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OneWeb and TrustComm bring satellite comms to DoD
OneWeb and TrustComm bring satellite comms to DoD
Business news |
Government customers now have access to high speed, low latency, satellite communications with the initial focus on the northern latitudes.
OneWeb and TrustComm bring satellite comms to DoD
OneWeb and TrustComm bring satellite comms to DoD
Business news |
Government customers now have access to high speed, low latency, satellite communications with the initial focus on the northern latitudes.
OneWeb and TrustComm bring satellite comms to DoD
OneWeb and TrustComm bring satellite comms to DoD
Business news |
Government customers now have access to high speed, low latency, satellite communications with the initial focus on the northern latitudes.
Intel goes full foundry
Intel goes full foundry
Business news |
Intel’s move back into the foundry business is politically astute, especially for Europe, writes Nick Flaherty…

Arianespace deploys more OneWeb satellites
Arianespace deploys more OneWeb satellites
Business news |
Fifth launch places 36 new OneWeb satellites into orbit to bring the total to 146.
TT Electronics adds clean room in UK
TT Electronics adds clean room in UK
Business news |
New clean room at Bedlington marks major milestone in multi-year site investment project for TT Electronics…
On Semi to cut 740 more staff
On Semi to cut 740 more staff
Business news |
On Semiconductor is to lay off about 740 staff in the first half of the year as its restructuring continues…
Synchronous inverting DC-DC converter cuts component count
Synchronous inverting DC-DC converter cuts component count
New Products |
Integrated level-shifters in Maxim’s latest DC-DC converter cut board space by 72 percent, energy loss by 35 percent and improve voltage transient protection…
UK SiC substrate pilot line boost
UK SiC substrate pilot line boost
Business news |
Swansea University and Newport Wafer Fab have been awarded £4.8m (€5.6m) UK Government funding for cutting-edge equipment to manufacture silicon carbide (SiC) substrates for power devices.
High voltage nanotransistor breakthrough
High voltage nanotransistor breakthrough
Technology News |
Researchers at EPFL used multichannel GaN nanowires for a power nanotransistor architecture that operates up with 1300V…
The vital importance of the power grid in the supply chain
The vital importance of the power grid in the supply chain
Business news |
The supply of power is even more critical to the electronics supply chain as recent events have shown…
Large format 17 Ah, 400 Wh/kg lithium metal cell targets electric vehicles
Large format 17 Ah, 400 Wh/kg lithium metal cell targets electric vehicles
Technology News |
The Licerion Electric Vehicle (EV) lithium metal cell developed by Sion Power in the US measures 400 Wh/kg and 700 Wh/L in a large format 17 Ah pouch cell.
Samsung petitions, Austin, Texas, for more subsidies
Samsung petitions, Austin, Texas, for more subsidies
Business news |
Samsung's plan for a wafer fab in Austin, Texas, reportedly hinges on additional tax breaks, according to a Business Korea report.
Baidu AI chip funding values subsidiary at US$2 billion
Baidu AI chip funding values subsidiary at US$2 billion
Business news |
Baidu, China's equivalent to Google, said Monday that its artificial intelligence (AI) chip subsidiary Kunlun, has completed a funding round that values the company at US$2 billion.
DNA-based memory startup raises $24 million
DNA-based memory startup raises $24 million
Business news |
Iridia Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.) has closed a Series B of equity funding of US$24 million to help it develop DNA-based memory ICs.
Flex Logix raises $55 million in Series D
Flex Logix raises $55 million in Series D
Business news |
Flex Logix Inc. (Mountain View, Calif.), a firm that has focused on the licensing of FPGA fabric and AI inference engine, has raised $55 million in a Series D round…
IMEC makes optomechanical ultrasound sensor
IMEC makes optomechanical ultrasound sensor
Technology News |
Research institute IMEC has presented an optomechanical ultrasound sensor that is two orders of magnitude more sensitive than an equivalently sized piezoelectric sensor.
On Semi to lay off 740 staff
On Semi to lay off 740 staff
Business news |
On Semiconductor Corp. has said it is planning to lay off about 740 staff during the 1H21 in order to streamline operations and focus on key markets.
Samsung’s snow-days will knock 5% off smartphone production
Samsung’s snow-days will knock 5% off smartphone production
Business news |
The prolonged shutdown of Samsung's S2 wafer fab in Austin, Texas, is expected to hurt smartphone production in 2Q21, according to analyst TrendForce.
MEMS-in-CMOS startup raises UK funds
MEMS-in-CMOS startup raises UK funds
Business news |
Nanusens Ltd. (Torquay, England), the startup that puts MEMS structures in the metal interconnect of CMOS, has raised £764,000 from the UK's 'Future Fund' scheme.
MEMS RF switch achieves 95dBm IP3 linearity
MEMS RF switch achieves 95dBm IP3 linearity
New Products |
The MM5130 RF switch from Menlo Microsystems Inc. achieves IP3 linearity of greater than 95dBm, up to 40db better than existing electromechanical relays and solid-state switches.
Up and down voltage converters improve battery operation
Up and down voltage converters improve battery operation
New Products |
The MAX17227A and 17291 are boost converters and the MAX38911 is a low dropout voltage regulator from Maxim Integrated Products Inc.
Switching converters in the 4th Industrial Age
Switching converters in the 4th Industrial Age
Feature articles |
Industry has been generally conservative and slow to change, but new technologies and power architectures are critical to meet energy-saving and process efficiency demands, writes Mark Patrick of Mouser Electronics.
€5m for production of sodium battery cells for electric cars
€5m for production of sodium battery cells for electric cars
Interviews |
French startup Tiamat Energy has raised €5m to start production of sodium battery cells in Europe for electric cars.
Arrow: the importance of engineering for Europe
Arrow: the importance of engineering for Europe
Interviews |
Margit Tischler, the new vice president engineering for the components business for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for Arrow Electronics, talks to Nick Flaherty on the trends for distribution…
Siemens EDA uses 2.5D packaging to boost verification system to 15bn gates
Siemens EDA uses 2.5D packaging to boost verification system to 15bn gates
Technology News |
The Veloce Hycon emulation system from Siemens Digital Industries Software combines a virtual platform, hardware emulation, and FPGA prototyping to accelerate hardware and software verification…
PsiQuantum taps GF to get to a million qubits
PsiQuantum taps GF to get to a million qubits
Business news |
Photonic quantum computing pioneer PsiQuantum is working with Globalfoundries to build a million-qubit photonic quantum computer by 2025.
World’s first active line impedance stabilizer for powerline communications
World’s first active line impedance stabilizer for powerline communications
New Products |
The ALIS improves powerline communication between public power grid and smart meters…


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