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Global alliance for THz comms tech
A $100m global alliance has been formed to develop next-generation ultra-high-speed wireless communication technologies in the 300GHz, or THz, band.The alliance of 10 research institutes and universities spun out of a project in Japan and is led by Professor Minoru Fujishima of Hiroshima University’s Graduate...
Q5D raises £2m for automated wiring robot
Q5D Technologies has raised £2m for the development of its automated wireless harness tools.The funding for the UK startup comes from the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund and includes £500,00 from UK fund Maven Equity Finance which also backed millimetre wave...
World’s first vehicle with niobium batteries
Switch Technologies has launched the world’s first vehicle to be powered by niobium-based fast charging battery cells.The cells use a niobium material developed by Echion Technologies in the UK and are built by Li-Fun. Switch used the cells for a parallel-hybrid drive...
Bending standard for flexible solar panels
Researchers in Spain have developed a standard test for flexible photovoltaic solar cells used in a wide variety of applications.The FlexPV cells, often based on perovskite materials, are used in applications from wearable technology and intelligent fabrics to curved surfaces such as...
Microchip to close fab as inventory hits
The newly returned CEO of Microchip Technology has cited a significant inventory overhang for his decision to close a fab in the US.The decision by Steve San? To close Fab 2 in Temple, Arizona, also hits proposed funding of $192m under the...
Sateliot raises €30m loan for satellite IoT
Spanish startup Sateliot has raised €30m from the European Investment Bank to help the rollout of 100 small satellites for the Internet of things (IoT).This is EIB’s first venture debt operation with a Spanish space company and in satellite communications and is...
Cosel taps Rohm SiC for 3.5kW power supplies
Cosel in Japan is using the latest EcoSiC silicon carbide MOSFETs and Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) for a series of 3.5kW AC-DC power supplies.The three phase 3.5kW AC-DC power supply units from Cosel uses the Rohm ecoSiC MOSFETs and SiC SBDs in...
Enterprise-grade quantum OS and hybrid services suite
IonQ has launched of its quantum operating system, now called IonQ Quantum OS, and a collection of new capabilities named IonQ Hybrid Services suite. These technologies will greatly advance performance and utility of quantum computing for enterprise customers.IonQ Quantum OS is a...
First view of VR fab to tackle the UK skills gap
Semiwise in Glasgow is building a Virtual Reality Semiconductor Fabrication Training Facility (VRSFT) to tackle the industry skills gap.The £500,000 project, announced this time last year, is being developed with the TechWorks National Microelectronics Institute (NMI) and UK 300mm fab operator Pragmatic...
Accenture acquires AOX in software-defined vehicles push
Accenture has agreed to acquire AOX, a German company specializing in embedded software for carmakers and their suppliers. The acquisition will help automotive clients solve challenges they are facing in their transition to software-defined vehicles.AOX designs and develops the complex system architectures...
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