Software converts STM32G0 MCU to UCSI USBType-C PPM

STMicroelectronics has released software to make its STM32G0 32bit Cortex-M0+ microcontroller into a UCSI ‘platform policy manager’ (PPM) to manage USB Type-C connectors – in particular for its STM32MP135F-DK development board. UCSI is the USB Type-C connector system software interface, controlled by a specification from the USB Implementers Forum. The software, ‘X-CUBE-UCSI expansion package’, consists ...

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Farnell signs global distribution agreement withSeeed Studio

Farnell has signed a deal to distribute Seeed Studio products. “California-based Seeed Studio is an IoT technology company which specialises in hardware research, production and sales for edge computing, network communication and smart sensing applications,” according to Farnell. “Farnell customers will benefit from flexible customisation options and low minimum order quantity (MOQ) requirements.” Products include ...

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Dutch government restricts ASML DUV exports

Today the Dutch government has published new regulations regarding export controls of semiconductor equipment, reports ASML. As announced earlier in March, the new export controls focus on advanced chip manufacturing technology, including the most advanced deposition and immersion lithography systems. Due to these export control regulations, ASML will need to apply for export licenses with ...

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Board accepts four rotary encoders and outputs I2C

Adafruit has made an I2C interface for four rotary encoders. It comes in the form of a PCB with four footprints that accept one of the most common rotary encoder forms (Bournes PEC11 horizontal style), allowing the user to pick devices with the appropriate step-count per revolution, with or without a push switch. “The [pre-soldered] ...

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OroraTech signs Spire for eight-satellite wildfire detection constellation

Spire Global, the space services company with offices in Glasgow, has signed an agreement with OroraTech, a specialist in space-based thermal intelligence, to build, launch and operate an eight-satellite constellation. The constellation is described as the first dedicated to tracking and monitoring wildfires. Once operational, it will feature real-time detection capability, continuous situational awareness and ...

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More on: Arduino Uno R4 Minima and WiFi

Having trawled though Arduino’s just-released Uno R4 literature, here are the two boards in a nutshell: Features common to Arduino R4 – ‘WiFi’ (€25, below) and ‘Minima’ (€18, right) 5V IO 6 – 24Vin (barrel jack) 5Vin (USB-C) 14x digital GPIOs, D0-D13 (6x PWM: D3,D5,D6,D9,D10,D11) 6x analogue (14bit ADC) input, A0-A5 (A0 pin also true ...

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Capex declining

Semiconductor capex increased 35% in 2021 and 15% in 2022,  but Semiconductor Intelligence expects a 14% capex decline in 2023. The biggest cuts will be made by the memory companies, with a 19% drop. Capex will drop 50% at SK Hynix and 42% at Micron Technology. Samsung, which only increased capex by 5% in 2022, ...

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Novocmms funding round boosts UK antenna design

Novocomms, the UK antenna design specialist, is expanding its operations in Birmingham following a successful “multi-million pound” funding round. Specifically, the company is set to hire additional engineers and salespeople, move to new offices and create 100 jobs by September 2025. Up to 30 of these roles are expected to be created in the next ...

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Picocom O-RAN baseband processor in 4G5G small cell unit

Picocom, the 5G Open RAN baseband semiconductor and software specialist, and Kiwi Communications Technology (KiwiCT) are showcasing the first fully functional 4G+5G dual mode small cell product at MWC Shanghai 2023. The DYND-6100 small cell unit, designed by KiwiCT, is powered by Picocom’s PC802 PHY SoC for 5GNR/LTE small cells. Oliver Davies, Picocom VP Marketing, ...

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Nordic launches highly integrated PMIC

Nordic Semiconductor has launched a PMIC with two buck converters, two LDOs and integrated battery charging. The  nPM1300 is suitable for battery-operated applications. It reduces an end-product’s BoM by combining circuitry that typically requires five or more discrete components into a single chip. The launch is accompanied by the introduction of the nPM1300 Evaluation Kit ...

