Metamaterial paint, 18650 potassium battery cell and recycling e-waste gold

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Sivers to spin out photonics division into a SPAC Business news | August 7, 2024 Sivers Semiconductors in Sweden is looking to spin out its photonics division into a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to…

Valens looks to acquisitions as markets falls Business news | August 7, 2024 Israeli chip designer Valens Semiconductor is looking at acquisitions as markets continue to fall. Valens saw revenues of $13.6m in… Imec, ASML show logic and DRAM built with High NA EUV lithography Technology News | August 7, 2024 Belgian research lab imec has shown patterned structures obtained after exposure with a 0.55NA high numerical aperture EUV scanner The… UK factory recovers gold from e-waste Business news | August 7, 2024 The Royal Mint in the UK has opened a commercial factory to process gold from electronic waste (e-waste). The plant…

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Mercedes to test private self-driving cars  in China Technology News | August 5, 2024 Mercedes-Benz has become the first international car maker to obtain a Level 4 automated… First potassium battery in 18650 format Technology News | August 6, 2024 Group1 in the US has developed the first potassium-ion battery (KIB) in the cylindrical… Nissan trials metamaterial thermal coating Technology News | August 6, 2024 Nissan has been testing an automotive paint that uses a metamaterial to help lower… AI, 3D printing, electrification drive automotive supply chain Market news | August 7, 2024 The global automotive industry is rapidly adopting innovative technologies, ranging from robotics to the… Vector teams for Rust in automotive Business news | August 7, 2024 Vector and HighTec EDV-Systeme have launched the first successful integration of Rust applications with… InductEV validates OCPP high power inductive wireless charging Business news | August 7, 2024 InductEV in the US has rolled out a high power inductive wireless charging system… SiC MOSFET for compact 800V EV drives New Products | August 7, 2024 StarPower Europe has launched three half-bridge modules using SiC MOSFET technology in the drivetrain… TE, TI team on automotive SerDes connectivity Business news | August 2, 2024 The GEMnet connectors and cable assemblies from TE Connectivity now support Texas Instruments FPD-Link… Ambarella teams for transformer automated driving software stack Business news | August 1, 2024 Ambarella has teamed up with AI-based driver assistance and autonomous driving (AD) software developer…

Converting legacy C to Rust ... a resiliant quantum network ... and two optical AI projects

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Billion dollar deal for SK hynix HBM memory plant   Business news | August 6, 2024 The US Department of Commerce and SK hynix have signed a billion dollar deal for a high-bandwidth memory (HBM) advanced…

Competition to convert legacy C code to Rust automatically with GenAI Technology News | August 6, 2024 US research agency DARPA has started an ambitious programme to automate the translation of legacy C code to the inherently… TI to aim DLP display controller at smart glasses Business news | August 6, 2024 Texas Instruments has reduced the size of its digital light projector (DLP) controller by 90% for more compact 4K UltraHD… US Air Force to build long distance quantum resilient network Technology News | August 6, 2024 Swiss quantum startup Terra Quantum has won a bid to build a secure long distance quantum resilient network in the…

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Groq raises $640m for inference AI chip Business news | August 6, 2024 AI inference chip developer Groq has raised $640m at a valuation of $2.8bn. Groq… LightSolver looks to €12.5m for optical supercomputer Business news | August 6, 2024 Israeli startup LightSolver has raised €2.5m in a European grant for an all optical… imec adds filters to hyperspectral sensor for small satellites Technology News | August 5, 2024 imec in Belgium has developed a hyperspectral sensor with a high signal to noise…

Riverlane raises $75m Series C for quantum error correction Business news | August 6, 2024 UK quantum startup Riverlane has raised $75m for its error correction technology. The Series… First potassium battery in 18650 format Technology News | August 6, 2024 Group1 in the US has developed the first potassium-ion battery (KIB) in the cylindrical…

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A low power programmable network for optical AI Technology News | August 6, 2024 Researchers in Switzerland have developed a low power non-linear neural network in an optical…

$15m for Fractile, five new quantum hubs and an Airbus startup accelerator

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Fractile raises $15m for AI in-memory compute Business news | July 26, 2024 Chip startup Fractile has raised $15m for its in-memory AI compute that it says can run the latest AI models… Amkor sees $600m support for $2bn US packaging plant Business news | July 26, 2024 Amkor Technology has signed the first stage of $400m direct funding for a packaging and test plant in Arizona under… £106m for five UK quantum hubs Technology News | July 26, 2024 The UK government has confirmed the funding for five research hubs to develop practical use of quantum technology in areas… Airbus UK launches Space Accelerator Business news | July 26, 2024 Airbus has selected its first cohort of ten UK companies for a space accelerator, with quantum, RISC-V and electric thruster…

