ACWA Power has sold an effective 8 per cent stake in Shuqaiq Independent Water & Power Project (IWPP), Saudi Arabia, to Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), a regional development bank.
Seven more years for scaling
Scaling has seven years to go, says the International Technology Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS) which took over the forecasting of scaling trends from ITRS. “Die cost reduction has been enabled so far by concurrent scaling of poly pitch, metal pitch, and cell height scaling,” says IRDS concluding that this will likely continue until …
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First 28GHz mm-wave 5G transceiver demoed in US
National Instruments says it has given the world’s first public demonstration of a real-time, over-the-air prototype for Verizon 5G specification operating in the 28GHz frequency band which is likely to be deployed for first 5G services in the US. A prototype system was built using NI’s mmWave transceiver system with a new version of the RF mmWave heads operating at 28GHz …
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OTP memory IP for GloFo’s 22nm FD-SOI process
Attopsemi, the seven year-old Taiwanese OTP memory IP specialist, has joined GloFo’s FD-SOI FDXcelerator Partner Program, to provide scalable, OTP memory IP compatible with GF’s 22FDX technology. Attopsemi’s I-fuse OTP IP suits harsh applications such as automotive, 3D IC, and IoT applications, and can guarantee zero-program defects. Features of the I-fuse include: Limited program current below …
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Google expands into Home consumer electronics
Google launches Google Home and Google WiFi in the UK, expanding further into the realm of consumer electronics
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Electric racers prepare for Mexico eGP
Faraday Future Dragon Racing team is preparing for the fourth leg of the 2017 Formula E championship series this Saturday in Mexico City. Lead driver Jerome D’Ambrosio won the Mexico City ePrix last year. The course is at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, 2,285m above sea level. “The team took a technological leap into the future …
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Changing face of Formula E electric racing cars
French firm Spark Racing Technology will once again be supplying all the racing cars for Formula E, when it enters season five next year. Called SRT05e, the car will be the successor to the SRT01, from the same firm, which has been used since the Formula E race format was introduced – Spark having been …
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At last UK has a semiconductor success story
Good to see the UK has a semiconductor manufacturer that can compete on a world stage. IQE manufactures semiconductor wafers in South Wales, which are used by some of the world’s largest IC firms to make wireless chips, photonics devices and even solar cells. As such it is at the heart of the biggest chip …
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Intel’s first Optane memory modules available next month
Intel says first PC memory modules based on its much-talked of high speed NAND flash alternative memory called 3D XPoint, will be commercially available next month. Called Optane, the first 16GB and 32GB memory modules will be available on 24 April, for those users who can install them in Optane memory ready motherboards or systems. …
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Not quite how lithium ions move in batteries
The theory explaining how lithium ions move in batteries is not quite right, according to the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in Korea, which has been examining the process in femtosecond detail. The model was, said IBS, that lithium ions (green dots) move surrounded by a shell of ethylene carbonate (EC, blue ovals) molecules, and that …
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