Tsinghua Unigroup is to break ground on a DRAM fab this year, accotding the the Nikkei, It will be China’s third venture into DRAM manufacturing. Jinhua IC was abandoned when the US refused to send it equipment. Chanxin Memories, formerly called Innotron and before that called Hefei is said to have started production in Q4 ...
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Virgin Galactic has successfully completed the second SpaceShipTwo test flight from Spaceport America, in the Jornada del Muerto desert basin in New Mexico. The company is specialising in human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers, as well as being a manufacturer of air and space vehicles. The flight marks a milestone toward the launch of ...
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This year, in the wake of Covid-19, the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition is going online. Running from 13 – 17 July, the free event aims to celebrate advances in science and scientific research. It features a week of interactive quizzes, creative challenges and a range of talks on science topics, including the science of ...
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The government is reported to be proposing to spend $500 million buying 20% of OneWeb, the bankrupt satellite company. OneWeb has launched 74 out of a planned constellation of 648 satellites. If a buyer cannot be found for them, the UK government, as the licensing authority, has to take responsibility for them. OneWeb makes low-orbit ...
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South Cambridgeshire District Council has given Huawei planning permission to build a$1 billion R&D facility in Sawston village. The permission was granted despite reservations expressed by the Parish Council of Little Shelford about the development’s impact on nesting birds. Others to object were the US Secretary of State and the US ambassador to the UK. ...
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Infineon has come out with a sensing and balancing IC for Hybrid and EV car batteries. It measures the voltage in up to twelve battery cells with an accuracy of ± 5.8 mV over the entire temperature and voltage range as well as the operating life cycle. It supports up to five external temperature sensors, ...
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Smart Mimic has integrated Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol into its MimicGO line of consumer products for securing rooms and belongings. The LoRa-based devices deploy indoor or outdoor to monitor condition changes in a range of applications, including door sensing, belongings movements and tampering, motion sensing in rooms, and open/closed status in drawers ...
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