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President Trump re-iterates intention to impose tariffs on chips
President Trump has repeated that he intends to impose tariffs on semiconductor products, saying they would apply to “chips and things associated with chips.”He spoke to press during a session in the Oval Office on Friday as he signed a number of...
How to prevent drones falling from the sky
Drone shows are very impressive to watch, but not always without problems. On YouTube you can find examples of drones, falling from the sky!MIT researchers worked on a training method for ‘multi agent’ systems like drones, robots and self driving cars. In...
Low power spintronic ME-MRAM memory
Researchers in Japan have developed a low power magnetic RAM (MRAM) to reduce the energy consumption of memory systems.MRAM is a popular choice for emerging in-memory computing architectures to reduce the power consumption of AI chips for training and for inference, or...
ST looks to cut up to 6% of staff, says report
Struggling European chipmaker STMicroelectronics NV is looking to cut between 2,000 and 3,000 staff to address a slump in the industrial and automotive chip markets it serves, according to Bloomberg.The staff cuts are set to implemented by way of an early retirement...
Foundry unit haunts tepid Intel fourth quarter results
Former chipmarket leader Intel exceeded some analysts’ expectations with the publication of its 4Q24 financial results. There are indications that the company may be approaching the bottom after a spectacular fall in its prospects during 2024.However, the Intel Foundry subsidiary operation, which...
Teradyne and Infineon team up on ATE power test
Teradyne and Infineon Technologies AG have announced that they have entered into a strategic agreement to advance power semiconductor test.As part of the agreement, Teradyne will acquire part of Infineon’s automated test equipment team in Regensburg, Germany. For its part, Infineon will...
Intel Foundry haunts tepid fourth quarter results
Former chipmarket leader Intel exceeded some analysts’ expectations with the publication of its 4Q24 financial results. There are indications that the company may be approaching the bottom after a spectacular fall in its prospects during 2024.However, the Intel Foundry subsidiary operation, which...
Fraunhofer looks to automation for electronics disassembly
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF are developing technology for automated, nondestructive robotic disassembly of electronics for remanufacturing and material recycling. The project, named iDEAR (Intelligent Disassembly of Electronics for Remanufacturing and Recycling), will help establish an...
Robust M-12 connectors for rail and transport
binder in Germany has expanded its series of M12-X-coded connectors to meet the requirements of rail and transport applications as well as agriculture.The M12-X-coded connectors are aimed at Cat6a Ethernet communication infrastructures that can handle strong vibrations and shocks for camera-based monitoring...
Quantum light boost for THz spectroscopy
European researchers have used quantum light to improve the performance of cutting-edge terahertz spectroscopy.The technique, using two entangled photons, enables measurements of infrared electric fields which are twice as sensitive as previous time-domain spectroscopy measurement systems.Time-domain spectroscopy uses ultra-short pulses of laser...
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