First 5G satellite voice call ... UK quantum factory ... 2D GaN barcodes ... Intel's Innovation Day news

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk




The 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 high reliability power supply manufacturer On-Systems has signed its first ever distributor in…



Chinese battery maker Gotion High Tech has shipped the first battery from its €2bn…

VisIC Technologies in Israel is working with IQE in Wales to develop next-generation D-Mode…



French power giant Schneider Electric has launched an industry-first guide to addressing new physical…




Cambridge GaN devices (CGD) is adding 2D barcodes to its integrated power die that…



Dutch industrial AI firm Samotics has developed a software-based energy analytics tool for heavy…





Siemens chooses Monta OS as preferred EV charging software provider




TI extends the lifetime of high-voltage isolation to over 40 years





300W power sink for fast down-programming under no-load conditions





Compact SMD digital non-isolated 1.5kW DC-DC converter






TVS diode for USB4 and Thunderbolt 4 ESD Protection


INTEL INNOVATION NEWS



Intel is developing a custom chip for fully homomorphic encryption (FHE)



Intel launches low end Agilex 3 FPGA family



UXL looks to standardise heterogeneous compute

Intel launches compact RISC-V Nios processor core



Intel opens up its Simics virtual FPGA platform

Airborne wireless power relays ... Toyota's solid state battery plans ... space materials for Open RAN

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

DARPA selects teams to develop airborne power beaming relays Technology News | September 12, 2023 US research agency DARPA has selected three teams to design wireless optical power relays… Toyota plans mass production of solid state battery for 2027 Technology News | September 17, 2023 Toyota is planning to introduce a solid state battery that can charge in 10 minutes as it moves to mass…

Space materials, AI in £88m to boost Open RAN bandwidth Technology News | September 15, 2023 The UK government is backing a series of trials of Open RAN telecoms tech in high capacity sporting venues and… ARM hits the stock market with a bang Business news | September 15, 2023 Shares in ARM jumped 25% on the opening day of its public offering after an enthusiastic response from the market. DigiKey supports direct shipping in Europe for Marketplace Business news | September 15, 2023 Distributor DigiKey is supporting direct shipments from European suppliers to European customers in its Marketplace programme. This means European businesses…

Liquid cooling for configurable 20kW power supply New Products | September 15, 2023 Advanced Energy has added a liquid cooling option to its high-power power supplies for… Space Forge teams with Northrop Grumman for space materials Business news | September 12, 2023 UK startup Space Forge has signed a strategic deal with prime contractor Northrop Grumman… MEMS builds tiny space thruster that runs on water Technology News | September 14, 2023 Researchers in the UK have developed a tiny thruster for small satellites using micromachined… BT to trial European liquid cooling technologies Business news | September 15, 2023 The BT Group in the UK is trialling several liquid cooling technologies from European… GaN design hits 5130 W/in3 for AI New Products | September 15, 2023 EPC has developed a reference design for a 48V LLC converter with a power… 300W power sink for fast down-programming under no-load conditions New Products | September 16, 2023 TDK has introduced a Power Sink (PSINK) option to the 1.7kW and 3.4kW programmable…

Active OTA antenna array testing for satellite terminals Technology News | September 15, 2023 Rohde & Schwarz has teamed with IMST in Germany to demonstrate over the air… STM32H5 discovery kit for secure, smart, connected devices New Products | September 15, 2023 STMicroelectronics has released its first development board to support Secure Manager, a turnkey system-on-chip… Nanomodule boost to 96 fibres in broadband cable Technology News | September 15, 2023 Acome of France has developed an ultra lightweight fibre cable that can carry 96… Panmnesia raises $12.5m for CXL3.0 memory IP stack Business news | September 14, 2023 Startup Panmnesia in Korea has raised $12.5m for CXL3.0 memory IP, chip and software… First system on module to meet new EU IoT security law Business news | September 14, 2023 Security software from Foundries.io has been ported to the Arduino Portenta X8 board to…

European chip alliance ... Navitas boosts GaN power ... Driverless truck tech ... 950Wh/l lithium metal battery

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

Navitas looks to expand European, US capacity for GaN and SiC Business news | September 10, 2023 Navitas 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 boost Business news | September 8, 2023 27 regions across Europe have come together in the European Semiconductor Regions Alliance to boost the local semiconductor supply chain. Saab opens radar plant as UK Centre of Excellence Business news | September 8, 2023 Saab has opened a radar production facility in the UK as a Centre of Excellence for the technology development. The… Mediatek tapes out 3nm chip for volume production in 2024 Business news | September 8, 2023 Mediatek has taped out its first chip using TSMC’s 3nm technology for a Dimensity system-on-chip (SoC) with volume production expected… Stack AV billion dollar driverless truck launch Business news | September 8, 2023 A group of industry entrepreneurs has launched an autonomous trucking business in the US with $1bn backing from Softbank of…

Sakuu sees 950Wh/l for high power lithium metal battery News | September 9, 2023 Sakuu has detailed the performance of its latest lithium metal battery technology. While the… Navitas takes integrated GaN into higher power applications Technology News | September 8, 2023 Navitas Semiconductor has launched a more integrated gallium nitride (GaN) technology for higher power… Funding boost for niobium battery startup Echion Business news | September 10, 2023 UK battery startup Echion Technologies has secured significant investment from Volta Energy Technologies The… Polish deals for EV charging stations in Germany, UK Business news | September 5, 2023 Ekoenergetyka, a Polish producer of high-power EV charging stations, has signed three agreements with… Monolithic Power opens Portugal design centre Business news | September 4, 2023 Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) has opened a design centre in Portugal to boost its… Ambient Photonics raises additional $30m for solar cells Business news | September 6, 2023 Ambient Photonics has raised $30m in a Series A2 funding round, bringing the total… TDK boosts Genesys+ HV programmable power supply series New Products | September 5, 2023 TDK has expanded its high voltage programmable power supply range with 15kW and 22.5kW… 3kW low profile AC-DC power supply for industrial applications New Products | September 5, 2023 Cosel has launched a 3000W AC-DC enclosed power supply with an adjustable output voltage… Bosch completes acquisition of assets of TSI Semiconductors Business news | September 4, 2023 Bosch has completed the acquisition of a chip plant in California for making silicon…

Stellantis opens its first battery technology centre Business news | September 8, 2023 Stellantis has opened its first Battery Technology Centre in Turin, Italy, one of the… 65 GHz full 12bit oscilloscope for debug and test New Products | September 8, 2023 Teledyne LeCroy has launched a 65GHz oscilloscope with 12bit resolution across the whole range… IC Alps opens automotive ASIC design centre in Toulouse Business news | September 8, 2023 French design house IC Alps has opened a new design centre in Toulouse with… TTEthernet for next generation Honeywell avionics Business news | September 8, 2023 Honeywell is using the certifiable TTEthernet network technology from TTTech Aerospace for its next… ML tool suite for 8, 16 and 32bit microcontrollers New Products | September 7, 2023 Microchip has developed a machine learning development tool suite that it says is the…