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Arduino evolves with 32-bit Uno R4 versions

Arduino is launching new versions of the Uno board powered by a Renesas 32-bit microcontroller. The Uno R4 comes in two versions: the basic Uno R4 Minima and the Espressif -based Uno R4 WiFi. Described as a significant revision of its 8-bit technology, the R4 will preserve the standard form factor, shield compatibility and 5V ...

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Algorithmiq raises $15m

Algorithmiq of Finland which develops quantum algorithms has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round. It  was founded in 2020 by co-founder and CEO Professor Sabrina Maniscalco (pictured). The company aims to leverage the potential of quantum software so that new drugs can be discovered, invented and brought to market quickly, efficiently and ...

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UK Space Agency provides 2.1m funding for UK spaceflight capabilities

The UK government is providing £2.1 million of funding, through the UK Space Agency (UKSA), to boost UK-based involvement in space technologies such as harnessing solar power for reusable spacecraft and new propulsion systems. The initial nine projects involve work at Lancaster University, the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey, Swansea University, University ...

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DigiKey backs Get Made crowd-funding to help fund hardware creators

DigiKey is launching the “Get Made” crowdfunding initiative to help promote and fund hardware creators – the programme will allow startups to get hardware funded, produced and sold on DigiKey’s own website. The Thief River Falls-based distributor is partnering with GroupGets to launch the initiative. This is a crowd purchasing platform for group buying technology ...

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Melexis adds ToF sensor with ASIL or SIL certification

Melexis has added to its ToF line-up  with the MLX75027RTI VGA resolution ToF sensor, ASIL-capable for safety critical systems where ASIL or SIL certification is required. The device has physical 307kpixel spatial resolution. Key use cases for this sensor are dynamic airbag suppression (so that airbags are not deployed unnecessarily), driver attention monitoring and close-range exterior ...

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Viewpoint: AI-managed energy systems support the switch to EVs

AI-enabled software for energy management systems can help the switch to EVs write Diego Black and Andrew Hey of Withers & Rogers. With energy demand set to climb as consumers switch to EVs in the run up to the UK ban on the sale of new ICE vehicles in 2030, software developers are harnessing the ...

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Automotive-grade power inductors work up to 150C

Bourns has announced a AEC-Q200 compliant, automotive grade semi-shielded power inductor series that operates across -40 to 150°C. SRN8040HA inductors are constructed using a “silicon-based coating that offers magnetic shielding”, according to the company. They “are designed to release lower magnetic field radiation compared to non-shielded inductors, and are a more cost-efficient alternative to fully ...

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Laser World: Optical spectrum analyser gets HCDR and SMSR modes

Yokogowa has added HCDR (high close-in dynamic range) mode and SMSR (side mode suppression ratio) mode to its AQ6370 optical spectrum analyser. Found in AQ6370E, HCDR mode allows measurement of a single longitudinal mode laser with a high close-in dynamic range – CDR is a metric important when developing lasers and optical devices. SMSR mode ...

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LDOs work with inputs up to 36V and need only 1µA quiescent

Toshiba has created a range of 36V-capable LDOs to work from USB-PD and 24V power rails. The first three devices in the planned TCR1HF series, available today, are TCR1HF18B, TCR1HF33B and TCR1HF50B with fixed outputs of 1.8V, 3.3V and 5.0V respectively. Devices are in the pipeline at 2.5, 2.8, 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2V. Maximum drop-out ...

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Single IC for cellular IoT and DECT NR includes RF front-end

Nordic Semiconductor is aiming at cellulat IoT with a system-in-package which puts an RF front-end and a power chip alongside its nRF91 modem and CPU chip. Called nRF9161, it is a globally pre-certified IC “that makes it possible to select either cellular IoT connectivity using the secure cellular infrastructure or use DECT NR+ to realise ...

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Intelsat starts monitoring rush-hour pollution for NASA

Intelsat, the satellite comms and inflight connectivity specialist, has begun monitoring air pollution above America on behalf of NASA. Specifically, the company has powered up the first space-based instrument to monitor major air pollutants across North America and send data back to earth as part of the first phase of in-orbit testing, it reports. The ...

