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  • Editor-in-Chief and Power Editor, E&E News
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Technology journalist, editor in chief and power editor @eeNewsEurope, tech editor at Uncrewed Systems Technology mag and e-mobility engineering

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Fair and reasonable: The challenge of standards patents

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By Nick Flaherty Verified
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It may seem odd in the current environment, but it turns out that pretty much the entire electronics industry rests on the concept of ‘fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory’, or FRAND. This is about standards and patents. If a patented technology is included in a standard such as 3GPP, Wi-Fi, PCI Express, MPEG video decoding or Qi wireless charging, then the patent needs to be licensed to companies on a fair and reasonable basis.
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Powering the AI boom

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By Nick Flaherty Verified
| EENews Europe Verified
Power is acknowledged as the limiting factor for the rollout of AI data centres around the world. The megawatt power demands mean the rollout is being slowed by connections to local electricity grids, often with years of delays. As a result, alternative technologies, from fuel cells to a new generation of small nuclear reactors, are now being used to provide local power. This can eliminate the need for a grid connection or provide additional power once the data centre is connected to the grid.
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Quantum race heats up

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By Nick Flaherty Verified
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The US and Europe are pumping funds into quantum technologies in the next stage of commercialisation. The US government is buying stakes in nine US companies, including a spinout of IBM as a dedicated quantum foundry, while the Chips Act 2.0 in Europe will see more support for the commercialisation of the technology. The US Department of Commerce (DoC) is backing the research and development efforts of nine companies, taking an equity stake in each for the first time as part of the US CHIPS Act.
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