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Europe is sinking in a buoyant global chip market

Europe is sinking in a buoyant global chip market

Europe is the only region in the world where chip sales were lower in 3Q24 than in the same quarter a year before, according to numbers published by the Semiconductor Industry Association.The global chip market was worth US$55.32 billion in the three-month...

Published on: November 08, 2024

Global battery passport boost from pilot schemes

Global battery passport boost from pilot schemes

The Global Battery Alliance (GBA) has detailed the results of pilot schemes for its Battery Passport.Ten consortia, led by the world’s leading battery cell manufacturers, successfully completed the largest pre-competitive effort to establish harmonized battery passport.Cell manufacturers representing over 80% of global...

Published on: November 08, 2024

IO-Link transceiver has integrated oscillator

IO-Link transceiver has integrated oscillator

Orca Semiconductor has announced its second product an IO-Link communications transceiver for industrial applications. The part is numbered OS2000.The OS2000 can be used in either IO-Link master or device applications and features two control interface options: I2C or GPIO (general input output)....

Published on: November 08, 2024

Graphcore ramps AI chip design jobs

Graphcore ramps AI chip design jobs

UK AI chip and system developer Graphcore is ramping up for its next generation chip design.The company was recently bought by Softbank in Japan and is creating 75 new jobs across logical and physical design and verification in Bristol and Cambridge as...

Published on: November 08, 2024

Marelli taps Infineon Aurix TC4x for zone controller

Marelli taps Infineon Aurix TC4x for zone controller

Automotive supplier Marelli is to use the latest Aurix TC4x microcontrollers from Infineon for the next generation of Zone Control Units (ZCUs).Marelli has built a ZCU platform with a Data Routing Engine that ensures communication with ultra-low latency and improves the efficiency...

Published on: November 08, 2024

£32m for new EUV glass in the US  

£32m for new EUV glass in the US  

Corning in the US is to receive a grant of $32m to boost production of specialist glass for EUV lithography equipment.The grant, under the CHIPS and Science Act, follows the launch of a $1bn research centre to develop a sovereign supply chain...

Published on: November 08, 2024

Semiconductor in hydrogel form – Tissue-interfaced bioelectronics

Semiconductor in hydrogel form – Tissue-interfaced bioelectronics

New material from the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering can create better brain-machine interfaces, biosensors, and pacemakers 

Published on: November 08, 2024

$15m for US power packaging expansion

$15m for US power packaging expansion

Powerex in the US is doubling its power packaging plant in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, with a $15m investment.The expansion of Powerex, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric of Japan, is set to be backed by a $3m from the US government under the CHIPS...

Published on: November 08, 2024

HummingBoard i.MX8M SBC for industrial IoT

HummingBoard i.MX8M SBC for industrial IoT

SolidRun in Israel has launched a carrier board for its i.MX8M system on module for industrial IoT (IIoT) applications.The HummingBoard i.MX8M IIOT single-board computer (SBC) combination supports a variety of industrial protocols, including multiple RS232, RS485, dual CAN-FD, and dual 1Gb Ethernet, for...

Published on: November 08, 2024

1200V IGBT cut losses in cabin motors

1200V IGBT cut losses in cabin motors

Rohm has developed four automotive-grade AEC-Q101 qualified 1200V IGBT devices that combine low loss characteristics with high short-circuit resistance. This makes the devices suitable for vehicle electric compressors and HV heaters as well as industrial inverters.The current lineup includes four models – RGA80TRX2HR / RGA80TRX2EHR / RGA80TSX2HR / RGA80TSX2EHR –...

Published on: November 08, 2024