Paul Whytock

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Paul Whytock is Technology Correspondent for Electropages. He has reported extensively on the electronics industry in Europe, the United States and the Far East for over thirty years. Prior to entering journalism, he worked as a design engineer with Ford Motor Company at locations in England, Germany, Holland and Belgium.

Is zero chip defects a never-ending journey for car-makers?

Car manufacturers must have semiconductor components to innovate and create better vehicles. It's a constant cycle of trying to be the most customer-attractive maker, and these day

15-06-2022

Winning the global GaN game needs a big corporate wallet

We all know there is a worldwide semiconductor device shortage, and we know what's causing it and what needs to happen to resolve it. But knowing is very different from actually so

23-05-2022

Sodium battery technology will oust lithium in the long-term

Lithium-ion battery technology is already a major player in our lives and is set to get even bigger. According to analysts, the global market for these batteries will reach almost

08-04-2022

Life-saving tethered drones get a power and comms boost

The idea of flying a UAV tethered drone system seems incongruous at best, but the fact is that they can do a lot of things better than free-flying drones. Tethered drones are not a

25-03-2022

Smart motorways kill people but is the technology to blame?

In the past six years, over 40 people have died on UK smart motorways where there is no hard shoulder because the hard shoulder has been converted to carry live traffic. According

08-03-2022

Will SOTA updates help hackers steal your car?

The answer to that is yes, depending on the level of SOTA capability your car has and its level of communication security. But what is SOTA? Fundamentally, Software Over The Air is

09-02-2022

Part 2: Are hydrogen and electric cars on the right ecological track?

Read part one here. Petrol and diesel-powered cars are no longer a viable ecological proposition, and the race is now on between hydrogen and electric-powered vehicles. But decidin

Environment | 06-01-2022

Part I: Are hydrogen and electric cars really on the right ecological track?

Hydrogen is one of the possible fuel options that shows enormous ecological promise. Although it is, of course, colourless, the many ways of creating it have generated a whole kale

02-11-2021

Automotive chip supply optimism moves up a gear

Talk to carmakers about when the shortage of automotive electronic components will end, and you'll get a whole variety of different predictions. But one thing is clear: there is no

07-10-2021