Graphcore has hooked up with Euro-processor developer SiPearl to develop integrated hardware and software technology. The companies say that combining AI and HPC will accelerate the evolution of simulation and prediction models enabling developers and users to design new generations of data flows and application tasks that are both more efficient and easier to programme ...
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Samsung has begun mass producing its latest smartphone memory – the LPDDR5 UFS-based multichip package (uMCP). Samsung’s uMCP integrates the fastest LPDDR5 DRAM with the latest UFS 3.1 NAND flash. “As 5G-compatible devices become more mainstream, we anticipate that our latest multichip package innovation will accelerate the market transition to 5G,” says Samsung vp Young-soo ...
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Self-propelled microrobots that can swim, attach to plastics and break them down, have been proposed by researcher’s at Prague’s University of Chemistry and Technology. The smallest microplastics – less than 5 mm in size – are hard to pick up and remove. In addition, they can adsorb heavy metals and pollutants, potentially harming humans or ...
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The UK government will be launching a competition for nanosatellite designs that can help support and monitor the UK’s decarbonisation targets. Dubbed LaunchUK Nanosat, it’s aimed at younger people (16+) – the “next generation of British space scientists” – to design a nanosatellite. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps was at Goonhilly Earth Station in Cornwall when ...
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Infineon has expanded its EiceDRIVER product portfolio of three-phase gate driver ICs with the 6EDL7141. The fully programmable solution for advanced motor control applications is packaged in a 48-pin VQFN with a 7×7 mm² footprint, delivers higher power density and improves overall system efficiency. Combined with the company’s power MOSFETs, customers are now able to ...
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Cliff Electronics has introduced a USB-C male – female connecting cable which supports Power Delivery (PD) charging at 60 watts (20v/@3A), USB 3.1 (Gen 1) 5Gb/s data transfer speeds, and can be used as a video cable for 5k@60Hz video output (Thunderbolt 3) and for audio transmission. When used in a system equipped with Cliff FeedThrough ...
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Aiming at functional safety requirements, Maxim has added self-test to a voltage monitor and reset IC for driver assistance systems. Called MAX16137, it has two forms of BIST (built-in self-test): one that checks the chip at power-up and a second that checks on-demand. Just like any reset chip, it holds its reset output low a power-up ...
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If the Nvidia-Arm deal falls foul of regulatory scrutiny and then Softbank decided to IPO it, Qualcomm would be prepared to buy a stake in Arm alongside other tech companies, says Qualcomm’s CEO. “If Arm has an independent future, I think you will find there is a lot of interest from a lot of the ...
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Infineon has added gate drive charge pumps to keep motor drive mosfets working properly in a three-phase motor controller that works across 5.5 to 60V, and up to 1.5A (diagram below). Called 6EDL7141, it can drive gates from 7, 10, 12 or 15V, provided by one charge pump for the low-side mosfets and one for ...
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Vodafone today unveiled its strategic O-RAN vendors – Dell, NEC, Samsung Electronics, Wind River, Capgemini Engineering and Keysight Technologies. Vodafone’s initial focus will be on the 2,500 sites in the UK that it committed to Open RAN in October 2020. It is one of the largest deployments in the world and will be built jointly ...
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