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Renesas tapes out spiking neural network chip
Renesas tapes out spiking neural network chip
Interviews | - By Nick Flaherty
Renesas is taping out a chip using the spiking neural network (SNN) technology developed by Brainchip. This is part of a move to boost the leading edge performance of its chips for the Internet of Thi...
Rimac expands UK power R&D centre
Rimac expands UK power R&D centre
Business news | - By Nick Flaherty
Rimac Technology is planning to expand its UK power R&D centre across a number of divisions during 2023. The centre in Warwickshire is looking to expand battery systems engineering, control system...
5G users hit 1bn in 2022
5G users hit 1bn in 2022
Market news | - By Nick Flaherty
There are over a billion users of 5G already, with 5bn predicted for 2030, says the latest report by Ericsson. “We expect to approach one billion 5G users worldwide by the end of this year. Moreover, ...
Interview: Pandemic response drives Industry 4.0 at Limerick
Interview: Pandemic response drives Industry 4.0 at Limerick
Interviews | - By Nick Flaherty
Leo McHugh, vice president for industrial automation for Analog Devices, based in Limerick, Ireland,  talks to Nick Flaherty about expanding its European fab and the continuing impact of the Covid-19 ...
GlobalWafers breaks ground on 300mm wafer megafactory  
GlobalWafers breaks ground on 300mm wafer megafactory  
Business news |
GlobalWafers has broken ground on a major plant in Texas to make 300mm wafers, a key part of the silicon supply chain. The 3.2m sq…
Quantware launches foundry for superconducting quantum chips
Quantware launches foundry for superconducting quantum chips
Business news |
QuantWare in the Netherlands has launched a foundry service for superconducting quantum chips. Fabrication and production of quantum computing hardware currently is very capital intensive,…

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Spiking neural network dev kits for sound and vision
Spiking neural network dev kits for sound and vision
New Products |
SynSense has launched application development kits for its Speck and Xylo neuromorphic vision and audio processing chips. Speck is an event-driven neuromorphic vision SoC that…
Chip done, says all-day AR headset startup
Chip done, says all-day AR headset startup
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Augmented reality headset startup Ixana has said it has raised US$3 million in seed funding and that it will demonstrate hardware based on a proprietary…
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Kulr licenses battery safety and test technology
Kulr licenses battery safety and test technology
Business news |
Kulr is licensing technology from NASA for battery safety and testing of lithium ion cells. The company is licensing its Fractional Thermal Runaway Calorimeter (FTRC)…
Rimac expands UK power R&D centre
Rimac expands UK power R&D centre
Business news |
Rimac Technology is planning to expand its UK power R&D centre across a number of divisions during 2023. The centre in Warwickshire is looking to…
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Tool improves visualisation of virtualised systems for maximum control
Tool improves visualisation of virtualised systems for maximum control
New Products |
New functionality facilitates development of time-critical software…
Airbus, Renault join forces on battery technology
Airbus, Renault join forces on battery technology
Business news |
Transition to new battery chemistries in the focus…
Electromechanical
Startup claims its MEMS scanning mirror can disrupt lidar market
Startup claims its MEMS scanning mirror can disrupt lidar market
Technology News |
Startup Omnitron Sensors Inc. (Los Angeles, Calif.) has developed a process to produce a fast-moving microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) scanning mirror. The company claims this will…
By Peter Clarke
Startup claims its MEMS scanning mirror can disrupt lidar market

Startup Omnitron Sensors Inc. (Los Angeles, Calif.) has developed a…
Chinese startup MEMS, power foundry set to IPO

Foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing Electronics Shaoxing Corp. (SMEC) has received approval…
Tradition, innovation and leadership in global markets

eeNews Europe has obtained a Q&A interview with David Phillips,…
ZF downsizes e-drives – and boosts performance

ZF Friedrichshafen has presented a new generation of electric drives…
Bosch partners to make a noise in MEMS microspeakers

