Maxim announces two LiDAR ICs at Embedded World

Maxim launched two LiDAR ICs at Embedded World this year, the Max400026 comparator and Max40660/Max40661 transimpedance amplifiers. The manufacturer is claiming these ICs represent a twofold increase of bandwidth and, at 128, an additional 32 channels over the nearest competitor in the same size module. The Max40026 is provided in a TDFN package size of ...

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Pope pronounces on AI

The Pope is issuing guidelines on the use of AI. IBM and Microsoft have helped in drafting the Pope’s “Rome Call for AI Ethics”. The Pope’s message is that AI should: be transparent respect privacy consider the needs of all human beings work without bias & work reliably It is thought that other tech companies ...

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Embedded World 2020: In picture form…

The Embedded World 2020 show is over now, but check out these images  below captured from the show floor in Nuremberg.

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Kioxia plans $32bn IPO in October

Kioxia, the renamed memory division of Toshiba, plans to raise $31.8 billion in an IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October, reports the Nikkei. The IPO would deliver a big profit to the consortium led by Bain and Hynix which bought Toshiba Memory for $18 billion in May 2018. Nine underwriters have been selected ...

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eMRAM available on GloFo’s 22nm FD-SOI process

Globalfoundries is offering eMRAM on 22nm FD-SOI. The company is working with several clients with multiple production tape-outs scheduled in 2020. The technology shows the scalability of eMRAM as a cost-effective option at advanced process nodes for IoT, general-purpose MCU, automotive, edge-AI and other low-power applications. Designed as a replacement for high-volume embedded NOR flash (eFlash), ...

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ADI and Marvell co-developing 5G base station chips

ADI and Marvell  are co-devloping chips for 5G base stations. The companies will offer integrated 5G digital front-end (DFE) ASICs with RF transceivers and will collaborate to develop next generation Radio Unit (RU) solutions including baseband and RF technology. “Marvell’s leadership in baseband, digital ASIC and transport processors combined with ADI’s RF transceiver technology creates an ...

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2020 semi units to exceed 1trn

Annual semiconductor unit shipments, including ICs and optoelectronics, sensors, and discrete (O-S-D) devices are forecast to rise 7% in 2020 and surpass one trillion units for the second time in history, says IC Insights’ McClean Report—A Complete Analysis and Forecast of the Integrated Circuit Industry. The 7% increase to 1,036.3 billion total semiconductor shipments expected ...

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LEDs let novel robot finger sense force in all directions

Engineers at Columbia University have created a force-sensitive finger for robots that senses in all directions. “There has long been a gap between stand-alone tactile sensors and fully integrated tactile fingers – tactile sensing is still far from ubiquitous in robotic manipulation,” said researcher Matei Ciocarlie. “We have demonstrated a multi-curved robotic finger with accurate ...

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LoRaWan keeps lonely vigil on Etna

A LoRaWan network has been installed on Mount Etna in Sicily to allow scientists to monitor radon gas from their base in Clermont-Ferrand, 1,200km away. “For many years, scientists have measured radon in the soil of the 3,300m-high Etna, which required on-site visits,” according to Kerlink, whose radio equipment has been deployed. “A new system ...

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Embedded World: Embench 0.5 benchmark platform launches

Speaking exclusively with Electronics Weekly, Embench announced its 0.5 launch today at Embedded World. The benchmark suite is an open-source collaboration between academia and industry, aiming to provide accurate and relevant performance figures for embedded processors. Embench measures a processor’s performance using 19 real-world programs. The programs are deliberately selected from a range of authors ...

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Tact switches for automotive

Alps Alpine is aiming at automotive use with a tact switch push button with 5N operating force and 1.04mm travel, adding it to its existing SKSU series. “As an automobile safety consideration, input switches inside vehicles are increasingly integrated into the steering wheel area for drivers to operate without taking their eyes off the road,” ...

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Embedded World: FPGA standard cells with crypto

Menta and Secure-IC are to add cryptographic features to FPGA intellectual property (IP). Under the agreement, announced at Embedded World in Nuremberg, the companies will deliver Menta eFPGAs incorporating cryptographic IP including AES and RSA from Secure-IC. “Security is fast becoming a defining feature of SoCs used in a variety of applications,” said Secure-IC CTO ...

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Sondrel warns on upcoming payroll tax change.

Sondrel, the IC design consultancy, has warned about the the Inland Revenue’s change to payroll rax which comes into effect on April 6th. Called IR35, the tax change makes it  the responsibility of hirers of staff to assess the employment status of off-payroll workers such as freelancers and people contracted via their own small companies. The ...

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Phase-change and MRAM winning market adoption

3D XPoint and STT-MRAM will lead a $6 billion market for emerging memory technologies in 2025, says Yole Developpement. “The stand-alone emerging NVM market will grow to over $4 billion in 2025”, says Yole’s  Simone Bertolazzi,  “it will be driven by two key segments: low-latency storage (enterprise and client drives) and persistent memory (NVDIMMs).” The ...

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Automated vision design for FPGA and ASIC

MathWorks has announced that, with the recent availability of Release 2019b of the MATLAB and Simulink product families, Vision HDL Toolbox includes native multipixel streaming support to process high-frame-rate (HFR) and high-resolution videos on FPGAs. Video, image processing, and FPGA design engineers can speed the exploration and simulation of behavior and implementation tradeoffs when processing ...

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Samsung in mass production of LPDDR5 DRAM

Samsung has begun mass producing 16GB LPDDR5 mobile DRAM package for smartphones. Data transfer rate for the 16GB LPDDR5 comes in at 5,500 megabits per second (Mb/s), approximately 1.3 times faster than the previous mobile memory (LPDDR4X, 4266Mb/s). Compared to an 8GB LPDDR4X package, the new mobile DRAM delivers more than 20-percent energy savings while ...

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Embedded World: Video Interview – Clive Couldwell’s views from the Nuremberg show

At Embedded World 2020, the group editor of Electronics Weekly, Clive Couldwell, shares his thoughts and observations on the show so far. Attendance may be down, he notes, but that gives the show space to breathe and actually increases the opportunities for interesting discussions with engineers. A chance to look at what you may not ...

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Embedded World: Wireless charger chip hits 2.5W for power-over-NFC

Panthronics is aiming at wireless chargers for earbuds, lifestyle-tracker wristbands with a sinewave power driver for inductive antennas. PTX100W can deliver over 2.5W to devices batteries smaller than 500mAh and small antennas, using NFC-like connections. “Qi wireless charging, popular in smartphones, is unsuitable for smaller devices because it requires a large antenna and costly circuitry,” according ...

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Embedded World: Video Interview – EDT’s Smart Embedded Display shortens time to market

At Embedded World 2020, we caught up with Michael Melvang of EDT (Emerging Display Technologies), as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He discusses the company’s human-machine-interface platform – its Smart Embedded Display, which is a high-performance industrial TFT display with capacitive touch panel sensor (CTP) and cover lens plus integrated Driving Board ...

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Magnetic speed and direction sensor works with bigger gaps

Allegro MicroSystems has announced “industry’s first fully-integrated, back-biased GMR [giant magneto-resistive] transmission speed and direction sensor”. “By monolithically integrating our GMR technology with digital processing we’ve set a new standard for transmission speed sensing,” claimed Allegro business unit director Peter Wells. “ATS19580’s ability to reach formerly unachievable air gaps with the best vibration performance on ...

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Embedded World: Video Interview – Power Integrations’ 400W BridgeSwitch BLDC motor-driver

At Embedded World 2020, we caught up with Cristian Ionescu-Catrina of Power Integrations, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He discusses Power Integrations’ BridgeSwitch integrated half-bridge motor-driver IC family, which supports applications to 400W. Thank you to Cristian for his time. Read all our Embedded World 2020 coverage » Video: David Berman, ...

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TDK-Lambda has introduced 600W 3 x 5in open-frame mains PSUs with efficiencies of up to 96%. Called CUS600M, the ac-dc supplies are certified to medical and ITE (information technology equipment) standards for Class I and II (no earth ground connection) operation and are aimed at professional applications such as healthcare, dental, test, measurement, broadcast, audio and ...

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EW BrightSparks programme boosted by Traco Power

We’re pleased to announce Traco Power has joined the EW BrightSparks programme as an associate supporter. UPDATE: The deadline has now passed for entries to EW BrightSparks 2020 – thank you to the very many people who entered! The privately-held Swiss power company offers dc-dc converters, ac-dc switching PSUs and customer-specific options. It aims at ...

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Embedded World: Video Interview – Maxim Integrated on securing the IoT cost effectively

At Embedded World 2020, we caught up with Kristopher Ardis of Maxim Integrated, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He discusses Maxim’s ChipDNA key protection technology, which makes it virtually impossible for hackers to extract secrets from the MAX32520 microcontroller, so IoT deployments can remain safe in the field. Read all our ...

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Embedded World: Video Interview – Siglent aims 7.5GHz spectrum & vector network analyzer at comms

At Embedded World 2020, we caught up with Thomas Rottach of Siglent Technologies, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He discusses Siglent’s new SVA1075X 7.5GHz spectrum and vector network analyzer – enabling users to work on antenna matching and impedance matching, as well as doing classic spectrum analysis work, for example, suitable ...

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Embedded World: Video Interview – Lattice mVision looks to simplify design of embedded vision

At Embedded World 2020, we caught up with Dirk Seidel of Lattice Semiconductor, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He discusses the new Lattice mVision solutions stack and simplifying the design of embedded vision systems, such as for machine vision, robotics, ADAS, drones and AR/VR for the industrial, automotive, and smart home ...

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Embedded World: Dialog adds to IO-Link family

Dialog has added a new member to its IO-Link product family – the CCE4503. The IC both expands the company’s reach into the IIoT market and connects the smallest and most price-sensitive IO-Link Device sensors and actuators.  The CCE4503 is the first IO-Link IC to be launched by Dialog following its acquisition of Creative Chips in ...

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Graphcore tops up funding to $450m

Graphcore the Bristol AI processor company run by Nigel Toon and Simon Knowles (pictured), has raised another $75 million to bring its total funding up to $450 million. Last month Graphcore raised $75 million in a Series D round and this latest $75 million is an extension to last month’s D round. It now has ...

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Imec, ASML litho breakthrough enables 3nm process

Imec and ASML have made a breakthrough in litho by printing 24nm pitch lines, corresponding to the dimensions of critical BEOL metal layers of a 3nm  node process. By combining advanced imaging schemes, innovative resist materials and optimized settings on ASML’s NXE:3400B system in Imec’s cleanroom, the system is capable of printing lines/spaces at 24 ...

