O-RAN applications gaining momentum worldwide
The application of Open RAN (O-RAN) networks is gaining popularity worldwide, offering plenty of opportunities for Taiwan-based makers to tap into the niche market by optimizing their capabilities in the manufacture of semiconductor and electronics p.....»»
Yugabyte announces $48M investment as cloud native database makes enterprise push
As demand for cloud native applications is growing, Yugabyte, makers of the cloud native, open source YugabyteDB database are seeing a corresponding rise in demand for their products, especially with large enterprise customers. Today, the company ann.....»»
Chemists develop a new technology to prevent lithium-ion batteries from catching fire
Lithium-ion battery fire hazards are extensive worldwide and such failure can have a severe implication for both smartphones and electric cars, says the head of the group and Professor in the Department of Electrochemistry at St Petersburg University.....»»
Key steps discovered in production of critical immune cell
Researchers have uncovered a process cells use to fight off infection and cancer that could pave the way for precision cancer immunotherapy treatment. Through gaining a better understanding of how this process works, researchers hope to be able to de.....»»
Yugabyte announces $48M Series C as cloud native database makes enterprise push
As demand for cloud native applications is growing, Yugabyte, makers of the cloud native, open source YugabyteDB database are seeing a corresponding rise in demand for their products, especially with large enterprise customers. Today, the company ann.....»»
TikTok empowered these plus-sized women, then took down some of their posts. They still don"t know why
After losing her marketing job due to the pandemic and then gaining 40 pounds, Remi Bader, 25, began spending more time on TikTok. She built up a following by posting about clothing items not fitting her correctly and her struggle to find larger size.....»»
A model for career counselors to address unemployment after the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented economic disruption and unemployment worldwide, and it may be challenging for career counselors to determine how best to provide effective career counseling to unemployed people in the post-COVID-19 worl.....»»
Gaming notebook suppliers see surge in demand from cryptominers
Gaming notebook specialists have seen demand surge for cryptocurrency mining applications, according to industry sources......»»
Taiwan inductor makers keen on capacity expansions
Taiwan makers of inductors are keenly enforcing capacity expansions to meet increasingly strong demand for automotive, handset and other consumer electronics applications, according to industry sources......»»
Taiwan 5G user penetration to reach 23% in 2021
The penetration rate of Taiwan's 5G service subscriber market is expected to reach over 23% in 2021 thanks to continued network deployments by telecom players and the availability of new applications and services, according to industry observers......»»
Arm pushing into HPC and datacenter markets, says Digitimes Research
With its advantages in edge computing and mobile device applications, Arm has been expanding its server solution offerings, heading towards high performance computing instead of staying on the traditional route of further lowering power consumption,.....»»
Global semiconductor sales increase in January 2021
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$40 billion in January 2021, rising 13.2% on year and about 1% sequentially, according to SIA......»»
China turns to Japan for semiconductor equipment, avoiding US restrictions
Nikkei Asia writes that Chinese semiconductor makers are turning to Japan for used equipment in the wake of US sanctions, sending up prices in the country's second-hand market. With the worldwide chip shortage still causing supply problems across mul.....»»
The human brain grew as a result of the extinction of large animals
A new paper by Dr. Miki Ben-Dor and Prof. Ran Barkai from the Jacob M. Alkow Department of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University proposes an original unifying explanation for the physiological, behavioral and cultural evolution of the human species, fro.....»»
ERIC RDOF Winner Group Wants to Review Applications for Allegedly Dodgy Winning Bids
ERIC RDOF Winner Group Wants to Review Applications for Allegedly Dodgy Winning Bids A group of winners in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund reverse auction have asked the FCC for the opportunity to review certain information contained in the long-.....»»
Netflix drops extended Shadow and Bone teaser, announces release date
The fantasy series is adapted from Leigh Bardugo's bestselling "Grishaverse" novels. Jessie Mei Li stars as Alina Starkov in Shadow and Bone, a new Netflix fantasy series adapted from Leigh Bardugo's worldwide bestselling "Grishaverse" no.....»»
AI Teaches Itself Diplomacy
Another classic game deepens a skillset with broad applications—diplomatic savvy often needed in a pinch, crunch, or imbroglio Now that DeepMind has taught AI to master the game of Go—and furthered its advantage in chess—th.....»»
Scientists investigate Walker breakdown in 3-D magnetic nanowires
Physicists from Russia, Chile, Brazil, Spain and the U.K., have studied how the magnetic properties change in 3-D nanowires, promising materials for various magnetic applications, depending on the shape of their cross-section. In particular, they mor.....»»
Sub-diffraction optical writing enables data storage at the nanoscale
The total amount of data generated worldwide is expected to reach 175 zettabytes (1 ZB equals 1 billion terabytes) by 2025. If 175 ZB were stored on Blu-ray disks, the stack would be 23 times the distance to the moon. There is an urgent need to devel.....»»
Phison puts increased focus on non-CE apps
Phison Electronics, which specializes in flash storage devices and controller ICs, has put increased focus on enterprise, automotive and industrial applications while lowering sales generated from the consumer electronics sector as a proportion of co.....»»
K&S expects miniLED backlight applications to grow exponentially
Singapore-based semiconductor packaging equipment vendor K&S has seen strong influx of orders for wire bonders for logic ICs and memory chips with delivery lead times extending to 6-9 months, and is optimistic that equipment demand for miniLED backli.....»»