Atmosic Technologies has developed a reference design for a battery free solar-powered wireless keyboard with Primax Electronics in Taiwan. The battery-free wireless keyboard reference design uses Atmosic’s low power ATM33…
ABB buys Swiss 3D navigation startup for mobile robotics
ABB buys Swiss 3D navigation startup for mobile robotics
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ABB has acquired Swiss startup SevenSense for its AI-enabled 3D navigation technology for next-generation mobile robotics. The deal brings ABB leading edge Visual SLAM technology developed by SevenSense for autonomous…
QPT appoints new CEO for funding boost
QPT appoints new CEO for funding boost
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GaN startup QPT has appointed Rupert Baines as its new CEO from April. Baines, who was previously CEO at UltraSoc which was acquired by Siemens, has been an advisor to…
Stellantis backs €22m round for Tiamat sodium ion batteries
Stellantis backs €22m round for Tiamat sodium ion batteries
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Stellantis Ventures is a strategic investor in Tiamat in France for sodium ion battery technology as part of a €22m funding round. The €22m funding from global car and truck…
IT consultancy looks to custom chips with InSemi buy
IT consultancy looks to custom chips with InSemi buy
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Indian IT consultancy Infosys is to acquire leading semiconductor design services provider InSemi to accelerate its ‘chip-to-cloud’ strategy. Infosys says strategic investment demonstrates a commitment to the semiconductor ecosystem and…
1x raises $100m for production of humanoid robot
1x raises $100m for production of humanoid robot
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1X in Norway has raised $100m for its second generation of AI-enabled humanoid robot and is inviting engineers to its headquarters The Series B round brings the total raised at…
StoreDot to deliver B samples of fast charging battery cells
StoreDot to deliver B samples of fast charging battery cells
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StoreDot is preparing to ship B samples of its prismatic fast charging battery cells to electric car maker Polestar for a demonstration later this year. StoreDot says it remains on…
Honeywell signs NXP for building automation AI
Honeywell signs NXP for building automation AI
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Hot on the heels of Analog Devices, Honeywell has signed a similar deal with NXP for building automation technology with AI. NXP and Honeywell will use NXP’s neural network-enabled i.MX8…
$7m for sodium battery pilot line
$7m for sodium battery pilot line
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Swedish sodium-ion battery developer Altris has received SEK 77 million ($7.5m) for a pilot plant to produce sustainable and safe sodium-ion battery cells. The support for a sodium battery cell pilot line…
Europe launches €10bn Future Mobility Taskforce
Europe launches €10bn Future Mobility Taskforce
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The European Commission has launched taskforce to look at the next generation of mobility technologies, from electric eVTOL aircraft and delivery drones to EV fast charging infrastructure and maglev rail.
ST announces re-organization as automotive executive leaves
ST announces re-organization as automotive executive leaves
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STMicroelectronics has announced a change of organization from three major business units to two. The two product groups are split into four reporting segments. ST also announced that Marco Monti,…
TSMC reports a rare year of sales contraction
TSMC reports a rare year of sales contraction
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Net revenue at leading foundry TSMC dipped in December resulting in 2023 annual sales that were 4.5 percent lower than in 2022. However, this was less than the 10 percent…
Infineon adds SK Siltron CSS as SiC wafer supplier
Infineon adds SK Siltron CSS as SiC wafer supplier
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Infineon Technologies has extended its supply chain in a deal with silicon carbide (SiC) supplier SK Siltron CSS for 150mm wafers. Under the agreement, SK Siltron CSS will provide Infineon with…
PragmatIC Semi signs Intralink for Japan push
PragmatIC Semi signs Intralink for Japan push
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UK plastic chip maker PragmatIC Semiconductor has signed a deal with Intralink to scale up business in Japan and Asia. PragmatIC in Cambridge recently raised $231m to scale up production…
Tata commits to semiconductor factory in Gujurat, India
Tata commits to semiconductor factory in Gujurat, India
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Natarajan Chandrasekaran, chairman of India’s steel-to-automobile conglomerate Tata Group, has said that his company is on the verge of concluding negotiations for a “huge semiconductor fab” in Dholera, Gujurat, India.
Renesas to buy Transphorm for automotive GaN boost
Renesas to buy Transphorm for automotive GaN boost
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Renesas Electronics is to buy struggling GaN pioneer Transphorm for $339m. A subsidiary of Renesas is to acquire all the stock of Transphorm for $5.10 per share in cash, representing…
Renesas to buy Transphorm to expand GaN portfolio
Renesas to buy Transphorm to expand GaN portfolio
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Acquisition accelerates wide bandgap expertise and roadmap to fast-growing GaN market opportunities such as EVs, data centers, AI power, and renewable energy.
Scalinx raises €34m for 5G, 6G wireless data chips
Scalinx raises €34m for 5G, 6G wireless data chips
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Scalinx in France has raised €34m in a second round of funding for its high speed data converter chips. The round brings the total raised by Scalinx to €44.5m and…
Intel buys Silicon Mobility alongside automotive chiplet push
Intel buys Silicon Mobility alongside automotive chiplet push
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Intel is to acquire Silicon Mobility, a Swedish fabless silicon and software company that specializes in SoCs for intelligent electric vehicle (EV) energy management. Intel also announced a commitment to…
Analog Devices deploys SambaNova for enterprise generative AI
Analog Devices deploys SambaNova for enterprise generative AI
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ADI to use enterprise-scale generative AI platform to accelerate field sales and customer enablement across its business.
HPE to acquire Juniper Networks in $14bn AI deal
HPE to acquire Juniper Networks in $14bn AI deal
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise is to buy Juniper Networks in a $14bn deal to boost AI in networking. The agreed $14bn all cash deal will see HPE pay $40.00 for each Juniper…
Riken selects Quantinuum quantum computer for supercomputing
Riken selects Quantinuum quantum computer for supercomputing
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Riken is to use a quantum computer from Quantinuum for a large scale hybrid supercomputer in Japan. Quantinuum will provide access to its H1-Series ion-trap quantum computer technology, installing the…


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