Some great stories over the last week, with a major UK tech acquisition for monitoring the latest system on chip designs, to a tiny, tiny Millenium Falcon 3D printed on a process that also makes leading edge MEMS devices. And if you still use Fortran as a programming language, it has been ported to the new generation of Apple Macs.
The 'state of the nation' interview on verification following the DVcon Europe conference showed interesting trends in languages such as Python emerging, as well as the role of digital twins and the challenges of verification and validation.
Covid-19 and the US-China trade war continue to be major business issues for the industry, but companies are adapting well
- Covid changes are permanent says Dialog CEO
- Israel shrugs off Covid-19 as European decline slows
- Renewable energy systems boom despite Covid-19
- Tech war is on despite US election
And then there are some key technology announcements for electric vehicles and autonomous operation
- Peugeot, Altran team for driverless car testing
- Neural network core is optimised for robotaxis
- Mercedes drives battery suppliers to sustainable cobalt and lithium
- Swiss battery maker looks to gigafactory
- Exeter centre looks at recycling key battery materials
- IBM. AMD team on confidential computing for AI
- Reference design for volume AR smart glasses shows market maturing
- Solderless compression mount for 112G and 224G links
- TI shakes up power with integrated 650V GaN FET