U.S. implements new controls on advanced semiconductor tech

The U.S. Department of Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule that establishes new export controls on four technologies that support the production of advanced semiconductors and gas turbine engines.The restrictions target two substrates of ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors: Gallium Oxide (Ga2O3), and diamond; Electronic Computer-Aided Design (ECAD) software specially designed for the development...

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SpaceX launches 46 more Starlinks from Vandenberg

SpaceX launched 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on Friday, August 12, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.This was the 10th flight for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, and now two Starlink missions. The mission was SpaceX’s 56th Starlink mission to date. It was SpaceX's...

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Huawei's first half 2022 revenue drops 5.9% yoy

Huawei reported unaudited revenue of CNY301.6 billion (approximately US$44.73 billion) for the first half of 2022, down by 5.9% compared to a year earlier. There was a net profit margin of 5.0%.Revenue by business groupCarrier - CNY142.7 billion (US$21.1 billion), up 7.5% yoyEnterprise - CNY54.7 billion (US$8.11 billion),  up 25% yoyDevice  - CNY101.3 billion (US$15.0 billion), down 25% yoyHuawei said its 1H2022 overall performance was...

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Webinar replay: New Design Considerations for a CPO or OBO Switch

https://youtu.be/XZWx7XOWc7oNext generation applications trend toward disaggregation. To meet the requirements for cost, power, latency, and overall bandwidth of each component needs to be considered.  The removal of the optical pluggables from the faceplate provides an opportunity to re-evaluate the faceplate configuration for optical connections, heat management, and power into a network switch or datacenter server. The Consortium for...

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