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Multi-connectivity module

Direct Insight, the Oxfordshire systems integrator and module vendor, has launched the TRITON-TX8M. The SODIMM-format SoM is based on NXP’s  i.MX8M Mini Quad ARM Cortex-A53 processor that features four 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 cores running at up to 1.6GHz. The  68mm x 26mm (LVDS version: 28mm) TRITON module comes with 1024MB or 2048MB DDR3L and a ...

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Jenax Introduces Non-flammable Liquid Electrolytes for Battery Safety

BUSAN, South Korea — Jenax, a manufacturer of thin lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, says that its non-flammable liquid electrolytes solves the problem of batteries catching fire or exploding in extremely hot temperatures or when short circuited. This technology can be employed to improve safety in electric vehicles and wearables.

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Maxim adds PUF to MCU for secure processing

Maxim has added a physically uncloneable function (PUF) to a 120MHz Arm Cortex-M4 microcontroller for financial and government-grade security, claiming it to be the first. “As IoT applications continue to proliferate, large numbers of devices are being deployed in uncontrolled and hostile areas that make them more vulnerable to physical attacks,” according to the firm. ...

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Embedded World: Semtech launches LoRa edge chipset

Part of a planned platform called LoRa edge, Semtech has launched the LR1110 chipset at Embedded World. The device incorporates LoRa geolocation services along with GNSS and Wi-Fi scanning, in addition to a cryptographic engine for security. It’s designed for low power, long-range applications with a low data throughput, such as geolocation and monitoring in ...

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Half-bridge driver for 400W three-phase motors

Power Integrations has added a 400W motor driver to its BridgeSwitch range of half-bridge power chips. Including high- and low-side fredfets (fast recovery diode field effect transistors) and ‘lossless’ current sensing, inverter efficiency of up to 99.2% is possible in brushless dc (BLDC) motor-drive applications, according to the firm. BRD1167 and BRD1267 deliver up to ...

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Embedded World: Mixed-criticality software-defined automotive cockpit

The next generation of software-driven automotive cockpits is the target of a collaboration between Green Hills Software and Tata Elxsi. At Embedded World in Nuremberg this week, the companies are showing their first result: Tata Elxsi’s eCockpit running on Green Hills’s ASIL-certified Integrity real-time operating system (RTOS) and Multivisor secure virtualisation (hall 4 stand 4-325). ...

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18V 6A buck converter in 3 x 2mm package

Diodes has introduced a 6A synchronous dc-dc buck converter for point-of-load conversion in applications such as TVs, monitors, white goods, home appliances, consumer electronics, and large-scale integrated circuits. Called AP62600, it delivers up to 6A at 0.6 – 7V, from a supply of 4.5 – 18V. The synchronous device includes high-side (36mΩ) and low-side (14mΩ) mosfets. ...

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University of Sheffield launches Sheffield Quantum Centre

A new research centre, the Sheffield Quantum Centre, has been launched by the University of Sheffield.

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Cressida Dick asks for AI law

Met Commissioner Cressida Dick (pictured) has asked for legislation to cover police use of new technologies like biometrics and DNA-based ID techniques and AI. The Tory Party manifesto for last year’s general election included a commitment to pass  laws to provide a framework for police  for the use of the technologies. “The best way to ...

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Embedded World 2019: Get the full Electronics Weekly Guide

A roundup of all the latest electronics news from Embedded World 2019 in Nuremberg.

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Embedded World: Secure SPI flash from Winbond meets Common Criteria EAL2

Winbond is aiming at end-to-end secure IoT devices with a secure drop-in replacement for SPI NOR flash memory, announced at Embedded World in Nuremberg. Called W77Q, the series supports secure boot, root-of-trust, encrypted data-storage, encrypted data-transfer “and resilience, providing protection for operations such as over-the-air updates and device authentication”, according to the firm. “Secure code updates, ...

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Embedded World: Embedded PCs get Sapphire 100 x 100mm AMD Ryzen motherboards

Sapphire has announced a family of AMD Ryzen-based embedded processor motherboards. The processor chips have Radeon Vega graphics and a Zen CPU -Ryzen Embedded V1000 or R1000 processors. “The versatile and effective design of these boards with low power compute and high-resolution multimedia display capability make them perfect for a wide variety of industry applications ...

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Embedded World: Lattice introduces mVision

Lattice launched its  mVision  solutions stack at Embedded World in Nuremberg today. The complete solutions stack includes the modular hardware development boards, design software, embedded vision IP portfolio, and reference designs and demos needed to implement sensor bridging, sensor aggregation, and image processing applications. The Lattice mVision solutions stack accelerates and simplifies the implementation of embedded ...

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GloFo teams up with Global Wafers

Globalfoundries and GlobalWafers (GWC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a long-term supply agreement for 300mm SOI wafers. GWC has a long and ongoing relationship with GLoFo for supplying 200mm SOI wafers. GWC also manufactures 300mm SOI wafers, and under the anticipated supply agreement, GWC and GLoFo will collaborate closely to significantly ...

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MOSFET for wireless earphones

MagnaChip is entering the wireless earphone market with the introduction of a MOSFET for wireless earphones for preventing the battery from overcharging. The chip is designed to control excessive current flowing into wireless earphones while recharging the battery in order to protect wireless earphones from being damaged. Since 2010, MagnaChip has been providing MOSFETs for ...

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LoRa technology for IoT devices

Semtech has announced the first product of a software-defined portfolio called LoRa Edge aimed at enabling applications for indoor and outdoor asset management. Target markets are industrial, building, home, agriculture, transportation, and logistics. The first product from this portfolio is a geolocation solution for the development of IoT devices featuring low power Wi-Fi and GNSS sniffing capabilities ...

