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March 19, 2025
SatixFy expands satellite tech supply deals with MDA Space surpassing 10 million dollars

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2025
SatixFy Communications has secured new agreements with MDA Space Ltd. (TSE:MDA), totaling over $10 million, aimed at advancing satellite communication capabilities. The deals include a newly issued purchase order valued at approximately $6.7 million for engineering prototypes and space-grade semiconductor components. In addition, an amended Authorization to Proceed (ATP) agreement has been finalized, providing another $3.5 million to fund further engineering work and updating the standing master purchas ... read more
Malaysia's Silicon Valley ambitions face tough challenges
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Mar 19, 2025
Malaysia is making great strides in its effort to become a major player in the global semiconductor industry as it looks to capitalise on a surge in demand driven by the AI explosion but analysts warn it faces headwinds. ... more
Advancing ultrafast spintronics for future memory and computing applications
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2025
UC Riverside has secured nearly $4 million through a Collaborative Research and Training Award from the UC National Laboratory Fees Research Program to investigate the potential of antiferromagnetic ... more
Spiral Motion of Electrons in Organic Semiconductors Paves the Way for Advanced Electronics
London, UK (SPX) Mar 14, 2025
Scientists from the University of Cambridge and Eindhoven University of Technology have overcome a longstanding challenge in organic semiconductor research, achieving a breakthrough that could enhan ... more
Struggling Intel names industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as CEO
San Francisco (AFP) Mar 13, 2025
Intel on Wednesday announced tech industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as its new chief executive, boosting shares of the US computer chipmaker struggling to catch up in the AI race. ... more
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Scientists unlock the mysteries of chiral helimagnets for advanced electronics
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025
Within certain magnetic materials, atoms arrange their spins in intricate spiral formations, forming structures known as chiral helimagnets. These unique spin patterns have long fascinated researche ... more
New ocelot chip makes strides in quantum computing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 10, 2025
Scientists based at the AWS Center for Quantum Computing on Caltech's campus have made a leap forward in figuring out how to suppress errors in quantum computers, a pesky problem that continues to b ... more
Chip-based system for terahertz waves could enable more efficient, sensitive electronics
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 06, 2025
The use of terahertz waves, which have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than radio waves, could enable faster data transmission, more precise medical imaging, and higher-resolution radar. ... more
Light from engineered quantum structures
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2025
Quantum physics often deals with entities so small that specialized microscopes are needed to observe them. However, researchers at the Institute for Atomic and Subatomic Physics at TU Wien are work ... more
Malaysia signs deal with Arm to bolster chip ambitions
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
British chip giant Arm Holdings signed an agreement with Malaysia on Wednesday to bolster the Southeast Asian country's efforts to produce high-end semiconductors amid the US-China tech trade war. ... more
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Quantum leap: computing's next frontier takes form
San Francisco (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
After several dashed predictions, quantum computing is accelerating rapidly with actual use cases and scientific breakthroughs expected within years, not decades. ... more
TSMC announces $100 billion investment in new US chip plants
Washington (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
Taiwanese chip-making giant TSMC will invest at least $100 billion in the United States to build "cutting edge" manufacturing facilities, President Donald Trump said on Monday, announcing the latest blockbuster financial pledge by a private company since his return to office. ... more
Singapore probes final destination of possible Nvidia chip servers
Singapore (AFP) Mar 3, 2025
Servers that may contain AI-powering Nvidia chips shipped from the United States to Singapore ended up in Malaysia, but their actual final destination remains a mystery, the city-state's interior minister said Monday. ... more
Singapore charges 3 for fraud reportedly linked to Nvidia chips
Singapore (AFP) Feb 28, 2025
Singapore has charged three men with fraud, according to court documents, in cases reportedly linked to the transfer of AI-powering Nvidia chips to China. ... more
Amazon unveils its first quantum computing chip
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 27, 2025
Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Thursday announced Ocelot, its first-generation quantum computing chip, as it enters the race against fellow tech giants in harnessing the experimental technology. ... more
U-M Leads $7.5 Million Initiative to Advance Heat-Tolerant Semiconductor Technology

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2025
A new multimillion-dollar collaboration led by the University of Michigan aims to propel heat-resistant silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors from research labs into commercial production. These advanced chips, capable of withstanding extreme conditions, have significant potential for applications in aerospace, defense, renewable energy, and both electric and gas-powered vehicles. The effort, supported by the Silicon Crossroads Microelectronics Commons Hub, launches with an initial $2.4 million inv ... read more
Researchers confirm spinning atomic nuclei exhibit quantum properties
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
A groundbreaking study by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney has confirmed that spinning atomic nuclei indeed possess fun ... more

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Microsoft joins quantum race with breakthrough chip
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 19, 2025
Tech giant Microsoft unveiled a new computer chip on Wednesday that it says could transform everything from fighting pollution to developing new medicines, joining Google and IBM in arguing that the promise of quantum computing is closer to reality. ... more
New AI Function on the Horizon Thanks to Electrically Programmable Spintronic Device
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 18, 2025
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape industries, but with its growing capabilities comes increased power consumption. Addressing this challenge requires innovativ ... more
Smaller but Stronger Relaxor Films Reveal Performance Sweet Spot
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025
A groundbreaking study led by Rice University materials scientist Lane Martin has revealed how extreme miniaturization impacts the behavior of relaxor ferroelectrics-materials vital for sensors, act ... more
Neutrons Reveal Magnetic Spiral Structure in Layered Perovskites for Future Quantum Technologies
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 18, 2025
Multiferroic materials, which exhibit intertwined electric and magnetic properties, hold significant promise for advancements in data storage, transmission, and quantum computing. Understanding the ... more
China's SMIC says 2024 profit down 45.4% from last year
Beijing (AFP) Feb 11, 2025
China's top chipmaker SMIC said Tuesday its 2024 profit had plunged significantly from the previous year, against a backdrop of surging trade tensions between the United States and China. ... more
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