Worried about a second wave? Fed up with lockdown? Fleeing the return to work diktat? Then here’s what to do – go somewhere where the bug hasn’t got to. There are a few of these: Don’t be fooled by North Korea and Turkmenistan – they’re probably fibbing. The South Pacific seems to be the place to go: Palau, Micronesia, The ...

The irrepressible Elon Musk introduced the world to Gertrude (pictured) at the weekend After launching his car into orbit, perfecting the re-usable space rocket, driving his car company to be the most valuable on the planet and becoming personally worth $100 billion, Musk demo-ed a pig with an implanted chip which could solve many health problems caused by defective connections ...

Tektronix has announced the 8 Series sampling platform, a modular instrument series boasting parallel acquisition, with up to 4 channels per mainframe and the highest measurement accuracy for PAM4 optical signals on multiple inputs simultaneously. The 8 Series consists of the TSO820 Sampling Oscilloscope Mainframe, optical sampling modules, and TSOVu, a new software platform that runs independent of the mainframe ...

C&K has launched a silent, sealed, subminiature, snap-acting switch series that offers precise actuation in automotive applications. The compact ZMW Series snap-acting switch combines a long stroke with more than 2mm of over travel for reliable actuation. The ZMW Series is used in rugged environments including automotive, industrial, white good and other applications. The ZMW has a twin sliding contact ...

Q2 NAND bit shipment and ASP both grew about 3% QoQ, says DRAMeXchange, while NAND revenue rose 6.5% QoQ to $14.5 billion. Positive drivers were increasing tenders for Chromebooks, stock-up activities related to the next iPhone series and SSD demand related to the upcoming game consoles.  New Chinese entrant Yangtze continues to expand its production output, thus forcing the established ...

My eldest has been offered a job with a Chinese company and I suspect it’s a way to get to me, Ed confides to his diary. I ask the Permanent Secretary what I should do. ‘Your son is at liberty to work at any company he wants, Secretary of State,  but .  . . . ,” he pauses. “But what?” ...

The climax of a tour of a Sony plant in 1962 by the Emperor and Empress of Japan was the unveiling of an upcoming secret product – a micro-TV. The Emperor and Empress were informed that the TV had not been announced and its existence was confidential. A weekly newspaper got hold of the story and published it under the ...

Another China fab project has been halted, reports the South China Morning Post. Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (HSMC) has been building a $20 billion semiconductor production site in Dongxihu for two years but the local government has said that construction has been halted because the money has run out. HSMC intended to build a 14 nanometer logic process production ...

A newly-released NOIRLab report, by experts representing both astronomers and satellite operators, studies the way to reduce the effect large constellations on ground-based astronomy. It concludes that large constellations of bright satellites in low Earth orbit will fundamentally change ground-based optical and infrared astronomy and could impact the appearance of the night sky for stargazers worldwide. The report – Impact ...

Four year-old Kneron of San Diego has launched an AI processor said to deliver 1.5 TOPS with an average power consumption of 1.2W. Based on the Arm Cortex M4, Kneron designates it the KL 720. “KL720 combines power with unmatched energy-efficiency and Kneron’s industry-leading AI algorithms to enable a new era for smart devices,” says Kneron founder and CEO Albert ...