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4V to 65V hot-swap soft-start and ideal-diode OR-ing IC for automotive functional safety

For vehicle functional-safety applications, STMicroelectronics has combined hot-swap, soft-start and ideal-diode OR-ing in an IC intended to work with a pair of external n-channel mosfets over 4 to 65V. Called STPM801, “the ideal-diode controller drives an external mosfet replacing a Schottky diode conventionally used for reverse-input protection and output-voltage hold-up”, said ST. “When a reverse-voltage ...

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Micron sampling 232-layer UFS 4.0 NAND

Micron is delivering qualification samples of its UFS 4.0 mobile NAND, built on a 232-layer process. The memory comes in capacities up to 1TB  and is being shipped to selected smartphone manufacturers and chipset vendors. It is Micron’s first mobile memory built on the 232-layer TLC process. It is also the first UFS 4.0 memory ...

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Low-spiking 100/80V mosfet range gets 8x8mm packaging

Nexperia has added an 8x8mm package option, and a second 5x6mm option, to its ‘NextPower’ mosfet range which is designed to decrease spiking when switching to reduce EMI. “The Qgate.Rds(on) figure-of-merit has long been a focus for semiconductor manufacturers aiming to improve the efficiency of MOSFET switches,” according to the company. “However, relentlessly pushing this ...

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Low-resistance power relay for vehicle charging and solar

Omron is aiming at electric vehicle chargers and solar photovoltaic installations by adding a low contact resistance model to its two-pole single-throw G7L-2A-X series of PCB-mount relays. G7L-2A-X-SI has 10mΩ maximum contact resistance, compared with 100mΩ maximum for existing members of the family. Nominal rating is 30A at 600Vdc, or 25A at 1000Vdc (but see ...

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Skyrora 3D prints new model of 70kN rocket engine starts full-duration tests

As preparation for a commercial launch, Skyrora has 3D printed a new model of its orbital rocket engine ready for landmark tests. The Edinburgh-based rocket company – which has developed its own eco-friendly fuel, Ecosene, made of waste plastics – has begun a series of full-duration tests to qualify the updated design of its 70kN ...

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RS to distribute parts from CUI Devices

CUI Devices has signed a distribution agreement with RS Components. As a part of the agreement, RS Components will distribute and market CUI Devices’ portfolio, including audio, interconnect and thermal management products. “This partnership with RS Components strengthens CUI Devices’ commitment to expanding support and product availability to customers in Europe and Asia,” said CUI ...

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LEMs EV fast-charge meter gets approved

Current sensor maker LEM has French national approval for its DCBM 400/600 electric vehicle rapid charger billing meter. “Is the first of its kind to be certified in France by Laboratoire national de métrologie et d’essais, the country’s national laboratory for metrology and testing,” said LEM. “DCBM 400/600 facilitates kWh billing integration into the electric ...

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0.01% 2ppm/C SMD resistors are REACH and RoHS-compliant and Pb-free

Stackpole is offering 0.01% 2ppm/°C precision surface-mount resistors in sizes from 0402 to 2512 (1 x 0.5mm to 6.3 x 3.1mm). Part of its RNCF range, these highest spec parts don’t come in the wide value range of lesser RNCF resistors. For example: 0402 types are available between 49.9Ω and 4.99kΩ, then 2512 has the ...

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pSemi claims lowest noise figure for dual-channel switch modules

pSemi, the Murata subsidiary, is sampling  two multi-chip modules featuring dual-channel switches,  the PE53230 for 3.3–3.8 GHz and the PE53231 for 3.5–4.0 GHz. Production is scheduled for Q1 2024. Each module contains two switches and two LNAs for high and low band frequencies. The new module portfolio delivers the lowest noise figure in the industry, ...

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Europe seeks better lithium-sulphur batteries

Persuading lithium-sulphur batteries to heal themselves is the aim of a European project which includes two UK institutions. This is another battery chemistry with great potential, but also a tendency to self-destruct and wear out. “Specific issues with Li-S include mechanical degradation – including electrode cracking or loss of electrical connectivity – and [both] chemical ...

