In an ambitious effort to address a critical labour shortage threatening domestic chip production, the Biden administration has launched a new workforce development programme funded by the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act. This initiative aims to train and develop...

Buyer News | By Astute Electronics | 10-07-2024

Digital twins are emerging as a groundbreaking technology in the healthcare sector, offering personalised care and predictive capabilities based on patient data. This innovation has the potential to significantly enhance disease prevention, particularly in ar...

Insights | By Robin Mitchell | 09-07-2024

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced that global semiconductor industry sales reached $49.1 billion during May 2024. This marks an increase of 19.3% compared to the May 2023 total of $41.2 billion and a rise of 4.1% compared to the Apri...

Buyer News | By Jack Pollard | 09-07-2024

Intel, Samsung, and TSMC are at the forefront of a race to implement backside power delivery technology in their 2-nanometer nodes, aiming to enhance their competitiveness in the AI chip market. This innovative technology is poised to enhance chip efficiency...

Insights | By Robin Mitchell | 08-07-2024

As the performance demands of computing and other modern-day technologies become greater, the size of transistors in silicon chips has decreased in accordance with Moore's law. The higher number of transistors per area on microprocessor chips is now starting...

Technical Analysis | By Liam Critchley | 08-07-2024

GaN, SiC and Silicon compared. Image source: Infineon  Key Takeaways about Riding the Wave: The Boom of GaN and SiC Markets:   Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Silicon Carbide (GaN) are members of a new class of power semiconductors known as Wide Bandgap semicon...

Insights | By Gary Elinoff | 05-07-2024

Technical article written by Bhavin Kharadi, Industrial Marketing Manager, Texas Instruments.  Proximity sensors have enabled autonomy and automation, safe operation, and energy efficiency in emerging markets such as audio beamforming and surgical robot...

Technical Analysis | By Bhavin Kharadi | 04-07-2024

Artificial intelligence has seen massive growth over the past few years, and those involved with its development and deployment are continually looking for new opportunities to integrate the technology. However, as large-scale AIs require Nvidia GPUs to be ef...

Insights | By Robin Mitchell | 03-07-2024

Molex, a global leader in electronics and connectivity innovation, has released a report that delves into the growing significance of ruggedised, miniaturised interconnect solutions. The report, entitled “Breaking Boundaries: Uniting Ruggedisation and Miniatur...

Educational | By Jack Pollard | 03-07-2024

Unlock the Future of Industrial Connectivity at a Free Full-Day Workshop Date: Thursday, 19th September Venue: Leonardo Hotel East Midlands Airport Registration: Sign up here Advantech, a global leader in Industrial IoT, AIoT, and Embedded solutions,...

In The News | By Jack Pollard | 03-07-2024

CPUs have long been the dominant computational device in electronics thanks to their ability to handle any computational task, but due to the specific nature of some key applications, other processor types, such as GPUs and NPUs, have also emerged. Considerin...

Insights | By Robin Mitchell | 02-07-2024

3D printing has often been hailed as the manufacturing method of the future, being easy to deploy, work with countless materials, and most importantly, produce almost any 3D shape that one can imagine. However, one idea that engineers are particularly interes...

Insights | By Robin Mitchell | 25-06-2024