Top news for the day: 2nd May to 5th May 2025

Orange successfully tests Fujitsu 1FINITY T900 transponder for optical transport

Fujitsu announced that Orange S.A., a global communications service provider, completed a lab evaluation of the Fujitsu 1FINITY T900 Series Transponder at Orange Innovation Labs in Lannion, France. The trial tested the transponder’s performance at 800 Gbps wavelengths over a distance of at

Sevensix introduces frush optical frequency comb generator in U.S. market

Sevensix Inc., based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, announced on May 30, 2025, the launch of its optical frequency comb generator, Frush, in the U.S. market, starting October 2025. The platform generates optical frequency combs for applications in optical communications, quantum optics, and precision spect

Materion to acquire tantalum manufacturing assets in South Korea

Materion  announced on May 29, 2025, an agreement to acquire manufacturing assets for tantalum solutions from Konasol in Dangjin City, South Korea. The assets include a newly constructed facility with specialized equipment for producing finished tantalum sputtering targets used in semiconduc

Belden launches 10GXM13 category 6A cable with small diameter

Belden Inc. announced the release of its 10GXM13 Category 6A Cable on May 29, 2025. The cable, with a 0.230” (5.84 mm) diameter, meets Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) compliance for 100-meter lengths and supports 10 Gigabit links. Its design allows for increased copper deploym

xMEMS introduces µCooling for SSDs, enabling in-drive active cooling

xMEMS Labs, Inc. announced the application of its µCooling fan-on-a-chip technology to solid-state drives (SSDs), introducing in-drive active cooling for enterprise E3.S form factor SSDs in AI data centers and NVMe M.2 SSDs in laptop PCs. The technology uses a monolithic silicon MEMS air pu

EPC launches 40 V GaN power transistor for low-voltage applications

On May 6, 2025, Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) announced the release of the EPC2366, a 40 V, 0.8 mΩ gallium nitride (GaN) power transistor aimed at replacing low-voltage silicon MOSFETs in various applications. The device targets high-performance DC-DC converters, synchronous rectifiers,

CML Micro Introduced new GaAs power amplifiers for wireless communication systems

On March 31, 2025, CML Micro announced the expansion of its SµRF product portfolio with the launch of two new Gallium Arsenide (GaAs)-based power amplifiers, the CMX90A007 and CMX90A009, designed for integration into portable radio communication systems. These single- and two-stage amplifie

IIT Bombay team won VLSI design competition with Indigenous OTP memory

A team from IIT Bombay secured first place at the VLSI User Design Track Competition during the 38th International Conference on VLSI Design and the 24th International Conference on Embedded Systems in Bengaluru in January. The team developed an anti-fuse One-Time Programmable (OTP) memory using

NVIDIA to introduce RTX PRO 6000 special edition for China, shifting to GDDR7, TrendForce Reports

TrendForce reports that NVIDIA is expected to launch a low-power, downscaled RTX PRO 6000 (formerly B40) for China’s AI market in response to U.S. export restrictions announced in April 2025. These restrictions require additional permits for chips like NVIDIA’s H20 with equivalent mem

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Valeo secures contract for imaging radar system for automated driving

Valeo has been selected by a global automaker to develop a radar system for automated driving in personally-owned vehicles. The system, set to begin production in 2028, supports hands-off, eyes-off automated driving, enabling unsupervised Highway Pilot functionality at speeds up to 130 kph withou