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CEA-Leti and Intel put 2D materials on 300mm wafers for nano-sheet transistors

Intel is to team up with French lab CEA-Leti to put two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides on 300mm wafers. The aim of the multi-year project is to develop a way to transfer layers of 2d material, grown on substrates up to 300mm, to a second substrate for transistor building. Intel will supply manufacturing expertise and CEA-Leti has ...

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Samsung embraces DIY phone repair in Europe and the UK

Samsung is set to extended its ‘Self-Repair’ programme for phones to Europe, having launched it in the US last year and recently taken it to Korea. “Galaxy customers who wish to make their own device repairs can access the tools they need, including repair kits and genuine Samsung parts,” said the company. “The program supports ...

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Rohm signs $1bn silicon carbide supply deal with Vitesco

Motor inverter maker Vitesco Technologies has signed a silicon carbide component supply deal with Rohm “worth over one billion US dollars until 2030”, according to the companies. This fruit was born of a development partnership started in 2020, leading to two unnamed automotive customers adopting Vitesco inverters built around Rohm SiC components, with “Vitesco supplying ...

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Datacentre capex to fall 8%

2023 datacentre capex will fall 8% y-o-y  with softness in the enterprise IT and hyperscaler markets, says Dell’Oro. “While data centre capex for the hyperscalers will decline significantly this year, we project some of the cloud service providers such as Microsoft and Google will continue to increase spending by double digits,” said Dell’Oro’scBaron Fung,  “meanwhile, ...

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Bulk acoustic wave RF filter foundry spans 1.6GHz to 7GHz with plans for 20GHz

Akoustis Technologies, a maker of RF bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters, has launched foundry service making filters for wireless markets including phones, Wi-Fi, military, 5G infrastructure and automotive. Using 150mm silicon substrates, its process, XB1, covers 1.6 to 7GHz and can handle up to 4W CW (continuously) – plus it has XP3F in the pipleline ...

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Intel to build $4.6bn assembly and test plan in Poland

Intel is to build a $4.6 billion assembly and test plant in Poland. “With this investment today, and others in the EU, we’re excited to play a critical enabling point to building these more resilient supply chains,” said Pat Gelsinger (pictured left)  in Wroclaw, Poland earlier this morning. It will be  “the largest greenfield investment ...

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2022 semi materials market up 8.9% y-o-y

The semiconductor  materials market revenue grew 8.9% to $72.7 billion in 2022, surpassing the previous market high of $66.8 billion set in 2021, says SEM in its Materials Market Data Subscription (MMDS). Wafer fabrication materials and packaging materials revenue in 2022 reached $44.7 billion and $28.0 billion, respectively, increasing 10.5% and 6.3%. The silicon, electronic ...

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Toshiba second-sources four 50V motor drivers

Toshiba has introduced four 50V motor drive ICs that are “drop-in compatible with popular devices”, it said. The technology is BiCD, with Dmosfet output transistors. TB67S581FNG (2.5A output) and the TB67S580FNG (1.6A output) are two-phase bipolar stepping motor drivers. TB67H481FNG (PWM input) and TB67H480FNG (phase-enable inputs) are constant-current (up to 2.5A) dual H-bridge drivers for ...

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Spire celebrates optical inter-satellite tech in Glasgow made nanosatellites

Spire Global, the space analytics company with offices in Glasgow, has successfully launched two satellites carrying optical inter-satellite link (OISL) payloads that will reduce data latency and strengthen security of communication. The 6U satellites, pictured, are equipped with optical communications terminals (OCT) to send information between themselves securely and reduce the latency of data acquired, ...

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Stripped-down 2.4GHz-only Wi-Fi 6 radio chip for lower cost designs

Nordic Semiconductor has taken 5GHz radios out of its recent nRF7002 Wi-Fi 6 companion IC, to create the 2.4GHz-only nRF7001. “nRF7001 lowers the cost of the bill-of-materials for designs requiring single band capability for smart home, smart city, industrial automation and other low power Wi-Fi IoT applications”, it said. It “offers all the Wi-Fi functionality ...

