Starting today, Amazon EC2 D3 instances, the latest generation of the dense HDD-storage instances, are available in the AWS Canada (Central) Region. D3 instances are powered by 2nd generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (Cascade Lake) with a sustained all core frequency up to 3.1 GHz. D3 instances provide up to 2.5x higher networking speed and 45% higher disk throughput compared to D2 instances. These instances are an ideal fit for workloads including distributed / clustered file systems, big data and analytics, and high capacity data lakes. With D3 instances, you can easily migrate from previous generation D2 instances or on-premises infrastructure to a platform optimized for dense HDD storage workloads.

QuickSight Q can now accept full questions as input without requiring users to type them in when used in embedded mode. This new feature allows developers to create question as widgets at appropriate placements on their web applications making it easy for their users to discover the capability to ask questions about data within the current context of their user journey. 

Mike England (pictured) has two missions – the first to inform customers and investors that the company formerly known by the parent brand Electrocomponents is now RS Group; the second is to raise the company’s ambition levels and “take it from an average-to-good company to a great company,” he said. The streamlined, all-inclusive name reflects …

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The founding of Inmos, 40 years ago this July, provoked reactions from across the world. Here are a few of them reported in Electronics Weekly at the time: ‘At Mostek Corporation’s headquarters in Carrollton Texas, chairman L.J.Sevin wa taken by surprise by the announcement. “Dr Schroeder (an Inmos founder)  was manager of our design group …

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GaN Systems, the Ottawa GaN power semiconductor specialist, has introduced a new transistor to its portfolio of GaN power transistors. The GS-065-018-2-L expands the company’s high-performance, low-cost transistor portfolio and features lower on-resistance, increased robustness and thermal performance, and an 850V VDS (transient) rating. The new addition empowers designers to improve further efficiency, thermal management, …

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Applied Materials has bought Picosun, a privately held semiconductor equipment company based in Espoo, Finland, which specialises in atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology, primarily for specialty semiconductors. Electronics are requiring greater numbers of specialty semiconductors built on non-leading-edge process nodes. Applied’s ICAPS (IoT, Communications, Automotive, Power and Sensors) group provides materials engineering solutions to customers …

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ULEMCo, the hydrogen fuel pioneer, Cementation Skanska and the building science centre Building Research Establishment (BRE), are working on a dual-fuel hydrogen and diesel piling machine. The project is being backed by Government funding from Phase 1 of the Red Diesel Replacement programme, part of the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) under the Department for …

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Farnell has expanded the range of  Toshiba devices it distributes. Toshiba products available  from Farnell will grow to 800 devices, increasing to more than 1000 items by 2023, while new products will also be introduced throughout 2022 and beyond. The enhanced portfolio will focus on Toshiba’s  range of opto couplers, opto (MOSFET) relays, low- and …

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Aerospacelab, the geospatial intelligence startup, is building what it describes as a satellite megafactory at Charleroi, with the goal of achieving a yearly production capacity of 500 satellites. What will be the largest satellite manufacturing plant in Europe follows the launch of its facility in Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve (which will eventually produce up to 24 satellites a …

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The semiconductor market in 2022 is weakening, says Semiconductor Intelligence, driven by inflation, the Russian war on Ukraine, COVID-19 related shutdowns in China, and lingering supply chain issues. Four of the top 14 semiconductor companies (Intel, Qualcomm, Nvidia and Texas Instruments) are expecting lower revenues in 2Q 2022 versus 1Q 2022. All four cited COVID-19 …

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