Electronics & Tech Headline News Archive - May 2021

5/31/2021

• USA Component Manufacturers' 47% Share Dominates Smartphone Market

• Leaked Huawei Memo Reveals Plan for Global Software Domination

• IC Shortage Extends Beyond Automotive

• Mobile Devices Under Siege by Cyberattackers

• Chinese Rover Drives onto Surface of Mars

5/28/2021

• FCC to Keep Private Amateurs' Email Addresses in ULS

• Raytheon Partners with GlobalFoundries to Develop GaN-on-Si

• Biphenylene Conductive Carbon Alternative to Graphene

• Smartphones to Get "Green Rating" Label

• Space-Grade ICs Improving Telemetry Circuit Design

5/27/2021

• Wi-Fi FragAttacks Place All Mobile Devices at Risk

• Korea Aims to "Chip Away" at Taiwan's Semi Fab Dominance

• Foundation Announces ARRL 2021 Scholarship Awards

• Singtel Prepares to Book Nearly $1B Loss

• 2021 State of Manufacturing Report

5/26/2021

• DARPA Seeks "Always On" Interconnected Networks

• Robust Forecasting Key to Solving IC Supply-Chain Volatility

• SpaceX Signs with Google Cloud for Satellite Broadband

• Software Business Driving U.S. Jobs, GDP Growth (it's all those coal miners learning to code)

• Chip Supply down Until 2023 per IBM

5/25/2021

• New U.S. Chip Lobbying Group Forms

• Radio Climbing Back from Pandemic Devastation

• GaN Power Market to Reach $1.1B in 2026

• FCC Kicks off 2 Pandemic Relief Connectivity Programs (aka "free" Internet service)

• LoRaWAN Standard Open for Business in Israel

5/24/2021

• Lasers Could Clear Space Junk from Orbit

• Korea Teases Fab Expansions

• Next G Alliances Gets Moving on 6G Roadmap

• 5G Triggers Changes in Usage Behavior, Displacing Wi-Fi

• China Lands on Mars (a full 6-place setting)

5/21/2021

• Commercial 6G Deployments Could Start as Early as 2028

• Graphene to Play an Integral Role in 6G Technology

• Chinese Rocket Highlights Dangers of Uncontrolled Space Debris Re-entry

• Tesla #1 for BEVs; BMW #1 for PHEVs

• When Poor Grounding Leads to More Grounding

5/20/2021

• Europe Searches for Counter to Musk's Starlink

• IEEE COMCAS 2021 to Take Place Physically in Israel

• China Falling Behind in Chip Manufacturing Equipment Development

• AI Startups Plateau

• Microwaves Pioneer Tatsuo Itoh Passes at 80

5/19/2021

• Zigbee Alliance Rebrands as "Connectivity Standards Alliance"

• Congressman Says Armed Forces Ignoring Electronic Warfare Needs

• FCC Asks How Chip Shortage Impacts Communications Industry

• 60 Meters Again Available to New Zealand Radio Amateurs

• Missile Defense Agency to Deorbit Missile Warning Satellites

5/18/2021

• U.S. Space Force Wants into Tactical Satellite Imagery Business

• Radio Frequency Interference Seminar Set for May 19 via Zoom

• Reimagining IC Supply Chain to Prevent Next Shortage

• FCC Improves Public Safety Communications in 800 MHz Band

• T-Mobile Presses for 12 GHz Auction

5/17/2021

• $Billion Missile Defense Satellite Launches Monday

• Geomagnetic Storm Season Is Over

• Developing "Fitter" Global Supply Chains

• In Graphene Process, Resistance Is Not Futile

• U.S. Space Force to be World's 1st Fully Digital Service

5/14/2021

• Global Semiconductor Market >$500B in 2021

• FCC Seeks Comment on New Wireless Microphone Technology

• Google Snaps up Network-on-Chip Startup Provino

• Northrop Grumman to Advance Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) COMSEC Satellites

• Chunghwa Telecom Targets 10,000 5G Base Stations by End-2021

5/13/2021

• May 11 Was Puerto Rico Amateur Radio Operator Day (oops, missed it)

• FCC Makes Spectrum Available for Commercial Space Launches

• U.S. Manufacturing of Advanced Cadmium Telluride Consortium Formed

• EU Proposes Risk-Based AI Rules

• French Telcos Had 13,322 Operational 5G Sites at End-April

5/12/2021

• Studies Show "Win-Win" for 12 GHz Band

• mm-Wave 5G is 16x Faster Than Sub-6 GHz 5G

• Very High Speed Club Special Event Active During May {not the "very high" speed club - that's a doper group ;-)}

• Multi-Node Quantum Network on Horizon

• CEOs Skeptical of Social Media Marketing

5/11/2021

• Microwaves & RF Magazine Turns 60! (tempus fugit!)

• 1st-Time Ham Exam Applicants Must Obtain FCC Registration Number

• US Cellular Pushes mmWave's Limits w/GByte Speeds over 7 km

• Marconi Winner Accused of Airing Satanic Music

• U.S. Space Force Hasn't Met Speedy Tech Expectations

5/10/2021

• >9 Million 5G Microwave Backhaul Links by 2026

• GaN Breakthrough Could Pave Entryway into SiC HV Domain

• How Many Radio Stations Are 50 and Over?

• 5G FWA Installation, Coverage Hurdles Could Derail Plans

• String of SpaceX Satellites Baffles Residents, Bugs Astronomers (my daughter saw these in NC)

5/7/2021

• Global 5G Smartphone Shipments Soar 458% YoY

• Chinas Pollution Exceeds Total Developed World's as of 2019

• Space Command to Launch Joint Cyber Center

• Broadcom's Henry Samueli Is Giving Away Billions

• Silver Lining for Extreme Electronics

5/6/2021

• TIM Reportedly Says Arrivederci to Huawei

• Apple Takes Lead as 5G Smartphone Sales Boom

• GlobalFoundries Moving HQ to NY as It Expands Fab Capacity (must like high taxes)

• Circulating Currents Inside Gold Nanoparticles

• Nokia Says Massive MIMO Radio Coming Soon

5/5/2021

• New Vulnerability Affecting Computers Globally

• Huawei, China Mobile May Look to Stars for 6G

• mmWave 5G Remains Elusive for U.S.

• China Mobile Gives True Picture of 5G Uptake

• Gelsinger Asks EU to Pay Full Cost of European Fab

5/4/2021

• U.S. Taps Apple, Google, Nokia, Qualcomm for 6G Boost

• Taiwan Blocks China Recruitment

• Total Telecom's Quarterly Financial Score Board

• North American QSO Parties to Recognize Young Contester Entries

• LoRa Alliance White Paper Helps Speed-up LoRaWAN Network

5/3/2021

• Nokia Owns the Most 5G Patents

• FCC Auto-Registration Feature for Exam Applicants to Be Discontinued

• Dish, RS Access Lead Coalition in Fight over 12 GHz Band

• Support ARRL When Shopping for Mother's Day

• Will the Government Succeed in Building a Quantum Computing Center?