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ASML’s scores record revenues despite wafer fab push outs
ASML Holding NV (Veldhoven, The Netherlands) has confirmed its position the largest vendor of chip manufacturing equipment with record revenue in 4Q24.The lithography equipment maker announced a net profit of €2.69 billion on quarterly revenues of €9.26 billion that are up 28...
Infineon expects GaN to reach adoption tipping points this year
As the world continues to face the challenges of climate change and environmental sustainability, Infineon Technologies AG is innovating semiconductor materials including silicon, silicon carbide (SiC), and gallium nitride (GaN) to drive meaningful progress towards decarbonization and digitalization.Infineon views gallium nitride as...
A new approach to excitation testing
Excitation & Engineering Services (EES) has developed a combination of modelling and real-time data to mitigate the risks of integrated digital testing in motors and generators.As integrated testing technologies evolve, concerns over their reliability grow, says Ryan Kavanagh, director at EES. The latest...
Low-power Bluetooth SoCs support AI/ML and channel sounding
Silicon Labs has introduced the BG22L and BG24L SoCs for Bluetooth® LE connectivity that offer capabilities such as high RF sensitivity, low power, robust security, and powerful compute. The “L” represents the new application-optimized Lite devices.Optimized for common Bluetooth applications like asset...
Diamond transistor with high on voltage
A team of international researchers has found a new way to use diamond as the basis of a power transistor that remains switched off by default.The 1µm transistor developed at the University of Glasgow in the UK switches at 6V and can...
New study improves the trustworthiness of wind power forecasts
By applying techniques from explainable artificial intelligence, engineers can improve users’ confidence in forecasts generated by artificial intelligence modelsExplainable artificial intelligence (XAI) is a branch of AI that helps users to peek inside the black-box of AI models to understand how their...
UK army looks for long distance drone suppliers
The British Army is seeking an uncrewed Deep Reconnaissance Strike (DSR) drone platform with AI that can operate at ranges greater than 80km.The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched a ‘market exploration’ called ‘Air Launched Effects: Revolutionary Deployment Systems’ that runs for just...
Wolfspeed struggles
Wolfspeed has seen a fall in revenues over the last quarter as it struggles to bring up its power fab in downstate New York.Consolidated revenue for the second quarter was $181 million down from $208m in Q2 last year and $195m in...
UK fast tracks e-scooter battery standard to tackle fires
The UK government is fast-tracking development of a new standard for e-bike and e-scooter batteries following a report by the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at the University of Warwick.The UK’s Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) commissioned WMG to produce the...
Researchers find 49 automotive security holes
The world’s largest zero-day vulnerability discovery contest has found 49 security holes in automotive systems.The Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 competition at Automotive World in Tokyo this week saw cybersecurity researchers from 13 countries came together to discover 49 unique zero-day vulnerabilities across systems...
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