Intel's bitcoin mining chip and system ... ISSCC 2022 highlights ... eSIMs for the smart grid ... Behind the Box PC standard

News on the new look eeNews Europe this week by Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

• ISSCC 2022 highlights
• 1200V GaN FET for 99% efficiency
• Adaptive voltage scaling in multicore ARMv9 5G chip
• A 48V fully integrated GaN DC-DC converter
• Small footprint 32V buck converter for point of load designs
• £7m for UK flow battery and energy storage projects
• Intel develops chip and system for bitcoin mining
• eSIM consortium for blockchain-based smart grids
• ARM spin off Kigen has teamed up to provide integrated, eSIM-based systems for smart…
• Behind the new PICMG box PC standard

Huge woven screen ... GaN power and sensing for the data centre ... ISO26262 RISC-V IP ...

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• Intel sees fall in 2022, pulls back on capex
• $30m ABB deal for hyperspectral satellite AI imaging
• Large woven display for the smart home and IoT
• £35m to build world’s largest fuel cell stack supplier
• Industry celebrates International Battery Day
• Schneider expands US low voltage manufacturing
• Hirel GaN power and sensing for data centres
• Hot swap 4kW supplies for horticultural and commercial LED lighting
• RISC-V IP provider sees ISO 26262 ASIL-D certification at SGS-TÜV Saar

II-VI's diamond deal ... Cambridge GaN Devices project for data centre power ... What is in-fibre computing?

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Cognifiber in Israel has raised $6m to commercialise its photonic technology for processing neural networks inside an optical fibre without memory or processor

Siemens is using machine learning and natural language processing to boost the performance of its NX design and simulation software.

Harman has launched an edge computing system with low latency for mobile connectivity to vehicles with and without V2X capabilities.

Finnish satellite operator ICeye has raised $136m to boost its space-based radar technology development, including AI analytics. This brings the…

Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) has launched a project to develop and commercialise a highly integrated GaN circuit with power and senging for data centre power supply applications 

II‐VI has licensed single crystal diamond process and equipment technology from Element Six in the UK to boost its SiC chip development

Flexible, stretchy supercapacitor targets wearables, IoT

Boom year for X-fab power

SiC boost for Bosch

China fuel cell joint ventures for Bosch, Ceres

ST's SiC wafer megafactory ... Toshiba's 300mm power fab ... Nexeon's manufacturing bost ... II-VI qualifies 1200V SiC MOSFET

News this week from the new look eeNews Europe by Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

ST starts on European SiC wafer ‘megafactory’ Business news | February 2, 2022 STMicroelectronics is building a major plant in Europe to make silicon carbide (SiC) wafers for its booming electric vehicle business.

EU takes aim at standards Business news | February 4, 2022 The European Union is to revise 69 standards that it sees as strategically important to the development of environmentally-friendly and… US looks to quantum-ready workers Technology News | February 3, 2022 The US government is releasing a national strategy to develop quantum skills with funding for schemes. The ‘National Strategic Plan… Raspberry Pi moves to 64bit Linux Technology News | February 4, 2022 Raspberry Pi is trialling a beta of a 64bit version of Linux that runs on the majority of its boards,… Europe leads first World Quantum Day Technology News | February 4, 2022 The first World Quantum Day is to be held on April 14th, with online talks from a wide range of…

Nexeon heads for production of silicon battery materials Interviews | February 4, 2022 Silicon battery pioneer Nexeon has raised $80m with a key Korean investor to start… Toshiba to build new 300mm power fab Business news | February 4, 2022 Toshiba is to build a 300mm wafer fab for power semiconductors Construction of the… Prysmian raises €135m for cable R&D Business news | February 3, 2022 Cable giant Prysmian Group has raised €135m for its research and development plans to… Verkor to build first gigafactory in Dunkirk Business news | February 4, 2022 French battery startup Verkor is to build its first Gigafactory in the port city… II-VI qualifies its 1200V SiC MOSFET Technology News | February 3, 2022 II‐VI has qualified its 1200 V silicon carbide MOSFET platform for automotive use and… First 5A eFuse for server designs Technology News | February 1, 2022 Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has launched its first eFuse product for sub-power rails in… First IPX67 two piece waterproof connector for rugged power New Products | January 28, 2022 Yokowo’s two piece TBR and TBP series connector are the first IPX7 rated connector…

800G test systems to improve power efficiency in data centres New Products | February 4, 2022 Keysight Technologies has expanded its range of high-speed digital 800G test systems to improve the power efficiency of components and…

Adacore teams for Rust toolchain ... Sigfox seeks a buyer ... Framework's sustainable laptop deal ... Siltronics wafer deal collapses

News from the new look eeNews Europe by Nick Flaherty 

AdaCore teams for safety-critical Rust toolchain Technology News  Embedded software tool developer AdaCore is teaming up with Ferrous Systems on a toolchain for the Rust programming language. The strategic… Triple combo Matter chip combines WiFi 6/6E, Bluetooth 5.2, and 802.15.4 New Products  Synaptics has launched a system on chip (SoC) that combines WiFi 6/6E, Bluetooth 5.2, and 802.15.4/Thread with the Matter protocol. TT Electronics boosts medical business with Radwave deal Business news  UK contract manufacturer TT Electronics has signed an exclusive manufacturing agreement with a US medical equipment company. The deal with… Framework raises $18m for sustainable laptop Business news  US startup Framework has raised $18m (€16m) to further develop its modular, fully upgradeable and repairable laptop technology. The Series… Global politics sinks $5.3bn wafer deal Business news German regulators have declined to approve a deal for a Taiwanese company to acquire a local wafer manufacturer in a… Sigfox seeks a buyer Business news  French IoT network operator Sigfox has filed for commercial protection in a Toulouse court as it looks for a buyer. EU to go head to head with SpaceX and OneWeb with quantum encryption Technology News  The European Union (EU) is about to put forward plans for a broadband satellite network using quantum encryption in service…

Siemens drives world’s largest Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Project Business news First pilot project with 45MW solar and 36MW hydroelectric capacity uses SICAM microgrid real-time… Electric conversion programme for the classic Mini Business news  BMW is opening up a programme to convert a UK classic car, the Mini,… Williams Advanced Engineering sold in £164m deal Business news  Williams Advanced Engineering (WA) is to be sold to Fortescue of Australia for £164m… Siemens, UMC team on Tanner design kits for power chips Siemens collaborates with UMC on process design kits (PDKs) for 110nm and 180nm BCD… Double boost for European power design Business news  Toshiba and Innoscience tap European power skills with high voltage R&D lab and GaN… University spinout for battery digital twins Business news   A spinout from the University of Birmingham and Imperial College London aims to speed… NAWA raises €18m for carbon nanotube ultracapacitor factory Business news NAWA Technologies (NAWA) in France has raised €18.3m for production of its Vertically Aligned… Custom power management chip for first Cartier solar watch Technology News  e-peas in Belgium has developed a custom 2 x 2mm power management chip for… Atmosic raises $72m, launches self powered Bluetooth 5.3 chip Business news  Energy harvesting IoT chip developer Atmosic has raised $72m and launched a self-powered Bluetooth… Veolia plans first UK electric vehicle battery recycling plant Business news  Waste company Veolia sees ‘urban mining’ plant as unlocking UK’s lithium-ion battery reserves… Breakthrough brings GaN advantages to silicon power MOSFETs Technology News  Applied Novel Devices in Auston is working with SkyWater Technologies to develop a silicon… US window maker backs transparent solar cell startup Business news US window and door maker Andersen has made a strategic investment in transparent solar cell startup Ubiquitous…