The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has presented her first Budget to the House of Commons. And, as ever, it was a mix of carrots and sticks – taking with one hand and giving with the other. While the government highlighted a number technology business initiatives, there were also changes to charges, such as NICs, and also tax relief ...

Taoglas, a trusted provider of antennas and IoT components, has achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 readiness and Level 1 attestation. The CMMC Program is a framework developed by the U.S. DoD to enhance the cybersecurity practices of companies within the Defense Industrial Base. The programme is designed to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Federal Contract Information ...

Once upon a time there was an ambitious startup which decided to compete in the DRAM, SRAM, E2PROM and microprocessor markets. It built two fabs and made some successful memories and a microprocessor which required its own programming language and was so unique that none of the big applications for microprocessors decided to use it. The company spawned many startups ...

Vishay has introduced an automotive-rated series of positive temperature coefficient (PTC) in-rush current thermistors that can absorb up to 340J, designed for dc link charging and energy discharge circuits. Called PTCEL67R, they are through-hole disc devices, available with 25°C resistances (R25 values) from 150Ω to 1.5kΩ and handling up to 1.2kVdc. They can handle 180J at 85°C and 130J at ...

Imec expanding its auto chiplet group, Intel announcing a new head of process technology development, Raspberry Pi releasing a 26Top/s AI add on board, and wildfire detection from space...

September production of ICs in Korea fell 3% after an 11% rise in August, says Statistics Korea,  while shipment growth was 0.7% m-o-m compared to Augusts’s 17%. It was the first m-o-m fall in production in 14 months, suggesting  that the memory rally is fizzling out September IC inventory levels fell 41.5% y-o-y.

The US government has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for activities that will use AI and autonomous experimentation (AE) technologies to support the long-term viability of next-generation semiconductor manufacturing. The CHIPS AI/AE for Rapid, Industry-informed Sustainable Semiconductor Materials and Processes (CARISSMA) funding opportunity will be critical in meeting the industry’s technology, economic, and sustainability goals. On November 8, ...

Murata has come up with a Stretchable Printed Circuit (SPC) technology providing both flexibility and the capability to stretch and deform while maintaining full functionality. It is suitable for creating advanced medical products, like wearable therapeutic devices and monitoring tools, that can provide better accuracy, durability, and patient comfort than today’s devices. In recent years, in the medical field, to ...

Horizon Technologies, headquartered in Reading, is highlighting the progress of its Amber-2 satellite for increasing maritime security. The Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) Satellite will play a key role in detecting ‘dark vessels’ at sea and it has now successfully completed its Critical Design Review (CDR). Vessels It means it is on schedule for launch in mid-2025. Using RF, it will ...

Wind River is collaborating with Rakuten Symphony to accelerate the adoption of O-RAN. The collaboration involves Rakuten Symphony expanding its partner ecosystem for O-RAN 4G and 5G solutions, to support Wind River Studio Operator and Wind River’s  eLxr Pro enterprise Linux offering. Specifically, the two companies have successfully completed an end-to-end proof of concept, which included Rakuten Symphony’s O-RAN 4G ...