Electronic Breaking News

Retimer integrates eight SerDes channels, looks to 1.6Tbit/s

Retimer integrates eight SerDes channels, looks to 1.6Tbit/s

Point2 Technology has launched a low power Smart Retimer system-on-chip (SoC) for active cable applications up to 1.6Tbit/s in hyperscale AI datacentres.The Point2 P1B121 retimer integrates eight-unidirectional SerDes channels with smart Clock Data Recovery (CDR)/Retimer functions that support 112G PAM4 and 56G...

Published on: November 25, 2024

High temperature battery cell test for enhanced battery safety

High temperature battery cell test for enhanced battery safety

Kulr Technology in the US has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to use its Internal Short Circuit (ISC) technology at higher temperatures.The Kulr technology can be used for testing both military and commercial applications, supporting a wide range of...

Published on: November 25, 2024

Chip market to weaken in 2025 says Semiconductor Intelligence

Chip market to weaken in 2025 says Semiconductor Intelligence

Analyst Semiconductor Intelligence (SC-IQ) sees the global chip market growing by 19 percent annually in 2024 followed by 6 percent growth in 2025, as it expects a deceleration in AI demand and general weakness elsewhere.The forecast figueres makes the firm amongst the...

Published on: November 25, 2024

Seco, Hitachi Energy team for 200,000 Qualcomm Smart Boxes

Seco, Hitachi Energy team for 200,000 Qualcomm Smart Boxes

Hitachi Energy is working with Seco in Italy in a strategic deal to develop and make 200,000 smart boxes for communication and data management across utility infrastructure.Seco will lead the design and development of the box, integrating its hardware based on Qualcomm...

Published on: November 25, 2024

$7 wireless RISC-V Raspberry Pi Pico 2

$7 wireless RISC-V Raspberry Pi Pico 2

Raspberry Pi has launched a version of its wireless Pico board with its latest RP2350 combined RISC-V and ARM microcontroller.The Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W is built around the new RP2350 microcontroller with the tried and tested wireless modem from the original Pico W, and is priced at...

Published on: November 25, 2024

Lattice Semiconductor mulls bid for Intel’s Altera

Lattice Semiconductor mulls bid for Intel’s Altera

Low-power FPGA vendor Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (Hillsboro, Oregon) is considering making a bid for Altera, Intel’s programmable logic subsidiary, according to Bloomberg.As a smaller company Lattice is seeking help from a private equity company in its bid for Altera, the report said....

Published on: November 25, 2024

Inova wins award and collaborates with Lextar on LED lighting

Inova wins award and collaborates with Lextar on LED lighting

Inova Semiconductors has secured sixth place among the most “Innovative Companies 2024” in Germany in an exclusive study by the SZ Institute, part of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.The ranking, which is based on a comprehensive analysis of 2,346 companies, shows that the Munich-based...

Published on: November 25, 2024

Rocket Lab closes CHIPS award to boost space solar cells

Rocket Lab closes CHIPS award to boost space solar cells

Rocket Lab USA has finalized a $23.9 million award from the U.S. Department of Commerce to increase its compound semiconductor manufacturing capability and capacity at its Albuquerque, New Mexico facility. The semiconductors produced by Rocket Lab are used in space-grade solar cells...

Published on: November 25, 2024

ST adds to roadmap for AI-capable microcontrollers

ST adds to roadmap for AI-capable microcontrollers

STMicroelectronics NV is planning a series of upgrades to its proprietary neural network accelerator for microcontrollers to capitalize on an industry-wide trend towards AI at the edge.ST is the “king of tiny edge AI,” said Remi El-Ouazzane, president of the microcontrollers, digital...

Published on: November 25, 2024

TSRI picks IQM quantum computer to boost research

TSRI picks IQM quantum computer to boost research

The Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI) under the National Applied Research Laboratories have announced the procurement of its first full-stack quantum computer from IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), a leader in superconducting quantum computers.The delivery and installation of the quantum computer to be...

Published on: November 25, 2024