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UltraSoc launches CAN Sentinel for auto cybersecurity

UltraSoC has added to its automotive cybersecurity offering with the launch of the CAN Sentinel – a new IP that adds a hardware-based layer of security into CAN bus, the industry-standard interconnect for automotive manufacturers and OEMs. The UltraSoC CAN Sentinel resides on the bus, monitoring transactions with a vehicle’s electronic control units (ECUs), identifying ...

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EIT funds four projects

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has received funding from Horizon 2020 for four projects: SOFT-DREAM aims at developing software tools which will help to fully exploit the capacities of hybrid Additive Manufacturing, in order to master costs and time for large scale manufacturing of thermoplastic, metallic and multi-material parts. The project is ...

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Competition: Win a Raspberry Pi-compatible devkit for Alexa Voice Services

Don't miss this chance to get your hands on a VocalFusion dev kit for Amazon AVS - the XVF3510 dev kit, to be precise.

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8 channel PC scope has dual 5Gsample/s ADCs

Pico Technology has introduced an eight-channel PC oscilloscope with dual 5Gsample/s ADCs and 4Gsample of capture memory as standard – as well as a hands-free probe holder, more of which further down. Called PicoScope 6824E, it has 500MHz bandwidth analogue inputs and 16 digital channels that record pulses down to 1ns – so ~500MHz signals. ...

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Sponsored Content: Global harmonization of the appliance coupler standard

In the process of global harmonization, the USA and Canada will adopt the IEC 60320 standard for device plugs with minor deviations, writes SCHURTER.

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SiP market on a roll says Yole

The SiP market had package revenue of $13.4 billion in 2019, and will grow at a 6% CAGR to reach $18.8 billion in 2025, says Yole Developpement.   SiP’s biggest market segment is mobile & consumer, showing a 5% CAGR. It is then followed by telecom/infrastructure and automotive segments, with 11% CAGR for both.  “For ...

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Q4 NAND revenues up 8.5%

Driven by strong demand from data centre 4Q19 NAND revenue grew 8.5%, Says TrendForce, while 4Q19 NAND flash bit shipment increased by nearly 10% QoQ. On the supply side, contract prices made a successful rebound due to shortages caused by the power outage at Kioxia’s Yokkaichi production base in June. In sum, 4Q19 NAND flash revenue ...

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IQD launches OCVCSOs

IQD Frequency Products has launched a range of high frequency Oven Controlled Voltage Controlled SAW Oscillators (OCVCSOs). Three frequencies are currently available in the OCVCSO series, 400MHz, 800MHz and 1.2GHz and they are packaged in a 25.4 x 22 x 13.2mm industry standard SMD package. These OCVCSOs have a noise floor of 10dB to 15dB ...

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Xerox vs HP

The M&A battle resumes this morning.  Xerox has issued this statement: “The HP board clearly adopted a poison pill because our offer is receiving overwhelming support from their shareholders,” says Xerox, “regardless of what the company and its army of advisors announce Monday, we believe HP shareholders appreciate that the value we could create by ...

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UK-RAS and Twinkl launch school robotics competition

Partnering with Twinkl, UK-RAS (the UK Robots and Autonomous Systems network) has launched a school robotics competition, with prizes including a free trip to the International Robotics Showcase in June, and a MiRo-E robot for the classroom. Open to registered pupils of UK schools, aged 8-14 year old and organised into teams of 3-5, the ...

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U-Blox launches Jody-W3 Wi-Fi 6 module series in automotive grade

U-Blox has announced the Jody-W3 series of multiradio modules featuring Wi-Fi 6 with 2 x 2 MIMO and dual-mode Bluetooth 5.1. Supporting the IEEE 802.11ax standard, also known as Wi-Fi 6, Jody-W3 is designed for wireless high speed connections required in vehicle applications. This ranges from video streaming and screen mirroring, to back-up cameras and ...

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Semi industry unaffected by coronavirus

The coronavirus has had little effect on the semiconductor industry says Omdia – a newly set up  tech analyst company formed by IHS Markit and Informa Tech. The semiconductor industry appears to have escaped the direct impact of the coronavirus crisis so far, but the market is likely to suffer the repercussions as the outbreak ...

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ISSCC2020: Energy harvesting ICs

Leti has made two energy harvesting chips: ·        Self-Tunable Phase-Shifted SECE Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting IC with a 30nW MPPT achieving 446% Energy-Bandwidth Improvement and 94% Efficiency. ·        Electromagnetic Mechanical Energy Harvester IC with no off-chip Component and One switching period MPPT achieving up to 95.9% end-to-end Efficiency and 460% Energy Extraction Gain.  In the first one, ...

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SI expects 7% semi growth

Bill Jewell’s Semiconductor Intelligence expects to see 7% semiconductor market growth this year. For Q1, SI points out that, of  the eight top companies providing 1Q 2020 revenue guidance, six expect a revenue decline versus 4Q 2019, ranging from -3% from TI to -14.3% from ST. Qualcomm expects a 4.4% increase in revenue and Infineon ...

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Revenue per wafer up at TSMC; down at other foundries

Revenue per wafer is on the increase at TSMC as processes move to 7nm and 5nm, says IC Insights, but are declining at other leading foundries. The success and proliferation of  ICs has largely hinged on the ability of IC manufacturers to continue offering more performance and functionality for the money. Driving down the cost of ...

