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Ed Becomes FAAMG’s Go-To Guy

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  My ministerial title is Sec of State for Science, Technology and Innovation but my job description is go-to guy for FAAMG, Ed confides to his diary. Ever since Cameron made a Googler a Baroness and appointed a Government Director of Strategy who was married to an Uber vp, it has become a Tory party …

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US Commerce Secretary finds China chip plans ‘scary’

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China’s chip production plans are ‘scary’ says US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who is thinking about launching a review of the industry. The review, called a Section 232 review, could result in import restrictions. The SIA, which has long fought for free trade in ICs, and whose members export 80% of their output, is not …

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Integrated GaN half bridge switches 600V at 3MHz

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The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (IAF) has developed the first integrated 600V GaN half-bridge circuit. “A switching frequency of up to 3MHz allows us to achieve a much greater power density,” said Fraunhofer research associate Richard Reiner. On the die is two 600V 120mΩ GaN HETS (high electron mobility transistors) and two …

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The kings new violins

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For many years, I have wondered why Stradivarius violins are said to sound so much better than modern instruments – after all, the guys who make the new ones are probably just as skilled, and there has been more time to develop manufacturing techniques. My suspicion is that the Kings new clothes and placebos are …

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