Samsung’s Q1 operating profit was up 50% at $11.6 billion on sales that were up 18% at $62 billion. Chips for servers and 5G drove the profit. The DRAM ASP fell 4% and the NAND ASP fell 3% but the NAND ASP is expected to rise 5-10% in Q2 after the contamination issues at Kioxia. ...
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Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) is due to launch tomorrow from Florida and represents the first fully private astronaut mission, for Axiom Space. The privately funded mission, to the International Space Station (ISS), is a fully commercial flight involving commercial spacecraft. And its ultimate aim is the construction of a private space station, Axiom Station, in ...
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Flex Power Modules has added to its PKU-D series of sixteenth-brick dc-dc converters with a module that will deliver a 12V 8.3A regulated output from 30V. Called PKU3913D, the 100W PSU is intended for nominal inputs of 48 or 54V with long cable lengths and consequent voltage drops – such as microwave radio links, said ...
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Congatec has introduced computer-on-modules and single-board computers for smart factories and industrial automation at Smart Factory & Automation World. In Size E and Size D COM-HPC Server modules, it is offering Intel Xeon D processors for real-time micro-server workloads. Up to 20 cores are available with up to 1TB of RAM and “double throughput per PCIe ...
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Researches at the University of Bristol have created an artificial fingertip that produces signals that appear to mimic human touch nerve signal. “We found our 3D-printed tactile fingertip can produce artificial nerve signals that look like recordings from real, tactile neurons,” according to Bristol’s professor of robotics Nathan Lepora. “Human tactile nerves transmit signals from ...
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Vicor has shown commitment to US manufacturing, building its new $75m power supply module manufacturing plant at its home in Andover Massachusetts, where it has been making all of its products for 40 years. “The expansion adds 2.5 times more capacity than the current facility,” according to the company. “This new capacity is integral to Vicor’s strategy ...
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Securing Our Connected Future is More Important Than Ever. The Internet of Things (IoT) and the data it collects are allowing us to work and live connected lives like never before. IoT devices are unlocking innovation that is digitizing all industries. While traditionally the rate of IoT security adoption has lagged behind the pace of ...
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Chinese IC companies have only 4% world market share – down from 5% in 2020, says IC Insights, while US companies hold 54% world market share which is down 1% on the 55% share US companies held in 2020. The U.S. 54% share last year was propelled by a 47% share of IDM sales and ...
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Lead times rose two days to 26 days in March, reaching a new high, after lockdowns in China and an earthquake in Japan further hampered supply, reports Susquehanna. While lead times continue to grow, they are growing much slower than in 2021. Lead times increased for most chip types, including power management, microcontrollers, analogue ...
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BrainChip and SiFive have combined to offer chip designers optimised AI/ML compute at the edge. BrainChip’s Akida is a neural networking processor architecture that brings AI to the edge. SiFive Intelligence solutions with their configurable multi-core, multi-cluster capable design, integrate software and hardware to accelerate AI/ML applications. The integration of BrainChip’s Akida technology and SiFive’s multi-core ...
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