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, 2020Qualcomm to make phone
According to Digitimes, Qualcomm is to make a phone.
This article was posted on Oct 19, 2020September 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, 2020AMD 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, 2020AI 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, 2020Belgium 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, 2020Updated: 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, 2020Global 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, 2020Big 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, 2020Module 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, 2020Viavi 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, 2020Neural 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, 2020LaSAR 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, 2020How CRISPR-Cas gene editing works
This year’s Nobel Prize for Chemistry was won by Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for their development of CRISPR-Cas9 – a method for genome editing.
This article was posted on Oct 14, 2020element14’s Halloween project
Halloween is expected to be very different this year. The prospect of walking from door-to-door has become for many a daunting, if not, dangerous affair.
This article was posted on Oct 14, 2020Raspberry Pi STEM design competition for young people in the UK
PA Consulting has launched its ninth UK Raspberry Pi competition for young people in various age groups, in parallel with its third competition in the Netherlands.
This article was posted on Oct 14, 20203D camera is IP65 to give robots robust eyes
IDS has extended its 3D camera series with compact and robust devices designed specifically for robotics and automated series production.
This article was posted on Oct 14, 2020Buck boost converters deliver up to 12.5A or 300W
TDK has added 12.5A max 300W max rated models to its i7C series of non-isolated dc-dc back bost converters that can produce outputs higher or lower than the input voltage.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2020Peltier coolers are all under 10 x 10mm
CUI has announced some small Peltier modules for extracting heat from tight spots.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2020Switches for wet places
The problem with switches in wet rooms, spa and pool facilities, requires not only the right choice of switch technology, but can often require unusually long cables to which Schurter’s answer is piezoelectric switch PSE.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2020PSoC secure MCUs for IoT
Infineon is shipping Cypress PSoC 64 Secure MCUs with Trusted Firmware-M embedded security, the Arm Mbed IoT OS, and the Arm Pelion IoT platform to securely design, manage, and update IoT products without the need for custom security firmware.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2020