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Netlist wins US$118 million in second Samsung patent ruling

Netlist wins US$118 million in second Samsung patent ruling

Netlist Inc. (Irvine, Calif.) has won a US$118 million damages award against Samsung for the infringements of patents in DDR4 memory modules.The award is a second patent infringement win for Netlist against Samsung. These together with a win against Micron Technology Inc....

Published on: November 26, 2024

Ultra-low power Wi-Fi HaLow™ module for long-range IoT

Ultra-low power Wi-Fi HaLow™ module for long-range IoT

The LBWA0ZZ2HK and LBWA0ZZ2HL Wi-Fi HaLow™ modules from Murata are compliant with Sub-1 GHz (S1G) Wi-Fi standards across key regions, achieving high-speed communication over distances of more than 1km.The compact modules support high power at +23 dBm (Type 2HK) and low power...

Published on: November 26, 2024

Valeo and ROHM team up on next generation power electronics

Valeo and ROHM team up on next generation power electronics

Automotive company Valeo and ROHM Semiconductor are collaborating on proposing and optimizing cost/performance of the next generation of power modules for electric motor inverters using their combined expertise in power electronics management. As a first step, ROHM will provide its 2-in-1 Silicon...

Published on: November 26, 2024

The Future of Silence Is Here

The Future of Silence Is Here

MIT researchers have developed a silk fabric that suppresses sound using vibrations, offering two techniques: canceling noise through interference and preventing its transmissionWe live in a world filled with constant noise. From the hum of traffic outside to a neighbor’s blaring TV...

Published on: November 26, 2024

Powercast set to show Matter integration for wireless power

Powercast set to show Matter integration for wireless power

Powercast is to show wireless, battery-free sensors that integrate into smart-home ecosystems using the Matter connectivity standard and Thread wireless protocol.Matter and the IEEE802.15.4 Thread protocol are being used by Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings and this allows the...

Published on: November 26, 2024

Renesas single chip for nine axis robotics

Renesas single chip for nine axis robotics

Renesas Electronics has developed a single chip to control the 9 axis latest robotic systems.“The RZ/T2H is for industrial robots and AGVs and AMRs with a very efficient subsystem with real time CPUs for multiaxis motor control up to 9 axis and...

Published on: November 26, 2024

sureCore to license 22FDX CryoMem IP for quantum computing

sureCore to license 22FDX CryoMem IP for quantum computing

sureCore in Sheffield is licensing its CryoMem suite of Memory IP designed for extremely low temperatures required for quantum computing (QC) applications.The IP is the result of a UK-funded consortium that developed cryo-tolerant semiconductor IP and will be available on 180nm and...

Published on: November 26, 2024

Chip market to weaken in 2025, says Semiconductor Intelligence

Chip market to weaken in 2025, says Semiconductor Intelligence

Analyst Semiconductor Intelligence (SC-IQ) sees the global chip market growing by 19 percent annually in 2024 followed by 6 percent growth in 2025, as it expects a deceleration in AI demand and general weakness elsewhere.The forecast figueres makes the firm amongst the...

Published on: November 25, 2024

AI scent sensor takes on RFID and barcodes

AI scent sensor takes on RFID and barcodes

US startup Osmo has launched an AI-powered scent sensor to authenticate products in different ways to barcodes and RFID (radio frequency identification) tags.Counterfeiting costs retailers and consumers billions of dollars each year. Osmo’s scent sensor works differently than existing authentication technology by...

Published on: November 25, 2024

Retimer integrates eight SerDes channels, looks to 1.6Tbit/s

Retimer integrates eight SerDes channels, looks to 1.6Tbit/s

Point2 Technology has launched a low power Smart Retimer system-on-chip (SoC) for active cable applications up to 1.6Tbit/s in hyperscale AI datacentres.The Point2 P1B121 retimer integrates eight-unidirectional SerDes channels with smart Clock Data Recovery (CDR)/Retimer functions that support 112G PAM4 and 56G...

Published on: November 25, 2024