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KRYTAR announces new 3 dB, 180° ULTRA+ hybrid coupler covers 1.0 GHz to 12.4 GHz

Functions include splitting and combining signals in amplifiers, switching circuits and antenna beam-forming networks used in a wide range of commercial and military applications.

Rohde & Schwarz and China Mobile Research Institute jointly demonstrate generative AI user experience testing

The innovative testing solution for generative AI applications, based on the CMX500 5G one-box signaling tester, enables for the first time quantitative measurement of the end-user experience of generative AI applications under diverse network conditions.

Inseego rolls out multi-carrier 5G mobile router

The device offers flexibility to users across multiple carrier networks.

AT&T completes EchoStar spectrum acquisition

The 50 MHz of nationwide spectrum could be used to widen the telecom’s FWA portfolio.

Automotive battery market to reach $132 billion by 2033

EVs will continue to fuel battery growth over the next seven years.

Memory, optics, packaging: CHIPS Act targets AI's compute bottleneck

Seven companies land a combined $874 million in the latest round of CHIPS Act R&D awards.

PI tackles high-resolution focusing demands in metrology and microscopy

New fast nano-precision focusing systems are built around two complementary drive technologies.

TDK and LG Innotek to collaborate on AI sensing modules

The companies will target these platforms for humanoid robots.

OGP launches new StarLite S1 semi-automatic three-axis video measurement system

The compact, workbench-style three-axis (X, Y, Z) video measurement system combines fully automatic video measurements with the simplicity of manual stage motion.

GF gets CHIPS Act funding to accelerate silicon photonics R&D

The $300 million award will be exchanged for a 1% equity stake given to the U.S. government.

Impact of the Japanese Kumamoto earthquake

Production halted at numerous facilities in the region as a result.

CPO switch production ramps up by Nvidia and Broadband

However, challenges remain.

Swarm of aquatic robots assembles into shape-shifting structures on water

This new system, dubbed "FloatForm," features a swarm of small square robotic boats, each of which is roughly 8.3 inches square.

Bird-inspired robot shifts from underwater swimming to aerial flight

The "flapping-wing aerial-aquatic vehicle," or FAAV, weighs less than 10.6 ounces and features a central body — or fuselage — two flexible, flapping wings and a steerable tail.

ChipAgents garners 120 chip deployments for Agentic AI

The chip design startup has also raised $60 million in funding.

Stellantis sells Free2Move business to Mutares

It is part of the company’s Fastlane 2030 strategy.

GM reshores while EVs stall

Behind the American automaker’s reshoring push is a quieter retreat from electric vehicles in Canada and Michigan.

Moog develops Maelstrom electrification and afterbody kit

The next-generation solution for uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) and torpedoes is engineered to better equip the U.S. Navy against evolving threats.

Series elastic actuators explained

SEAs are a type of actuator that places a compliant spring element between the gearbox and the robot’s output link, so force passes through the spring rather than a rigid drive train.