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Picture Gallery: Winners and Awards – Women Leaders In Electronics Awards
We hope all attendees had a lovely time at the Women Leaders In Electronics Awards last night, in central London, hosted by the excellent comedian and writer Eleanor Tiernan. Below you will find a gallery of all the winners receiving their awards.
4. Women Who Code shuts down
Women Who Code – a non-profit organisation for women working in tech – has closed because of lack of funds. “It is with a heavy heart that we write to inform you of the difficult decision to close Women Who Code, following a vote by the Board of Directors to dissolve the organisation,” says a WEC press release, “this decision has not been made lightly. It only comes after careful consideration of all options and is due to a variety of factors that have materially impacted our funding sources.”
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Micron to get $6.1bn in Chips Act money
Micron will get $6.1 billion in US Chips Act grants to help build fabs in New York and Idaho. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York announced the award and said the money would go towards building two fabs in New York by 2030 and one in Idaho. US President Joe Biden is expected to make an announcement about the award on Thursday when he visits Syracuse, New York. Syracuse is where Micron has said it intends to build up to four fabs over the next two decades at a cost of $100 billion.
2. Celebrating inaugural Women Leaders In Electronics Awards
Electronics Weekly was proud to host the Women Leaders In Electronics Awards last night, which was held at the prestigious De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, in Covent Garden, Central London. Celebrating its inaugural year, the Awards recognise not only outstanding women who have made significant achievements, but also male allies, companies and teams who have made a positive impact throughout the electronics industry.
1. Huawei Mate 60 Pro processor made on SMIC 7nm N+2 process
Huawei’s latest smartphone, the Mate 60 Pro, contains a 7nm HiSilicon Kirin processor made on SMIC’s N+2 process, concludes TechInsights. Although seen as a considerable technical achievement to make the chip without EUV tools, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, told CBS News: “What it tells me is the export controls are working because that chip is not nearly as good…it’s years behind what we have in the United States”.
