Huawei phones to have made-in-China OS

Huawei says its mobile phones will have the HarmonyOS instead of Android next year, reports the Nikkei. “We are going to release all the development kits for smartphones this December,” says Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer business, “Huawei will play a role to help all the Chinese developers to expand to the global market ...

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Notebook shipments keep on growing

As WFH and distance education demand continues to propel the notebook (NB) market, TrendForce expects total NB shipment to reach 55 million units for 3Q20, a 4% increase QoQ. Of all product categories within the NB market, Chromebooks are expected to exhibit the highest percentage of YoY shipment growth for 2020. TrendForce currently projects total ...

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Q-CTRL and Quantum Machines hook up on quantum computing

Q-CTRL and Quantum Machines, both quantum computing startups, have agreed to integrate Q-CTRL’s firmware into Quantum Machines’ quantum hardware platform. Quantum computers are extremely fragile and bring with them extraordinary demands on the conventional electronic systems needed to make them run. Most conventional electronic systems designed for the telecommunications industry can’t meet these demands. Addressing this ...

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Microprocessor sales to top $79 billion

Total microprocessor sales are forecast to grow 1.4% in 2020 to nearly $79.3 billion, following a 2.4% decline in 2019, which was the first revenue drop in the worldwide MPU market in 10 years, according to data released in IC Insights’ Mid-Year Update to the 2020 McClean Report. The mid-year forecast shows total MPU sales ...

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Rambus interface delivers 4Gbps

Rambus has achieved a record 4 Gbps performance with a memory interface consisting of a fully-integrated PHY and controller. Paired with the industry’s fastest HBM2E DRAM from SK hynix operating at 3.6 Gbps, the solution can deliver 460 GB/s of bandwidth from a single HBM2E device. This performance meets the terabyte-scale bandwidth needs of accelerators ...

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Danish drones perform satellite antenna testing

QuadSAT, the Danish startup that does the test and measurement of satellite antennas by the use of drones, has closed a €2 million Pre-Series A Investment funding round. The round was led by Seraphim Capital, which is a venture fund dedicated to SpaceTech, Vaekstfonden, the Danish state’s investment fund, and Angel Investor, Helge Munk. “We ...

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Photorelays operate up to 125°C with 2.0mm x 1.45 mm footprint

Toshiba has launched three  photorelays with an extended operating range of 125°C and a footprint of 2.0mm x 1.45 mm footprint, representing some of the smallest voltage-driven photorelays on the market. Raising the maximum operating temperature rating from 110°C to 125°C allows the photorelays to be mounted in high-temperature areas and making it easier to ...

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