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PCIe 4.0 NVMe enterprise SSDs shipping

Kioxia’s CM6 and CD6 Series PCIe 4.0 NVMe enterprise SSDs are now shipping. The CM6 and CD6 include in-band NVMe-MI, persistent event log, namespace granularity, and shared stream writes. Both drives are SFF-TA-1001 conformant (also known as U.3), which allows them to be used in tri-mode enabled backplanes, which can accept SAS, SATA or NVMe SSDs. ...

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Silicon Labs delivers 2.4GHz Wireless SoCs for electronic shelf labels

Silicon Labs has announced a family of wireless system-on-chip SoCs designed for power- and size-constrained IoT products powered by batteries or energy harvesting sources. Target applications include electronic shelf labels (ESL), building security, industrial automation sensors and custom modules for commercial lighting. Based on Silicon Labs’ wireless Gecko series 2 platform, the EFR32FG22 (FG22) SoCs ...

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Lens-less microscope-on-a-chip

A diffuser moved randomly over a sample can be the basis of a computational microscope, according to researchers at the University of Connecticut. Lensless computational microscopy is not new – Horiba and French research lab Leti revealed one a couple of years ago. A disadvantage is that a lot of computing power is needed to reverse-engineer diffraction patterns ...

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Dr Nike Folayan MBE joins BrightSparks judging panel

We’re pleased to announce yet another addition to the EW BrightSparks judging panel with Dr Nike Folayan MBE. The final judging panel for BrightSparks, run in partnership with RS Components, comprises eight members including Lindsley Ruth, the CEO of RS, Clive Couldwell, EW’s own group editor, and now Dr Folayan. The competition remains open for ...

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Keeping Pb inside solar cells and out of the environment

Perovskite solar cells show great potential for low-cost large-scale generation, but all the best ones contain lead (Pb), adding an environmental risk if that are to be widely deployed. Now researchers at Northern Illinois University with the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory have created a self-sequestering perovskite solar cell – one that binds up over ...

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Mouser Electronics to distribute Sony Spresense dev boards

Mouser Electronics has announced a global distribution agreement with Sony Electronics to distribute Spresense development boards for edge computing solutions. As part of the agreement, Mouser now offers Spresense development boards, suitable for implementation areas including logistics, robotics, AI, audio, and IoT. The Spresense main board is based on the multicore 156MHz CXD5602 microcontroller with ...

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Ultrasound could make metallic lithium batteries safe, and more

Metallic lithium batteries offer far more performance than lithium-ion cells, and are so dangerous that no one uses them. One of the problems is dendrite growth – long thin crystals of lithium grow from the electrodes – that can short the cell and lead to self-destruction. Now the University of California San Diego has found ...

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XMOS reveals AI processor for IoT

Bristol-based XMOS has developed a processor for artificial intelligence processing in IoT products, combining AI processing, DSP, control and IO. It has been branded xcore.ai and has: 16 real-time logical cores, with support for scalar/float/vector instructions IO ports with nanosecond latency for real-time response Support for binarized (1bit, see below), 8bit, 16 bit and 32bit neural ...

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X-FAB adds two medium voltage transistors

X-FAB Silicon Foundries has availability of two new medium-voltage transistors – complementing the company’s  180nm BCD-on-SOI technology platform (XT018). The new medium voltage devices cover voltages from 12V to 32V. With that customers now have access to a complete portfolio of different voltage options – covering a 10V to 200V voltage range. These NMOS/PMOS devices ...

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Dialog buys Adesto

Dialog Is to buy  Adesto Technologies in a transaction with an enterprise value of $500 million. Adesto accelerates Dialog’s expansion into the growing IIoT market that enables smart buildings and industrial automation (Industry 4.0). Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Adesto has approximately 270 employees and an established portfolio of industrial solutions for smart building automation.  “Adesto’s ...

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ST and TSMC to accelerate GaN process technology

ST and TSMC  are collaborating to accelerate the development of GaN process technology and the supply of both discrete and integrated GaN devices to market. Through this collaboration, ST’s innovative and strategic GaN products will be manufactured using TSMC’s leading GaN process technology. GaN’s benefits include greater energy efficiency at higher power, leading to a ...

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Google to move its UK customer data out of EU protection

Data held by Google on UK citizens is to be moved beyond the control of EU regulators, reports Reuters. The move would put Google’s UK-derived customer data outside the scope of GDPR. At the moment the data is held in Ireland. Because the UK has left  the EU, the data needs to be stored and ...

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Maxim opens Dublin design centre

ŷMaxim has opened a design centre in Dublin. The centre will focus on product development and conducting R&D in the areas of analogue semiconductor design. From left to right: David Dwelley, Chief Technology Officer at Maxim Integrated; Jason Pearce, Executive Director IC Design, and Head of Dublin’s new design center; Tunç Doluca, President and CEO ...

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ISSCC2020: Event-based vision sensor

Prophesee  and Sony have developed a stacked Event-based vision sensor with the industry’s with 4.86μm pixel size and 1 124dB (or more) HDR performance. The device detects changes in the luminance of each pixel asynchronously and outputs data including coordinates and time only for the pixels where a change is detected, thereby enabling high efficiency, high ...

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ISSCC2020: mm-scale wireless transceiver for insertable pills

Imec has developed the first mm-scale wireless transceiver for smart insertable pills. It Is a breakthrough in Imec’s aspiration to realise autonomous ingestible sensors that can measure health parameters such as gut health and transmit in real time the data outside the body.   Digestive processes and gastrointestinal diseases are hard to diagnose. Current procedures ...

