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Chip-free wireless tags are more sustainable and cut e-waste

Chip-free wireless tags are more sustainable and cut e-waste

In a paper, Engineers from the University of Glasgow have described a new wireless tag that is able to identify objects and measure temperature without relying on integrated circuits.Inexpensive coils and a sensing material made from a form of silicon rubber called...

Published on: January 31, 2025

ST plans temporary fab closures after 2024 fall

ST plans temporary fab closures after 2024 fall

STMicroelectronics is planning temporary closures of multiple fabs as inventory and weak markets hit its 2024 results.“2024 turned out to be one of the worst years in many decades for the industries we serve, particularly in Industrial and Automotive,” said Jean Marc...

Published on: January 31, 2025

Ford deploys AI camera in trucks

Ford deploys AI camera in trucks

An AI-powered camera monitor system (CMS) from Gauzy in Israel is being deployed by Ford Trucks in the US.The Smart-Vision CMS from Gauzy uses the CV2FS AI SoC, from Ambarella to replace traditional side and/or rearview reflective-glass mirrors with high-resolution cameras mounted...

Published on: January 31, 2025

Keysight opens Spanish 6G lab

Keysight opens Spanish 6G lab

Keysight Technologies has opened its 6G research and innovation Lab in Spain with the University of Malaga (UMA).The Malaga 6G Research and Innovation lab is an integral part of Keysight’s European infrastructure, working with numerous consortia, industry, and standards bodies.The lab features...

Published on: January 30, 2025

Kioxia offers memory search algorithm to reduce AI’s DRAM need

Kioxia offers memory search algorithm to reduce AI’s DRAM need

Memory maker Kioxia Inc. is offering its AiSAQ technology as open-source software to the design community claiming it will reduce generative AI’s requirements for DRAM.If the technology is successful it could potentially boost the use of solid-state drives (SSDs) for AI applications...

Published on: January 30, 2025

ST forecasts a big first quarter revenue drop

ST forecasts a big first quarter revenue drop

European chip company STMicroelectronics revealed sales revenue exactly on guidance at $3.32 billion for 4Q24 but said sales will drop by about 27 percent sequentially to about US$2.5 billion in 1Q25.A quarter before the company had said that 2025 would start weakly...

Published on: January 30, 2025

ST forecasts a big revenue drop coming

ST forecasts a big revenue drop coming

European chip company STMicroelectronics revealed sales revenue exactly on guidance at $3.32 billion for 4Q24 but said sales will drop by about 27 percent sequentially to about US$2.5 billion in 1Q25.A quarter before the company had said that 2025 would start weakly...

Published on: January 30, 2025

Zephyr RTOS gets closer to safety certification, adds six members

Zephyr RTOS gets closer to safety certification, adds six members

The Zephyr Project has added Doulos, Hubble Network, IAR, inovex and Microchip Technology as well as car maker Honda as Silver members for its open source real time operating system as it gets closer to safety certification.The project achieved written concept approval for IEC 61508 certification of the...

Published on: January 30, 2025

Honda brings SDV software defined vehicle business into the mainstream

Honda brings SDV software defined vehicle business into the mainstream

Honda, which is aiming to merge with Nissan, is bringing its software defined vehicle (SDV) developments into its mainstream business.The organizational and operational changes to its business will see the Automobile Business Strategy Unit and the SDV Business Development Unit, which currently...

Published on: January 30, 2025

Vodafone makes first space video call to solve no coverage problem

Vodafone makes first space video call to solve no coverage problem

Using normal 4G/5G smartphones and satellites, Vodafone has successfully made the first space video call. The technology will allow multiple users in areas of no mobile or limited coverage to make and receive video calls, access the Internet and use online messaging...

Published on: January 30, 2025