Computers started to sing 63 years ago – the first warbling data cruncher was IBM’s 7094 and this is what it sang:

ST is considering implementing a 6% workforce reduction  through early retirements and attrition, reports Bloomberg. The reduction could affect up to 2000 to 3000 people out of ST’s 50,000 workforce.  The number of cuts is said to be under discussion. On Thursday, CEO Jean-March Chery said the company is looking to shrink its cost base and is planning an early ...

Mouser is shipping a CO2 sensor for air quality monitoring that is “ideal for applications that must meet standards like California’s Title 24, RESET Grade B, WELL, UBA and ASHRAE 62.2”, it said. Made by Renesas, the single-channel, non-dispersive infra-red module is called RRH47000 and has automatic baseline calibration for measurement from 0 to 5,000ppm. Also in there are temperature ...

The ISS National Lab releases its annual report outlining the research work done on the international space station over the past year. The headline figures for space-based R&D include sponsoring 103 payload deliveries resulting in 51 published, peer-reviewed papers. Of the payloads launched to the space station, 80 percent were from commercial entities, reports CASIS, which manages the space lab ...

Following the announcement of the VITA 93 (QMC) architecture for embedded system design, The embedded I/O company announced a QMC starter kit available later this year. The kit includes a single size QMC module with a multiprotocol RS232/RS422/RS485 transceiver. The air-cooled modules operates at -40°C to +85°C. There is also a dual QMC carrier, a low profile PCIe card with ...

A GSMA-compliant e-SIM IC, graphene-based structures, NAND production volumes, the AI impact of DeepSeek, and the sad loss of Georg Steinberger...

ST says Q1 revenues to be 28% down y-o-y at $2.51 billion and expects to pause production at some of its fabs and assembly plants. “We think it’s fair to consider Q1 as the low point of 2025,“ said CEO Jean-Marc Chery. ST declined to give a forecast for the full year. The company has been hit by weak automotive ...

Intel’s Q4 revenue was 7% down y-o-y at $14.3 billion for a loss of $126 million. Full year revenue was down 2% at $53.1 billion – the third year in a row of declining revenues. The full year loss was $18.76 billion compared to a $1.7 billion profit in 2023. Q4 PC revenue was down 9% y-o-y at $8.02 billion; ...

Taoglas, the San Diego antenna specialist, has brought out active, multi-band GNSS antennas. Levity Series’ AHP24510 (L1/L2/L-Band) and AHP54510 (L1/L5/L-Band) directional patch antennas are optimized for GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, and BeiDou satellite constellations. Triangulation across several satellites provides faster and more accurate acquisition and lock onto signals, particularly in built-up areas. The L-Band capability means Levity Series antennas also work ...

Now in its seventh year, the EW BrightSparks awards see Electronics Weekly and celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. Continuing our series on the latest EW BrightSparks of 2024, we profile Nandni Jamnadas, a UKESF Scholar who is both a student at Royal Holloway, University of London, and a Software Tool Chain ...