The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance has today announced that it recommends a common RF cluster connector for early 5G deployment. NGMN’s new white paper – Recommendation for RF Cluster Connector for use in 5G NR 8T8R TDD Deployment – describes the selection process and explores the features that make a common RF cluster ...

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 Senseg, the 11 year-old Finnish specialist in electrostatic haptics, has come up with roll-to-roll manufactured actuators for use in both flat actuator applications and in wearables, soft robotics, VR/AR devices, and interior integrated sensors. Called Senseg ELFIAC (for Elastomeric Film Actuator), the product will deliver large-scale manufacturable actuators that are far less expensive to produce than ...

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China could be wasting its money trying to develop a chip industry. SIA vp for global  policy Jimmy Goodrich (pictured) argues that the Beijing government may have misunderstood the apparent need for domestic self-sufficiency in chips which has driven its huge IC investment programmes. The key figure is $300 billion – the amount China spent ...

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The IEEE has announced the release of the updated IEEE International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS). The IRDS identifies industry indicators and trends to quantify technology and system requirements. These include defining requirements for mobile, Internet of Things (IoT), communications-networks, automotive and computing. The IRDS aims to provide stakeholders from academia, manufacturing, supply, and research a clear outline for a more coordinated approach regarding the development of electronic devices and systems. “To reflect the ...

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The Welsh Government has announced a £1.3 million project to develop compound semiconductor process technologies and new materials. Part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the ASSET project (Application Specific Semiconductor Etching Technology) is funded under the Welsh Government’s SMARTExpertise programme and is an industrially driven, collaborative project with partners across south Wales, including: ...

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The Science & Technology Committee has published a report on the Government’s Clean Growth Strategy in which it makes the following calls for solar power support: On large-scale solar policy: The Government must ensure that there is strong policy support for new onshore wind power and large-scale solar power projects for which there is local ...

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TT Electronics has brought out two SMD power inductors: the HM66M series for use in high frequency power conversion systems and EMI filter applications, and the HM78M series for use in high density and high frequency DC/DC converter applications. The HM66M series power inductors are designed for the complex industrial and telecommunications markets. The HM66M is ...

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SK Telecom today announced that it became the first mobile operator in the world to have more than a million 5G subscribers. The company’s 5G subscribers now take up more than 3.5 percent of its total subscriber base of 28 million.  It has taken 140 days since the launch of the 5G service to attracted the ...

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