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SEMI calls for European CHIPS Act 2.0

SEMI calls for European CHIPS Act 2.0

Industry association SEMI has published recommendations for the European Union to improve its semiconductor ecosystem.The SEMI Europe Recommendations for the 2024-2029 Legislative Term paper urges the new EU Commissioners to implement legislation to boost Europe’s future competitiveness on the global stage for semiconductors...

Published on: December 02, 2024

Pragmatic replaces head of sales with immediate effect

Pragmatic replaces head of sales with immediate effect

Flexible IC manufacturer Pragmatic Semiconductor Ltd. (Cambridge, England) has appointed James Davey, as senior vice president of sales, business development and product management.Davey takes over from Chief Commercial Officer Alistair Hanlon with immediate effect. Hanlon will continue to support the business in...

Published on: December 02, 2024

Adaptive misuse detection and machine learning to detect cyberattacks

Adaptive misuse detection and machine learning to detect cyberattacks

As rising cyberattacks are increasingly a major risk for companies and other organizations, researchers at Fraunhofer FKIE have developed the Adaptive Misuse Detection System (AMIDES), an open source cybersecurity system with the potential to significantly improve detection of network intrusions.The threat of...

Published on: December 02, 2024

Kioxia IPO price values firm at US$5 billion

Kioxia IPO price values firm at US$5 billion

The on-off-on IPO of Japanese memory chipmaker Kioxia Corp. has been priced at between 1,390 and 1,520 yen (between about US$9.25 and US$10.12). This values the company at between 749 billion yen to 819 billion yen (between about US$5.0 billion and US$5.45...

Published on: December 02, 2024

For under the Xmas Tree – your own ASML TwinScan (Lego)

For under the Xmas Tree – your own ASML TwinScan (Lego)

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Published on: December 02, 2024

Stellantis ousts CEO

Stellantis ousts CEO

In a shock move on Sunday evening, the CEO of European car maker Stellantis has resigned with immediate effect following disagreements with the board of directors.The search to replace Carlos Tavares had already started, and he will be replaced by an Interim...

Published on: December 02, 2024

Ampere opens software centre in Sophia-Antipolis

Ampere opens software centre in Sophia-Antipolis

Renault spin out Ampere has opened a software research and development centre in the French chip regions of Sophia Antipolis.The building is adapted to the specific needs of the company’s software activities with office and laboratory areas for over 200 engineers working...

Published on: December 02, 2024

Building fires with solar panels mapped for the first time

Building fires with solar panels mapped for the first time

Need for better monitoring of solar panel fire safetyTNO, NIPV, and NEN have mapped out for the first time how many building fires between 2022 and 2023 involved a solar energy system. Out of 10,000 building fires during this period, 152 cases...

Published on: December 02, 2024

World’s first urban wind turbine designed by AI

World’s first urban wind turbine designed by AI

Using AI was essential for breaking free from the long-standing biases that have influenced turbine designs for the past century“Using AI was essential for breaking free from the long-standing biases that have influenced turbine designs for the past century. AI allowed us...

Published on: December 02, 2024

Die attach process boosts heat removal 15x

Die attach process boosts heat removal 15x

UK startup QPT has developed a die attach process that can improve the heat transfer in power electronics by 15x.As wide bandgap materials and higher frequency operation enables higher power levels, so the need to increase the heat removal through the packaging...

Published on: December 02, 2024