A*Star stacks four wafers

Scientists from the Institute of Microelectronics (IME) at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have developed technology that can stack up to four layers of wafers.  IME has developed a multi-wafer fusion bonding process and a one-step TSV process that can stack up to four layers of wafers. This was made possible by ...

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Texas project for 6G

A 6G research centre at the University Of Texas  has been set up p, backed by AT&T, Nvidia, Samsung America, Qualcomm and InterDigital. Called 6G@UT the project envisages each of the founding companies sponsoring at least two specific three-year projects, including new sensing methods, wireless-specific machine learning algorithms and networking innovations. “The advances in both wireless communications and ...

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Woz joins right-to-repair lobby

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (pictured) is supporting the right-to-repair movement to which the biggest opponent is Apple. “We wouldn’t have had an Apple had I not grown up in a very open technology world,” says Wozniak, “it’s time to recognise the right to repair more fully.” The movement is pushing for laws guaranteeing that manufacturers ...

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Antenova launches compact 5G antenna for M2M and IoT

Antenova, the Hatfield manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the IoT, is announcing a compact high performing antenna for the 5G bands worldwide, including LTE band 74 1420-1520MHz and 617-698MHz. Lutosa is a flexible antenna measuring 95 x 15 x 0.15mm, making it suitable for smaller designs, as it can be ...

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Relativity Space announces new factory headquarters

Relativity Space, the company that 3D prints an entire rocket, has announced a major expansion of its operations in Long Beach, California. It has taken on a new, one million square foot headquarters factory at the Goodman Commerce Center, Long Beach, a former Boeing C-17 manufacturing plant. The company describes it as one of the ...

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Isolated and non-isolated dc-dc buck converter

STMicroelectronics has created a 5W dc-dc buck converter IC that produces a regulated non-isolated output plus one or more transformer-coupled isolated outputs. The isolated secondary voltage is governed by the transformer turns ratio – no optocoupler is needed. “Common uses include powering gate drivers for SiC mosfets and IGBTs that require asymmetrical isolated power rails, and ...

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M.2 cards for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth

U-blox has introduced a pair of M.2 format Wi-Fi and Bluetooth expansion cards that plug into NXP i.MX processor evaluation kits. The cards are M.2 Type 2230 Key E, and are built around NXP SoCs. M2-JODY-W3 is for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1, and has NXP’s 88Q9098 chipset on-board that supports IEEE 802.11ax and runs concurrent ...

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Boris asks National Security Adviser to review Chinese takeover of Newport Wafer Fab

Boris Johnson has asked Sir Stephen Lovegrove, the UK’s National Security Adviser, to look at the takeover of Newport Wafer Fab by Chinese-owned Nexperia, “We have to judge whether the stuff that they are making is of real intellectual property value and interest to China, whether there are real security implications,” the PM told MPs, “we ...

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Small Cell O-RAN for business customers

Vodafone is partnering with Mavenir to create an indoor small cell solution for business customers using OpenRAN technology Vodafone and Mavenir are working on a small cell product based on OpenRAN technology, to provide indoor 4G connectivity for business customers. Designed for business customers who occupy medium to large office spaces, the plug-and-play small cell ...

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