Quantware raises $178m

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is making funding of up to £14.7 million available to UK companies to develop “cutting-edge space technologies”. The agency says the goal is strengthen the … The post UK Space Agency GSTP funding to boost UK space innovation appeared first on Electronics Weekly.

Fractile, the UK AI inference chip startup,has raised $220 million at a valuation if around $1 billion. Investors were: Accel, Factorial Funds, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, Conviction, Felicis, Buckley Ventures, … The post UK’s Fractile raises $220m for inference ICs appeared first on Electronics Weekly.

Massive demand for advanced ICs from the mobile phone industry will drive semiconductor growth for the next few years, according to Sanjay Jha, president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, speaking to … The post When Wireless Looked Golden appeared first on Electronics Weekly.

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) and Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study, have achieved laser oscillation in a 2 µm-band infrared photonic crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL). This milestone will enable … The post Asahi Kaisei achieves laser oscillation in PCSEL appeared first on Electronics Weekly.

Siemens says its Veloce proFPGA CS hardware-assisted verification and validation system is helping designers by running and capturing trillions of verification cycles, prior to first silicon availability. “Nvidia and Siemens … The post Siemens cracks verification of FPGA-based prototyping appeared first on Electronics Weekly.

Molex has bought Teramount, an Israel-based developer of detachable fibtr-to-chip connectivity products optimised for high volume Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) and other silicon photonics applications. “Teramount’s passive, detachable coupling approach supports large … The post Molex buys Teramount appeared first on Electronics Weekly.