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France backs photonic quantum computing with €50 million for Quandela
France backs photonic quantum computing with €50 million for Quandela
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Full-stack photonic quantum computing startup Quandela SA (Massy, France) has raised more than €50 million from multiple investors including the…
Anritsu taps Bluetest for OTA measurements on WiFi7 devices
Anritsu taps Bluetest for OTA measurements on WiFi7 devices
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Anritsu has used test technology from Bluetest in Sweden to create an Over-the-Air (OTA) measurement system for IEEE 802.11be WiFi7…
NXP sees flat 2023 despite automotive boost
NXP sees flat 2023 despite automotive boost
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NXP has seen growth in its automotive business this year but is predicting flat results as a result of a…
End-to-end IQ data capture and playback for RF signals
End-to-end IQ data capture and playback for RF signals
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IQ data capture and playback for RF signals is ideal for in depth testing of the response of receivers to…

 ST boosts Matter security across the Internet of Things
 ST boosts Matter security across the Internet of Things
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STMicroelectronics has ported the CommScope’s PKIWorks IoT security platform to its STM32WB wireless microcontroller unit (MCU). The combination of PKIWorks on the STM32WB gives IoT equipment makers a turnkey solution…
CGD teams with Chicony Power for GaN power supplies
CGD teams with Chicony Power for GaN power supplies
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Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) has signed a three way deal for switched mode power adapters and data centre power supplies using its integrated GaN devices. The tripartite agreement with CGD,…
Tasking teams for Andes automotive RISC-V verification
Tasking teams for Andes automotive RISC-V verification
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Tasking in Germany has teamed up with Machineware to provide verification models and tools for the Andes RISC-V processor cores. Tasking’s system-level verification and debugging tools now support the Andes…
SiTime acquires clock products from Aura Semiconductor
SiTime acquires clock products from Aura Semiconductor
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Acquisition enables SiTime to add highly differentiated timing products to its portfolio for communications and datacenter customers.
Ten more startups for Intel Ignite in Europe
Ten more startups for Intel Ignite in Europe
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Intel has announced ten more startups for its Intel Ignite accelerator in Europe. This cohort is the sixth in Europe and will be based in Munich with startups from across…
TI breaks ground on second Lehi 300mm fab
TI breaks ground on second Lehi 300mm fab
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Texas Instruments (TI) has broken ground on its new US 300mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plant in Lehi, Utah. The new fab, LFAB2, will connect to the existing 300mm wafer fab…
Kuva Space raises €16.6m for AI hyperspectral microsatellite constellation
Kuva Space raises €16.6m for AI hyperspectral microsatellite constellation
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Kuva Space in Finland has raised €16.6m for the development and launch of a constellation of hyperspectral AI microsatellites. The funding will be used to accelerate the development of its patented hyperspectral…
Tevva sues for $75m over failed merger
Tevva sues for $75m over failed merger
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UK electric and hydrogen truck developer Tevva Motors is filing a lawsuit in the US following its failed merger with ElectraMeccanica Vehicles (EMV). The suit in the United States District…
Custom AI chip for in-ear brain sensing
Custom AI chip for in-ear brain sensing
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Presto Engineering is working with T&W Engineering to develop an AI-based custom chip for in-ear electroencephalogram (EEG) wearable devices. The ASIC will be used for high quality, multi-channel dry-electrode EEG…
Hitachi Energy buys Spanish energy integrator in strategic deal
Hitachi Energy buys Spanish energy integrator in strategic deal
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Hitachi Energy, formerly Hitachi ABB Power Grids, as acquired a controlling stake of eks Energy in Spain from Powin LLC for an undisclosed sum. The investment also marks the establishment…
Schaeffler to pilot Siemens AI copilot for automotive
Schaeffler to pilot Siemens AI copilot for automotive
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Siemens has teamed with Microsoft in an industrial copilot using generative AI to be piloted by Schaeffler for automotive manufacturing. The Siemens Industrial Copilot is aimed at improving human-machine collaboration…
Vsora raises €13m for AI chiplet accelerator
Vsora raises €13m for AI chiplet accelerator
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Vsora in Paris has raised €13m for the development and deployment of its hardware accelerator for AI inference, advanced signal processing and complex algorithms. Vsora was one of 47 companies…
ARM takes stake in Raspberry Pi
ARM takes stake in Raspberry Pi
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ARM Holdings has acquired a stake in UK board maker Raspberry Pi. The minority stake extends a long-term partnership between the two companies for IoT and AI applications. The size…
Intel sells silicon photonics line to Jabil
Intel sells silicon photonics line to Jabil
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Contract manufacturer Jabil is to take over the manufacturing and sale of Intel’s silicon photonics pluggable optical transceiver modules. It will also take over the development of future generations of such modules, marking…
SiTime to buy Aura timing product lines for up to US$268 million
SiTime to buy Aura timing product lines for up to US$268 million
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MEMS-based timing component vendor SiTime Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has agreed to pay $148 million for ‘clock’ product lines from Aura Semiconductor Co. Ltd. (Bengaluru, India) and license its clock-related…
NXP backs Zendar for 4D radar
NXP backs Zendar for 4D radar
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NXP Semiconductors is investing in 4D radar startup Zendar to accelerate the development of autonomous driving (AD) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). NXP and Zendar will collaborate on enhanced…
Spirent, Cadence team on networking chip pre-silicon verification
Spirent, Cadence team on networking chip pre-silicon verification
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UK test house Spirent Communications is working with Cadence Design Systems on networking system-on-chip (SoC) verification that bridges the gap between pre-silicon and post-silicon verification. The collaboration brings sophisticated virtual…
Schneider Electric buys AI sustainability tool developer EcoAct 
Schneider Electric buys AI sustainability tool developer EcoAct 
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Schneider Electric has bought sustainability AI tool developer EcoAct SAS from its parent Atos. The completion of the transaction follows consultation with the relevant employee representative bodies and approval from…
Semidynamics to use Arteris interconnect IP for RISC-V chips
Semidynamics to use Arteris interconnect IP for RISC-V chips
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Semidynamics is working with interconnect IP supplier Arteris on next generation RISC-V system on chip designs. The two are aiming to have a demonstrator platform in early 2024 using the…
China’s Big Fund invests yet more billions in memory firms
China’s Big Fund invests yet more billions in memory firms
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China’s Big Fund has topped up its investment in two domestic memory chipmakers with several billions of dollars, according to reports. The China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund has provided…
OnSemi, Lattice guide to Q4 weakness
OnSemi, Lattice guide to Q4 weakness
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Two broadly-based chip companies, OnSemi and Lattice Semiconductor, have both guided to below-seasonal Q4 revenue declines of about 8 percent within their 3Q23 financial results. OnSemi, strongly engaged in automotive…
New managing director for TDK UK
New managing director for TDK UK
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Chris Pritchard is taking over as managing director of TDK in the UK to oversee the completion of a key factory expansion. Pritchard joined TDK Lambda in 2020 from VP…
Google readies Android for RISC-V
Google readies Android for RISC-V
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Google is preparing developers for a version of Android that runs on processors using the RISC-V instruction set. Google started accepting patches for RISC-V last November, and has now begun…
UK details Isambard AI supercomputer
UK details Isambard AI supercomputer
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The UK’s AI supercomputer will have over 5000 Grace Hopper processors from Nvidia, which will provide up to 21 exaFLops of performance and be one of the most powerful systems…


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