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Samsung to start production of laptop rollable display
Samsung Display is to begin mass production of world’s first OLED rollable laptop screen in April 2025.The display was shown on the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus G6 which will launch globally in June. Concept designs were shown two years ago at the CES...
A smart ring to control home devices
University of Washington researchers have developed IRIS, a smart ring that allows users to control smart devices by aiming the ring’s small camera at the device and clicking a built-in button …While smart devices in homes have grown to include speakers, security...
The $100,000 sound system on wheels and other CES 2025 news
AI and Automotive technologies were at the forefront of the latest Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025) in Las Vegas this week.Sony and Honda launched the Afeela, a $100,000 electric car with a focus on the sound systems and human interface, while Honda...
CEO interview: Thin and cool
After over a decade of development, miniature, silet cooling technology was reducing the thickness of laptop designs at the CES 2025 show in Las Vegas this week.Carl Schlachte is a veteran of the semiconductor industry, having worked at Motorola and ARM before...
SIA, Nvidia slam proposed global restrictions on US AI chip exports
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has criticised a US government plan to issue an export control ruling on AI chips that includes sweeping changes just days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.Nvidia Corp., the world’s leading vendor of AI processors and...
Siemens taps Amazon for startup programme
Siemens has launched a startup programme for early-stage engineering and manufacturing companies..The Siemens for Startups programme, announced at CES 2025 in Las Vegas this week, aims to help streamline development processes and scale faster by providing venture-related services and reduce the cost...
TSMC’s sales stayed strong throughout 2024, lifting AI optimism
December sales at TSMC, the world’s leading foundry, exceeded expectations at NT$278.16 billion (about US$8.44 billion) sending AI stock prices higher.The sales were flat sequentially but 57.8 percent higher compared with December 2023. This took TSMC’s annual revenue for 2024 to NT$2,894.31...
New CEO takes control at Traco Power
Sebastian Fischer has taken over as chief executive of the Traco Power Group in Switzerland.Jennifer Caspar, company owner and Chair of the Board of Directors, together with her father Rolf Caspar and Ueli Wampfler, both members of the Board of Directors, will...
1kW laser diode for mobility designs
Rohm in Japan has developed a 1kW laser diode for LiDaR design in mobility applications.The RLD8BQAB3 is a surface mount infrared laser diode that measures 3.3 x 5.6mm and is 1.75mm high. Eight channels at 125W each provide 1kW of power for...
Birmingham University, Paragraf funded for graphene research
The University of Birmingham, working with Paragraf Ltd. (Somersham, England) has received two UK government awards to research graphene sensors at high and low temperatures.Graphene sensors could be used for the control of magnetic shielding and of qubit processors used in quantum...
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