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The Wind of Change is in the Willow – Google’s new AI chip

The Wind of Change is in the Willow – Google’s new AI chip

Google Quantum AI’s new chip promises error correction and performance that paves the way to a useful, large-scale quantum computerThe first is that Willow can reduce errors exponentially as we scale up using more qubits. This cracks a key challenge in quantum...

Published on: December 10, 2024

IoT security platform adds PQC post-quantum cryptography

IoT security platform adds PQC post-quantum cryptography

Crypto Quantique has upgraded its QuarkLink IoT device security platform with a hybrid post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) algorithm.The hybrid key encapsulation mechanism adopted by QuarkLink is X25519Kyber768Draft00. This combines the classical elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman key exchange X25519 with the post-quantum secure algorithm Kyber...

Published on: December 10, 2024

Renesas introduces two ICs for USB PD EPR applications

Renesas introduces two ICs for USB PD EPR applications

Renesas Electronics Corporation has introduced the RAA489118 buck-boost battery charger and the RAA489400 USB Type-C® port controller. The two new ICs provide a leading Extended Power Range (EPR) USB Power Delivery (PD) combination that that enhances efficiency and safety.Ideal for USB-C PD...

Published on: December 10, 2024

Quad RS-485 transceivers for edge AI in harsh environments

Quad RS-485 transceivers for edge AI in harsh environments

MaxLinear has launched three quad RS-485 serial receivers specifically designed to ensure reliable communication for applications such as edge AI in harsh industrial environments.The MxL83411, MxL83433, and MxL83434 quad RS-485 Receivers offer 12 product variations with two speed options of 10Mbps and...

Published on: December 10, 2024

Superconducting CMOS gives AI chip power boost

Superconducting CMOS gives AI chip power boost

imec in Belgium has shown key superconducting building blocks in CMOS for building AI and high performance computing (HPC) systems with dramatically lower energy.The three critical building blocks of a superconducting CMOS digital circuits were shown at 2024 IEEE International Electron Devices...

Published on: December 10, 2024

Joint venture to build European radar satellites in UAE

Joint venture to build European radar satellites in UAE

Finnish satellite maker ICeye has signed a joint venture to make its radar satellites in the United Arab Emirates and transfer the technology.The strategic joint venture with Space42 addresses the growing demand for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery and builds on...

Published on: December 09, 2024

China to probe Nvidia for breaches of anti-monopoly law

China to probe Nvidia for breaches of anti-monopoly law

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has initiated an investigation into AI-GPU market leader Nvidia Corp.A notice published by SAMR cites two reasons for the investigation.One reason is Nvidia’s “suspected violation of the anti-monopoly law” although the notice published by the...

Published on: December 09, 2024

Swiss satellite firms opens US control centre

Swiss satellite firms opens US control centre

Satellite maker Swissto12 is opening a command and control centre in the US for its 3D printed small geostationary satellites.Swissto12 makes a geostationary communications small satellite called Hummingbird, developed in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) The centre in Athens, Georgia,...

Published on: December 09, 2024

Graphene in CMOS process for 2D interconnect

Graphene in CMOS process for 2D interconnect

A US startup has achieved wafer-scale synthesis of high-quality graphene within a 300mm CMOS wafer process.California-based Destination 2D says this is the first two-dimensional (2D) material in mainstream semiconductor products.Under linewidths of 15 nm, the resistivity of copper interconnect increases rapidly, causing...

Published on: December 09, 2024

Former ASML employee accused of selling IP to Russia

Former ASML employee accused of selling IP to Russia

A former employee at ASML Holding NV (Veldhoven, The Netherlands) has been accused in a Rotterdam court of stealing and selling intellectual property to Russian buyers.The accused was only identified as a 43-year-old Russian called “German A.” in the initial hearing held...

Published on: December 09, 2024