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Vorago in edge computing deals for space

Vorago in edge computing deals for space

Vorago Technologies in the US has expanded partnerships with deals with Infineon and Avalanche Technology on rad hard non-volatile memory for edge computing for space.Vorago will use the Avalanche MRAM magnetic memory boot and AI multi-processing designs with rad-hard and rad-tolerant microcontrollers...

Published on: October 28, 2024

UK opens national quantum computing centre

UK opens national quantum computing centre

The UK government has opened its National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) that will host 12 quantum computer systems.The NQCC facility at Harwell in Oxfordshire will be home to 12 quantum computers, each designed to push the boundaries of what is possible with...

Published on: October 28, 2024

AST ready for 5G from space

AST ready for 5G from space

AST SpaceMobile has unfolded the solar panels on first five commercial satellites to provide 5G from space.The BlueBird satellites 1 to 5 are preparing for commercial and US government 5G operations.AST SpaceMobile will target 100% nationwide coverage across the United States, providing...

Published on: October 28, 2024

£66m for UK AI hardware projects

£66m for UK AI hardware projects

The UK’s ARIA innovation agency is funding 57 AI hardware projects with £66m (€70m).The projects funded by the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) include the first for imec UK and £5m for analog in memory compute at Fractile. The agency...

Published on: October 27, 2024

High speed WiFI 7 access point supports IoT protocols

High speed WiFI 7 access point supports IoT protocols

Edgecore Networks in China has launched a WiFi 7 access point that supports data rates up to 9.34Gbit/s and IoT protocols for smart buildings.The EAP105 WiFi 7 (802.11be) tri-band access point supports 2x2x2:2 MU-MIMO in high-density environments such as offices, apartments, coffee...

Published on: October 26, 2024

Siemens teams for digital twin of Dutch grid

Siemens teams for digital twin of Dutch grid

Alliander is using digital twin technology from Siemens to reduce grid congestion and increase grid utilization in the Netherlands. Using Gridscale X will allow subsidiary Liander, the biggest distribution system operator (DSO) in the country, to extend the grid usage by 10 to...

Published on: October 26, 2024

Space centre re-opens for testing  

Space centre re-opens for testing  

The Higgs Centre for Innovation in Edinburgh is relaunching its Space Testing Facility.The centre has upgraded its clean rooms and test equipment with £400,000 funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).The upgrade enables the site to support early-stage tech start-ups...

Published on: October 25, 2024

TI converts Japanese 200mm fab to GaN, quadruples capacity

TI converts Japanese 200mm fab to GaN, quadruples capacity

Texas Instruments has begun the production of gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors at a 200mm wafer fab in Aizu, Japan.Together with production at Dallas, Texas, this will quadruple TI’s GaN manufacturing capacity and allow it to reduce dependence on outsourced supply. TI said...

Published on: October 25, 2024

SK Hynix scores record profits, doubles sales on AI demand

SK Hynix scores record profits, doubles sales on AI demand

The leading position of SK Hynix Inc. (Seoul, South Korea) in high bandwidth memory (HBM) DRAM enabled the company to make a record net profit of about US$4.14 billion in the 3Q24 on sales revenue that nearly doubled year-on-year to about US$12.65...

Published on: October 25, 2024

Siemens, Microsoft boost global copilot rollout

Siemens, Microsoft boost global copilot rollout

Over 100 companies in Europe and the US are using a generative AI copilot from Siemens for automation, with thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering the first with a global roll out.Thyssenkrupp is planning  the rollout of the Siemens Industrial Copilot Copilot in 2025, using...

Published on: October 25, 2024