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DC/DC buck module has 5mm x 5.5mm footprint

TI has introduced a 36-V, 4-A power module in a QFN package. The TPSM53604 DC/DC buck module has a  5-mm-by-5.5-mm footprint and comes with a single thermal pad to optimise heat transfer. The device can operate in ambient temperatures as high as 105°C to support rugged applications in factory automation and control, grid infrastructure, test and ...

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Silicon Labs wireless SoCs enable Zigbee Green Power IoT devices

Silicon Labs has announced a family of secure, low-power Zigbee SoCs aimed at eco-friendly IoT products deployed in mesh networks. The EFR32MG22 (MG22) family is Silicon Labs’ smallest, lowest power SoC for Zigbee Green Power applications. Based on Silicon Labs’ Wireless Gecko Series 2 platform, the SoCs are suitable for devices powered by coin cell ...

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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X60 5G modem

Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon X60 5G modem-RF System. The Snapdragon X60 is the company’s first modem built on a 5nm process and supports spectrum aggregation across both mmWave and sub-6 frequencies using frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). Its designed to accelerate network transition to 5G standalone mode through support for ...

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Pimoroni and DJRFF provide low-cost microcomputers to state schools

The David and Jane Richards Family Foundation has partnered with Pimoroni to supply students with customised microcomputers for their creative data-gathering projects. The registered charity has invested in 275 low-cost kits using Raspberry Pi Zero WH. The kits are fitted with sensor boards designed by DJRFF in collaboration with Pimoroni and manufactured in Sheffield. They ...

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ISSCC2020: Automotive A/D IC for harsh conditions

Renesas and Hitachi have collaborated to enable continuous-time digital calibration of a delta-sigma (ΔΣ) modulator and an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter circuit.   Designed to boost the performance of ΔΣ A/D converters for stable performance under the harsh conditions required for automotive semiconductor devices, the new technology comprises (1) enhanced precision by using a least mean square ...

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ISSCC2020: CMOS IC integrates quantum dots with conventional electronics

Leti has created an IC that demonstrates the possibility of integrating conventional electronic devices and elements with quantum dots on a CMOS chip.     The chip, fabricated on 28nm FD-SOI process, integrates analogue  and digital functions (multiplexer, buffer, signal amplifier, oscillator, level converter) that represent future instrumentation needs for the quantum accelerator envisioned in ...

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Intel said to be talking to MaxLinear about sale of home connectivity unit

Intel is reported to be in talks to sell its home connectivity unit to MaxLinear. In November, Bloomberg reported  that Intel had appointed a financial adviser to help with a sale of the unit. Intel CEO had said he was looking for solutions for units in areas where Intel is not competitive. Last month, Intel ...

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DRAM bits down; ASPs up

4Q19 DRAM revenue decreased 1.5% QoQ and contract prices began an uptrend in 1Q20, says DRAMeXchange. After three quarters if adjustment, DRAM inventory returned to normal levels for most OEMs in 4Q19.  As the growth in DRAM supply will be limited in 2020, buyers have been raising procurement ahead of time and DRAM suppliers increased ...

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64MP image sensor sampling

OmniVision is sampling its first 64MP image sensor featuring a 0.8 micron pixel size to enable high resolution smartphone cameras in a 1/1.7″ optical format. Built on OmniVision’s PureCel Plus stacked die technology, this sensor provides leading edge still image capture and exceptional 4K video performance with electronic image stabilization (EIS) for high end smartphones. The OV64C ...

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Embedded World still set to go ahead despite further drop-outs

Embedded World has released a new statement today assuring visitors the exhibition will take place as planned “thanks to the highest health and hygiene standards,” despite several companies electing to cancel their attendance in light of the developing COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation. The companies cancelling their visit to Nuremberg include Digi-Key and Arm.  In a statement, ...

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ISSCC 2020: Secure chip will not make a mistake in your lifetime, probably

Working toward automotive security, Samsung has produced a ‘physically unclonable function’ (PUF) for secure crypto key generation. PUFs are blocks within chips whose characteristics only manifest when powered. They are inherently and unpredictably randomised by process variation as they are made, in a way that makes each chip uncontrollably unique, but once manufactured the characteristic ...

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DMASS reports decline across Europe as the UK is “unfazed by Brexit”

The European Semiconductor Distribution (DMASS) organisation reports a decline of 16% in semiconductor revenue (Q4/2019), bringing the year to a close with a fall of 4.4%. 2019 hit the brakes in the middle of the year and finished with a “steep decline” in semiconductor distribution revenues for Europe. Sales in the semiconductor distribution market fell ...

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Flex announces miniature dc-dc converters for industrial applications

Flex has introduced families of miniature dc-dc converters for industrial applications: the pua-A, puc-B and pub-M. The devices are all isolating converters that provide output power of up to 1W, with no minimum load required. Efficiency is typically 84% (pua-A), 80% (puc-B) and 81% (pub-M) at full load. Input-to-output isolation voltage is 2000V (pua-A), 6000V ...

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Relec adds XRCM60 dc-dc converters from Melcher for railway

Relec is adding the Melcher XRCM60 series dc-dc converter series to its stock portfolio. The 60W dc-dc converters cover all traction battery voltages, from 24-110V dc, and provide 60W for industrial and transportation applications. The series has been designed to the same criteria as established M, Q, P, R, S & K series modules, but ...

