tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34894388031000162462024-03-13T10:04:12.629+00:00The Embedded BlogHardware and Software News from Nick Flaherty at Flaherty PublishingNick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.comBlogger1907125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-32249561099893589662023-11-06T16:46:00.005+00:002023-11-06T16:46:00.131+00:00EV batteries dip below $99/KWh, the first commercial 1200V GaN chip and generative AI for power integrity analysis By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukEV battery prices set to fall below $99/kWhMarket news | November 3, 2023The price of batteries for electric vehicles is set to fall below the strategically important point of $99/kWh by 2025…Custom AI chip for in-ear brain sensingBusiness news | November 3, 2023Presto Engineering is working with T&W Engineering to develop an AI-based Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-8834214460730292023-11-02T16:00:00.001+00:002023-11-02T16:00:00.125+00:00AI telecoms breakthrough ... Semiconductor VR training ... Bridgestone Solar Challenge results By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukAI breakthrough to reconfigure telecoms networks through speechTechnology News | November 1, 2023Nokia is showing natural language processing and AI/ML models that can interpret simple text or speech requests to automatically allocate…Wirepas raises $22m for scalable IoT networksBusiness news | November 1, 2023Wirepas in Finland has raised $Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-72944632282502611272023-11-01T19:11:00.003+00:002023-11-01T19:12:32.172+00:00Top ten articles on eeNews Europe in October By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk10 Schaeffler is
looking to bring German automotive tier one suppliers Vitesco and Continental back together
in a deal that simplifies the corporate structure. The two separated two years
ago.
9 GaN Systems
launches its fourth generation GaN power transistors as it becomes part of Infineon Technologies.
8 RISC-V pioneer SiFive
is to lay off around 130
staff, Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-45919771596668092652023-10-23T15:59:00.001+01:002023-10-23T15:59:00.146+01:00Sony's Afeela electric car ... Pasqal's quantum photon processor ... Dracula's solar cell inkjet printing factory ... 6G projectsBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukSony EV joint venture shows Afeela prototypeBusiness news | October 21, 2023Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) is to show its high tech concept prototype vehicle next week in Japan with an open…T-Systems to build automotive digital twin in EuropeBusiness news | October 20, 2023T-Systems is using Nvidia’s Omniverse software running on a sovereign Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-12895468422202748612023-10-03T09:14:00.008+01:002023-10-03T09:14:00.165+01:00Raspberry 5 cooling ... Tiny Tapeout 5 opens ... Boost for cobalt-free lithium battery ... SKT's AI pyramid By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukPower and cooling challenges of the Raspberry Pi 5Technology News | September 29, 2023The higher performance of the Raspberry Pi 5 has led to significant changes in the design of he board. The…Tiny Tapeout 5 opens for submissionsBusiness news | September 29, 2023The fifth open source chip manufacturing project has opened for submissions. TinyNick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-9528437342066484352023-09-26T12:18:00.003+01:002023-09-30T21:30:47.853+01:00First 5G satellite voice call ... UK quantum factory ... 2D GaN barcodes ... Intel's Innovation Day news By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukThe European Commission has re-imposed a fine of around €376.36 million on Intel as part of a long running anti-trust case. The first 5G voice call on a standard smartphone via a satellite was to Europe. The first 5G voice call… Toshiba has opened its QKD Quantum Technology Centre in Cambridge, UK The new facility, located in the Cambridge Science Park,… UK highNick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-44725461560365838962023-09-19T12:23:00.021+01:002023-09-30T21:26:59.760+01:00Airborne wireless power relays ... Toyota's solid state battery plans ... space materials for Open RAN By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukDARPA selects teams to develop airborne power beaming relaysTechnology News | September 12, 2023US research agency DARPA has selected three teams to design wireless optical power relays…Toyota plans mass production of solid state battery for 2027Technology News | September 17, 2023Toyota is planning to introduce a solid state battery that canNick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-35486793326118006642023-09-11T15:04:00.003+01:002023-09-11T15:04:00.141+01:00European chip alliance ... Navitas boosts GaN power ... Driverless truck tech ... 