Budget 2021: Technology funding pledges overtaken by pandemic concerns

In the context of both a global pandemic and Brexit, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has finished presenting his Budget 2021 to the House of Commons. He’s been setting out a £65bn three-point plan “to provide support for jobs and businesses”. With extensions to furlough, self-employed support and business grants grabbing the headlines, ...

This story continues at Budget 2021: Technology funding pledges overtaken by pandemic concerns

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

Power Architecture automotive MCUs supported until 2034

STMicroelectronics is extending long-term support for its 32bit Power Architecture SPC56 automotive microcontrollers to “at least 2034″, it said. “To ensure lifetime support for our customers’ new applications, and those already in the market, we are unveiling the extension to 20 years, of our unique product longevity commitment, which we launched in 2014, assuring the ...

This story continues at Power Architecture automotive MCUs supported until 2034

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

Embedded World: Adlink pre-certifies hardware to run Ubuntu Linux

Adlink Technology has signed a deal with Canonical to pre-certify Adlink devices with Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux operating system, and provide security support and operational updates. “The agreement eliminates the need for customers to install the device OS themselves and to work with the OS provider for licensing and support. It also enables Adlink to support ...

This story continues at Embedded World: Adlink pre-certifies hardware to run Ubuntu Linux

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

GaN transistor for vehicle lidar

EPC is aiming at vehicle lidar with an automotive qualified GaN power transistor with integrated reverse gate clamp diode. Called EPC2219 it is a 65V 3.3Ω normally-off gallium nitride transistor qualified to AEC Q101. “This EPC2219 has completed rigorous automotive qualification testing including humidity testing with bias [H3TRB], high temperature reverse bias [HTRB], high temperature gate ...

This story continues at GaN transistor for vehicle lidar

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

DDR5 in RDIMMs, UDIMMs and SODIMM start at 16Gbyte

Smart Modular Technologies has launched a DDR5 module family. With a 4.8 to 6.4Gbit/s data rate, DDR5 provides twice the performance of DDR4, as well as improved power efficiency through an on-DIMM 12V voltage regulator and 1.1V I/O. With a dual-channel DIMM topology for higher channel efficiency, according to Smart, it is suited to cloud ...

This story continues at DDR5 in RDIMMs, UDIMMs and SODIMM start at 16Gbyte

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

Rohde & Schwarz joins FiRa Consortium for UWB precision ranging

Test equipment maker Rohde & Schwarz has joined the ultra-wide-band industry body FiRa Consortium as an associate member. The organisation is dedicated to ensuring interoperability between multiple devices UWB devices through compliance and certification programs, focussing on three core UWB services: hands-free access control, location based services and device-to-device services that rely on UWB-based secure ranging ...

This story continues at Rohde & Schwarz joins FiRa Consortium for UWB precision ranging

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

Intel stung for $2bn in Waco judgment

VLSI Technology, which was bought by Philips Semiconductors (now NXP) in 1999 for $1 billion, has successfully sued Intel for patent infringement in a court in Waco, Texas and been awarded $2.18 billion damages. The penalty for the infringement of one patent was assessed at $1.5 billion and the other was assessed at $675 million. ...

This story continues at Intel stung for $2bn in Waco judgment

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

Lockheed Martin, NEC put more AI into space development and testing

Lockheed Martin and NEC have signed an agreement to extend their use of NEC’s System Invariant Analysis Technology (SIAT) for spacecraft development. With a focus on the speed and efficiency of system diagnostics, the partnership will involve using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) across product lifecycles. This positively impacts design and production phases ...

This story continues at Lockheed Martin, NEC put more AI into space development and testing

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

GeneSiC delivers 3rd Gen MOSFETs

GeneSiC has brought out its 3rd generation SiC MOSFETs offered in  low-inductance discrete packages (SMD and through hole), and optimised for power system designs requiring elevated efficiency levels and fast switching speeds. They feature: Superior QG x RDS(ON) figure-of-merit Low conduction losses at all temperatures 100 % avalanche tested – Robust UIL capability is a ...

This story continues at GeneSiC delivers 3rd Gen MOSFETs

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

Bourns adds to AEC current sense resistors

Bourns has added nine models to its AEC-Q200 compliant Model CSM2F High Power Current Sense Resistor Series. Bourns designed the series as measurement solutions for battery management system (BMS), industrial control and other high current applications. Current sense resistors are growing in popularity due to their high measurement accuracy and relatively low cost compared to other ...

This story continues at Bourns adds to AEC current sense resistors

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly