If the CHIPS act wasn’t enough to try and encourage US manufacturers to use all-US chips, US lawmakers are now starting to suggest potential legal action and difficulties for those combining Chinese and American technology. What did US lawmakers recently repor...

By Robin Mitchell | 22-09-2022

Recently, Intel announced that one of its next generation processors will operate at 6GHz out-of-the-box, and therefore igniting a new arms race in CPU design. What challenges have CPUs faced over the past decade, what has Intel announced, and how could this f...

By Robin Mitchell | 22-09-2022

Recently, Qualcomm announced that it has signed an agreement with Meta to be the manufacturer for the next-generation of mobile chips for Meta’s upcoming VR hardware. What engineering challenges does the Metaverse face, what will the agreement do, and is the M...

By Robin Mitchell | 14-09-2022

What was initially said to be a small problem has now clearly become a serious issue, and paperwork from healthcare professionals continues to pile up. What exactly happened to NHS services, why are they facing numerous issues, and does this raise concerns for...

By Robin Mitchell | 13-09-2022

Analog Devices Inc. has announced the ADMV1013 and ADMV1014, a paired highly integrated microwave upconverter and downconverter, respectively. The ADMV1013 is offered in a 40-pin, six millimetre by 6mm LGA, and the ADMV1014, which is made of silicon germanium,...

By Rob Coppinger | 08-05-2019

The German city of Stuttgart played host to the Automotive Testing Expo where over 300 companies attended to show off their new technologies in the areas of car testing, evaluation and quality control. Here are some of the highlights. Keep your distance The GP...

By Paul Whytock | 15-06-2017

For those electronics engineers that didn’t make it to the Nuremberg show here’s a selection of the highlights from day two of the exhibition. Three new entry class T&M instruments T&M specialists Rohde & Schwarz introduced three entry-level test a...

By Paul Whytock | 15-03-2017

Over 700 electronics companies gather at the Nuremberg exhibition centre this week. Loads of new technology launches. Here are a few of the highlights.  Car software design accelerates NXP Semiconductors launched the S32K1 family combining a breakthrough suite...

By Paul Whytock | 14-03-2017

The Rebellion R-One AER car secured fifth place overall and a win in the LMP1 Privateer Class in the first-ever Six Hours of Mexico Race, the fifth round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. The race was run at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez which i...

By Paul Whytock | 14-09-2016

Embedded design specialists Renesas Electronics is to buy power management and analog solutions company Intersil for US$22.50 per share in cash. This represents an aggregate equity value of approximately US$3.2 billion and the board of directors of both compan...

By Paul Whytock | 13-09-2016

Infineon Technologies is buying the Wolfspeed Power and RF division (Wolfspeed) of Cree for approx €740 million in cash. The deal includes the SiC wafer substrate business for power and RF power. Wolfspeed has been a part of Cree for three decades and is a pro...

By Paul Whytock | 14-07-2016

MOSFET on-resistance cut by 17% A new generation of super junction (SJ) deep trench semiconductor technology for high-efficient power MOSFETs was unveiled at the show by Toshiba Electronics Europe. The devices are based on the new DTMOS V process and the comp...

By Paul Whytock | 10-05-2016

The Raspberry Pi product range available from element14 has been extended with the addition of the smallest form factor Raspberry Pi on the market, the Raspberry Pi Zero. To save space and cut costs the Raspberry Pi Zero has one Micro USB data port and a Mini...

By Paul Whytock | 26-11-2015

According to industry analysts IHS the power semiconductor sector has not had a terrific time in recent years with less than impressive market growth in 2013. Admittedly this was followed by a stronger performance in 2014 and if my discussion with exhibiting c...

By Paul Whytock | 21-05-2015