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Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth modules deliver breakthrough power efficiency

Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth modules deliver breakthrough power efficiency

An extension of the successful Series 2 platform, the SiWx917Y ultra-low power Wi-Fi® 6 and Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) 5.4 modules from Silicon Labs are designed to help device makers streamline the complex development and certification process for Wi-Fi 6 devices.The new...

Published on: December 04, 2024

VSMC breaks ground on 300mm Singapore fab

VSMC breaks ground on 300mm Singapore fab

VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (VSMC) has started building its 300mm wafer manufacturing facility in Tampines, Singapore.VSMC is a joint venture between Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) NXP Semiconductors toThe fab, with a $7.8bn investment. will adopt a fully automated production model, integrating an Automated...

Published on: December 04, 2024

Micron to close fab as inventory hits

Micron to close fab as inventory hits

The newly returned CEO of Microchip Technology has cited a significant inventory overhang for his decision to close a fab in the US.The decision by Steve San? To close Fab 2 in Temple, Arizona, also hits proposed funding of $192m under the...

Published on: December 04, 2024

Moving prosthetics without implants using quantum sensors

Moving prosthetics without implants using quantum sensors

A multidisciplinary consortium, QHMI in Stuttgart, Germany, is using quantum sensors to detect incredibly small and fast nerve signals required to control prosthetics non invasively.To control prosthetics, nerve signals must be detected to move the artificial limb. Currently, implanting electrodes is the...

Published on: December 04, 2024

‘Compact’ hard X-ray machine works!

‘Compact’ hard X-ray machine works!

What started as the desire to look better into paintings with so-called hard X-rays, with wavelengths smaller than a nanometer, now leads to an incredible achievement by a team of researchers led by Jom Luiten and Peter Mutsaers. With their compact ‘synchrotron’,...

Published on: December 04, 2024

First 1.6Tbit/s PAM4 DSP on 3nm process

First 1.6Tbit/s PAM4 DSP on 3nm process

Marvell Technology has launched the industry’s first 3nm 1.6 Tbit/s PAM4 interconnect platform for datacentre AI.The Ara platform uses 200 Gbit/s SERDES electrical and optical interfaces and builds on the Nova 2 DSP, a 1.6 Tbit/s PAM4 DSP built on a 5nm...

Published on: December 03, 2024

Marvell, AWS partner for EDA-in-the-cloud

Marvell, AWS partner for EDA-in-the-cloud

Marvell Technology Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has signed a five-year deal extend its strategic relationship as a supplier to Amazon Web Services.As part of the deal Marvell is expanding its relationship with AWS to include EDA-in-the-cloud to help it develop chips.The latest...

Published on: December 03, 2024

Low power SoM with AI capabilities in limited sampling

Low power SoM with AI capabilities in limited sampling

SECO has made available early engineering samples for its SOM-SMARC-QCS5430, starting in mid-December, enabling early adopters to evaluate the advanced capabilities of this high-performance System on Module (SoM).The SoM combines state-of-the-art processing, AI capabilities, and low power consumption to address the requirements...

Published on: December 03, 2024

Europe’s chip market shrinks as WSTS trims forecasts for 2025

Europe’s chip market shrinks as WSTS trims forecasts for 2025

The European chip market is now expected to contract in 2024 even as the global chip market is growing, according to the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization (WSTS).WSTS has raised its forecast for the global chip market in 2024, driven by growth...

Published on: December 03, 2024

AWS, Marvel expand collaboration on AI, cloud and data center connectivity

AWS, Marvel expand collaboration on AI, cloud and data center connectivity

Marvell Technology has expanded its strategic relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) through a five-year, multi-generational agreement that includes collaboration across multiple AWS products and the use of AWS cloud infrastructure.The agreement covers a broad range of data center semiconductors from Marvell,...

Published on: December 03, 2024