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Sponsored Content: A new way to solve systematic circuit failures and boost yield

A novel approach from Siemens and PDF Solutions improves yield ramp on advanced nodes and solves yield limiters through volume manufacturing. Improving yield is key to reducing manufacturing cost and maximizing profits in a highly competitive semiconductor market. While large yield limiters are addressed early in the process during yield ramp, subtle systematic layout patterns ...

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PCI-SIG Conference: PCIe 3.0 packet switches qualified for automotive systems

Diodes has created a series of automotive-compliant PCI Express 3.0 packet switches for in-vehicle networking. “The architecture used enables flexible port configuration with upstream, downstream and CDEP [cross-domain end-point] ports being assigned according to requirements,” according to the company. “They can connect with up to seven different endpoints and support multi-host applications.” PI7C9X3G606GPQ offers 6-port/6-lane ...

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Advanced Packaging market has 10.6% CAGR to hit $79bn in 2028

The Advanced Packaging market, valued at $44.3 billion in 2022, is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.6% from 2022 to 2028, reaching $78.6 billion in 2028, reports Yole Developpement. By contrast, the traditional packaging market is projected to have a slower 3.2% CAGR from 2022 to 2028, with a $57.5 billion market value ...

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Central automotive Ethernet switches

Marvell has announced a family  of central Automotive Ethernet switches in a new category of devices for enabling computing architectures to improve safety and deliver software-defined services for automobiles. A shift from architectures built around domain networking schemes (where switches manage devices linked to particular applications such as infotainment or safety) andq point-to-point connections to ...

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MEMS switches expand PXI/PXIe test capability to 4GHz

Pickering Interfaces has teamed up with Menlo Microsystems to introduce MEMS switching to a range of PXI and PXIe RF multiplexer modules. “MEMS-based RF multiplexers deliver increased operational life – up to 300x, faster operating speed – up to 60x, higher bandwidth and increased RF power handling versus traditional electromechanical relay alternatives,” according to Pickering. ...

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High altitude electromagnetic pulse protection meets Mil-Std-188-125-1A

Liverpool-based defence electronics manufacturer MPE has certified its HEMP (high altitude electromagnetic pulse) protection filters to the latest defence standard, Mil-Std-188-125-1A “becoming the only manufacturer in the world to do so”, it claimed. Independent testing was by Jaxon Engineering and Maintenance of Colorado Springs (Jaxon team left). The filters span 16A to 1.2kA and including ...

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1.2kV 8.7mΩ SMD SiC mosfet for automotive

Infineon has used its latest silicon carbide die technology in a 1,200V mosfet for automotive on-board chargers and dc-dc converters. The snappily-named AIMBG120R010M1 comes in a 10 x 15 x 4.4mm D2PAK-7L (7 lead TO263) package and handles 1.2kV across -55 to 175°C. Creepage is 5.89mm, suiting the device to 800V systems. Its ‘Gen1p’ process ...

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GITAI gets a grip with space robotics in simulated regolith chamber

GITAI, the Japanese and US space robotics startup, has highlighted the successful demonstration of its Lunar Manipulator and Rover in a simulated regolith chamber. The company’s inchworm-type robotic arm equipped with a tool changer function and its Lunar Robotic Rover were tested in the chamber. The robots executed all planned tasks, as shown in the ...

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Exec tried to set up copy-cat Samsung fab in China

A 28-year veteran of the Korean chip industry with stints at Samsung and Hynix has been arrested and indicted for a failed attempt to set up a copycat Samsung fab a mile  away from a genuine Samsung fan in Xian, China. The project, which was backed by an unnamed Taiwanese company, collapsed through lack of ...

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UK Space Agency funds UK STEM education projects

STEM education projects, and support for international science partnerships, will receive a £6.6 million funding boost, the UK Space Agency (UKSA) has announced. The announcement was made at the start of the Space Comm-Expo in Farnborough, which is one of the UK’s largest space events. Beneficiaries will include space and science student projects, UK researchers ...

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VLSI Symposium: Imec’s low-power UWB transceiver ranges to 1.4mm

Belgian lab Imec is claiming record ranging precision and power consumption for a novel 6 – 9GHz IEEE 802.15.4z UWB (ultra-wide-band) impulse-radio transceiver: 1.4mm ranging, and 8.7mW Tx plus 21mW Rx consumption in continuous mode. “It paves the way for a variety of automotive applications,” according to Imec. “One use-case includes the creation of radar-on-chip ...

