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Shoot for the moon

Christie’s is holding an online auction of meteorites: https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/deep-impact-lunar-rare-meteorites/lots/1654 The prices expected are pretty steep. If you want something special then the biggest spherical chunk of the moon on earth is for sale: https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/deep-impact-lunar-rare-meteorites/largest-lunar-sphere-nwa-12691-20/82803 Here’s a picture of the moon rock:

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Object detection in low-light conditions

Socionext and the Osaka University Institute for Datability Science have developed a method of deep learning, which enables image recognition and object detection in extremely low-light conditions. By merging multiple models, the new method enables the detection of objects without the generation of huge datasets, a task previously thought to be essential. Socionext plans to ...

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Q2 DRAM revenues up 15.4% QoQ

DRAM revenue rose 15.4% QoQ in 2Q20 to $17.1 billion, says TrendForce However full inventories and slow orders from buyers of enterprise servers lead TrendForce to expect a flat Q3 in units ans a decline in ASPs.   Samsung, Hynix, and Micron, posted strong revenue results for 2Q20, while their respective market shares remained largely ...

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MEMS capacitive accelerometers for zero-to-medium frequency applications

Silicon Designs of Kirkland, Washington which manufactures rugged commercial- and inertial-grade MEMS capacitive accelerometers has announced its Model 2276 Series for zero-to-medium frequency aerospace and automotive testing, industrial vibration monitoring and robotics instrumentation applications. Available in eight standard ranges from ±2 g to ±400 g, the single-axis Model 2276 Series combines an integrated low-noise, nitrogen-damped, ...

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Imagination opens GPU IP to RIOS Lab collab

Imagination has opened up select GPU IP to the RISC-V International Open Source Laboratory (RIOS Lab). This collaboration supports PicoRio, the first RISC-V development platform released by the RIOS Lab. It will enable the RIOS Lab to build a complete development platform and open-source ecosystem for RISC-V single-board computers. Collaborating on the PicoRio platform enables ...

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Semtech, AWS and TensorIoT combine on LoRaWAN For IoT

Semtech has today announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and TensorIoT to simplify and enhance asset tracking and smart buildings using LoRaWAN.  The two reference kits are out-of-the-box solutions designed to reduce design in time and to allow remote users to locate assets and monitor via the cloud. With Semtech’s LoRa devices and ...

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Moortec migrates IP to TSMC N6

Moortec,  the in-chip monitoring IP specialist, has migrated its sensing fabric onto TSMC’s N6 process         Moortec’s embedded sensing technology enables the assessment of key chip parameters both during production test and the measurement of real- time dynamic conditions during mission mode. In-chip sensing continues to be an essential element to achieving ...

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DARPA 3DsoC CNFET project moves towards commercialisation phase

Skywater, the US government trusted fab partner, and MIT  have announced that the DARPA Three Dimensional Monolithic System-on-a-Chip (3DSoC) programme, has entered its second phase. After completing the program’s initial phase, focused on transferring the Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistor (CNFET)-based 3DSoC technology into SkyWater’s 200 mm production facility, phase two will focus on refining manufacturing ...

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US and Japan to launch 1000 missile defence satellites

Japan and the US  plan to launch 1,000 miniature low-orbit observation satellites to detect incoming missiles, reports the Nikkei. The satellites cost about $5 million each. 200 of them will have heat-detecting IR sensors for missile defence. The whole programme will cost $9 billion and will be completed in the 2020s. The move comes as ...

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