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SpaceX Reveals Datacenter in Space, and it Looks Terrible

Recently, SpaceX revealed their design concept for Starmind, satellites that do AI compute in space. However, as expected, the revealed data shows that the proposed system is beyond sanity while demonstrating how terrestrial datacenters are far more efficient.

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ROHM Adds Surface-Mount Packages to 600 V Super Junction MOSFET Family

ROHM has expanded its 600 V Super Junction MOSFET family with DFN8080-5L and TOLL surface-mount packages. The new R60xxXNx and PrestoMOS R60xxWNx series combine standard 3 V to 5 V gate thresholds with improved thermal performance and industry-standard footprints.

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Littelfuse Introduces FlatSuppressX TVS Diodes for 48 V Automotive Systems

Littelfuse has introduced the TP5.0SMD-FL and TP1KSMB-FL FlatSuppressX TVS diodes for 48 V automotive systems. The AEC-Q101 qualified devices provide 5 kW and 1 kW surge capability while maintaining a lower and more stable clamping voltage than conventional TVS diodes.

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RISC-V Vector Engine Helps to Address 128 Qubits with One Instruction

RISC-V is arguably going to become the future of CPU ISAs thanks to its customization capabilities, open-source nature, and growing support. Now, researchers have demonstrated how a single vector instruction can address up to 128 qubits for future quantum computers.

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Rambus Introduces DDR5 Server RDIMM To Tackel AI Needs

As the memory needs for AI continue to increase, engineers are finding it hard to address the latest AI challenges. Now, Rambus has announced its latest DDR5 RDIMM memory that it says could help with an agentic future.

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Toshiba Introduces 64 GT/s MUX/DEMUX Switches

Toshiba has introduced the TDS5B212MX and TDS5C212MX high-speed MUX/DEMUX switches, supporting differential signals up to 64 GT/s with 29 GHz and 34 GHz bandwidths for PCIe 6.0 and USB4 Version 2.0.

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Melexis Extends Triphibian Pressure Sensors Down to 2 Bar

Melexis has added 2 bar and 4 bar variants to its Triphibian MEMS pressure sensor family, extending direct gas, liquid, and frozen-media sensing to EV thermal management and data center liquid cooling systems.

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Microchip Makes MPLAB XC Pro Compilers and ML Development Suite Free

Microchip has made MPLAB XC Pro Compilers and the MPLAB Machine Learning Development Suite available at no cost, with unlimited installs, built-in code optimization, VS Code support, and free access to functional safety compilers.

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AOS Introduces 80V Half-Bridge MOSFET in AmpStack DFN6x5 Package

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has introduced the AOPL66801, an 80V half-bridge MOSFET using vertically stacked die in a DFN6x5 AmpStack package, with 2.2mΩ maximum RDS(on), a Kelvin sense pin, and reduced switch-node parasitic inductance.

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Nordic Releases Fuel Gauge v2.0 with Battery State-of-Health Monitoring

Nordic Semiconductor has released Fuel Gauge v2.0 for the nPM1300 and nPM1304 PMICs, adding adaptive battery State-of-Health monitoring, individual pack tracking, and fleet-wide observability without requiring a dedicated fuel-gauge IC.

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SpaceX Reveals Datacenter in Space, and it Looks Terrible

ROHM Adds Surface-Mount Packages to 600 V Super Junction MOSFET Family

Littelfuse Introduces FlatSuppressX TVS Diodes for 48 V Automotive Systems

RISC-V Vector Engine Helps to Address 128 Qubits with One Instruction

Rambus Introduces DDR5 Server RDIMM To Tackel AI Needs

Toshiba Introduces 64 GT/s MUX/DEMUX Switches

Melexis Extends Triphibian Pressure Sensors Down to 2 Bar

Microchip Makes MPLAB XC Pro Compilers and ML Development Suite Free

AOS Introduces 80V Half-Bridge MOSFET in AmpStack DFN6x5 Package

Nordic Releases Fuel Gauge v2.0 with Battery State-of-Health Monitoring

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