Electronic Breaking News

Seco, Hitachi Energy team for 200,000 Qualcomm Smart Boxes

Seco, Hitachi Energy team for 200,000 Qualcomm Smart Boxes

Hitachi Energy is working with Seco in Italy in a strategic deal to develop and make 200,000 smart boxes for communication and data management across utility infrastructure.Seco will lead the design and development of the box, integrating its hardware based on Qualcomm...

Published on: November 25, 2024

$7 wireless RISC-V Raspberry Pi Pico 2

$7 wireless RISC-V Raspberry Pi Pico 2

Raspberry Pi has launched a version of its wireless Pico board with its latest RP2350 combined RISC-V and ARM microcontroller.The Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W is built around the new RP2350 microcontroller with the tried and tested wireless modem from the original Pico W, and is priced at...

Published on: November 25, 2024

Lattice Semiconductor mulls bid for Intel’s Altera

Lattice Semiconductor mulls bid for Intel’s Altera

Low-power FPGA vendor Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (Hillsboro, Oregon) is considering making a bid for Altera, Intel’s programmable logic subsidiary, according to Bloomberg.As a smaller company Lattice is seeking help from a private equity company in its bid for Altera, the report said....

Published on: November 25, 2024

Inova wins award and collaborates with Lextar on LED lighting

Inova wins award and collaborates with Lextar on LED lighting

Inova Semiconductors has secured sixth place among the most “Innovative Companies 2024” in Germany in an exclusive study by the SZ Institute, part of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.The ranking, which is based on a comprehensive analysis of 2,346 companies, shows that the Munich-based...

Published on: November 25, 2024

Rocket Lab closes CHIPS award to boost space solar cells

Rocket Lab closes CHIPS award to boost space solar cells

Rocket Lab USA has finalized a $23.9 million award from the U.S. Department of Commerce to increase its compound semiconductor manufacturing capability and capacity at its Albuquerque, New Mexico facility. The semiconductors produced by Rocket Lab are used in space-grade solar cells...

Published on: November 25, 2024

ST adds to roadmap for AI-capable microcontrollers

ST adds to roadmap for AI-capable microcontrollers

STMicroelectronics NV is planning a series of upgrades to its proprietary neural network accelerator for microcontrollers to capitalize on an industry-wide trend towards AI at the edge.ST is the “king of tiny edge AI,” said Remi El-Ouazzane, president of the microcontrollers, digital...

Published on: November 25, 2024

TSRI picks IQM quantum computer to boost research

TSRI picks IQM quantum computer to boost research

The Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI) under the National Applied Research Laboratories have announced the procurement of its first full-stack quantum computer from IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), a leader in superconducting quantum computers.The delivery and installation of the quantum computer to be...

Published on: November 25, 2024

LCOS holographic microdisplay uses fast CMOS backplane

LCOS holographic microdisplay uses fast CMOS backplane

Researchers in Germany have developed a compact liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) microdisplay with high refresh rates that enables improved optical modulation for holographic displays.The fast CMOS backplane developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) is helping Holoeye Photonics develop...

Published on: November 25, 2024

Failsafe comparators with guaranteed start-up time

Failsafe comparators with guaranteed start-up time

STMicroelectronics has developed two rail-to-rail, open-drain, single channel comparators with guaranteed start-up time to simplify powering up for short periods.The TS3121 and TS3121A use a failsafe architecture allows analog sensor voltages to remain at the inputs when the supply voltage is cut,...

Published on: November 25, 2024

Metal AC-DC converter for cost sensitive applications

Metal AC-DC converter for cost sensitive applications

Traco Power has launched a series of cost efficient, metal enclosed AC-DC converter power supplies designed for industrial applications.The TXN family ranges from 35W to 800W and is an active replacement for the older TXL, TXM and TXH lines and is built...

Published on: November 24, 2024