Manufacturing

TSMC has proclaimed a team from Yuan Ze University as winners of the first TSMC IC Layout Contest. They win a cash prize of  NT$200,000. TSMC launched its first IC Layout Contest to encourage Taiwan university students to join the field of IC layout, and gained an enthusiastic response from institutions across the country, attracting young talent to the semiconductor ...

Building upon previous 7nm designs, Cadence and Broadcom are expanding their collaboration to include 5nm designs using digital implementation solutions. The collaboration is aimed at the development of semiconductor products for networking, broadband, enterprise storage, wireless and industrial applications. “As a global infrastructure technology leader, we’re committed to delivering innovative products that enable our customers to excel in their respective ...

Last October, we reported on Hyundai’s recently formed urban air mobility unit. At CES this year, the company has unveiled the division’s first concept designs, including personal air vehicles (PAV) and purpose-built vehicles (PBV). Through its UAM platform, Hyundai plans to enable urban air travel with vehicles capable of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL), eliminating the need for runways. ...

Diodes has received £13.7m in funding from Scottish Enterprise towards a £47m project enabling its future growth in Greenock, first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced. Diodes acquired the former Texas Instruments business in the town in April 2019, safeguarding all 300 jobs on site, in a deal facilitated by Scottish Development International (SDI), the Scottish government and Inverclyde Council. The company ...

Samsung Electronics partly halted some semiconductor production at its Hwaseong chip complex in South Korea after about a minute-long blackout on Tuesday afternoon, the company announced on Wednesday. Some DRAM and NAND flash chip production lines were stopped after electricity was cut due to a problem with a regional power transmission cable, and a full recovery is expected in about ...

Jenax, manufacturer of thin lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, today announced a development in battery safety with non-flammable liquid electrolytes. The company says it has solved the problem of batteries catching fire or explode in extremely hot temperatures or when short circuited. This technology can be employed to improve safety in applications such as wearables and electric vehicles. Jenax’s gel polymer batteries ...

Renesas and Minebea Mitsumi have announced the joint development of resolver-based (angle sensor) stepping motor and motor control solutions for use in robots, office automation (OA) equipment, and medical/nursing care equipment. These applications require motors with precision control, miniaturized form factors, and resistance to environmental influences. For its part in the collaboration, Minebea Mitsumi has developed a resolver for stepping ...

Analog Devices has announced its ICs are to be incorporated in Rimac Automobili’s BMS (battery management systems). ADI’s technology provides Rimac’s BMS with the ability to extract energy and capacity out of its batteries by calculating reliable state of charge and other battery parameters at any given time. BMS technology acts as the “brains” behind battery packs by managing the ...

Orbital Marine Power is ordering the final major parts for the 2MW O2 floating tidal turbine.

Planning application is submitted for the development of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS)