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$325m Flex deal for data centre power

$325m Flex deal for data centre power

Contract manufacturer Flex is to buy Crown Technical Systems in California for its integrated power distribution and protection systems.The cash deal, worth $325m, brings Flex modular power systems, medium voltage switchgear, control, and relay products for data centre power, utilities and renewable...

Published on: October 18, 2024

TSMC ramps profits in Q3 as 3nm sales surge

TSMC ramps profits in Q3 as 3nm sales surge

In the 3Q24 the world’s leading foundry, TSMC, saw its sales increase 39 percent year-on-year and its profit jump 54.2 percent on the same basis.For the quarter TSMC announced a net income of NT$325.26 billion (about US$23.7 billion) on consolidate revenue of...

Published on: October 18, 2024

FPGA recognition AI system for PPE

FPGA recognition AI system for PPE

Innodisk has developed an AI-based video recognition system to ensure personal protective equipment (PPE) is correctly worn.The InnoPPE recognition system runs on an AMD FPGA or Intel x86 processor to process four or more video streams at once. These streams use AI...

Published on: October 18, 2024

Metrics for safety-critical Rust code

Metrics for safety-critical Rust code

York-based Rapita Systems has integrated its code coverage and timing tools with a development environment for the Rust language from Adacore.The Rapita RapiCover Zero and RapiTime Zero tools are being shown with AdaCore’s GNAT Pro for Rust next week at the High...

Published on: October 18, 2024

World’s First 60W Single-Coil Sensorless BLDC Driver

World’s First 60W Single-Coil Sensorless BLDC Driver

Melexis in Belgium has developed the world’s first 24V/60W sensorless single-coil BLDC driver specifically designed for motor, fan and pump applications.The MLX90416 sensorless single-coil BLDC driver is aimed at both consumer electronics and industrial designs. Many electric fans, air purifiers, vacuum cleaners,...

Published on: October 18, 2024

UK test lab opens 800V EV systems

UK test lab opens 800V EV systems

German tier one supplier ZF has opened a dedicated 800V Test & Validation facility at its R&D Hub near Solihull in the UK.The ZF test lab aims to support the adoption of 800V architectures with improved efficiency, charging and vehicle performance advantages...

Published on: October 18, 2024

Alif supports ExecuTorch to boost embedded endpoint-AI

Alif supports ExecuTorch to boost embedded endpoint-AI

Alif Semiconductor has announced it will support the ExecuTorch framework that was recently introduced by PyTorch.ExecuTorch enables on-device inference capabilities across mobile and edge devices and will provide users of Alif’s Ensemble® and Balletto™ devices with an even more seamless path to...

Published on: October 18, 2024

First QML-V space qualification for FPGA with lead-free flip chip bumps

First QML-V space qualification for FPGA with lead-free flip chip bumps

A Radiation-Tolerant (RT) Field- Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) with lead-free flip-chip bump packaging has achieved the highest level of qualification for space design for the first time.The RTG4 from Microchip Technology is the first FPGA with lead-free bumps to earn the Qualified...

Published on: October 17, 2024

Metasurface chip provides fast heart attack diagnosis

Metasurface chip provides fast heart attack diagnosis

Researchers in the US have developed a chip with a metasurface that accelerates diagnosis of different kinds of conditions and infections, including a heart attackThe first use for the plasmonic metasurface chip is to diagnose heart attacks using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy...

Published on: October 17, 2024

French robot valet parking firm sold

French robot valet parking firm sold

Paris-based Stanley Robotics, which developed an autonomous valet parking system, has been sold to HL Robotics.The deal will see Stanley Robotics merge with HL Robotics, a newly formed subsidiary of HL Holdings in Korea. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.HL...

Published on: October 17, 2024