The European Union’s policies on semiconductor manufacturing, environmental compliance, and data security directly affect electronics design and supply chains. Initiatives like the European Chips Act aim to boost local foundry capabilities and R&D investment. EU regulations also guide RoHS, REACH, and cybersecurity standards. Electronics Weekly covers EU legislative updates and their implications for manufacturers, distributors, and designers navigating the evolving regulatory landscape.
The European-funded SPACE4Cities initiative has selected 20 innovative projects for its €2.8 million competition winners. The winning systems focus on using satellite data to support urban planning and tackle challenges in both climate adaptation and sustainable mobility. Basically, the smart use of European satellite data for the better management of public spaces. Each of the 20 winners will receive up ...
The EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy tagged: “Choose Europe to Start and Scale” aiming: “to make Europe a startup powerhouse”, has been met with a sceptical response The strategy’s proposals include reducing admin requirements, a €10 billion startup fund, interconnected EU universities, facilitating stock options, cross-border employment and access to infrastructure. “With the launch of the EU Startup and Scaleup ...
Infineon has got EC approval for European Chips Act funding for its Dresden fsb. The award still needs sign-off from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). The fab is already receiving support under the EC’s IPCEI ME/CT (“Important Project of Common European Interest on Microelectronics and Communication Technologies”) innovation program. Total government funding for the €5 ...
Take a look at what is described as the world's first portable AI-powered robotic material recovery facility. It's a new EU-backed system for better waste management.
A European pilot line for digital, analogue and RF ICs on 10nm and 7nm FD-SOI was announced today at French research lab CEA-Leti in Grenoble. Called Fames Pilot Line, it will create manufacturing processes for OxRAM, FeRAM, MRAM and FeFETs embedded non-volatile memories; RF switches, filters and capacitors; integrated inductors for dc-dc converters; and both heterogeneous and sequential 3D integration. ...
There's agricultural machines tuning to SpaceX satellite communications services, export policies for China, an imminent ST reorg, US visa restrictions, and the CEO of ASML declares the EU's chip goal 'totally unrealistic'...
Viasat has demonstrated a UK satellite-based augmentation system (UK SBAS) for the first time, to deliver more precise, reliable navigation data from current GPS offerings. A test flight, flown from Cranfield Airport using the National Flying Laboratory Centre’s Saab 340B aircraft, demonstrated the system in an aviation context. Following Brexit, the UK is no longer part of the EU’s similar ...
12.8 million EVs were sold last year (including BEVs (Battery EVs, PHEVs (Plud-In Hybrid EVs) , and FCVs (Fuel Cell Vehicles), says TrendForce. Regional market sales shares were expected to be 60% in China, 22% in Western Europe, 11% in the US, and 6% in other regions. With China’s subsidies gradually phasing out, the increasing market penetration of NEVs in ...
U-blox’ LARA-R6 LTE Cat 1 and LARA-L6 LTE Cat 4 cellular modules have been certified to Radio Equipment Directive (RED) cybersecurity, having passed RED article 3.3 d/e/f requirements using ETSI’s EN 303 645 standard. “As cyberattacks and privacy concerns grow, there’s an urgent need for wireless devices and products to feature enhanced security. With stricter regulations on the horizon, manufacturers ...
SiPearl, which is building the EU-funded Europrocessor, is to supply JUPITER, the European exascale supercomputer owned by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking. JUPITER will be installed at the Forschungszentrum Jülich campus in North Rhine-Westphalia and built by a consortium composed of Eviden (the Atos Group) and ParTec (the German modular supercomputing company). The expected budget is €273 million. The JUPITER general-purpose ...
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