Bosch Sensortec GmbH has formed a development partnership to try…
Eenews Embedded
MEMS scanning mirror produces large field of view for LiDARs
MEMS scanning mirror produces large field of view for LiDARs
Business news |
MEMS optical subsystem meets the most demanding requirements of the LiDARs used in automotive ADAS, drones and robotics.
First power MEMS switch cable of handling 10 A
First power MEMS switch cable of handling 10 A
New Products |
With kilowatt power handling, MM9200 is the industry’s highest power MEMS switch poised to revolutionize smart power and energy distribution.
Feature articles
Securing the road ahead: Security challenges and opportunities for EV chargers
Securing the road ahead: Security challenges and opportunities for EV chargers
Feature articles |
For electromobility to really take off, it is not only the vehicles that need to be further perfected and the charging infrastructure expanded. Measures must…
Top articles in October on eeNews Europe
Top articles in October on eeNews Europe
Feature articles |
Stock offerings were some of the most popular articles last month, despite the worsening global market conditions. UK chip designer Sondrel floated on the…
Analysis: ARM reshuffle preps for IPO
Analysis: ARM reshuffle preps for IPO
Feature articles |
The management reshuffle at ARM could look like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic of a struggling chip designer. The restructuring follows a court case…
Energy harvesting
Battery-free methane detector project tackles global heating
Battery-free methane detector project tackles global heating
Technology News |
Scottish startup AlbaSense is developing a battery-free methane sensor using a high efficiency solar cell from Lightricity and LoRa wireless networking. Methane is a significant…
By Nick Flaherty
Battery-free methane detector project tackles global heating

Scottish startup AlbaSense is developing a battery-free methane sensor using…
Infineon, Fingerprints team for biometric payment cards

Infineon Technologies has signed a key development and commercialization deal…
IGBT module boost for 352kW solar inverters

Infineon Technologies has developed a single IGBT power module for…
Nexperia buys Nowi to move into energy harvesting

Nexperia has bought Dutch energy harvesting power management chip designer…
Semtech, Exeger show solar powered IoT sensor location

Swedish solar cell developer Exeger is working with Semtech in…
Eenews Wireless
EU project ELIoT demonstrates LiFi for the mass market
EU project ELIoT demonstrates LiFi for the mass market
Technology News |
Researchers demonstrated a new LiFi infrastructure in real-world application scenarios and presented a roadmap for LiFi in the future IoT.
Telecoms industry to come under pressure in 2023
Telecoms industry to come under pressure in 2023
Market news |
Analysys Mason releases its top predictions for the telecoms industry in the year ahead as inflation rises globally.
Interviews
Interview: Vitesco prepares for jump to SiC, GaN
Interview: Vitesco prepares for jump to SiC, GaN
Business news |
For the drivetrain specialist, efficiency is key…
OnSemi CEO talks preparation, optimism for 2023
OnSemi CEO talks preparation, optimism for 2023
Interviews |
Broad-based chip company ON Semiconductor Corp. is in the process of selling four wafer fabs and buying one. But it is all part of the…
Nanusens looks to £10m Series A round
Nanusens looks to £10m Series A round
Interviews |
MEMS chip maker Nanusens is looking for a lead investor to raise £10m at a valuation of £40m, says its new chairman, Dr Graham Hine.
Wafer
Intel’s foundry boss is set to move on
Intel’s foundry boss is set to move on
Business news |
Randhir Thakur, president of Intel’s foundry services division, is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities, according to reports The development of foundry services is…
By Peter Clarke
Intel’s foundry boss is set to move on

Randhir Thakur, president of Intel’s foundry services division, is leaving…
Hunan Sanan wins U$500 million silicon-carbide order

Hanan Sanan, a subsidiary of Sanan Optoelectronics, has signed an…
OnSemi CEO talks preparation, optimism for 2023

Broad-based chip company ON Semiconductor Corp. is in the process…
Infineon plans for €5 billion wafer fab in Dresden

Infineon’s supervisory board has approved further planning for the construction…
MEMS foundry Atomica raises $30 million

Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) maker Atomica Corp. (Santa Barbara, Calif.) has…
Smart 2.0
Open source plugin enables real-world 3D data in Unity game engine
Open source plugin enables real-world 3D data in Unity game engine
New Products |
3D geospatial platform Cesium has announced that Cesium for Unity, an open source plugin that enables real-world 3D data to be utilized in the Unity…
Stretchy semiconductors gain from new manufacturing method
Stretchy semiconductors gain from new manufacturing method
Technology News |
Researchers at Penn State say they have developed stretchy transistors using a new manufacturing method.
Business news
Quantware launches foundry for superconducting quantum chips
Quantware launches foundry for superconducting quantum chips
Business news |
QuantWare in the Netherlands has launched a foundry service for superconducting quantum chips. Fabrication and production of quantum computing hardware currently is very capital intensive,…
New CEO at Percepio as founder steps back
New CEO at Percepio as founder steps back
Business news |
A new CEO takes over at Swedish embedded tool developer Percepio today as founder Johan Kraft steps back to chief technology officer. Adrian Leufvén joins…
Latvia moves to boost semiconductor manufacturing
Latvia moves to boost semiconductor manufacturing
Business news |
Twelve partners in Latvia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop semiconductor manufacturing and training in the country. There are three key strands…
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