FRAM startup raises $20m series B

Ferroelectric Memory GmbH (FMC), the ferroelectric hafnium oxide technology specialist, has completed a $20 million Series B funding. The round of financing was led by the new investors M Ventures and imec.xpand, with participation of SK hynix, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, and TEL Venture Capital. The existing investor eCapital also participated in this round. The ...

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Farnell launches 3rd IoT survey

Farnell has launched its third, annual IoT Survey. The survey provides an opportunity for IoT and Industrial IoT product designers and system engineers to share insights about the market while helping shape the product range and technical resources offered by Farnell to support the  technology. The survey is open from 15th September to 1st December ...

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SSD NAND controller has 16 channels

Silicon Motion Technology, the NAND flash controller designer,  has come up with an enterprise-grade 16-channel PCIe 4.0 NVMe hardware plus firmware turnkey SSD controller solution. Customers can develop and bring to market enterprise SSDs for data centers by using the development platform that includes a turnkey NVMe firmware stack and hardware reference design kit. The ...

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Clearspace-1 mission to claw at space debris

The UK arm of Elecnor DEIMOS will play a leading role in the Clearspace-1 mission, which is intended to help tackle space debris. Planned for 2025, the Clearspace-1 satellite will use a pincer motion to collect its targeted object, before giving it a controlled re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere. And Elecnor DEIMOS will design the Attitude ...

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GaN Systems launches power module evaluation kits

GaN Systems has announced the availability of four new integrated power module evaluation kits: 100V Driver GaN DC/DC Power Stage Module, 650V 150AHalf-Bridge IPM, 650V 150A Full-Bridge Module and Driver, and 650V 300A 3-Phase Module and Driver. Modules are designed to be easy to use and evaluate performance in high power applications such as traction inverters, ...

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Elektra Awards 2020 – Last chance to enter

After a year of massive disruption across the world, the Elektra Awards 2020 are going ahead as a free virtual event on March 25th 2021. And this Thursday, 17 December, is the last chance to enter the industry’s most prestigious awards. Despite the challenges of the global pandemic, electronics companies worldwide have been busy creating ...

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Sensor operates on a few electrons per minute

In what might be the lowest power sensor ever deliberately made, engineers at Washington University in St Louis have used quantum tunnelling as a data logger to keep a record of vibration. The recording device is a floating gate in a modified transistor structure. When charged, the floating gate is designed to gradually discharge through Fowler-Nordheim tunnelling. ...

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Hicenda Displays recognises Easby Electronics

UK distributor, Easby Electronics, has received the European Distributor of the Year award from Hicenda Displays. The company’s product manager, Chris Parr was also recognised, receiving the Sales Person of the Year 2020 accolade by Hicenda Displays. Hicenda assessed all its distributors in Europe in accordance with criteria covering sales performance, design activity and quality ...

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Marvell offers 5nm hardware-validated 112G SerDes

Marvell claims to be first to deliver a 112G 5nm SerDes design that has been validated in hardware. Marvell says it has a customer which  will embed the IP to build next generation top-of-rack (ToR) and spine switches for  hyperscale data centers around the world. Marvell’s 5nm SerDes claims to double the bandwidth of current ...

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Edge IC integrates 5G and AI computing

EdgeQ, which aims to integrate AI and 5G in an IC for edge applications, has raised $51 million in total funding, including $38.5 million in a Series A round. Investors include Threshold Ventures (formerly DFJ), Fusion Fund, Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang (AME Cloud Ventures), and an unannounced strategic customer. EdgeQ converges 5G connectivity and AI ...

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