The latest news, developments and announcements from around the electronics industry.
The Siglent SNA5000X-E vector network analyser (VNA) series, designed for RF measurement, is now available from Telonic Instruments. The two models in the SNA5000X-E series can be used for determining the Q factor, bandwidth, and insertion loss of a filter. They feature impedance conversion, movement of measurement plane, fixture simulation, and adapter removal/insertion adjustments. The VNAs have five sweep types ...
Two-year-old startup Starcloud has raised $170m at a $1.1bn valuation to put datacentres in space. “By moving AI compute to space, we unlock access to unlimited solar power and completely remove the energy bottleneck,” says Philip Johnston, co-founder and CEO of Starcloud, who is an alumnus of Imperial College. Investors were: Benchmark, EQT Ventures, Macquarie Capital, NFX, Nebular, Y Combinator, ...
Direct Insight, the system-on-module (SoM) specialist, has released its STM32MP235C-based QSMP-20 module. It features higher availability DDR3L RAM to sidestep AI-driven lead time and supply issues. This is a solder-down QFN-style SoM, providing a drop-in, pin-compatible upgrade for the QSMP-15, the company highlights. And there is lower-cost DDR3 RAM with shorter lead times to avoid the ongoing AI-lead pressure on ...
Rebellions, the Korean AI inference IC developer, has raised $400m in a pre-IPO funding round led by Mirae Asset Financial Group and the Korea National Growth Fund. The round follows the company’s $250m Series C in September 2025, bringing total funding to $850m and valuing the company at approximately $2.34bn. With $650m raised in the past six months – over ...
Recom’s new range of power ICs and SMD (Surface Mount Device) transformers, for building discrete DC/DC isolated power supplies, includes the RVP6501. This is a pin-compatible second-source alternative to the 6501-type push-pull transformer driver IC. The company highlights the two features of precise switch timing and over-current protection. This, it says, is to avoid the risk of flux imbalance core ...
Thirteen executives in the Chinese chip industry, including Yangtze Memory Technologies chairman Chen Nanxiang and Naura chairman Zhao Jinrong, have drawn up a plan to achieve 80% self-sufficiency in semiconductors by 2030. China had around 33% self-sufficiency in 2024, so 80% by 2030 is ambitious. An earlier plan called ‘Made in China 2025’ aimed for 70% by 2025 but fell ...
A ministerial review of EV quotas is underway with civil servants talking to car companies about revising the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, reports the Sunday Times. Car companies are reported to have been asked by Whitehall for their production plans for battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles between now and 2035. “We recognise manufacturers are facing challenges, but ...
GlobalFoundries is suing Tower Semiconductor for infringing 11 patents relating to process technology. The cases are being brought before the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and the District Court for the Western District of Texas. GloFo alleges that Tower is using the technologies covered by the patents in its semiconductor manufacturing operations without a licence. The processes involved cover ICs ...
Arrow, Microchip , Bourns, and Amphenol have come up with an evaluation platform – the 10BASE-T1S REF_SPE_T1S reference design board. The design assists engineers in adopting Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) by addressing the magnetic connection that links data to the physical cable and enables system-level evaluation of signal integrity, EMC behaviour, and noise immunity in real-world applications. SPE performance is ...
Global extended reality (XR) device shipments grew 44.4% YoY in 2025, driven primarily by rapid adoption of smart glasses, according to new data from the (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker and Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. As lightweight, AI-enabled eyewear gained traction, shipments of virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets declined sharply, signaling a structural shift in how users engage ...