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ISSCC 2020: Computational imaging by THz array

Researchers from the University of Wuppertal in Germany have created a THz signal source array for computational imaging, which allows a single-pixel camera – simply one THz receiver – to form images. This type of computational imaging involves bathing the object to be photographed in varying light fields and measuring the amplitude of light that ...

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RS Components introduces TVS flat portfolio from ST

RS Components has announced it’s stocking TVS flat devices, manufactured by STMicroelectronics. Designed to handle 8/20µs and 10/1000µs voltage transients and protect circuits and equipment from power surges, the ST portfolio of electrical over-stress TVS flat devices includes industrial and automotive grade devices. Claimed to deliver a lower cost-per-watt ratio, the portfolio of TVS flat ...

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ISSCC 2020: Analogue on-chip LDO beats back digital onslaught

While digital on-die point-of-load converters are trending, analogue designs are far from finished. Digital low-dropout (DLDO) regulators appeared a few years ago and looked to be the future for on-die point-of-load regulators on digital chips. Scroll down for ISSCC 2020 DLDOs. However, a team at Seoul National University has turned the tables with a novel ...

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Renesas part implemented in Safera Sense smart cooking sensor

Renesas has announced the ZMod 4410 gas sensor is being used in the Safera Sense smart cooking sensor. The Renesas part enables the device to determine when airborne concentrations of volatile organic compounds (vocs) and CO2 in users’ kitchens are at unhealthy levels. In addition to monitoring vocs and CO2, the Safera Sense measures humidity ...

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ISSCC 2020: GaN power chip integrates control circuits

A monolithic GaN mains power converter IC was the target of Leibniz University Hannover, which worked with Texas Instruments. And the result is a 15W off-line PSU that can feed a 30-60V LED string with 140‑190mA from 60-400V AC or DC. Efficiency is 95.6% at low input voltage, and not dropping below 87.8% all the ...

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US seeks control over all ICs

It is reported that the US government is changing regulations to make it compulsory for any company making chips using US chip manufacturing equipment or software to get a licence to export the chips to China. A rule exists called the ‘Foreign Direct Product Rule’ which restricts foreign companies’ use of US technology for military ...

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Active-interposer chiplet platform

Leti has used an active interposer as a modular and energy-efficient integration platform  that can integrate large-scale chiplet-based computing systems such as HPC and big-data applications. A high level of performance in HPC and big-data technologies requires modular, scalable, energy-efficient, low-cost many-core systems. To scale out the architecture, existing techniques using 3D integration and chiplet ...

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Q1 notebook production to take 29-36% hit

Q1 notebook production  will fall 29-36% sequentially, says Digitimes Research, due to laboyr and component shortages caused by the coronavirus. Some notebook ODMs’ China plants have capacity utilisation of around 30% due to slow employee returns, the 14-day quarantine requirement of returning workers and the delayed resumption of production at suppliers of non-key components which ODMs ...

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100Gbaud link fabbed on 55nm SiGe BiCMOSprocess

Imec and Ghent University have demonstrated  a silicon analogue time-interleaver achieving signalling rates up to 100 Gbaud (200Gb/s) at a power consumption of only 700mW using PAM-4 modulation. The architecture is a crucial building block for high-speed optical transceivers in future datacentres. Over the next few years, datacenters will upgrade their networks to cope with ...

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Linear thermistors more accurate than NTC thermistors

TI today expanded its temperature sensing portfolio to include linear thermistors that deliver up to 50% higher accuracy than negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistors. The higher accuracy of TI’s thermistors enables operation closer to the thermal limits of the other components and the overall system, helping engineers maximise performance while reducing the BOM.  NTC thermistors ...

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Securing IoT from counterfeit devices

To secure datacommunications in increasingly aggressive contexts STSAFE-A110 Secure Element protects IoT installations by preventing the connection of counterfeit devices. STSAFE-A110 offers certified protection and access to secure loading of cloud credentials to provide mass registration of IoT devices and ensure only authorized devices can access online services. This critical secured personalization can be performed at a ...

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Cable glands are split for easy assembly, and sealed for tough environments

For secure electrical connection to machinery or equipment, even where temperatures and vibration are challenges, or water and dust contamination are possible, Icotek has split cable entry systems allowing pre-terminated cables with diameters from 1 – 75 mm to be routed and sealed with certified rates up to IP68 / UL type 4X. They can be also be ...

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Renesas and 3db Access collaborate on ultra-wideband chips

Renesas and 3db Access have announced the latter will license its 3db UWB technology and collaborate to bring secure access solutions to connected smart home, IoT, industry 4.0, mobile computing, and connected vehicle applications. Renesas is augmenting its MCUs and RF connectivity capabilities with 3db Access’ secure ranging UWB chips. The collaboration also gives Renesas ...

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Toshiba announces trio of high-current 1-form-A photorelays

Toshiba has announced three photorelays that are aimed at applications where they will replace mechanical 1-form-A relays in industrial and factory automation installations. Based upon the U-MOS IX semiconductor process with a trench structure, the TLP3106A, TLP3107A and TLP3109A have RON(max) values of 30mΩ, 40mΩ and 65mΩ respectively. They offer options including an off-state output ...

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No-added-solvent conformal coating can be sprayed, and dries in seconds

Dow has introduced a solvent-less but sprayable silicone conformal coating that cures in seconds under UV light. Called Dowsil CC-8030, it is a one-part product that also includes moisture-cure for the nooks and crannies that UV cannot reach so well. “Other silicones support UV curing, but none are conformal coatings with a low enough viscosity for spray ...

