Amazon EC2 now supports replacing the root volume on a running EC2 Mac instance, enabling you to restore the root volume of an EC2 Mac instance to its initial launch state or to a specific snapshot, without requiring you to stop or terminate the instance. You can now reset the EC2 Mac instance back to a known state, while still retaining any local data, networking configurations, and IAM instance profiles. You can also leverage this capability to quickly provision fresh macOS environments on your EC2 Mac Dedicated Hosts without triggering the host scrubbing workflow.

The Amazon Chime SDK now provides a native client library for Windows applications to connect to WebRTC media sessions. The Amazon Chime SDK lets developers add intelligent real-time audio, video, and screen share to their web, mobile applications, and now, Windows applications.  

A prolific builder of fabs built six fabs as a TI-er before setting up a foundry business in Taiwan for which he built two fabs. Ousted from the Taiwan foundry, he then raised the money to set up a foundry business in Shanghai and Beijing with a fab in each city. The Taiwan government said …

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For example, Intel’s response to poor Q4 figures caught the eye of David Manners, our components editor, this week.

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Q2 2020 saw GDP fall 29.9% in a Covid-hit USA. US nonfarm employment returned to its pre-pandemic level in August 2022, and the economy as a whole has returned to its pre-pandemic growth trajectory. According to the first preliminary estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) last week, real GDP grew 2.1% in …

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Ideal Power has launched the first commercial version of its novel bi-directional semiconductor power switch, a multi-die module rated at 1,200V 100A (25°C, 50A 100°C) aimed at solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs) and matrix converters. Called IPAM01210C10, “the power module was designed specifically to enable SSCBs to deliver very low conduction losses, while operating orders of …

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New Age Enclosures has created a hand held case for electronics needing four AA batteries. Called ‘4 AA Handheld’ and identified as S-854413, “it delivers real-world protection with a durable industrial aesthetic”, claimed New Age. “provides superior space and functionality for developers needing a larger off-the-shelf enclosure. It is ideal for the test and measurement …

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Andes’ customers  can integrate their RISC-V-based SoCs  with QuickLogic’s eFPGA technology for post-manufacturing flexibility benefits. As a founding and premier member of RISC-V International, Andes develops RISC-V-based high-performance and low-power 32-bit and 64-bit processors for SoC platforms serving a wide range of embedded system applications. Typical  applications include 5G, IoT, wearables, ADAS, AI, AR/VR, data …

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The UK Space Agency (UKSA), in partnership with the Satellite Applications Catapult, is making £150,000 available under its ‘SPIN’ placement award scheme, to help support the development of interns in the space sector. SPIN stands for Space Placements in Industry. According to the bodies, the projects to be supported should be suitable to be carried …

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Infineon had calendar Q4 (FY Q1) revenues of €3.951 billion for a profit of €1.107 billion with a 28% margin. For calendar Q1, it is forecasting revenue of €3.9 billion with a 25% margin For its fiscal year from October 2023 to October 2024, Infineon is expecting revenues of €15.5 billion (plus or minus €500 million) with …

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