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AI is not driving the PC market, says IDC

AI is not driving the PC market, says IDC

The global market for PCs and tablet computers is on-course to grow to a size of 403.5 million units in 2024, an increase of 3.8 percent on 2023, according to International Data Corp.Although equipment and chip vendors are talking up the AI-PC...

Published on: December 10, 2024

First projects in £4.7m Scottish photonics, quantum accelerator

First projects in £4.7m Scottish photonics, quantum accelerator

The first projects have been announced for a Photonics and Quantum Accelerator (PQA) in Scotland.The PQA brings together researchers from the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Heriot-Watt and St Andrews with local companies.In the first round, six projects will share in £237,000 in...

Published on: December 10, 2024

US bets over $6bn to bring back DRAM

US bets over $6bn to bring back DRAM

The US government is to provide up to $6.15bn to Micron Technology to bring volume DRAM memory production back to the country.The funding is part of an ambitious $120bn plan to bring back advanced DRAM production in Idaho and New York, including...

Published on: December 10, 2024

DDS adopted into all AUTOSAR packages and platforms


DDS adopted into all AUTOSAR packages and platforms


Real-Time Innovations (RTI) has announced that the Data Distribution Service (DDS™) standard is now included in the AUTOSAR Foundation Package — a set of shared standards supporting both Classic and Adaptive Platforms.The AUTOSAR Classic Platform serves traditional automotive systems, while the Adaptive...

Published on: December 10, 2024

Rohm taps TSMC for volume GaN production

Rohm taps TSMC for volume GaN production

Japanese power chip developer Rohm has signed a strategic partnership on development and volume production of gallium nitride (GaN) devices for electric vehicle applications.The partnership will integrate ROHM’s device development technology with TSMC’s GaN-on-silicon process technology.The partnership builds on a history of...

Published on: December 10, 2024

ROHM and TSMC collaborate on GaN for automotive

ROHM and TSMC collaborate on GaN for automotive

ROHM and TSMC have entered a strategic partnership on development and volume production of gallium nitride (GaN) power devices for electric vehicle applications.The partnership will integrate ROHM’s device development technology with TSMC’s industry-leading GaN-on-silicon process technology to meet the growing demand for...

Published on: December 10, 2024

Quobly shows spin qubits on FD-SOI CMOS process

Quobly shows spin qubits on FD-SOI CMOS process

French quantum computing startup Quobly has shown spin qubits for quantum gates built on mainstream CMOS FD-SOI process technology.Quobly, previously Siquance, is a spin out of the CEA-Leti research labs in Grenoble developing spin qubits for quantum computing, integrating quantum and classical...

Published on: December 10, 2024

TSMC’s November sales up by 34 percent year-on-year

TSMC’s November sales up by 34 percent year-on-year

November sales at TSMC, the world’s leading foundry, were NT$276.06 billion (about US$8.48 billion, a sequential drop of 12. 2 percent but up year-on-year by 34.0 percent.Sequential drops in revenue are not so significant as sales can be lumpy within a quarter....

Published on: December 10, 2024

Compact tri-radio Wi-Fi 6 modules offer BLE and Thread

Compact tri-radio Wi-Fi 6 modules offer BLE and Thread

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd is expanding its innovative wireless communication module lineup by introducing the Type 2FR/2FP and Type 2KL/2LL Wi-Fi 6 modules.Designed to support the next generation of wireless connectivity across smart home, smart building, and industrial IoT applications, these compact...

Published on: December 10, 2024

Magnesium electrolyte sparks next generation battery design

Magnesium electrolyte sparks next generation battery design

University of Waterloo researchers have made a key breakthrough in developing next-generation batteries that are made using magnesium instead of lithiumWhen the idea to create batteries using magnesium was first shared in a seminal academic paper in 2000, that novel design didn’t...

Published on: December 10, 2024