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A Tale of Silicon Valley

Apple’s law-suit against its former chief CPU architect Gerard Williams (pictured) could decide whether Silicon Valley’s 63 year-old tradition of spin-offs will be killed. Apple is saying that Williams was in breach of his contract with Apple by planning to start a competitive business during his employment with Apple and recruiting other Apple employees in company ...

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Uses for 3D sensors in phones multiply

3D sensors are moving from just the front to include the rear of phones while diversifying their applications, says Yole Developpement. Rear  sensors will be in 42% of mobile phones by 2025, reckons Yole, serving multiplying use cases. First used for photography, to enhance bokeh and zoom capabilities, they will expand into AR and gaming.  ...

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mmWave transceivers for E-band applications

Filtronic has launched mmWave transceiver modules for E-band (71 – 76GHz and 81 – 86 GHz) applications in carrier grade mobile backhaul which it calls Morpheus II. Morpheus II is based on Filtronic’s E-band transceiver platform, of which over 36,000 units have already been shipped and deployed worldwide. Each Morpheus II transceiver module contains all ...

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Where are they now? – Matt Timmons-Brown, EW BrightSpark of 2017

Today, we feature Matt Timmons-Brown, who was a member of our initial EW BrightSparks cohort

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Top 5 IC manufacturers have 53% of worldwide capacity

The world’s top-five wafer capacity leaders each had capacity of more than 1,000,000 wafer starts per month at the end of 2019 with the combined capacity of the top five companies representing 53% of total global wafer capacity, says IC Insights in its Global Wafer Capacity 2020-2024 report. In contrast, the top five capacity leaders in ...

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Amazon leads smart speaker market

The global smart speaker market reached a new high in 2019 with sales of 146.9 million units, an increase of 70% on 2018, according to Strategy Analytics. Amazon remained the leading brand with a share of 26.2%, down from 33.7% 2018. Google retained second place with a 20.3% share, also down from 25.9% the previous ...

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Socionext develops time sensitive network IP for FPGA and ASIC

Socionext has developed a Time-Sensitive Network (TSN) IP for FPGA and ASIC implementation. The IP, which provides true deterministic Ethernet for industrial applications, is compliant with the next-generation Ethernet TSN (communication standard IEEE 802.1 Subset) and its evaluation environment. The company has been providing leading-edge, high-speed network SoCs for more than 30 years, and the ...

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Moortec opens Bristol design office

Moortec, the Plymouth developer of on-chip monitoring and analytics IP, is opening a new design centre in Bristol. It is Moortec’s  third design office after Plymouth and Poland. “We’ve a very successful Design office in Poland and our main Head Office in Plymouth – our new additional Design office located in the heart of Bristol ...

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UltraSoc hooks up with PDF Solutions

UltraSoc is collaborating with  PDF Solutions on combined comprehensive data analytics with advanced machine learning (ML) techniques, with the goal of predicting and preventing chip failures in the field with unprecedented accuracy. The solution will combine in-life information from UltraSoC’s hardware-based behavioral monitors with PDF Solutions’ end-to-end machine learning and analytics platform to identify chips that ...

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RS Components unveils RS Pro modular LED signal towers

RS Components has launched the RS Pro range of preassembled, prewired and modular LED signal towers. The series is designed to offer OEM automation engineers and maintenance buyers a cost-effective means of visually signalling equipment faults and other machine states, the firm says. Besides preassembled signal towers, the RS Pro range, comprising nearly 120 products, ...

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NY-Based Electronics Manufacturer Achieved Growth in 2019

PHELPS, NY — Z-AXIS Inc., an electronics design and contract manufacturing services provider, announced that its revenues grew more than 50 percent in 2019.

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Coronavirus fears spur high-profile cancellations at Embedded World

STMicroelectronics and Microchip have pulled out of Embedded World 2020 amid ongoing concerns over the coronavirus. In a press release published on 12 February, ST said it “has taken the decision to withdraw from exhibiting at MWC 2020 in Barcelona and at Embedded World in Nuremberg later this month”. The announcement describes it as a ...

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Mouser inks deal with Kontron for embedded COMs with Intel processors

Mouser Electronics has announced a global distribution agreement with Kontron. Through the agreement, Mouser is offering Kontron computer-on-modules (COMs), including modules based on Intel Atom E3900 series, Pentium processor N4200, and Celeron processor N3350. The COMe-cAL6 series comprises Express type 6 modules that combine image processing and graphics capabilities with real-time computing. They’re available in ...

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€6.2m for europrocessor

SiPearl, which is designing the europrocessor, has received €6.2 million from the Horizon 2020 R&D programme. The company is now going to try and raise more money to get its processor on the market by 2022. The europrocessor is being created under the European Processor Initiative consortium of 27 members comprising: Atos, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, ...

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Schurter signs EMEA distribution deal with TTI

Schurter and TTI have signed an EMEA distribution agreement extending their  cooperation in France to include the rest of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. With the acquisition of Mateleco in France in 2008, TTI has become an important distributor of Schurter products. The Schurter portfolio fits TTI’s specialist passive, electromechanical and discrete strategy. ‘We ...

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Skyworks working on WiFi6E

Skyworks says it is working in the Wi-Fi Alliance to develop Wi-Fi 6E products that operate in the 5.925 to 7.125 GHz frequency range. As a result of increasing demand for high data applications such as streaming media/TV/audio, social media and smart home devices, there has been an initiative to open up additional frequency bands to ...

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