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Samsung to start production of laptop rollable display

Samsung to start production of laptop rollable display

Samsung Display is to begin mass production of world’s first OLED rollable laptop screen in April 2025.The display was shown on the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus G6 which will launch globally in June. Concept designs were shown two years ago at the CES...

Published on: January 12, 2025

A smart ring to control home devices

A smart ring to control home devices

University of Washington researchers have developed IRIS, a smart ring that allows users to control smart devices by aiming the ring’s small camera at the device and clicking a built-in button …While smart devices in homes have grown to include speakers, security...

Published on: January 12, 2025

The $100,000 sound system on wheels and other CES 2025 news

The $100,000 sound system on wheels and other CES 2025 news

AI and Automotive technologies were at the forefront of the latest Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025) in Las Vegas this week.Sony and Honda launched the Afeela, a $100,000 electric car with a focus on the sound systems and human interface, while Honda...

Published on: January 11, 2025

CEO interview: Thin and cool

CEO interview: Thin and cool

After over a decade of development, miniature, silet cooling technology was reducing the thickness of laptop designs at the CES 2025 show in Las Vegas this week.Carl Schlachte is a veteran of the semiconductor industry, having worked at Motorola and ARM before...

Published on: January 10, 2025

SIA, Nvidia slam proposed global restrictions on US AI chip exports

SIA, Nvidia slam proposed global restrictions on US AI chip exports

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has criticised a US government plan to issue an export control ruling on AI chips that includes sweeping changes just days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.Nvidia Corp., the world’s leading vendor of AI processors and...

Published on: January 10, 2025

Siemens taps Amazon for startup programme

Siemens taps Amazon for startup programme

Siemens has launched a startup programme for early-stage engineering and manufacturing companies..The Siemens for Startups programme, announced at CES 2025 in Las Vegas this week, aims to help streamline development processes and scale faster by providing venture-related services and reduce the cost...

Published on: January 10, 2025

TSMC’s sales stayed strong throughout 2024, lifting AI optimism

TSMC’s sales stayed strong throughout 2024, lifting AI optimism

December sales at TSMC, the world’s leading foundry, exceeded expectations at NT$278.16 billion (about US$8.44 billion) sending AI stock prices higher.The sales were flat sequentially but 57.8 percent higher compared with December 2023. This took TSMC’s annual revenue for 2024 to NT$2,894.31...

Published on: January 10, 2025

New CEO takes control at Traco Power

New CEO takes control at Traco Power

Sebastian Fischer has taken over as chief executive of the Traco Power Group in Switzerland.Jennifer Caspar, company owner and Chair of the Board of Directors, together with her father Rolf Caspar and Ueli Wampfler, both members of the Board of Directors, will...

Published on: January 10, 2025

1kW laser diode for mobility designs

1kW laser diode for mobility designs

Rohm in Japan has developed a 1kW laser diode for LiDaR  design in mobility applications.The RLD8BQAB3 is a surface mount infrared laser diode that measures 3.3 x 5.6mm and is 1.75mm high. Eight channels at 125W each provide 1kW of power for...

Published on: January 10, 2025

Birmingham University, Paragraf funded for graphene research

Birmingham University, Paragraf funded for graphene research

The University of Birmingham, working with Paragraf Ltd. (Somersham, England) has received two UK government awards to research graphene sensors at high and low temperatures.Graphene sensors could be used for the control of magnetic shielding and of qubit processors used in quantum...

Published on: January 10, 2025