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Globalfoundries fined for supplying wafers to China’s SJ Semi

Globalfoundries fined for supplying wafers to China’s SJ Semi

New York headquartered foundry Globalfoundries Inc. has been fined US$500,000 by the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for shipping wafers to SJ Semiconductor Corp. (Jiangyin, China).SJ Semiconductor (SJS), a company with links to China’s leading foundry SMIC, is on the...

Published on: November 03, 2024

A trick of light: silicon into direct bandgap semiconductor

A trick of light: silicon into direct bandgap semiconductor

Discovery enables manufacturing of ultrathin solar panels, advanced optoelectronics – UC IrvineBy creating a new way for light and matter to interact, researchers at the University of California, Irvine have enabled the manufacturing of ultrathin silicon solar cells that could help spread...

Published on: November 03, 2024

Classical Computer Beat a Quantum Computer at Its Own Game

Classical Computer Beat a Quantum Computer at Its Own Game

As the battle between quantum and classical computers rages, scientists are making unexpected discoveries about quantum systems – Flatiron instituteEarlier this year, researchers at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) announced that they had successfully used a classical computer...

Published on: November 03, 2024

Intel declares huge loss but hopes for better in 2026

Intel declares huge loss but hopes for better in 2026

Intel made a net loss of US$16.6 billion on sales revenue of US$13.3 billion in the 3Q24. Nonetheless the company managed to beat some analysts’ expectations.The size of the loss was mainly due to restructuring charges with more expected to come in...

Published on: November 02, 2024

Ferrari adds smart glass tech in first SUV

Ferrari adds smart glass tech in first SUV

Ferrari is using smart glass technology from Gauzy in Israel for the first time for its first SUV design.The Gauzy Suspended Particle Device (SPD) liquid crystal material will be used in panoramic roofs on Ferrari’s premium SUV, the Purosangue, and marks first...

Published on: November 01, 2024

Volvo Cars takes over Swedish battery venture

Volvo Cars takes over Swedish battery venture

Volvo Cars is taking over the Novo Energy joint venture it set up with Northvolt but may not make batteries at the plant as originally planned.Northvolt has struggled with funding and is cutting back on a number of battery manufacturing projects across...

Published on: November 01, 2024

Germany launches €12m chip skills academy

Germany launches €12m chip skills academy

The German government has today launched an educational initiative with a €12m skills academy for the semiconductor industry.The scheme, Skilled workers for microelectronics: skills4chips, is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).A key component is the establishment of a...

Published on: November 01, 2024

Cathode boost for potassium-ion battery

Cathode boost for potassium-ion battery

European researchers say they have made a breakthrough that could help deliver a new generation of potassium-ion batteriesThe international team of researchers led by chemists from the University of Glasgow in Scotland and battery testing experts at Helmholtz Institute Ulm in Germany...

Published on: November 01, 2024

Renesas shuffles executive team, revenue falls.

Renesas shuffles executive team, revenue falls.

Renesas Electronics is forecasting 10% lower revenues this year and has also made key changes to its leadership team with joint technology offices and the loss of two executives including Sailesh Chittipeddi.The forecast, which doesn’t include the impact of acquisitions such as...

Published on: November 01, 2024

Intel struggles with Gaudi 3 roll out

Intel struggles with Gaudi 3 roll out

Intel is struggling with the roll out of its third generation AI accelerator chip, Gaudi 3.The latest results show that the roll out of the 3nm chip has been hit by a lack of software portability, despite a deal to use it...

Published on: November 01, 2024