Digital twins for manufacturing ... Siemens opens up its edge ecosystem ... Tiot language goes open sourc

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. Bosch leads €35m software defined manufacturing project
. Siemens opens up its Industrial Edge Ecosystem
. Toit opens up its IoT programming language
. RS launches cloud-based open source collaborative prototyping platform
. Ultra high viscosity print head for 3D printing
. Sensor fusion algorithm boosts automated driving systems
. Ionity raises $700m to expand 350kW charging network
. ST teams for SiC module research
. LionVolt raises €4m for solid state battery tech
. GaN Systems adds power module maker as strategic investor
. Awards for Irish magnetics on silicon tech
. 48V, 1100 W peak power in an eighth brick format
. Project to reduce energy use of 5G video streaming

Ford deal shakes up chip business ... The state of verification ... ARM's X1C core ... $150m for GaN Systems

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. Ford shakes up chip business with GlobalFoundries deal
. The state of verification 2021
. GaN Systems raises $150m for EV push

• congatec, Sysgo team for safety critical designs
• Microsoft to host secure design tools in the cloud

. STMicroelectronics taps Intel in changes to leadership
. TITAN initiative targets AI, 6G chip technologies
. ARM tweaks its X1 core for the desktop

• MediaTek samples first 4nm ARM v9 chip for 320Mpixel smartphones

. Super coherent optics on live network reaches 400Gbit/s
. Two slot 3U VPX chassis with RTM for conduction cooled modules
. Iceotope, nVent team for precision immersive cooling
. World’s first end-to-end charging technology test centre opens in Germany
. Ossia teams for 5.8GHz wireless power development kit
. 1W distance charging transmitter approved in Europe
. Battery monitor chip withstands high voltages and temperatures
. Compact 700W medical grade power supply
. Charger IC for all low voltage rechargeable batteries
. 1kW supply with 330 percent peak power for medical and industrial applications

Toshiba carved up .... Quantum processor plant opens ... Jetson Orin AGX module ... smart meter LoRa standard

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. Toshiba splits into three
. UK manufacturer Axis Electronics sold to Swiss group
. IQM opens €20m quantum processor plant in Finland

. Component shortages drive up German distribution

• Microsoft to host secure design tools in the cloud
• Renesas enters the FPGA business
• Integrated cybersecurity protection for MIL-STD-1553

. Nvidia boosts safety critical design with Jetson Orin AGX module
. LoRa Alliance teams for smart meter standard
. UK launches roadside EV charger design
. Ballard in $40m UK fuel cell deal
. Transphorm ramps up $33m funding for GaN expansion
. Northvolt shows first fully recycled battery cell

• First SoC with CXL 2.0 as memory accelerator
• High performance multi-port memory for RISC-V AI chip

Qorvo buys UnitedSiC ... ARM's Rust move ... Kontron's Raspberry Pi 4 plans ... Cryo IP for quantum computers

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. UnitedSIC deal drives Qorvo into automotive
 . Qorvo buys UnitedSiC to expand into discrete power
 . Empower Semi raises $45m for next power chip

. ARM joins the Rust foundation
. Kontron looks to Raspberry Pi4 move for industrial AI
. UK signs quantum technology deal with US
. Rohde & Schwarz re-structures as turnover drops
. £7.5m project to build error corrected quantum computer
. £6.5m project to develop cryogenic CMOS IP for quantum computing
. congatec targets real time processing for 5G
. Jetson AGX AI system for railways
. Power Roll raises £2.5m to build solar film factory
. ST teams for power electronics research and training in Catania
. $326m for solid state battery plants
. Thermal materials in $5bn DuPont deal
. Record for perovskite tandem solar cells at 29.2 per cent
. Silatronix sold as battery material race hots up
. 48V, 30kW open rack power shelf for data centres
. USB Type-C three chip charger