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NASA Develops New Chip To Allow Spacecraft To Operate Independently

To try and solve the issue with spacecraft needing constant human attention and the issues of long communication round-trips, NASA have recently developed an AI chip that has 500 times the performance of earlier designs. What challenges do spacecraft face, what did NASA develop, and why could it be the future of spacecraft design?

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China’s Latest Supercomputer Eliminates US GPUs, Packing 2.4 million Huawei Cores

China’s announcement of its latest supercomputer demonstrates that the US ban on GPU sales to China has had minimal effect. What challenges has China faced, what has it developed, and why does this finally show that bans are highly ineffective?

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Kioxia and Dell Pack 9.8 PB of Flash Into a 2U Server

Kioxia and Dell Technologies have demonstrated a 2U storage server carrying 9.8 PB of flash storage using forty 245.76 TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs for AI infrastructure and enterprise data center workloads.

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Littelfuse Expands Shock Block GFCI Line for 30A Systems

Littelfuse has expanded its Shock Block GFCI lineup with the SB4000, a compact Class A protection device for 208 V to 240 V industrial, HVAC, food processing, and retrofit applications up to 30 A.

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MaxLinear Launches Trinity Platform For 10Gbps 5G Backhaul

MaxLinear has launched the Trinity wireless backhaul platform with the URX850 SoC, supporting 10Gbps 5G backhaul, AI-based network management, and integrated carrier-grade infrastructure functions.

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Microchip Adds EX-423 EMXO For Low-Power Timing Systems

Microchip has launched the EX-423 evacuated miniature crystal oscillator, combining low power consumption, vacuum-sealed thermal isolation, and stable timing performance for GNSS, military, and test systems.

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TDK Adds i9C Buck-Boost DC-DC Modules With 99% Efficiency Mode

TDK-Lambda has launched the i9C non-isolated buck-boost DC-DC converter series with programmable pass-through technology, supporting up to 99% efficiency in robotics and battery-powered systems.

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Researchers Develop Underwater Marine Batteries Using Microbes

As researchers demonstrate a new power source utilizing microbes and seawater, it has many wondering how engineers will solve the future of power challenges as we introduce more sensors into our world. What challenge do ocean-born sensors introduce, what did the researchers develop, and could we turn to more biochemical methods for power generation in the future?

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Taalas Raises $169m In Funding While Releasing New AI LLM Processor

As AI continues to see new advancements, Taalas has just raised $169m in funding for the development of new hardware, and also announced the release of its latest processor, the HC1. What challenges do GPU-based systems introduce, what did Taalas release, and why are such custom silicon processors the real future for AI?

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Toshiba Adds 80V MOSFETs For 48V Automotive Systems

Toshiba has introduced the XPH2R608QB and XPH3R908QB, two AEC-Q101 compliant 80V N-channel MOSFETs for 48V automotive systems, BLDC motor drives, buck converters, and load switches.

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NASA Develops New Chip To Allow Spacecraft To Operate Independently

China’s Latest Supercomputer Eliminates US GPUs, Packing 2.4 million Huawei Cores

Kioxia and Dell Pack 9.8 PB of Flash Into a 2U Server

Littelfuse Expands Shock Block GFCI Line for 30A Systems

MaxLinear Launches Trinity Platform For 10Gbps 5G Backhaul

Microchip Adds EX-423 EMXO For Low-Power Timing Systems

TDK Adds i9C Buck-Boost DC-DC Modules With 99% Efficiency Mode

Researchers Develop Underwater Marine Batteries Using Microbes

Taalas Raises $169m In Funding While Releasing New AI LLM Processor

Toshiba Adds 80V MOSFETs For 48V Automotive Systems

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