The European Commission has approved the $35bn acquisition of Ansys by Synopsys, conditional on full compliance of the current selloffs.The Commission investigated the impact of the transaction in the global markets for the supply of optics software, photonics software; and  electronic design automation (‘EDA’) software tools used for the design of...
                            
                                Published on: January 13, 2025
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            After over a decade of development, miniature, silent cooling technology was reducing the thickness of laptop designs at the CES 2025 show in Las Vegas this week.Carl Schlachte, chairman, president and CEO of the developer, Ventiva, is a veteran of the semiconductor industry,...
                            
                                Published on: January 12, 2025
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            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
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            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
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            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
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            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
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            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 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
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            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
                                
                             
                            
                            
                         
                                            
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            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