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Infineon to supply 1200V SiC MOSFETs to Forvia Hella

Infineon to supply 1200V SiC MOSFETs to Forvia Hella

Forvia Hella in Germany is to use 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs from Infineon Technologies for its next generation 800 V DC-DC charging systems.The SIC MOSFETs come in a Q-DPAK package with top-side cooling (TSC) for thermal management in on-board charger and...

Published on: January 29, 2025

European lessons from DeepSeek AI – updates

European lessons from DeepSeek AI – updates

The emergence of Chinese AI company DeepSeek has some key lessons for the European industry say European AI entrepreneurs from Fractile and Graphcore to Axelera.DeepSeek, based in Hangzhou in south-east China, has developed two AI frameworks that can run large language models...

Published on: January 29, 2025

iPRONICS raises funds for optical networking in AI data centers

iPRONICS raises funds for optical networking in AI data centers

iPronics, a leading deep tech startup in software-defined photonic engines, has announced a 20M€ series A funding round that will accelerate the deployment of its Optical Networking Engine (ONE), in AI data centers, enabling fast, scalable and high-bandwidth communication for energy-efficient AI.Current...

Published on: January 29, 2025

MMCX power over coax connectors ensures uninterrupted power

MMCX power over coax connectors ensures uninterrupted power

Molex has announced the compact MMCX Power over Coax (PoC) connectors, which feature a patent-pending mating technique to ensure secure and stable connections while maintaining electrical ground continuity.PoC is ideally suited for space-constrained applications where reliable RF connections and continuous power delivery...

Published on: January 29, 2025

UK invests £20m in space company Orbex

UK invests £20m in space company Orbex

The UK government has invested £20m in rocket company Orbex to boost the chances of a successful launch.Orbex first announced its Series D round in April last year, and backing from the Export & Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO), Octopus Ventures and...

Published on: January 29, 2025

Open source ANSS software cuts DRAM RAG requirements for Generative AI

Open source ANSS software cuts DRAM RAG requirements for Generative AI

KIOXIA has announced the open-source release of its new All-in-Storage ANNS with Product Quantization (AiSAQ™) technology. AiSAQ™ is a novel “approximate nearest neighbor” search (ANNS) algorithm optimized for SSDs that improves vector database scaling and accuracy in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows.Generative AI...

Published on: January 29, 2025

OpenLight in open source photonics tool deal

OpenLight in open source photonics tool deal

OpenLight has signed a strategic partnership with the creators of the popular open-source tool GDSFactory for its photonic chips.The PH18DA photonics process from Tower Semiconductor will be supported in GDSFactory+ for end-to-end chip design. By integrating UI tools, advanced verification capabilities and...

Published on: January 29, 2025

Optical engine boost for AR smart glasses

Optical engine boost for AR smart glasses

Lumus in Israel has halved the weight of its optical engine for emerging Augmented Reality (AR) smart glasses.The binocular, 30-degree field-of-view of the Z-30 optical engine extends battery life with smoother visuals and smaller form factors. The optical engine uses a 2D...

Published on: January 29, 2025

AmberSemi signs first two equipment customers says CEO

AmberSemi signs first two equipment customers says CEO

Power startup Amber Semiconductor has signed its first two strategic multi-phased partnerships around its power silicon.These deals with Jasco and Deaco mark the first electrical product companies to publicly announce plans to explore the integration of AmberSemi’s semiconductor products into their key...

Published on: January 28, 2025

KD, Keysight team on multigigabit optical Ethernet

KD, Keysight team on multigigabit optical Ethernet

Spanish fabless semiconductor company KD  has signed a key deal with Keysight Technologies for testing optical Ethernet interconnect in automotive platforms.The deal covers Transmitter Distortion Figure of Merit (TDFOM) based on the based on the IEEE Std 802.3cz physical layer test standard...

Published on: January 28, 2025