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UK Government Expands Access to Secret Comms Technologies at HMGCC

UK Government Expands Access to Secret Comms Technologies at HMGCC

A government body dedicated to developing secret technologies for national security, His Majesty’s Government Communications Centre (HMGCC), has recently announced a new initiative to foster collaboration with technology firms and academics. Located at Hanslope Park near Milton Keynes, HMGCC is renowned as...

Published on: December 14, 2023

High-Voltage Gate Drivers for 62mm SiC MOSFET and Si IGBT up to 1700V

High-Voltage Gate Drivers for 62mm SiC MOSFET and Si IGBT up to 1700V

Power Integrations, a leading provider of high-performance gate drivers, is now sampling a family of plug-and-play gate drivers designed for 62 mm SiC MOSFET and silicon IGBT modules. These gate drivers are rated up to 1700 V and come with enhanced protection...

Published on: December 14, 2023

Q4 Smartphone Shipments Set to Surge Over 10% Sequentially

Q4 Smartphone Shipments Set to Surge Over 10% Sequentially

According to a recent report by Digitimes Research, smartphone shipments are projected to grow by more than 10% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) and 2% year-on-year (y-o-y), reaching over 300 million units. This growth is primarily driven by Apple's iPhone shipments, which have been performing...

Published on: December 14, 2023

Open Cosmos Successfully Completes Fourth Launch

Open Cosmos Successfully Completes Fourth Launch

Open Cosmos, the data satellite specialist, has successfully launched its fourth Earth Observation satellite of the year, ALISIO-1. The satellite was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California onboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. ALISIO-1 has been deployed from the D-Orbit ION...

Published on: December 13, 2023

New Software Enables Seamless Migration of STM32 MCU Code to STM32MP1

New Software Enables Seamless Migration of STM32 MCU Code to STM32MP1

ST has released new software to facilitate the migration of STM32 MCU Find code to the more powerful STM32MP1 microprocessors. This software is aimed at meeting the increasing demand for greater host-system performance in various industries such as process equipment, factory-automation systems,...

Published on: December 13, 2023

Meet Sarmad Adeel: The Brilliant Mind Behind Blueshift Memory – EW BrightSparks 2023 Profile

Meet Sarmad Adeel: The Brilliant Mind Behind Blueshift Memory – EW BrightSparks 2023 Profile

Now in its sixth year of awards, EW BrightSparks sees Electronics Weekly highlight some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today.Here, in our series on the latest EW BrightSparks of 2023, we profile Sarmad Adeel, a Senior...

Published on: December 13, 2023

Spring-Loaded Edge Connectors: Enhancing Connectivity with Precision

Spring-Loaded Edge Connectors: Enhancing Connectivity with Precision

Kyocera, a leading manufacturer of electronic components, has recently unveiled its latest innovation in the form of the 9159-7X0 Series. This series of double-ended linear card-edge connectors features a unique beryllium copper spring contact system, setting it apart from other connectors in...

Published on: December 13, 2023

New Photovoltaic Output Photocoupler Enhances High-Voltage Power MOSFET Gating

New Photovoltaic Output Photocoupler Enhances High-Voltage Power MOSFET Gating

Toshiba has announced that it is now in volume production of a photovoltaic output photocoupler with an enhanced open-circuit voltage suitable for gating high-voltage power MOSFETs commonly used in solid-state relays (SSRs).The TLX9910 photocoupler is primarily designed for use within SSR applications...

Published on: December 13, 2023

Imec’s GaN-on-Si MISHEMTs: Cost-effective and High-performing Alternative to GaN MISHEMTs

Imec’s GaN-on-Si MISHEMTs: Cost-effective and High-performing Alternative to GaN MISHEMTs

Imec has developed aluminum-nitride/gallium-nitride (AlN/GaN) metal-insulator-semiconductor high-electron mobility transistors (MISHEMTs) on 200mm Si with high output power and energy efficiency while operating at 28GHz.With these results, imec's GaN-on-Si MISHEMT technology outperforms other GaN MISHEMT device technology in terms of performance, while the...

Published on: December 13, 2023

AccelerCom Partners with AMD to Drive O-RAN Adoption

AccelerCom Partners with AMD to Drive O-RAN Adoption

AccelerComm, the Southampton Layer 1 5G IP specialists, announced today that AMD has licensed its 3GPP LDPC accelerator IP for use on its T2 Telco Accelerator Card.The AMD T2 Telco Accelerator Card offers a high-performance, low-latency, and power-efficient platform for 5G O-DU...

Published on: December 12, 2023