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Having just finished VAXXERS, the book by Professor Sarah Gilbert and Dr Catherine Green on how they designed, made and validated the Oxford Astra-Zeneca vaccine, it is clear that much needs to be done to produce vaccines quicker. It is not the scientists who take the time. “We designed the vaccine in a few days in …
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Samsung’s Q2 operating profit was up 54% y-o-y at $11 billion on revenues which were up 22% y-o-y at $55 billion. Net profit was up 73% at $8.4 billion. Q2 semiconductor revenues were $20 billion up 24.7% y-o-y for an operating profit up 27.6% y-o-y to $7 billion. “We expect that memory chip demand for …
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ST had Q2 net revenues of $2.99 billion for a gross margin of 40.5%, an operating margin of 16.3% and net income of $412 million. H1 net revenues were $6.01 billion with a gross margin of 39.7%, an operating margin of 15.5% and net income of $776 million. The Q3 forecast is for net revenues …
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By Steve Bush
Infineon has introduced a high-voltage microcontroller with USB Power Delivery 3.1 support, claiming it to be an industry first. Branded EZ-PD PMG1-S3, it can be fed at up to 28V and is aimed at embedded systems consuming up to 140W. “The device supports higher power capabilities defined in the USB PD 3.1 specification and leverages …
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By Steve Bush
It is not often you see a new bipolar transistor introduced, and Nexperia has just revealed not just one, but nine of them. All in surface-mount DPAK (TO-252, SOT428C) packaging, they are intended for automotive (in AEC-Q101 qualified form) and industrial applications, and fill out the company’s MJD to span 2 – 8A and 45 – …
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By Steve Bush
FTDI Chip has now announced a development board for USB Power Delivery, centred around its FT4233HP multi-channel interface ICs. The 138 x 77mm board has a pair of Type-C power delivery ports – one that can both sink (receive) and source (provide) power, and another that can only sink power. “The FT4233HP high-speed USB serial and …
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By Steve Bush
Microchip has announced its first single chip frequency synchroniser for 5G packet switching, which needs ten times more accurately than 4G networks, it said. “Our ZL3073x/63x/64x network synchronisation platform implements measure, calibrate and tune capabilities, significantly reducing network equipment time error to meet the most stringent 5G requirements,” said the company’s v-p of timing components Rami …
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Toshiba is in mass production of 12 new motor control MCUs in their M4K group of devices. These will be the first products in the TXZ+ family. Additionally, Toshiba announced that they have started mass production of a further 10 motor control MCUs in their M4M group this month. All of the new devices …
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The entry deadline for the 2021 Elektra Awards has been extended a little further. You now have until Tuesday 31 August to enter. Enter Now » Returns to offices As we begin to return to our offices, we appreciate that working on awards entries is a significant additional pressure on your time. As a result, …
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Micron has begun volume shipments of a 176-layer NAND UF 3.1 mobile memory in 128GB. 256GB and 512GB densities, Engineered for high-end and flagship phones, Micron’s discrete UFS 3.1 mobile NAND unlocks 5G’s potential with up to 75% faster sequential write and random read performance than prior generations, enabling downloads of two-hour 4K movies in as little as 9.6 …
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