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IMS: Flexible EMI shielding films can be hot-pressed onto PCBs

Toyochem  has created a series of flexible conductive and insulating sheet films for the protection of electrical and electronic equipment, including EMC protection. Branded Liotelant “the sheet films exhibit high water-resistance and are highly flexible, with an elongation of 500%”, according to the company. The “films can be hot-press moulded on to the electromagnetic interference ...

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Scope, logic analyser, waveform generators and more from PC instrument

Powered and operated through a USB Type-C cable, Analog Discovery 3 and a 9MHz (or 30MHz) 125Msample/s 14bit oscilloscope, a logic analyser, an arbitrary waveform generator and more from Digilent. “Analog Discovery 2, AD3’s predecessor, has been used as a learning tool in hundreds of universities, and as a flexible benchtop tool by thousands of ...

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RFA completes full duration upper stage hot fire, European first

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) – the Bavarian rocket startup which will be launching from the Shetland Islands – has successfully hot fired its upper stage for a full duration test, it reports. It says this marks the completion of an Integrated System Test (IST) campaign in which a staged-combustion Helix engine was integrated into an ...

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Processor boards for touch displays can run Linux

Powertip has created a multi-option display driving single-board computer (right) that uses daughter boards (left below) to add Quad core 64bit Arm CPUs running at 1.6GHz – either NXP with four Cortex-A53 CPUs, or Rockchip with four Cortex-A35 CPUs. “Engineers will often want to work with Linux-based software to develop their own graphic interfaces,” according ...

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EU tech collaboration aims for €21.8bn budget

The EC has announced a 56 company collaboration in microelectronics and communications technology. The collaboration is backed by €8.1 billion in state aid from 14 countries and hopes to attract another €13.7 billion  of private investment. Participants include Airbus, ASML, Ericsson, GlobalFoundries, Orange, ADI, Continental Automotive and Bosch. “We need to be pioneers. We need ...

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IMS: PXI and PXIe relay modules switch 110GHz

Pickering Interfaces has announced a range of PXI and PXIe microwave relay modules capable of switching signals up to 110GHz in 50Ω. They will be reveals for the first time at IMS in San Diego next week. 40-781A-92x (PXI) and 42-781A-92x (PXIe) consist of either a single or dual microwave changeover switch. Connections are via ...

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President Yoon backs Korean semi companies

Earlier today the president of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol met industry leaders, elected representatives and ministers to discuss how to maintain the country’s lead in memories, foster development of  SoCs system and secure supplies  of materials, equipment and labour. “Geopolitical issues have become the biggest risk for companies to manage as of late” said ...

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Imec’s process technology roadmap to 2036

The imec roadmap will take us from 7 nm to 0.2 nm or 2 ångström by 2036, keeping an introductory pace of two to two-and-a-half years. First, the continuous advances in lithography will be key to further dimensional scaling: traditional lithography uses light, and, today, the wavelength of light is greater than the required accuracy ...

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Farnell and Hioki team up on battery tester offer

Farnell and HIOKI have teamed up to offer a limited-time special offer for the HIOKI BT3554 battery tester series in Europe. Customers who purchase it will receive a free HIOKI DT4256 digital multimeter (DMM). This offer is available until September 30, 2023. The BT3554 Battery Tester series is known for its efficient battery maintenance checks, ...

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Novel graphene-like foam sensors detect lactate for medicine

Graphene-like foam sensors from Stirlingshire-based Integrated Graphene can detect lactate concentrations for medical and fitness applications, according to research at the University of Bath. The company describes its patented substrate as “a three-dimensional carbon-based nano-material consisting of twisted multi-layers of atoms arranged in a  honeycomb structure”. To form a lactate-detecting electrode, boronic acid was absorbed ...

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Thermal interface material flows fast for production

Chomerics has unveiled a thermal interface gel aimed at high-throughput production. Called GEL 60HF (HF = high flow), long-term thermal stability is claimed by the company, as are properties suited to re-work and field repair. “The paste-like consistency enables tightly controlled dispensing and accurate material placement during assembly,” it said. “Notably, the product requires low ...

