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Nvidia Cuda-X AI and HPC software stack on Marvell ThunderX platforms

Marvell has announced Nvidia GPU support on its ThunderX family of Arm-based server processors. Following Nvidia’s June announcement to bring Cuda to the Arm architecture, Marvell has collaborated with Nvidia to port its Cuda-X AI and HPC libraries, GPU-accelerated AI frameworks and software development tools to the ThunderX platform. The computational performance and memory bandwidth ...

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Rohm introduces low leakage current SBDs at higher voltage

Rohm has announced the availability of 200V low-IR Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) designed for automotive applications including powertrains, industrial inverters and various types of power supplies. The RBxx8BM/NS200 expands on the RBxx8 lineup of SBDs enabling high temperature. This series offers low leakage current characteristics to achieve withstand voltage of 200V. Replacing fast recovery diodes ...

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Rohm introduces low leakage current SBDs at higher voltage

Rohm has announced the availability of 200V low-IR Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) designed for automotive applications including powertrains, industrial inverters and various types of power supplies. The RBxx8BM/NS200 expands on the RBxx8 lineup of SBDs enabling high temperature. This series offers low leakage current characteristics to achieve withstand voltage of 200V. Replacing fast recovery diodes ...

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Nexperia joins the GaN FET market for high voltage applications

Nexperia has announced its entry into the GaN FET market with the introduction of the 650V GAN063-650WSA, with a gate-source voltage (VGS) of +/-20V and a temperature range of -55 to 175°C. The GAN063-650WSA features a low RDS(on) – down to 60 mΩ – and fast switching for efficiency. The company is targeting applications including ...

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Supplyframe and Cadence collaborate on cloud-based PCB library

Supplyframe subsidiary company SamacSys has completed an integration with Cadence Design Systems’s Allegro and OrCAD PCB design tool suites. This collaboration expands on the Cadence OrCAD Capture Cloud and the Allegro System Capture electrical engineering design platform by directly integrating the SamacSys platform of free design resources, including PCB footprints, schematic symbols and 3D models ...

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Wayve announces autonomous car trials for central London

Wayve, a London-based start up which designs artificial intelligence software for self-driving vehicles, has announced a $20m series A funding round to launch a pilot fleet of vehicles in central London. The investment was led by Eclipse Ventures, with participation from Balderton Capital and existing investors Compound, Fly Ventures and firstminute capital. End-to-end machine learning ...

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TCS IT Futures introduces students to machine learning and coding

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced that its digital skills programme, IT Futures, has engaged 570,000 students, across the UK, registering a sharp increase in participation by young girls. TCS’ IT Futures Programme focuses on young people in schools, colleges and universities, as well as their influencers – teachers, parents, and peers. It’s administered by ...

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Monster Confidence bootcamp launched to boost girls’ STEM uptake

Job site Monster and Stemettes, are touring an event called Monster Confidence which aims to show the next generation “girls do STEM too,” and give them the tools and confidence needed to secure a job. Since launching the events in 2016, over 2,000 young women have attended to receive encouragement and guidance from industry experts ...

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RS Components expands Festo range of sensors and solenoid valves

RS Components has expanded its Festo range to over 17,000 individual items for customers in Benelux, France, Germany, Italy and the UK. The introductions span of Festo’s pneumatic and electrical device families, including cylinders, actuators, valves and pneumatic air preparation products. RS will now offer Festo’s latest technology releases, such as SOOD and SOOE photoelectric ...

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Flex introduces 200W and 300W power modules for railway rolling stock

Flex Power Modules has announced the PKJ7200 and PKJ7300 series of power modules for railway rolling stock equipment. The modules are designed to meet the demands of the EN 50155 standard for railway applications, including a wide input voltage range, surge protection, power interruption and backup, wide operational temperature range, and resistance to shock and ...

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