HaiLa Technologies in Canada has launched a development platform for ultra low power WiFi using passive backscatter technology.The EVAL2000 development board uses the HaiLa BSC2000 Passive Backscatter on WiFi chip combined with the low power STM32U0 microcontroller from ST Microelectronics.The BSC2000, developed...
Published on: January 08, 2025
The semiconductor industry is expected to start the construction of 18 fabs in 2025 according to the latest data from Semi.The new projects in Semi’s latest quarterly World Fab Forecast include fifteen 300mm and three 200mm facilities, the majority of which are expected...
Published on: January 08, 2025
Reneas Electronics is developing a 100W chiplet-based central controller for the next generation of Honda’s driverless car.The chip will combine a 3nm Renesas R-car X5 processor and multiple chiplets, including a custom AI device developed by Honda to provide a performance of...
Published on: January 08, 2025
Intel has expanded its range of automotive chips to provide what it says is a whole platform for electric software defined vehicles.The company has also signed a deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for a virtual design environment running on Intel Xeon...
Published on: January 07, 2025
NXP Semiconductor has cut the power consumption of its latest MCX microcontroller by a factor of three by using dual power domains for the first time.The dual core MCX L series MCUs use an independent low power sensor management domain for smart...
Published on: January 07, 2025
Vector Informatik in Germany is bringing TTTech Auto into its development with QNX of a stack for software defined vehicles (SDV).However this multi-year agreement comes as TTTech Auto in Austria is to be acquired by NXP Semiconductor and brought inhouse, although both...
Published on: January 07, 2025
Hexagon has agreed to acquire Septentrio NV, a market leader and OEM provider of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies, to drive innovation and expand the Resilient Assured Positioning market.The combination of the pioneering GNSS platform developed by Septentrio with Hexagon’s extensive...
Published on: January 07, 2025
Ambiq Inc. (Austin, Texas) is offering AI-based audio and graphics processing models combined with its sub-threshold voltage logic chips.A neural network based speech de-noiser (NNSD) uses a real-time learning model to analyse audio and isolate speech and remove background audio.A neural-network based...
Published on: January 07, 2025
SemiKong is an open-source large language model that has been designed to support the design and manufacturing chips by capturing industry-specific expertise.The LLM can be downloaded for free and serves as a foundation for companies to build proprietary models tailored to their...
Published on: January 07, 2025
Alif Semiconductor® has announced the second generation of its Ensemble® family of products that embrace the latest energy-efficient neural processing technology to support transformer networks enabling generative AI in products at the edge and endpoint — bringing fluid and satisfying user experiences...
Published on: January 07, 2025