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AMD to supply Spartan 6 FPGAs to 2030 at least

AMD will continue to supply Spartan 6 FPGAs until at least 2030, the company announced. The programmable ICs were introduced originally in 2009. “Spartan 6 devices, with high IO-to-logic ratios in small form-factor packaging, continue to be well suited for customers in industrial, medical, vision and automotive markets as well as other markets, like communications, ...

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Sponsored Content: ElectricVario Screwdrivers from Wiha

Ergonomic, precision and versatile solutions for demanding users. Germany-based WIHA is one of the leading manufacturers of screwdrivers. Their products are recognised all over the world, especially for their excellent quality and reliability. This is supported by the fact that the company received a number of awards for, among other things, its innovative ideas, design ...

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Space Week launching in Cumbria, businesses invited on board

iSH, the Industrial Solutions Hub, is hosting a Space Week series of events across West Cumbria from 26-30 June. The organisation says businesses, schools and individuals are invited to a range of space-related events throughout the last week of the month to see how they could be inspired by the UK’s space sector. The first ...

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Multi-stage miniature thermoelectric coolers

Laird Thermal Systems has created a series of multi-stage thermo-electric coolers for miniature optical packages. MSX Series have cold-side footprints down to 2 x 4mm, and thicknesses down to 3.3mm for two stages, 3.8mm for three stages and 4.9mm for four-stage coolers. It has the “capability to integrate them into various optical packages, including TO-39, TO-46 ...

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Malaysian EMS provider Escatec builds fifth European site, in Bulgaria

To meet near-shoring requirements of European customers, Malaysian EMS (electronics manufacturing services) provider Escatec has established a production facility in Plovdiv Bulgaria. This is the company’s ninth production site globally, and adds to a site in the UK, two in the Czech Republic, one is Switzerland and four in Malaysia. It also has a design ...

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IBM plans European quantum data centre

IBM has announced a European quantum computer data centre at its facility in Ehningen, for companies, research institutions and government agencies. This will be its second, after a quantum data centre in New York. Scheduled to operate in 2024, the German site will have “multiple IBM quantum computing systems, each with more than 100 qubits”, ...

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Promising proton conductor for ceramic fuel cells

Tokyo Institute of Technology scientist have discovered a promising proton conductor for protonic ceramic fuel cells. Ba2LuAlO5 “has a remarkably high proton conductivity, even without any additional chemical modifications”, according to the university. Protonic ceramic fuel cells use solid proton-conducting ceramic electrolytes and operate between 300 and 600°C. This compares to over 700°C for better-established ...

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NXP top-side-cooled RF amplifiers for smaller lighter 5G basestations

NXP has announced a family of top-side-cooled RF amplifiers, intended to shrink and lighten radios for 5G infrastructure – the company is claiming a reduction basestation thickness and weight of over 20% compared with those made with its bottom-side cooled amplifiers. It is aiming at active MIMO (multiple input multiple output) antenna arrays, where using ...

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Satellite Vu raises further £12.7m in Series A-2 funding

Satellite Vu has raised a further £12.7m in Series A-2 funding, bringing its investment total to £30.5m. The UK thermal infrared satellite firm says the A2 round was led by Molten Ventures, with participation from Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC, A/O Proptech, Lockheed Martin, Ridgeline Ventures, Earth Sciences Foundation, and Stellar Ventures. All are existing ...

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Backside power delivery to be a big deal for Intel

Backside power delivery, which Intel calls PowerVia, is going to be a big factor in the company’s 20A node due in 2024.  Putting the power circuitry on the back of the wafer, reduces the area required  for front-side logic circuitry by up to 20%. That means the process used for the interconnect layers can be ...

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UL-certified recycled ABS polymer for electronics and vehicles

MBA Polymers UK has launched a recycled ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) feedstock for injection moulding in electronics, automotive and consumer industries. ‘ABS 4125 UL’ is UL certified and contains ≥95% post-consumer recycled content, derived from the waste electronics sector. It is already being exported to the USA and Hong Kong. “UL accreditation verifies the quality, ...

