Category: News
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ASMPT has developed placement hardware for heavy AI processor packages. Its SOLO head handles BGAs measuring up to 240 × 240 mm and initially weighing more than 2 kg, with an increase towards 5 kg planned.
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Navitas expands 2,300 V SiC modules with new connection options. The 21 October announcement adds higher-current press-fit variants and pre-applied thermal interface material to an 8 mΩ module already listed for sampling in April.
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Four Japanese companies will develop manufacturing processes for optical chiplets. The NEDO-backed programme combines photonic device production, silicon photonics and advanced packaging, targeting a pilot line and substantially greater manufacturing productivity.
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TAIYO YUDEN adds extensive component data within Cadence OrCAD X. The integration makes characteristics for approximately 10,000 capacitors and inductors available within an established PCB design environment, supporting component selection and circuit simulation.
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Altera introduces QuartusIQ to support project-aware FPGA design and debugging. The assistant connects AI models with active Quartus projects, compilation reports and timing analysis, with availability planned for 28 October.
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Nokia and SoftBank plan an AI-RAN field trial in Japan. The 2027 programme will integrate Nokia anyRAN with SoftBank’s AITRAS platform, using NVIDIA accelerated computing to evaluate shared radio and AI workloads under commercial traffic conditions.
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Neumonda will demonstrate coordinated DRAM testing at electronica this November. Its established Raptor, Octopus and Rhinoe platforms will be presented as a complementary test workflow covering high-speed operation, endurance and signal integrity.
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Amsterdam venture EpoQ has won PhotonDelta’s global photonics engineering competition. The reported winning proposal uses integrated photonics for a trapped-ion atomic clock, with access to development services and a conditional investment opportunity.
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Sereact connects warehouse robot recordings to automated simulation and retraining. The workflow combines NVIDIA robotics software with Nebius computing infrastructure, using operational returns-handling data to evaluate improved robot policies before physical testing.
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Aptiv integrates NVIDIA Hyperion into modular automated driving computing platforms. The expanded partnership includes Halos safety technology and a proposed air-cooled configuration for Thor processing, with a system demonstration scheduled for CES 2027.