The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has produced its annual report to take the vital signs of the UK Space industry – Size and Health of the UK Space Industry 2021 The update – which is affected by the Covid-19 pandemic – suggests an increase in 3,000 jobs, with employment in the UK space sector reaching 46,995 ...
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PhotonDelta, a group of photonics IC specialists, has secured €1.1 billion in public and private investment from sources in the Netherlands. The investment includes €470 million of funding obtained through the National Growth Fund (Nationaal Groeifonds), while the rest is co-invested by various partners and stakeholders. It is part of the Dutch Government’s national plan ...
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MIT has created a thermovoltaic demonstrator that can convert heat energy at between 1,900 and 2,400°C in to electricity energy with 40% efficiency – which is above that of a steam turbine. The technology is aimed at future grid-scale energy stores. Analagous to a multi-junction photovoltaic cell, MIT’s device has two stacked junctions, each picking ...
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A webinar hosted by distributor Digi-Key Electronics in collaboration with Phoenix Contact will explore data connectors’ design and choices. The webinar “Connect. Network. Evolve. Phoenix Contact’s Data Connectors” will be presented by senior marketing specialist, Guadalupe Chalas. The webinar will cover reliable device connectivity for high-performance data transmission using different devices. It is designed to ...
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IC unit growth returned to the long-term growth rate after an enormous 22% surge in 2021, reports IC Insights. IC Insights’ May 2Q Update to The McClean Report 2022 forecasts that worldwide IC unit shipments will increase 9.2% this year to 427.7 billion units and resume tracking with the long-term IC unit CAGR of 9.4%. The ...
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Synopsys is under investigation by the US Department of Commerce for supplying EDA software to Huawei and SMIC, reports Bloomberg. The DoC’s Entity List bars US companies from selling technology to certain Chinese companies, among them Huawei and SMIC. In December Synopsys said it had received a subpoena from the DoC’s Bureau of Industry and Security ...
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By 2025, the market share of smartphones supporting Wi-Fi 6 and 6E is estimated by TrendForce to be over 80%. Wi-Fi 6E was commercialized in 2021 and, in addition to supporting the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands, it can also operate in the 6 GHz band. TrendForce believes that the market share of Wi-Fi ...
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Working with with Phoenix Contact, connectivity specialists, Digi-Key Electronics is hosting a webinar covering device connectivity with high-performance data transmission. Running on Tuesday 26 April at 11 a.m. CDT, it is entitled “Connect. Network. Evolve. Phoenix Contact’s Data Connectors.” The webinar will consider connectivity for a range of applications within the device, inside the cabinet, ...
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ADL5580 is a SiGe dc to 10.0GHz differential-in differential-out gain block from Analog Devices, which has a digital bus for signal path tweaking. “The amplifier offers a referred-to-input noise spectral density of 2.24nV/√Hz at 1GHz and is optimised for distortion performance over a wide frequency range, making the device ideal for driving high speed 12bit ...
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Intel says it is six months ahead of schedule with its 18A process – the most advanced of the five process generations it is developing over four years. The process is now scheduled for H2 2024 – six months ahead of schedule. 18A will require ASML’s latest lithography tool the High Numerical Aperture (High NA) ...
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