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Wolfspeed GaN RF devices demonstrate space reliability
Wolfspeed, A Cree Company, announced that its GaN-on-SiC RF power transistors have completed testing to demonstrate compliance with NASA reliability standards for satellite and space systems. Wolfspeed’s proven GaN-on-SiC fabrication processes have demonstrated industry-leading reliability and performance, delivering more than 100bn total hours of field operation with a best-in-class FIT rate of less than-5-per bn device hours for discrete ...
Aerospace communications boosted for defense systems
NXP Semiconductors N.V. has set a benchmark in RF power performance with four new LDMOS transistors. The new transistors aim to deliver best-in class performance for defense radar and Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems operating between 900 and 1400MHz. Several defense contractors are currently developing and evaluating systems with these high capability transistors.
Danish grant aims to accelerate quantum technology
Quantum physics has moved from theoretical thought experiments to becoming a reality in advanced laboratories, and the next step is to develop quantum technology for commercial use, such as quantum information technology. In a major effort to translate quantum physics into practical quantum technology, the Danish Innovation Fund has invested 80m kr. in a nationwide project involving three universities.
From theoretical quantum physics to usable quantum technology
Quantum physics is no longer theoretical thought experiments, it is real experiments in laboratories and the next step is to develop quantum technology for commercial use, such as quantum information technology. In a major new effort to translate quantum physics into practical quantum technology, the Innovation Fund Denmark has therefore invested 80 million kroner in a nationwide project involving three universities: the Niels Bohr Institute at t...
Virtuoso platform features analogue verification technologies
Cadence Design Systems has announced the delivery of the next-gen Virtuoso platform which offers designers an average of 10x performance and capacity improvement across the platform. The platform includes new technologies within the Cadence Virtuoso Analog Design Environment (ADE) and enhancements to the Cadence Virtuoso Layout Suite to address requirements for automotive safety, medical device and IoT applications.
Motor drive analysers head to Birmingham show
Anritsu will be demonstrate the Teledyne LeCroy MDA800 Series of Motor Drive Analysers (MDAs) at the Drives & Control Show in Birmingham (April 12-14). The MDA800 Series combine three-phase power analyser static (steady-state) calculations, unique dynamic three-phase power and mechanical motor analysis capabilities, and high bandwidth (up to 1GHz) embedded control system debug in a single instrument.
Ethertronics reduces design schedule by half
Cadence Design Systems has announced that Ethertronics, a leader in ultra-high performance smart antenna system solutions, used Cadence Conformal ECO Designer to completely redesign the digital interface section of a complex RF/mixed-signal design by reusing transistors in the base layers, enabling the redesign in a metal only change.
Custom Compiler pioneers new era of visually-assisted automation
Synopsys has unveiled Custom Compiler, a custom design solution that closes the FinFET productivity gap by shortening custom design tasks from days to hours. To bring new levels of productivity to FinFET layout, Synopsys has taken a fresh approach to custom design by developing visually-assisted automation technologies that speed up common design tasks, reduce iterations and enable reuse.
Brain-inspired supercomputer allows for deeper learning developement
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has announced it will receive a first-of-a-kind brain-inspired supercomputing platform for deep learning developed by IBM Research. Based on a breakthrough neurosynaptic computer chip called IBM TrueNorth, the scalable platform will process the equivalent of 16m neurons and 4bn synapses and consume the energy equivalent of a hearing aid battery – a mere 2.5W of power.
Scientists invent a thermometer for the nanoscale
The IBM lab responsible for inventing the scanning tunneling microscope and the atomic force microscope has invented another critical tool for helping us understand the nanoworld.Accurately measuring the temperature of objects at the nanoscale has been challenging scientists for decades. Current techniques are not accurate and they typically generate artifacts, limiting their reliability.