Sponsored Content: Introduction to the fundamental technologies of power density

The importance and value of power density in modern power-delivery solutions cannot be overstated, writes Texas instruments.

This article was posted on Oct 20, 2020

Nexperia launches LED drivers in compact package

Nexperia has brought out a range of LED drivers in the DFN2020D-6 (SOT1118D) package.

This article was posted on Oct 20, 2020

Arm committed to hire 490 UK staff by September next year

Arm is legally obliged to hire 490 UK-based staff in the next 12 months to meet the commitment undertaken by its owner Softbank when it bought the company in July 2016.

This article was posted on Oct 20, 2020

The HMI of Things

ST is pioneering the HMI of things with the STM32 X-NUCLEO- GFX01M1 SPI shield which introduces additional features including support for low-cost non-memory-mapped SPI Flash ICs.

This article was posted on Oct 20, 2020

GPS/GNSS receiver offers centimetre-level accuracy

Septentrio has expanded its GPS/GNSS OEM portfolio with its AsteRx-m3 product family.

This article was posted on Oct 20, 2020

Marvell claims industry’s first auto Gbit Ethernet PHY

Marvell claims to have introduced the industry’s first automotive gigabit Ethernet PHY solution with integrated media access control security (MACsec) technology for secure point to point communication.

This article was posted on Oct 19, 2020

Melexis 35W coil fan and pump driver IC

Melexis, the Belgian fabless mixed signal specialist, has introduced a single coil fan and pump driver IC with a peak driving capability of 2.2A.

This article was posted on Oct 19, 2020

Rocket Van – US military considers SpaceX for space transportation and deliveries

The US military logistics operation (US Transportation Command, USTRANSCOM) has announced it is looking to space transportation to support critical deliveries.

This article was posted on Oct 19, 2020

NXP sampling 2×2 WiFi 6 chips

NXP is sampling its family of 2×2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Dual Band + Bluetooth/BLE chips for advanced gaming, audio, industrial and IoT markets.

This article was posted on Oct 19, 2020

Qualcomm to make phone

According to Digitimes, Qualcomm is to make a phone.

This article was posted on Oct 19, 2020

September sales record for TSMC

October is expected to be another record quarter and TSMC is expected to have a 20% rise in full year revenues for 2020.

This article was posted on Oct 19, 2020

AMD in talks to buy Xilinx

AMD is in advanced talks to buy Xilinx in a deal which could be worth over $30 billion.

This article was posted on Oct 19, 2020

AI and robotics starter kit from Nvidia

Targeting students, teachers and robotics hobbyists, the Jetson Nano 2GByte developer kit expands the company’s Jetson AI at the Edge platform.

This article was posted on Oct 19, 2020

Belgium spurns Huawei for 5G

Belgian mobile network operators Orange and Proximus have picked Nokia to build 5G networks in Belgium as they drop Huawei.

This article was posted on Oct 19, 2020

Updated: More on: Maxim’s AI chip for battery-powered products also adds Risc-V

Earlier today, Maxim announced an AI processing chip for battery-powered devices needing convolutional neural networks (CNNs).

This article was posted on Oct 19, 2020

Global shutter CMOS image sensor for machine vision

ON Semiconductor has introduced a 2.3Mpixel 120frame/s global shutter image sensor for machine vision and mixed-reality displays.

This article was posted on Oct 14, 2020

Big bug boost for mobile content revenue

The coronavirus will boost mobile content revenue by 28% in 2020 according to Strategy Analytics latest report “Global Mobile Media Forecast: 2015-2025.”

This article was posted on Oct 14, 2020

Module integrates Bluetooth Mesh, Zigbee and Thread protocols

Insight SIP is launching a module with Bluetooth Mesh, Zigbee and Thread protocols to enable multimode networks in Smart Lighting/Smart Building applications.

This article was posted on Oct 14, 2020

Viavi enhances MAP-300 optical test platform

Viavi Solutions has introduced new test and measurement offerings for optical lab, production and manufacturing environments, enhancing the industry’s most complete line of photonic test modules.

This article was posted on Oct 14, 2020

Neural net accelerated MCU

Maxim has brought out a neural network accelerated MCU which claims to move AI to the edge without performance compromises in battery-powered IoT devices.

This article was posted on Oct 14, 2020

LaSAR Alliance formed

The LaSAR Alliance (Laser Scanning for Augmented Reality) has been formed to develop and accelerate Augmented Reality (AR) smart-glass products.

This article was posted on Oct 14, 2020