950Wh/l lithium metal batteryBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukNavitas looks to expand European, US capacity for GaN and SiCBusiness news | September 10, 2023Navitas is looking to expand its capacity for gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) power devices in Europe and…Regional Semiconductor Alliance aims for EU CHIPS Act boostBusiness news | September 8, 202327 regions across Europe have come Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-2758806738043648912023-09-08T14:10:00.001+01:002023-09-10T18:12:11.699+01:00Inside the Seeed GPS IoT tracker By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukIoT hardware developer Seeed Studio has launched a card-size GPS tracker that uses the LoRaWAN LPWAN network along with an open source hardware design.The Seeed SenseCAP T1000 tracker is 6.5mm thick and is currently fully funded on the Kickstarter crowd funding site for $28. The tracker design is based on Semtech’s LR1110 LoRaWAN chipset and Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-58937849102208872042023-09-05T15:07:00.001+01:002023-09-10T18:09:19.025+01:00AI chip funding ... 22nm FPGA with RISC-V cores ... Fairphone 5 techBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukSapeon raises $46m for AI chipsNews | September 3, 2023Sapeon in Korea has raised KRW60bn ($46m, €42m) for its AI chip and software development. Sapeon is a spin out…Inside the Seeed credit card LoRaWAN IoT GPS trackerTechnology News | September 3, 2023IoT hardware developer Seeed Studio has launched a card-size GPS tracker that uses the Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-84738080215260850322023-09-01T10:12:00.001+01:002023-09-10T18:19:33.366+01:00Top ten articles on eeNews Europe in August By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukAugust may traditionally be a holiday month, but the
electronics industry is busy picking up on the recovery.
The latest data sees a recovery in the semiconductor market
(more on that from Malcolm Penn at Future Horizons in early September), partly
down to the excitement over AI chips. That is also boosting one area of the
struggling memory market, notable highNick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-74030873478501646032023-08-28T15:00:00.002+01:002023-08-30T21:13:42.876+01:00AMD buys Mipsology for AI FPGA compilation .... TE to buy Schaffner ... Organic semiconductor breakthrough for quantum systems By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukAI drives AMD to buy French FPGA compiler firm MipsologyBusiness news | August 25, 2023AMD has acquired French FPGA compiler expert Mipsology for an undisclosed sum. The Mipsology software team will join the AMD…TTP spins out satellite connectivity company for dronesBusiness news | August 26, 2023UK consultancy TTP has launched a spin off Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-14344065959434705412023-08-22T10:28:00.001+01:002023-08-22T10:28:00.141+01:00BAe buys Ball Aerospace ... Monetising the Moon ... Phasecraft £13m for quantum materialsBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukBehind BAe’s blistering $5.6bn Ball Aerospace dealFeature articles | August 19, 2023BAE Systems has catapulted itself into the US space business with its $5.6bn bid to buy Ball Aerospace. Ball is…EV not to blame for ship fire says reportBusiness news | August 19, 2023A preliminary investigation into the recent ship fire has shown that Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-9590042552563955952023-08-21T12:25:00.004+01:002023-08-21T12:25:00.144+01:00Tevva merger with US manufacturer sees major shift for hydrogen trucksBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukUK electric truck pioneer Tevva is to merge with ElectraMeccanica in the US, adding manufacturing for the UK and Europe in the US.The deal will initially focus on the UK, where Tevva has its operations, then Europe and the United States. ElectraMeccanica is a contract manufacturer that has designed a single passenger, three wheel electric vehicle called Solo, Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-90154703945711454572023-08-02T10:06:00.000+01:002023-08-02T10:06:00.151+01:00Adding AI to SPICE simulations ... Generative AI helps break indoor land speed record ... Allegro aims for $1bn ... Intel's AI boost By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk Generative AI helps prototype electric racecar smash world indoor land speed recordAllegro Microsystems is approaching the billion dollar milestone for its magnetic sensing and power technologies. Stefan Steyerl, recently appointed VP…TSMC has opened its global Research and Development Center in Hsinchu, Taiwan, that will drive the next generations of Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-33440916676290668042023-08-01T10:00:00.001+01:002023-08-01T10:00:00.137+01:00Top articles on eeNews Europe in July By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukHorizon European, the collapse of the latest room temperature superconductor materials, China and running container software on a Raspberry Pi were all popular articles this month.Whether the UK will moves to rejoin the Horizon Europe R&D programme remains up in the air after negotiations completed. At the same time imec has received $1.5bn for its process Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-23639397817649605802023-07-28T10:07:00.005+01:002023-07-30T18:06:17.351+01:00Claims for room temperature superconductor falling apartBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukResearchers in Korea have published a paper that they say shows the first superconductor that operates at room temperature and pressure.The paper