The latest news, developments and announcements from around the electronics industry.
The adoption of EVs in Europe varies widely from country to country, reports TradingPedia. While Germany, the United Kingdom, and France led the market with 435,549 to 856,540 new EVs sold last year, their adoption relative to population tells a different story. Germany ranks 9th and the UK 8th per capita, while France falls to 16th with 653 EVs per ...
DRAM spot trading has slowed, says TrendForce, as traders hold off on quotes and purchases. Since spot prices are well above contract levels, TrendForce expects short-term spot price increases will be more moderate, allowing the price gap between the two to gradually converge. The average spot price of mainstream chips (i.e., DDR4 1Gx8 3200MT/s) has increased by 0.78% from US$30.86 ...
At its honours ceremony in New York on April 24, the IEEE is recognising a group of engineers whose work quietly powers daily life across the internet, communication, imaging, space, artificial intelligence, and workforce development. They are: Luis von Ahn: Co-founder and CEO of Duolingo and a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He is receiving the IEEE Allen ...
China’s Q3 cloud infrastructure services market reached $13.4 billion, growing 24% YoY, says Omdia. In Q3, the market shares of Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud, and Tencent Cloud were 36%, 16%, and 9%, respectively. Alibaba Cloud expanded its multimodal model portfolio; Huawei Cloud accelerated AI adoption in core industry use cases through the co-launch of industry models; and Tencent Cloud clarified ...
European Engineering Consultancy Ltd (EECL) has been awarded a £1.5 million contract by the European Space Agency (ESA). The award is to deliver ground support equipment and environmental and space-qualification testing for a next-generation digital satellite payload. The end-to-end qualification services will include thermal-vacuum cycling, vibration and mechanical testing, EMC assessment, and comprehensive payload validation. The company, specialising in precision ...
Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), the enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) power devices specialist, has licensed its eGaN technology to Renesas. Under the agreement, Renesas will gain access to EPC’s eGaN technology and its established supply-chain ecosystem. EPC and Renesas will collaborate over the next year to establish internal wafer fabrication capabilities for these products. In addition, Renesas will second-source several of ...
TDK has announced its B3271xP series of DC link film capacitors, with a maximum operating temperature of +125 °C and no power derating up to +105 °C. The company highlights the thermal robustness makes them suitable for demanding automotive and industrial power electronics applications. For example, xEV traction inverters, onboard chargers, and DC-DC converters, where continuous ripple loads are common. ...
Electronics Weekly is proud to be running the Women Leaders In Electronics Awards 2026 and, a gentle reminder, entries are still open. The prestigious awards help celebrate women’s leadership within the electronics industry in many roles. Please do consider yourself or your colleagues for entry to the awards, which will be held at One Moorgate Place in London. Submit an ...
Google has raised $31.5bn in bond sales to help fund its $185bn 2026 capex budget targeted at datacentre construction. The aim is to take a clear lead over its AI rivals. Google raised $11.5bn in GBP and Swiss Franc bonds and $20bn in $ bonds. Last year Google had revenue of $400bn. Google’s capex was $31.5bn in 2022, $32.3bn in ...
Hypersonica, a two year-old startup founded by two Oxford University DPhils, has raised €23 million from investors, to build hypersonic missiles. Investors were Plural, Germany’s Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (Sprind)m General Catalyst and 201 Ventures. Last week, the company tested its first navigation system which controlled a missile travelling at 7,400kph. “I grew up with a deep understanding that freedom, ...
