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Techworks urges HM Treasury to boost UK semiconductor sector

Mon, 11th Mar 2024
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Ahead of the Chancellor's budget, Techworks, the UK Deep Tech and Semiconductor Trade Association, urges HM Treasury to support the domestic semiconductor sector.
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Seagate unveils Mozaic 3+ hard drive boosting data centre capacity

Thu, 18th Jan 2024
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Seagate makes breakthrough with Mozaic 3+ hard drive platform, offering unprecedented 3TB+ per platter storage densities using HAMR technology, aimed at transforming large-scale data storage solutions.
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Demand for high-speed networks bolsters optical spectrum analysers market

Tue, 18th Jul 2023
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The increasing demand for high-speed data transfer rates and the adoption of 5G technology is expected to bolster demand.
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Liquid Instruments announces 2023 Global Roadshow

Thu, 13th Jul 2023
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Liquid Instruments, an innovator of software-defined instrumentation, will host a 2023 Global Roadshow in major cities across Asia, Europe, and North America.
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Lancaster varsity to commercialise computer memory Ultraram

Tue, 11th Apr 2023
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Invented by Professor Manus Hayne, who teaches Physics at Lancaster University, Ultraram is a novel type of memory with extraordinary properties.
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Apple reveals more details on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max

Thu, 8th Sep 2022
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Apple unveils iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, featuring Dynamic Island, A16 Bionic chip, 48MP camera, 5G connectivity, and iOS 16. Safety features included.
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University commits 10 years to uncovering 'data centre of the future'

Thu, 4th Feb 2021
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Researchers say about 1% of the world's energy is used to power data centres - but that number will climb to as much as 8% by 2030.
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Quantum computing one step closer to commercialisation

Wed, 17th Jun 2020
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Archer Materials achieves milestone towards building room-temperature quantum computing chip, making quantum processing power commercially available.
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Cisco heralds silicon & optics as core of 'next decade of digital innovation'

Fri, 13th Dec 2019
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Cisco has a plan for the next decade of digital innovation, and it all starts with pushing innovation beyond the boundaries of what's currently possible.
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IDC - 'aggressive growth' coming for new CDI market

Mon, 3rd Sep 2018
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An inaugural report on composable/disaggregated infrastructure from IDC shows that it will go from US$300m to $3.4b in next five years.
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Data centres in outer space could happen sooner than you think

Thu, 29th Mar 2018
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An expert has stated that we could soon be launching data centres into outer space to utilise solar power & zero human error, among other things.
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Huawei announces £3bn commitment to UK after meeting with prime minister

Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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After procuring more than £2bn into the UK between 2013-2017, Huawei has committed to £3bn more over the next five years.
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UK's silicon photonics consortium welcomes £4.8 million boost to R&D

Fri, 14th Jul 2017
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Silicon photonics is seen as one of the key technologies to solve the surging volumes of IP traffic using astronomic volumes of energy.
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Intel's CEO says data is 'the most important force in technology'

Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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Intel CEO, Brian Krzanich, has revealed that data is the company's top priority for growth and innovation in the coming year.
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Intel debuts silicon photonics – the next BIG thing in data centers

Thu, 18th Aug 2016
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Intel has announced that it has developed silicon photonics technology which will replace data center copper wires.
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Light beams to replace electronic signals for supercomputers

Tue, 18th Nov 2014
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Intel Labs has created the first silicon based optical data connection prototype with integrated lasers, known as the 50Gbps Silicon Photonics Link.
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Could 5D 'Superman memory crystal' live forever?

Tue, 16th Jul 2013
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Scientists at the University of Southampton have demonstrated 5D digital data storage, promising data capacity of 360 TB/disc and virtually unlimited lifespan.
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Intel and Facebook unite over data centre rack technologies

Fri, 18th Jan 2013
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Companies collaborate to define the next generation of rack technologies used to power the world's largest data centres.
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Intel creates lightning-fast silicon optical network

Wed, 28th Jul 2010
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Intel's experimental chip could replace electrons with light beams to carry data at 50Gbps, potentially revolutionizing computer design.