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Blaize taps DeepSeek hype for edge AI

Blaize taps DeepSeek hype for edge AI

Blaize is looking to tap into the hype around the latest smaller AI models for its edge AI chip and no-code software.The company, with a design team in the UK, went public through a special purpose vehicle (SPAC) called BurTech that completed...

Published on: January 28, 2025

Innoscience opens up China front in Infineon patent battle

Innoscience opens up China front in Infineon patent battle

Innoscience has filed a lawsuit against Infineon Technologies and its subsidiaries in China alleging infringement of two patents on power chips.This follows an expanded lawsuit by Infineon against the company in the US. Innoscience also lost a patent case against EPC in...

Published on: January 28, 2025

Trump vows to impose chip import tariffs of up to 100%

Trump vows to impose chip import tariffs of up to 100%

President Donald Trump has said he will impose tariffs – of up to 100 percent – on semiconductors and computer chips and other essential products imported into the United States.Speaking at the House GOP Issues Conference in Miami, Florida, President Trump called...

Published on: January 28, 2025

Adaptive optimisation model cuts microgrid requirements

Adaptive optimisation model cuts microgrid requirements

An optimization model developed in South Korea improves microgrid operation with lower edge compute requirements to boost energy efficiency and ensure reliable power supply.Researchers at Incheon National University developed the model to adapt to unexpected changes in power supply and demand, ensuring...

Published on: January 28, 2025

Codasip, RED Semiconductor team for RISC-V AI acceleration

Codasip, RED Semiconductor team for RISC-V AI acceleration

Two of Europe’s leading chip designers, Codasip and RED Semiconductor, have signed a deal to work on AI acceleration technologies using the RISC-V open instruction set architecture.UK-based RED will use the Codasip Studio processor design tools to integrate its VISC technology as...

Published on: January 28, 2025

First universal robotics software platform gets seed funding

First universal robotics software platform gets seed funding

A robotics software company founded in 2020, BOW has closed a £4 million seed round, led by Northern Gritstone, that will be used to build on the the already strong commercial traction to date for its platform and robot-agnostic software development kit...

Published on: January 28, 2025

KD, Keysight on optical automotive Ethernet testing

KD, Keysight on optical automotive Ethernet testing

Fabless semiconductor company KD has announced an agreement with Keysight Technologies to partner on optical parameters measurement including TDFOM based on the IEEE Std 802.3cz physical layer test standard.Keysight and KD have been in close collaboration during the development of the IEEE...

Published on: January 28, 2025

High voltage DC contactor integrates mirror contact

High voltage DC contactor integrates mirror contact

TDK has launched two high voltage contactors, one with an integrated mirror contact and the other with enhanced short-circuit current handling.Both support high reliability switching up to 1000V DC for lithium-ion batteries in traction applications, energy storage systems (ESS) and DC charging...

Published on: January 28, 2025

New chip to solve quantum computing roadblocks

New chip to solve quantum computing roadblocks

The goal is to make quantum computers faster, more efficient, and scalable, enabling them to tackle challenges like drug discovery, cybersecurity, and AIThe European Commission is investing in a groundbreaking quantum chip that combines light and electronics for the first time, promising...

Published on: January 28, 2025

Tiny low-noise low-power chip-scale atomic clock

Tiny low-noise low-power chip-scale atomic clock

Microchip Technology has announced its second generation Low-Noise Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LN-CSAC), model SA65-LN, in a lower profile height and designed to operate in a wider temperature range, enabling low phase noise and atomic clock stability in demanding conditions.The chip-scale atomic clock...

Published on: January 28, 2025