Bosch €7bn bet to dominate home HVAC with biggest ever acquisition Business news | July 23, 2024 Bosch is to buy the Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning (JCH) joint venture to dominate… First UK pilot plant for LFP battery materials Business news | July 22, 2024 UK startup Integrals Power (IPL) has started production of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) and… H55 raises $62m for electric aircraft battery system Business news | July 24, 2024 H55 has raised CHF55m ($62m) for its electric aircraft battery technology The $62m funding… Infineon expands its GaN patent case against Innoscience News | July 24, 2024 Infineon Technologies in Germany has expanded its patent lawsuit in the US against Innoscience… Agile Analog extends GlobalFoundries deal to FinFet and FDX processes Business news | July 25, 2024 Agile Analog in Cambridge, UK, is now providing its customisable analog IP on the… Laird Thermal buys US cooling system supplier Business news | July 25, 2024 Laird Thermal Systems has acquired Tark, a US-based supplier of highly specialized pumps and… High current eFuse adds auto-reset FET New Products | July 25, 2024 Nexperia has developed two high current 12V electronic fuses, one with a low resistance… Compact three phase 750W motor drive reference board for home and industrial equipment New Products | July 23, 2024 STMicroelectronics has developed a reference board with a 50mm diameter for 750W motor drive…

Code Metal raises $16.5M for edge AI tool Business news | July 26, 2024 Code Metal in Boston has raised $16.5m for its software development platform that integrates… HearAngel, Sonical team on smart hearing protection Business news | July 25, 2024 Sonical has signed a licensing deal to integrate the HearAngel smart hearing safeguarding software… Has the semiconductor industry turned the corner? – updated Market news | July 24, 2024 A slew of poor financial results this week is nevertheless casting a ray of…

Soft battery can stretch by 1500% Technology News | July 26, 2024 Researchers in the UK have developed a soft, stretchable battery that could be used…

Details of Fujitsu's 2nm AI chip, $100m for Imagination and a drop in solid state sodium battery

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Has the semiconductor industry turned the corner? Market news | July 24, 2024 A slew of poor financial results this week is nevertheless casting a ray of sunshine on the semiconductor market.

Imagination raises $100m for edge AI IP Business news | July 24, 2024 Imagination Technologies in the UK has raised $100m from funds managed by affiliates of the Fortress Investment Group. Fortress has… Fujitsu plans 2nm AI successor to Fugaku supercomputer chip Technology News | July 24, 2024 Fujitsu is aiming to take back the top supercomputer slot with a 2nm ARM-based chip for the successor to the… Cre8 Ventures offer silicon scale up for Cambridge innovation programme Business news | July 24, 2024 Cre8 Ventures from Siemens is offering a scale up initiative for silicon startups using an innovation scheme at Cambridge University…

Taisan raises £1.3m for solid state sodium battery Business news | July 24, 2024 UK startup TaiSan has raised £1.3m for quasi-solid state sodium battery technology for electric… Project shows impact of road noise on vehicle design Technology News | July 24, 2024 A research project at Renault has demonstrated that the condition of roads leads to… Webasto taps Monolith for AI battery pack test Business news | July 23, 2024 R&D teams at automotive supplier Webasto are to use Monolith AI software to make… NXP’s RFID chip certified for digital car key Business news | July 18, 2024 NXP Semiconductors has had its single-chip NFC and embedded secure element has been certified… Connectors target automotive lighting, infotainment and power New Products | July 18, 2024 Samtec has launched a family of connectors for automotive lighting, infotainment, and power designs. The Samtec A-Series connector… TṺV certifies Synopsys ARC core for automotive cybersecurity Business news | July 17, 2024 The Synopsys ARC HS4xFS Processor IP has achieved ISO/SAE 21434 cybersecurity certification.  Synopsys interface,… Report details automotive AI opportunities and threats Market news | July 24, 2024 V2M has published a report on the opportunities and threats for automotive suppliers to…

Keysight, Malaga team on Open RAN Business news | July 24, 2024 Keysight Technologies and the University of Malaga’s MobileNet lab are working on Open RAN… H55 raises $62m for electric aircraft battery system Business news | July 24, 2024 H55 has raised CHF55m ($62m) for its electric aircraft battery technology The $62m funding…