Viewpoint: Interview tips for graduate engineers
After three or four years of hard study, you have graduated. Well done, and now the job hunting starts, writes Ash Madni, Head of Silicon Design at CML Microcircuits (UK) and a veteran of 31 years in the Analogue Integrated Circuit industry.
This article was posted on Jul 6, 2020Contactless sensing in three dimensions
Melexis, the Belgian auto chip fabless specialist, has announced an automotive-grade (AEC-Q100) monolithic sensor that uses the Hall effect to provide contactless sensing in three dimensions.
This article was posted on Jul 6, 2020400Gbps data transmission achieved over DCI in a 75 GHz DWDM channel
NeoPhotonics has completed experimental verification of the transmission of 400Gbps data over data center interconnect (DCI) ZR distances in a 75 GHz spaced Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) channel.
This article was posted on Jul 6, 2020BioMEMS market growing at 9.2% CAGR
BioMEMS devices, defined as MEMS sensors and microfluidic devices integrated into medical devices and used for IVD and life sciences, were a $3.7 billion Market in 2019 and is expected to reach $6.3 billion in 2025 with a CAGR between 2019 and 2025 of 9.2%, Says Yole Developpement.
This article was posted on Jul 6, 2020Nordic’s nRF52805 is optimised for low-cost, two-layer PCBs
Nordic Semiconductor, the wireless comms specialist, has expanded its nRF52 series with the nRF52805 Bluetooth 5.2 SoC.
This article was posted on Jul 6, 2020Toshiba to sell off its stake in Kioxia
Toshiba intends to sell off its 40.2% holding in its former memory unit now called Kioxia, reports the Nikkei.
This article was posted on Jul 6, 2020Silicon Catalyst recruits four new startups
Silicon Catalyst, the silicon startup incubator, has admitted four more companies.
This article was posted on Jul 6, 2020Farnell marks International Women In Engineering Day 2020
To mark International Women in Engineering Day 2020, Farnell talked to women across its global operations to celebrate their achievements within the industry and discuss key topics such as gender diversity in the workplace.
This article was posted on Jul 6, 2020Maxim adds ECC memory to Cortex-M4, and cuts power
Maxim has added error-code correction (ECC) to both flash, RAM and cache in a increased-reliability microcontroller for industrial, healthcare and IoT use.
This article was posted on Jul 6, 2020Element14 electronic project video competition winner
element14.com has announced the winners of its most recent community challenge, encouraging female engineers to create an electronic project video in the style of the element14 Presents series.
This article was posted on Jul 3, 2020UK GaN transistor maker leads European power module consortium
Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) is to lead a €10.3m project to develop intelligent GaN power modules.
This article was posted on Jul 3, 2020ADI sets up University of Limerick scholarship
Analog Devices and the University of Limerick have announced two scholarship programs to honour late ADI CTO Peter Real (pictured), a Limerick alumnus – ADI has research labs in Ireland and research connections with the University.
This article was posted on Jul 3, 2020A new approach to skin chemistry sensing
Engineers at University of California Los Angeles have found a way to create a stretchable adhesive skin chemistry sensor without serpentine electrical conductors.
This article was posted on Jul 3, 2020Arrow extends InvenSense reach with global agreement
MEMS sensor company, InvenSense has signed a global distribution deal with Arrow Electronics. This extends the EMEA agreement, signed in 2019. Now, MEMS-based products from the TDK Group company will be available from the distributor in the Americas, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions.
This article was posted on Jul 3, 2020QORC delivers open source tools for QuickLogic FPGAs
QuickLogic has announced QORC (QuickLogic Open Reconfigurable Computing) initiative offering a fully open source suite of development tools for its FPGA devices and eFPGA technology.
This article was posted on Jul 3, 2020Imec boosts MRAM write speed
Imec has presented a deterministic write scheme for voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy (VCMA) magnetic random access memories (MRAMs), obviating the need for pre-reading the device before writing.
This article was posted on Jul 3, 2020GloFo hooks up with US foundry SkyWater Technologies
GLOBALFOUNDRIES has signed an MOU with US-based foundry SkyWater Technology to manufacture security-sensitive ICs.
This article was posted on Jul 3, 2020SAFE to design chips via the cloud
The Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE) Cloud Design Platform (CDP) for fabless customers is designed to provide a virtual environment to design chips which can be accessed from anywhere through the cloud.
This article was posted on Jul 3, 2020CHIPS for America
The CHIPS for America Act proposes to revive domestic chip-making, fund R&D, and secure technology supply chains.
This article was posted on Jul 3, 2020Picocom chooses UltraSoc analytics for 5G O-RAN baseband SoC
Picocom, the 5G O-RAN baseband semiconductor and software specialist, has selected UltraSoC’s hardware-based analytics and monitoring IP for use in Picocom’s upcoming baseband SoC for 5G small cells.
This article was posted on Jul 2, 20202kV 20kW tester for electric vehicles
Keysight has added a 2kV ±30A 20kW model to its RP7900 series of instruments for battery and electronics testing in hybrid and electric vehicles.
This article was posted on Jul 2, 2020