Note acquires iPro in EMS consolidation

Swedish EMS company Note has bought Buckinghamshire EMS company iPro. “iPRO manufactures electronics-based products with customers mostly found within greentech, but also in medtech and industrial sectors,” according to Note. “The company will strengthen Note’s growing position in the greentech customer segment. iPro’s business model is similar to Note’s and is based on long-term customer ...

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Tense your inner ear to control a computer

Voluntary motion of a muscle deep inside the ear could control computers, particularly for those with advanced motor neuron disease or other form of restricted movement, according to the University of Bath. GP Dr Nick Gompertz is behind the interface, and he is working with a team from the University. “When I was a medical ...

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University of Edinburgh buys French supercomputer

The University of Edinburgh is to buy a BullSequana XH2000 supercomputer from Atos of France. “The system will constitute the extreme scaling service of the UK’s DiRAC HPC facility,” according to Atos. “The platform will allow scientists across the STFC theory community to drive research in particle physics, among other areas, using Nvidia GPUs and ...

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3W dc-dc in 22 x 9 x 11mm

Recom has launched a range of potted 3W dc-dc converters in SIP8 format: 21.8 x 9.2 x 11.1 with 0.1inch pin spacing for the single line of pins. Called RS3E, there are four 2:1 input options: 4.5-9, 9-18, 18-36 or 36-72V (15, 25, 50 or 100V 10ms surge rating respectively) and they convert both up and down allowing six regulated output options: ...

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Rub and buzz added to loudspeaker analysis software

Audio Precision has improved loudspeaker and headphone analysis capability with version 6.1 software for its APx500 analysers. “Most importantly for the designers and manufacturers of speaker drivers, and products incorporating them, APx software now offers the broadest set of methodologies available for detecting rub and buzz defects,” according to the company, explaining: “Rub and buzz ...

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TSMC Technology Symposium: Wei and Marced showcase new capabilities

This morning’s TSMC Technology Symposium was opened by European president Maria Marced and CEO C.C. Wei. Maria Marced’s theme  was the New Reality – “the ever increasing need  for more bandwidth and lower latency” – driven by the demands of the internet, smartphone and digital transformation. Some of the examples quoted by Marced were Cisco’s ...

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TSMC Technology Symposium: Innovations unveiled

Today, TSMC  is unveiling its latest innovations in advanced logic technology, specialty technologies, and TSMC 3DFabric  advanced packaging and chip stacking technologies atits 2021 Technology Symposium. Taking place online for a second year, the symposium connects customers with TSMC’s new offerings, including N6RF for next-generation 5G smartphone and WiFi 6/6e performance, N5A for state-of-the-art automotive ...

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TSMC Technology Symposium: Siemens verification for TSMC 4nm and 3nm

Siemens Digital says its Calibre nmPlatform tools and Analog FastSPICE platform are now both qualified for TSMC’s advanced N3 and N4 processes. Now certified for TSMC’s N3 and N4 processes, Siemens’ Analog FastSPICE platform provides verification for nanometer analogue, radio frequency (RF), mixed-signal, memory, and custom digital circuits. In addition, multiple tools from Siemens’ Calibre ...

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Record Q1 foundry revenues

Q1  revenue of the top 10 foundries rose by 1% QoQ to a record high of $22.75 billion in 1Q21, reports TrendForce, despite Samsung and GlobalFoundries having revenue falls due to power outage and fab sales, respectively. TSMC maintained its first place position with revenue of $12.9 billion, a 2% increase QoQ. TSMC’s main revenue ...

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Imec consortium to produce hydrogen

Imec, VITO, Bekaert, Colruyt Group, DEME and John Cockerill are joining forces to invest in the production of hydrogen. Under the flag of Hyve, the consortium aims at a cost-efficient and sustainable production of hydrogen at gigawatt level. The Hyve consortium is merging expertise in developing new components for electrolysis, with material suppliers, integration companies ...

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