The latest generation of AI GPUs from Nvidia, called Blackwell, are overheating in server racks, according to a report from The Information.Blackwell is a GPU designed for AI applications and is manufactured using foundry TSMC’s 4NP manufacturing process. When arranged in server...
Published on: November 18, 2024
Researchers in Korea have used deep learning compensation to improve the end-to-end imaging using a high volume metalens rather than a traditional lens.This could open up dramatically thinner optics in smartphones, virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) devices.The system developed by...
Published on: November 18, 2024
Vector and Hubject are working on Plug & Charge (PnC) technology to simplify the electric vehicle (EV) charging process.There are over 2.6 million PnC-ready vehicles already on the market and more EVs on the horizon, and the partnership helps to accelerate the...
Published on: November 17, 2024
MediaTek has early prototypes of chips for the next generation IEEE802.11bn WiFi 8 standard.WiFi 7, or 802.11be, was approved in September, but chips have been available for the last two years. The four year cycle means that WiFi8 chips will be ready...
Published on: November 17, 2024
The final figures from the electronica 2024 exhibition and conference in Munich this week reflect and challenge the downturn in the wider market, particularly in Germany.The show saw 80,000 visitors from around 100 countries and regions with 3,480 exhibitors from 59 countries...
Published on: November 16, 2024
NXP Semiconductors has launched a quad core microprocessor with a TSN real time switch for the first time.The i.MX 94 family is the first from NXP with a 2.5G Ethernet TSN switch and up to four ARM Cortex-A55 cores capable of running...
Published on: November 15, 2024
Melexis in Belgium has developed a highly integrated low power Hall-effect switch with high tolerances for reliable and predictable output update rate.The MLX92235 micropower Hall effect switch can be used for door handles, e-latches, sun visors, infotainment buttons, brake light switches, and...
Published on: November 15, 2024
Analog and mixed-signal fabless chip company C2i Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. (Bangalore, India) has received US$4.0 million in funding from Yali Capital and semiconductor industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan.Tan, who has acted as an advisor to Bangalore-based Yali, said in a statement: “We believe...
Published on: November 15, 2024
The US government has awarded the world’s leading foundry TSMC up to US$6.6 billion in direct funding under the Chips Act as well as up to US$5 billion in low-cost loans.The money will contribute to TSMC’s US$65 billion investment in three wafer...
Published on: November 15, 2024
Microchip Technology has developed an FPGA card that can collect and process data ready for edge AI.The PolarFire FPGA Ethernet Sensor Bridge collects data from a range of sources, particularly cameras, and sends it to the Nvidia’s Holoscan software running on Jetson...
Published on: November 15, 2024