Samsung Electronics has acquired Korean startup Rainbow Robotics to accelerate the development of humanoid robots.Rainbow Robotics was founded in 2011 by researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology’s (KAIST) Humanoid Robot Research Centre who developed the first two-legged walking...
Published on: January 01, 2025
Wingtech, one of the leading contract manufacturers in China, has signed a deal to transfer the equity and operating assets of the majority of its manufacturing subsidiaries to Luxshare Precision Industry.The move would allow Wingtech, which owns Nexperia in the Netherlands, to...
Published on: December 31, 2024
The fallout from the acquisition of UK chip designer Imagination Technologies continues, with CEO Simon Beresford-Wylie reported to be stepping down over the company’s links to China.The move comes after an employment tribunal that pitted the company against its former CEO, Ron...
Published on: December 31, 2024
A prototype Izanagi AI processor from SoftBank Group Corp. could be available as early as the summer of 2025, according to a Bloomberg report.The report – which references sources involved with SoftBank and Project Izanagi – states that Masayoshi Son, the company’s...
Published on: December 31, 2024
Littelfuse has completed the acquisition of the 200mm wafer fab located in Dortmund, Germany from Elmos Semiconductor.The completion of the €93m fab acquisition at the Elmos headquarters in Dortmund boosts power semiconductor capacity across a broad base of industrial end markets including...
Published on: December 31, 2024
Canadian RISC-V AI chip designer Inspire Semiconductor Holdings is to de-list from the TSXV Venture Exchange in Toronto today, following a move to go private.Inspire has design centres in Vancouver, Canada and Austin, Texas, and is developing a 12nm AI chip with...
Published on: December 31, 2024
Sidus Space in the US has completed design work on a Dutch laser satellite and plans to launched its latest LizzieSat early next year.The company, which raised $37m in 2024, launched LizzieSat-1 in March and LizzieSat-2 in December, establishing a micro-constellation for...
Published on: December 31, 2024
Chinese battery giant CATL has developed an intelligent skateboard chassis that it says is ‘ultra-safe’.The Bedrock Chassis can withstand a 120 kmh (75mph) frontal impact without catching fire or exploding by using a cell-to-chassis design. This directly integrates the battery cells into...
Published on: December 30, 2024
Research on magnetically resonant wireless power transfer (MRWPT) is actively pursued for diverse applicationsA groundbreaking advancement in technology is paving the way for mobile phones and other electronic devices to recharge simply by being kept in a pocket. This innovative system enables...
Published on: December 30, 2024
Quantum technology has been evolving through 2024 to focus on scalable, error corrected, fault tolerant computing systems.There is still a wide range of technologies, from superconducting Josephson junctions through neutral ions and ion traps to diamond and photonics, all aiming to produce...
Published on: December 30, 2024