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Sensor module for for intelligent, battery-operated edge AIoT

Sensor module for for intelligent, battery-operated edge AIoT

AONDevices® has launched its AONix™ Edge AI sensor module, a revolutionary platform that sets new standards for intelligent, battery-operated edge AIoT.Developed in collaboration with P-Logic Consulting and featuring sensor integration from InvenSense, a TDK Group company, this compact 32- x 32-mm sensor...

Published on: December 11, 2024

Redesigning the quantum computer

Redesigning the quantum computer

Researchers in the US have come up with a new modular architecture for scaling a superconducting quantum computer.Instead of creating a massive 2D array of qubits, the researchers at the University of Chicago have used a reconfigurable router as the hub of...

Published on: December 11, 2024

GM kills Cruise to focus on personal driverless cars

GM kills Cruise to focus on personal driverless cars

General Motors is to absorb robotaxi technology developer Cruise to focus on driverless cars for consumers.The plans to realign its autonomous driving strategy and prioritize development of advanced driver assistance systems creates a path to fully autonomous personal vehicles and will save...

Published on: December 11, 2024

ST launches STM32-ready wireless IoT modules

ST launches STM32-ready wireless IoT modules

STMicroelectronics has introduced the first product of its strategic collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies to simplify development of next-generation wireless for industrial and consumer IoT applications. The collaboration aims to initially deliver IoT modules leveraging the powerful STM32 ecosystem from ST and leading...

Published on: December 11, 2024

Silicon battery tops 1000Wh/l

Silicon battery tops 1000Wh/l

A lithium ion battery cell with a silicon anode developed by Sionic Energy is set to top an energy density of 1000Wh/l.Sionic, a spin out of Cornell University in the US in 2011, is using the SCC55 engineered silicon material from Group14...

Published on: December 11, 2024

Combining light sensing and modulation in a single device

Combining light sensing and modulation in a single device

Researchers at CEA-Leti in France have combined a liquid crystal cell and a custom CMOS image sensor to sense and modulate light in a single solid state device.The compact system provides intrinsic optical alignment and compactness and is easy to scale-up for...

Published on: December 11, 2024

Quantinuum shows 50 logical qubits

Quantinuum shows 50 logical qubits

UK/US quantum developer Quantinuum has developed a quantum system with 50 logical qubits with a fidelity of over 98%.This is the largest system with logical qubits using the Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger (GHZ) state, an entangled quantum state that involves at least three qubits. Logical qubits are vital for...

Published on: December 10, 2024

ST rolls out AI-microcontroller family

ST rolls out AI-microcontroller family

ST has announced details of its STM32N6 family of 32bit ARM-based microcontrollers with a neural acceleration unit called Neural-Art on-chip.The addition of machine learning capabilities to a microcontroller makes it possible to run computer vision, audio processing, sound analysis and more consumer...

Published on: December 10, 2024

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