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Chipset boosts efficiency of LLC converters
Chipset boosts efficiency of LLC converters
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Cutting component count of converters by 40 percent, the SMT LLC chipset delivers 250 W with over 98 percent efficiency…
IMEC venture capital raises second fund
IMEC venture capital raises second fund
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The early-stage venture capital fund, imec-xpand, has raised €150 million (about US$165 million) towards its second fund. It has…
Andes and IAR accelerate automotive IC design
Andes and IAR accelerate automotive IC design
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Integrated functional safety from IAR Systems and Andes support development of state-of-the-art automotive SoCs.
Software tool enables safer automotive software
Software tool enables safer automotive software
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The TASKING TriCore Inspector software tool identifies compiler errors in safety-critical applications.

UMC could be to headed to Detroit
UMC could be to headed to Detroit
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Foundry chipmaker United Microelecronics Corp. is considering building a 300mm wafer fab in Detroit, Michigan, according to reports in Taiwan, although they also report the company is declining to comment…
Research vehicle targets sustainable automobility even on long journeys
Research vehicle targets sustainable automobility even on long journeys
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With the Interurban Vehicle (IUV), the German Aerospace Center (DLR) research institute has developed a concept for vehicles in the middle and luxury segments. Its combination of hydrogen drive, battery…
First 300mm fab for the UK
First 300mm fab for the UK
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PragmatIC Semiconductor has announced the UK’s first 300mm fab for its plastic chips. The fab in Durham, north east UK, will make up to 10 billion RFID plastic chips a…
Software tool finds compiler errors in safety-critical applications
Software tool finds compiler errors in safety-critical applications
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Embedded software development tool vendor Tasking GmbH (Munich, Germany) introduces the Tasking TriCore Inspector, a software tool that helps automotive developers to quickly find and work around problems due to…
Power-free frequency tuner using nanomaterials
Power-free frequency tuner using nanomaterials
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Approach could operate a million times more efficiently than commercial frequency synthesisers while offering 10-100 times faster tuning.
LEO satellite market to see double digit growth
LEO satellite market to see double digit growth
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LEO satellite systems offer versatility, low cost, advanced mechanics, ease of assembly and launch, mass production, and short lifecycles.
Viasat and Inmarsat reach agreement with UK on merger
Viasat and Inmarsat reach agreement with UK on merger
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Agreement ensures combination of Viasat and Inmarsat will be a strong contributor to the UK National Space Strategy boosting jobs and R&D.
Isotropic Systems teams for fully integrated multi-orbit satellite terminal
Isotropic Systems teams for fully integrated multi-orbit satellite terminal
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UK startup Isotropic Systems has signed a strategic integration partnership to develop a fully integrated, multi-orbit satellite terminal ST Engineering iDirect is working with Isotropic Systems in the first launch…
Nexperia enters analog chip market with first US design centre
Nexperia enters analog chip market with first US design centre
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Nexperia has opened its first design centre in north America, looking to hire 100 engineers in Dallas, Texas to support a new business unit for power management and analog chips.
Pasqal puts quantum computer on Azure
Pasqal puts quantum computer on Azure
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French startup Pasqal has signed a partnership with Microsoft to offer cloud access to its neutral-atom based quantum computers on Azure Quantum. When the Pasqal system will become available…
Sony maintains lead in smartphone image sensor market
Sony maintains lead in smartphone image sensor market
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The global market for smartphone image sensors was worth $15.1 billion in 2021, according to market researcher Strategy Analytics. Market revenue was up more than 3 percent compared with 2020.
New IonQ quantum computer coming to Microsoft Azure
New IonQ quantum computer coming to Microsoft Azure
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Quantum computing company IonQ has announced that it had signed an agreement with Microsoft to bring IonQ Aria to the Azure Quantum platform.
1Gbit NOR flash is space qualified
1Gbit NOR flash is space qualified
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Space tech provider CAES has launched a line of rad hard NOR flash memory devices up to 1Gbit to support microprocessors and FPGAs. The NOR flash devices are purpose-built using…
Altris raises €9.6m for sustainable sodium battery tech
Altris raises €9.6m for sustainable sodium battery tech
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Altris in Sweden has raised €9.6m (100 MSEK) to scale up production of its environmentally-friendly cathode material for rechargeable sodium batteries. The Series A funding round will scale up production…
World’s smallest 65W GaN charger fits in a European power socket
World’s smallest 65W GaN charger fits in a European power socket
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Silanna Semiconductor is working with Dutch smart socket specialist Smarter Living on the world’s smallest 65W in-wall gallium nitride (GaN) fast charger. Measuring just 42mm x 42mm x 30mm, the…
Unified theory of energy storage blurs batteries, capacitors
Unified theory of energy storage blurs batteries, capacitors
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An international team of researchers suggests that all electrochemical energy storage mechanisms exist somewhere on a continuum between those at work in batteries and those that enable capacitors.
Germany plans to pay €5 billion towards Magdeburg fabs
Germany plans to pay €5 billion towards Magdeburg fabs
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Germany plans to provide Intel Corp. with more than €5 billion ($5.5 billion) towards the €17 billion ($18.8 billion) cost of building two wafer fabs in Magdeburg, according to Bloomberg.
ZF sells away Electronic Interfaces business
ZF sells away Electronic Interfaces business
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German automotive tier one ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Aequita SE have inked an agreement that provides for the sale of ZFs electronic interfaces business to the latter. The move is…
3.3 kV SiC power devices drive efficiency and reliability
3.3 kV SiC power devices drive efficiency and reliability
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SiC MOSFETs and Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs) extend options for high-voltage power electronics in transportation, energy and industrial systems.
Microchip launches 3.3kV SiC MOSFET range
Microchip launches 3.3kV SiC MOSFET range
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Microchip has launched a range of high voltage 3.3kV silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs and diodes for traction power units (TPUs), auxiliary power units (APUs), solid-state transformers (SSTs) and industrial motor…
Ascend, Samsung SDI settle patent invalidation proceedings
Ascend, Samsung SDI settle patent invalidation proceedings
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Companies have entered into a patent license agreement regarding the sale and use of lithium-ion battery additives.
Low loss CoolSiC™ MOSFETs deliver high reliability
Low loss CoolSiC™ MOSFETs deliver high reliability
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MOSFETs offer improved switching behavior at higher currents and 80 percent lower reverse recovery charge.
Chip equipment broker Moov on the move, tripling headcount
Chip equipment broker Moov on the move, tripling headcount
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Online semiconductor manufacturing equipment broker Moov Technologies Inc. (Tempe, Ariz.) is moving headquarters and plans to triple headcount in 2022. The company will occupy roughly 32,000 square feet at 100…
New OEM contract wins boost Autotalks’ order book
New OEM contract wins boost Autotalks’ order book
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V2X expert Autotalks has doubled its backlog orders in 2021 to $200 million. During 2021, the company also has doubled the number of its automotive OEMs clients to six, after…


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