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OQC looks to 50,000 qubit fault tolerant quantum computer
OQC looks to 50,000 qubit fault tolerant quantum computer
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Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) in the UK is charting a path to a large scale fault tolerant quantum computer with…
Greenerwave opens Toulouse office to drive RIS technology
Greenerwave opens Toulouse office to drive RIS technology
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RIS technology to revolutionise satellite communications and Toulouse to help build a more robust European space sector anchored in low-impact…
Renesas holds fire on SiC production
Renesas holds fire on SiC production
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Renesas Electronics has suspended the development of silicon carbide (SiC) power devices in Japan but is not pulling out of…
16 core ARM Zena sub-system for AI-defined vehicles
16 core ARM Zena sub-system for AI-defined vehicles
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ARM has developed a compute sub-system (CSS) with 16 high performance processors to speed up the development of the next…

Morse Micro and Gateworks bring Wi-Fi HaLow to smart factories
Morse Micro and Gateworks bring Wi-Fi HaLow to smart factories
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The ecosystem includes a Wi-Fi HaLow M.2 card and developer kit to deliver long-range, low-power connectivity for smart factories, transportation and energy systems.
Bringing diamond into the semiconductor supply chain
Bringing diamond into the semiconductor supply chain
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As Quantum Brilliance starts delivery of its diamond-based room temperature quantum computer systems, it is working with European research group imec on ways to integrate more technology on chip. “We…
Literal Labs in funding for energy-efficient logic-based AI models
Literal Labs in funding for energy-efficient logic-based AI models
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Sustainable, logic-based AI models are orders of magnitude faster, more energy-efficient, and more explainable than current neural networks.
PCIe cards tap analog in-memory compute for low power AI inference
PCIe cards tap analog in-memory compute for low power AI inference
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US startup enCharge has launched its analog in-memory compute AI chip for low power inference at the desk and at the edge. The EN100 provides up to 200TOPS of AI…
Ekinops to deliver European cybersecurity with Olfeo acquisition
Ekinops to deliver European cybersecurity with Olfeo acquisition
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Acquisition to establish a European leader in the network cybersecurity market in the rapidly growing SSE and SASE segments.
Four projects to boost UK semiconductor skills
Four projects to boost UK semiconductor skills
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The UK government is funding four projects to boost semiconductor skills over the next year. The projects are coordinated by the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) and include outreach to…
Farewell Cortex as ARM looks to product rebranding and China risks
Farewell Cortex as ARM looks to product rebranding and China risks
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The latest financial filing from UK processor designer ARM is shedding light on its position in China as well as the risks of its product rebranding. This comes as the…
China raises the spectre of the Terminator robot
China raises the spectre of the Terminator robot
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The Chinese military is highlighting the advantages of using humanoid robots on the battlefield, raising the spectre of Hollywood’s depiction of squads of ‘Terminator’ robots. Chinese companies have been pushing…
J-link support for 48V automotive microcontrollers
J-link support for 48V automotive microcontrollers
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Segger in Germany has worked with Allegro MicroSystems to support 48V-capable microcontrollers for motor control in automotive designs. The deal means Segger’s J-Link debug probes can now be used to…
AMD buys Enosemi for silicon photonics boost
AMD buys Enosemi for silicon photonics boost
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AMD has acquired US silicon photonics startup Emosemi to boost its AI datacentre chip interconnect capability. Nvidia last month highlighted the importance of integrating silicon photonics with GPUs for…
Collaboration on UK-first Open-RAN small cells brings 5G speeds
Collaboration on UK-first Open-RAN small cells brings 5G speeds
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This landmark trial demonstrates the benefits of deploying Open-RAN small cells alongside existing macro networks to address blackspot issues.
Aion Silicon wins $12m RISC-V AI chip design
Aion Silicon wins $12m RISC-V AI chip design
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UK chip design house Aion Silicon (formerly Sondrel) has won a $12m project to develop a RISC-V accelerator for high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The project…
Stellantis appoints new CEO after six month search
Stellantis appoints new CEO after six month search
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Stellantis has appointed the chief operating officer of the US operation to lead the European car maker from next month after a six month search. Antonio Filosa will take over…
EU looks to tackle its innovation problem with EIC revamp
EU looks to tackle its innovation problem with EIC revamp
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The European Commission is aiming to expand and revamp the European Innovation Council (EIC) along the lines of ARPA in the US to boost support for startup and scaleup companies.
Mobileye imaging radar in SAE Level 3 eyes-off driving win
Mobileye imaging radar in SAE Level 3 eyes-off driving win
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A leading automotive manufacturer has selected the Mobileye Imaging Radar as a key component of its upcoming eyes-off, hands-off automated driving system for personal vehicles.
£10m space deal drives new EnSilica Cambridge hub
£10m space deal drives new EnSilica Cambridge hub
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EnSilica has opened a new engineering hub in Cambridge on the back of a key deal for space semiconductor designs. The hub, with six staff, brings the company’s global workforce…
TSMC to offer chip design services in Munich
TSMC to offer chip design services in Munich
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Foundry TSMC will open a chip design center in Munich, Germany, Reuters quoted Paul de Bot, president of TSMC Europe, saying on Tuesday May 27. This would represent a change…
ams-Osram wins trade secrets case after 17 years, loses money
ams-Osram wins trade secrets case after 17 years, loses money
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ams-Osram in Austria has finally won a case it brought against Renesas Electronics 17 years ago but with a lower settlement on appeal. The case covered trade secrets, breach of…
UK startup raises £2.5 million for secure MCU development
UK startup raises £2.5 million for secure MCU development
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SCI Semiconductor Ltd. (Sheffield, England) has raised £2.5 million towards the development of a microcontroller based on CHERI, a memory securing framework. The funding comes from Mercia Equity Finance and…
President Trump just chilled the US smartphone market
President Trump just chilled the US smartphone market
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President Trump has said that all smartphones made outside of the US will be subject to a 25 percent tariff, adding to the cost of smartphones and likely to slow…
Intel, Micron, Qualcomm, TI join call for chip tariff exemptions
Intel, Micron, Qualcomm, TI join call for chip tariff exemptions
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US chip giants, Intel, Micron, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments have each submitted comments to the US Department of Commerce seeking to lighten the burden of expected US semiconductor import tariffs…
Frontgrade, Vorago team for autonomous AI in space
Frontgrade, Vorago team for autonomous AI in space
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Frontgrade Technologies is working with processor supplier Vorago Technologies are developing scalable AI platforms for autonomous space systems. The two are developing references designs based on Vorago’s space-certified processors for…
KLA opens $138m semiconductor equipment centre in Wales
KLA opens $138m semiconductor equipment centre in Wales
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KLA has opened a $138 million semiconductor equipment research and development (R&D) and manufacturing centre in the UK. The centre in Newport, Wales, follows the acquisition of SPTS in 2019 as part of…
WiseKey offers up to €16.5m for IC’Alps
WiseKey offers up to €16.5m for IC’Alps
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WiseKey in Switzerland is to offer up to €16.5m for the IC’Alps chip design business in Grenoble and Toulouse, France. SealSQ to buy French chip designer IC’Alps A…


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