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Startup seed funding for low-power chips for phased array antennas
To develop low-power microchips for the next generation of phased array antennas, Oso Semiconductor has raised an oversubscribed $5.2 million seed round, led by Engine Ventures with Entrada Ventures, Berkeley SkyDeck and J-Ventures also participating.The funds will be used to build pre-production...
Kulr, Worksport team on battery, BMS technologies
Kulr and Worksport have signed a strategic deal on battery pack development using thermal protection materials as well as AI-integrated battery management system (BMS) software design.The deal also covers manufacturing of the Worksport power packs in the US with the Kulr thermal...
IP royalty boost for Ceva
Ceva has seen its revenues increase 10% to $106.9m as part of its recovery to a pure IP company. This was reflected in the royalty revenue of $46.9 million, up 18% year-over-year“2024 was a pivotal year for Ceva. We successfully concluded long-term licensing...
Infineon ships first SiC devices from 200mm wafers
Infineon Technologies has shipped its first silicon carbide (SiC) power devices built on larger 200mm wafers.Almost all SiC devices are built on 150mm wafers, and there are significant challenges in using the larger wafers. Shipping devices from 200mm is a key step...
Siemens EDA taps Alphawave Semi for leading edge IP
One of the notable differences between Siemens EDA and its competitors Synopsys and Cadence Design Systems is the lack of a leading edge IP offering. This has been pitched previously as not competing with their customers that develop their own IP and...
Nissan to ship driverless cars in 2027
With all of the uncertainty on the future of Nissan with the failed merger with Honda and a massive restructuring, the company has aggressive plans to ship commercial driverless cars in the next two years.The company plans to launch vehicles capable of...
Helsing ramps up drone factories across Europe
German defence company Helsing has completed the first of a series of factories to build up to 6000 drones across Europe.The first Resilience Factory (RF-1) as been completed in Southern Germany and is the first of multiple Resilience Factories planned. The first factory...
D-Wave offers on-premises quantum computing systems
D-Wave Quantum is now enabling research centers, academic institutions, and governments to purchase on-premises D-Wave™ Advantage™ quantum computing systems to help customers push the boundaries of quantum-fueled experimentation, development and usage.Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) is the first high-performance computing (HPC) center globally to...
Honda, Nissan cancel merger
Honda and Nissan have confirmed they are no longer going ahead with a merger proposal that also included Mitsubishi.The deal would have created the world’s third largest car maker but collapsed after Nissan was proposed as a subsidiary of Honda. The three...
TASKING boosts software development tools with LDRA purchase
TASKING has announced that it has acquired LDRA, a provider of software devlopment tools for code analysis and software testing for safety-, mission-, security- and business-critical markets, to speed development and verification of critical embedded applications.The integration LDRA technology further enhances the...
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