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Activist Engineering programme from RS urges DesignSpark community to 'engineer for a better world'

TI to begin construction in 2022 on new 300-mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plants

Breakthrough on new material for making high performance components for use in next gen electronic devices

New voice processors & reference design from British chip company target smart home devices

Battery management IC from ADI delivers longer battery runtime for consumer electronics devices

CSUG & Teledyne e2v unveil AI-enabled smart nanosatellite with on-board imaging processing at Space Tech Expo 2021

- Expanded wide bandgap semiconductor offering from Nexperia with new family of high-performance Silicon Carbide (SiC) diodes (08/11/2021)
  
  Samples of industrial-grade 650 V, 10 A SiC Schottky diode now available. Parts with 1200 V / 6-20 A current range & automotive-grade parts also planned.
- European semiconductor distribution sales jump to new records, despite ongoing chip shortages (08/11/2021)
  
  Electronics industry body, DMASS (Distributors’ & Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists) reports a whopping 31.8% growth in semiconductors in Q3 – as well as +44.7% in interconnect, passive & electromechanical components. However, component shortages remain the biggest problem for entire industry.
- First-of-a-kind smart speaker uses SmartBeaming technology to transmit ultrasound silently through the air (04/11/2021)
  
  'Invisible headphones' set to transform work comfort & wellbeing for the modern professional, with Noveto's N1 promising a "magical sensory experience".
- Renesas ramps up chip volume to support first FDA-authorised at-home test for COVID-19 (02/11/2021)
  
  The Lucira™ COVID-19 All-In-One Self-Test Kit delivers lab-quality at-home testing with results within 30 minutes.
- Industry’s first 180 nm BCD-on-SOI technology supporting 375 V operating voltage, from X-FAB (27/10/2021)
  
  Specialty semiconductor producer, X-FAB Silicon Foundries has announced availability of second generation XT018 superjunction high-voltage (HV) primitive devices. Covering a voltage range from 45 V to 375 V, these devices are targeted at applications such as medical ultrasound transmitter/receiver ICs & AC line powered IoT sensors.
- High-precision voltage reference IC provides very low drift for extended-temperature automotive applications (08/10/2021)
  
  New device completes Microchip’s family of Vref products, providing increased reliability & AEC-Q100 qualification.
- Advanced V2X application scenarios for collision-free driving tested by NXP & partners (06/10/2021)
  
  NXP & partners to present V2X-enabled prototypes at world’s largest event for smart mobility & digitalisation of transportation, ITS World Congress, from 11-15 October in Hamburg – including a smart V2X-enabled e-bike prototype from premium manufacturer, Riese & Müller. V2X electronics can help protect bikes & other road users from accidents. NXP has also released a new applications processor for advanced V2X & IIoT applications.
- Facebook chooses u-blox timing technology to speed up its data centres – and open-sources the design (05/10/2021)
  
  Facebook has open-sourced the design of its Time Card (sharing the GitHub repository, including specs, schematics, mechanics, BOM & source code), which features the ultra-precise u-blox ZED-F9T timing module, providing easy access to nanosecond-level timing.
- EPDT October 2021 issue (inc. Sensors & Comms features) now available online (02/10/2021)
  
  This month’s issue, now available in print or digital editions, contains features on Sensor technologies & Communications applications, plus EPDT's productronica show preview.

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