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German cognitive, humanoid robotics startup secures funding

German cognitive, humanoid robotics startup secures funding

NEURA Robotics has announced it has raised €120 million in a Series B funding round, highlighting its key role in cognitive and humanoid robotics and demonstrating how it is uniquely positioned to lead the European robotics industry and become a major force...

Published on: January 16, 2025

u-blox launches its first WiFi 7 module for automotive

u-blox launches its first WiFi 7 module for automotive

u-blox has launched its first automotive-grade WiFi 7 module for in-vehicle infotainment and telematics.The RUBY-W2 is base don the Snapdragon Auto Connectivity Platform and the QCA6797AQ from Qualcomm and supports 2×2 MIMO Multi-Link Operation (MLO). This provides simultaneous performance on 5 GHz and...

Published on: January 16, 2025

Quantum Brilliance raises $20m for diamond foundry

Quantum Brilliance raises $20m for diamond foundry

Quantum Brilliance has raised $20m to set up a diamond foundry for room temperature quantum computer and sensing systems.The Series A funding comes from Main Sequence, In-Q-Tel (IQT) in the US. and Intervalley Ventures in Japan. Additional investors include leading Australian sovereign...

Published on: January 16, 2025

Precision timing TCXO enables more efficient AI datacenters

Precision timing TCXO enables more efficient AI datacenters

Enabling system architects to maximise performance of AI datacenters, the differential-ended SiT5977 Super-TCXO® from SiTime Corporation is a single-chip timing device that delivers resilient performance for AI compute-nodes with high bandwidth and network synchronization.The latest member of the SiTime Elite RF™ family, the...

Published on: January 16, 2025

ST, Pison team for Timex neurocognitive smartwatch

ST, Pison team for Timex neurocognitive smartwatch

STMicroelectronics has developed a biosensor chip using IP from Pison in the US that is being used in a smartwatch from Timex.Pison is now licensing brand OEMs and ODMs to integrate ST’s ENG-enabled biosensor chips and Pison’s natural language gesture control stack...

Published on: January 16, 2025

Iceotope appoints CEO

Iceotope appoints CEO

Cooling technology specialist Iceotope in Sheffield, UK, has appointed a new CEO based in the US alongside a new chair.Jonathan Ballon, based in San Francisco, was most recently President and CEO of SkyHive, a Generative AI company that was sold in 2024....

Published on: January 16, 2025

€1bn loan for NXP

€1bn loan for NXP

NXP Semiconductors has raised €1bn from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for R&D in Austria, France, Germany, The Netherlands and Romania.The six year loan has an interest rate of 4.75% and will fund projects through 2026.The financing of critical European technology aligns with the EIB’s launch of a...

Published on: January 16, 2025

European rover heads to the Moon

European rover heads to the Moon

A micro rover developed in Europe is on its way to the Moon as part of one of two missions launched this morning.iSpace in Japan, which failed with its Hakuto-1 mission in April 2023, has established communications link with the RESILIENCE lunar...

Published on: January 15, 2025

Tiny terahertz wave oscillation and detection devices cut size 1000x

Tiny terahertz wave oscillation and detection devices cut size 1000x

ROHM has developed a small Resonant Tunneling Diode (RTD) chip for terahertz wave generation and detection, capable of oscillating and detecting terahertz waves at a frequency of 320 GHz (typical) with an output power ranging from 10 to 20 µW.These are the...

Published on: January 15, 2025

Synchron advances implantable brain-computer interface with NVIDIA Holoscan

Synchron advances implantable brain-computer interface with NVIDIA Holoscan

Synchron has announced a step forward in implantable brain-computer interface technology to drive the future of neurotechnology. The technology, in combination with the NVIDIA Holoscan platform, is poised to redefine the possibilities of real-time neural interaction and intelligent edge processing.Synchron will leverage...

Published on: January 15, 2025