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German Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems Develops Ultrasound Transducer to Assist in Medical Diagnosis

A brand-new type of ultrasound otoscope has been developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) and is expected to facilitate faster and more reliable diagnoses of middle ear infections.

one day ago by Luke James

Altium Launches Altium Designer 20, the Latest Version of its Flagship PCB Design Software

Altium is furthering its lead in PCB design with the release of the newest version of its PCB design software: Altium Designer 20.

3 days ago by Luke James

The Forefathers of Lithium-ion Batteries Have Been Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry

For their past lithium-ion research, which was pivotal in realising today’s world of portable, rechargeable devices, 3 scientists were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry on the 9th of October.

6 days ago by Sam Holland

Synopsys Fusion Design Platform Has Been Qualified by GloFo for Its 12 nm FinFET Process

GloFo (GlobalFoundries) has qualified Synopsys' Fusion Design Platform for its 12nm FinFET (fin-field effect transistor) process. Qualification includes leading products Design Compiler NXT, IC Compiler II, PrimeTime, and StarRC.

one week ago by Luke James

An Arm-Led Group is to Develop APIs that Sit Above Underlying AV Hardware

At the Arm TechCon earlier this month, a group of automotive and technology companies declared their support for the new Arm-led Autonomous Vehicle Computing Consortium (AVCC).

one week ago by Luke James

Diodes Incorporated MIPI PHY Switch: Fast Switching for Connected Modules

Diodes Incorporated recently announced its five-lane MPI 2:1 switch that can switch physical layers that comply with C-Phy or D-Phy serial interfaces.

one week ago by Luke James

TSMC Fights Back Against GlobalFoundries As Legal Battle Continues

GlobalFoundries (GloFo) filed patent claims against TSMC and its customers in the U.S. and Germany earlier this year for patent infringement. TSMC has now hit back with a lawsuit of its own.

one week ago by Luke James

Alibaba Unveils the Hanguang 800 — Its First Home-Grown AI Chip

Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba unveiled its Hanguang 800 12nm AI chip, featuring a total of 17 billion transistors. At present, it is only for use in the company's own cloud servers.

about 2 weeks ago by Luke James

Georgia Tech Develops a Wireless Sensor to Heal Brain Aneurysms

The university has developed a wireless sensor that is small enough to be implanted in the blood vessels of human brains.

about 2 weeks ago by Luke James

XMOS Secures $19 Million in Funding to Support the Company’s Expanding Global Footprint

The funding is expected to be used on XMOS' further expansion into areas such as Hong Kong, and for use in continuing to attack the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) space.

2 weeks ago by Luke James

Swiss Chip Manufacturer Kandou Secures $56 Million in Series C Funding

The investment by both new and existing investors which will be used to expand Kandou's interconnect devices brings the company's total funding to near $100 million.

2 weeks ago by Luke James

Cerebras Reveals 1.2 Trillion Transistor Wafer-Scale Processor for AI Applications

Silicon Valley-based startup Cerebras has designed a new chip—the Wafer Scale Engine, aka WSE—that contains about 1.2 trillion transistors.

2 weeks ago by Alessandro Mascellino

Elmos Semiconductor Agrees to Sell Silicon Microstructures to TE Connectivity

TE Connectivity is set to acquire Silicon Microstructures—a California-based MEMS pressure manufacturer—from German semiconductor company Elmos Semiconductor.

2 weeks ago by Luke James

Spectrum Instrumentation Releases Mixed Mode Option for Digitizers and AWGs

Designed for its latest range of 16-bit digitizers and AWGs, Spectrum Instrumentation has released a mixed mode option that adds 16 synchronous data lines to the analog data.

2 weeks ago by Luke James

Oracle Builds Supercomputer With 1,060 Raspberry Pi’s

Oracle's Raspberry Pi 3 B+ supercomputer, the world's largest Pi cluster according to the company, should provide over 4,200 cores' worth of processing power.

2 weeks ago by Luke James

ROHM Debuts Automotive-Grade Backlight LED Driver for Automotive LCDs

ROHM's new LED backlight has been optimized for use in electric vehicle LCD panels between three and 12 inches. The new backlight driver enables common control board designs.

about 3 weeks ago by Luke James

STMicroelectronics to Supply Silicon-Carbide Power Electronics to Renault for High Speed Battery Charging in EVs

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader, has announced it will supply these electronics to Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi to enable high-speed charging in the next generation of electric vehicles.

3 weeks ago by Luke James

Synopsys’ ARC Embedded Vision Processors Delivers Industry-Leading 35 TOPS Performance for AI

The DesignWare EV7x Vision Processors' architecture integrates vector DSP, vector FPU, and a neural network accelerator to provide a scalable solution that features more than a four-times performance increase for AI-intensive applications and emerging AI applications.

3 weeks ago by Luke James

UK Organizations Receive Funding for Improving Energy Efficiency

Faraday, the independent institute, is allocating £55 million to projects in 4 focus areas, each set on improving EV battery technology while slashing harmful emissions. Resulting research also has the potential to positively impact other industries.

3 weeks ago by Tyler Charboneau

The University of Warwick Trials Cybersecurity Research Projects for Connected Autonomous Vehicles

With autonomous vehicles expected to become more and more widespread as manufacturers work hard to bring their own designs to market, the security of the connected systems that power them are a major concern for researchers.

3 weeks ago by Luke James

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