on the room temperature superconductor material has been published on the pre-print server arxiv.org and still has to go through peer review, but it is struggling to gain traction among researchers. There is currently Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-42259988759017797132023-07-27T17:30:00.001+01:002023-07-27T17:30:00.144+01:00Quasi-CMOS for AI chips ... Semiconductor education alliance ... Ericsson to use Intel 18A for 5G chips By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukNeoLogic raises $8m for Quasi-CMOS processorBusiness news | July 26, 2023Israeli startup NeoLogic has raised $8m to develop its Quasi-CMOS technology that builds processors with a third the number of…China trade war drives Finnish X-ray plant expansionBusiness news | July 26, 2023Detection Technology is moving to a new production and office Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-79461321395550681562023-07-17T16:20:00.002+01:002023-07-17T16:20:00.143+01:00Flying electronics lab ... a biosensor for Alzheimer's ... Generative AI for RTL chip design By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukGenerative AI provides 5x boost for RTL designBusiness news | July 14, 2023Cadence Design Systems has developed an analysis and debug tool to boost register transfer level (RTL) design and implementation productivity…£115m for UK flying electronics laboratoryTechnology News | July 15, 2023Leonardo has won a £115m contract will create a ‘Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-33244189204397498442023-07-12T10:19:00.002+01:002023-07-12T10:19:00.132+01:00Ceramic solid state battery to ship to car makers this yearBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukProLogium says it
will start shipping its solid state silicon battery to European car makers for
testing by the end of this year.
The new solid state
battery design with a ceramic electrolyte can nearly double the energy density
of an EV pack while significantly reducing its weight and the number of cells
in pack with increased cell energy says the company.
Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-2261451760016896502023-07-11T15:15:00.001+01:002023-07-11T15:15:00.139+01:00French fab to make miniature medical solid state batteries By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukFrench startup InjectPower is looking to set up a fab to
build solid state batteries for medical applications.
The company has developed a miniature solid state lithium
ion battery technology that can be used in implanted devices. The battery cells
are 0.1mm thick with a footprint of 1mm2. The key is that the batteries can be
built on a 200mm wafer process withNick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-33192422033041415522023-07-10T16:12:00.001+01:002023-07-10T16:12:00.146+01:00Cryogenic memory test chip ... Largest industrial generative AI lab ... Quantum algorithms for the Spanish power grid By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukUK set to rejoin Horizon Europe alongside New ZealandBusiness news | July 9, 2023After years of negotiation, UK and European Commission negotiators have reached a draft agreement on association to the €95bn Horizon…Cryo memory test chip tapes out for quantum computersTechnology News | July 7, 2023A UK project has taped out a demonstration Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-79449959889650243662023-07-03T14:34:00.001+01:002023-07-03T14:34:00.149+01:00Ceramic solid state battery ... UK lithium deal ... Tesla buys Wiferion for wireless charging By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukCeramic solid state battery to ship to car makers at end of yearTechnology News | June 23, 2023Taiwanese battery maker ProLogium says it will start shipping its solid state silicon battery to European car makers for testing…ASML sees export controls on latest DUV lithography equipmentBusiness news | June 30, 2023The Dutch government has just Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-34005601464477988352023-07-02T12:40:00.009+01:002023-07-02T18:43:40.143+01:00Leti Innovation Days ... Google X on AI ... CEO interview ... Stellantis CTOBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukCars are too complex says Stellantis CTO, cuts number of chipsBusiness news | June 28, 2023The complexity of modern cars is a key problem for the industry in both affordability and weight, says the chief…Articles from Leti Innovation Days 2023Feature articles | July 1, 2023French research institute CEA-Leti is the technology research branch Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489438803100016246.post-65386849996039074422023-06-06T09:32:00.001+01:002023-06-06T09:32:00.134+01:00Open source threat from trolls ... Beaming power from space ... European fusion power spinout ... earEEG for dementia diagnosisBy Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.ukOpen source software under threat from patent trollsBusiness news | June 3, 2023Companies from the open source community are warning that urgent action is needed to stop patent trolls. Unified Patents, the…Measuring EEG through the ears to screen for dementiaTechnology News | June 2, 2023Aarhus University has teamed up with T&W Nick Flahertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685878839763912155noreply@blogger.com0