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Can cartoon eyes help pedestrians trust autonomous cars?

Faced with an empty driving seat, pedestrians trust certain visual prompts when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car, according to the University of Nottingham, which has studied such behaviour on its own campus. The study used a fake autonomous car, with a concealed human driver, equipped with animated display panels on ...

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Renesas and Nidec put inverter, on-board charger, and more, into vehicle motor-gearbox

Renesas Electronics has teamed up with electric motor maker Nidec to develop a 6-in-1 e-axle for electric vehicles. E-axles combine motor, inverter and gearbox into one unit and, according to Renesas, are beginning to collect other power electronics functions such as dc-dc converters and on-board chargers to form a convenient package for car makers to ...

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UK Space Agency launches £50 million SCIF fund for space infrastructure

The UK government has announced £50 million of funding – the Space Clusters and Infrastructure Fund (SCIF) – to support research and development with a focus on building the UK’s space infrastructure. Basically, SCIF aims to help build or upgrade R&D facilities and equipment that can bring high value space technologies to market. Specifically, it ...

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Botham supports Northern Powerhouse SMEs in Australia export drive

Electronics manufacturing SMEs from the Northern Powerhouse region have gathered in Leeds to boost their exports to Australia, supported by Lord Botham, formerly cricketer Ian Botham, the UK Government’s trade envoy to Australia. “The round-table included 20 UK business heads, representing a mix of businesses who either already export to Australia and New Zealand, or ...

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Harvester IC matches solar cells to batteries automatically

Nexperia has created an energy harvesting IC for photovoltaic cells up to around 1mW, that automatically matches the cell to the battery – aiming to extract at least 80% of energy that the cell can produce for any given illumination. Harvesting range is 35µW to 2mW. Inside the IC, called NEH2000BY, power conversion is thorough ...

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Raspberry Pi anticipates consistent million unit months

Raspberry Pi is on the way to consistent shipments of a million units a month. After shortages due to the chip supply situation, CEO Eben Upton has made the following statement: “We’ve been working hard to improve availability of Raspberry Pi products. Despite this, Q1 was actually our worst quarter since 2015, with roughly 800,000 ...

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Iceye introduces Dwell capability for SAR satellite imagery

Iceye, the Finnish satellite imagery specialist, has introduced a new imaging mode, dubbed “Dwell”, for its synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) small satellites. It’s a commercial system aimed at users who need to extract more information from radar imagery, including movement and direction of man-made objects, for example vehicles. It enables the radar imaging satellites to focus ...

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NASA’s snake robot is propelled by screws

Pondering movement over a wide range of terrains and through complex 3d worlds, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has come up with a snake-like robot called Eels – for Exobiology extant life surveyor. First prototyped in 2019 and now at Eels 1.0, it has 10 identical segments along its 4m body, which weighs 100kg. “There are ...

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Fuji joins 3d printed electronics alliance

Fuji Corporation has joined 3d printed electronics association JAMES (Jetted Additively Manufactured Electronics Sources), which describes itself as establishing a collaborative community that brings together professionals and enthusiasts from various fields to drive additive manufacturing development in 3D printed electronics. The addition of Fuji “will allow both companies to work together on upcoming projects, share ...

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RISC-V Summit: Customisable vector unit

Semidynamics has announced a customisable vector unit for RISC-V processor cores, compliant with RISC-V vector specification 1.0. Vector unit are composed of several vector cores that perform multiple calculations in parallel. In this case, Semidynamics’ vector core can be tailored to support FP64, FP32, FP16, BF16, INT64, INT32, INT16 or INT8 data types depending on ...

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X-Fab offers 110nm BCD-on-SoI process

Mixed-signal chip maker X-Fab Silicon Foundries is X-Fab offering a 110nm BCD-on-SoI process, claiming to be the first to do so. Called XT011, it “reflects the need for greater digital integration and processing capabilities within analogue applications”, said X-Fab, claiming: “It brings together the appealing attributes associated with both SoI and DTI [deep trench isolation], ...

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