Farnell signs Sorensen
Farnell has added Sorensen, the DC programmable power supply brand from Ametek, to its range of power supplies.
This article was posted on Jun 12, 2020Testing kit for 1200V CoolSIC MOSFET
Infineon has brought out an evaluation kit for double pulse testing of the switching behaviour of powerdrive options for the 1200V CoolSiC MOSFET in TO247 3-pin and 4-pin packages.
This article was posted on Jun 12, 2020Sponsored Content: Cloud Services Provide a Path to Embedded Security
Cliff Ortmeyer, Global Head of Technical Marketing at Farnell, considers the use of cloud Services as a way to provide long-term security and protect the network.
This article was posted on Jun 12, 2020Viewpoint: How open APIs give 5G the support it needs
We are surrounded by IoT solutions, from phones to smart meters to smart vehicles that are connected to the internet and constantly share data, writes Zoltan Varnai of Nokia.
This article was posted on Jun 11, 2020Sponsored Content: LMD’s V-Sensor for smartphones measures vital signs with medical accuracy
Leman Micro Devices’s e-Checkup and V-Sensor for integration into smartphones, mobile devices and wearables can measure five vital signs – blood pressure, respiration rate, non-contact body temperature, blood oxygen level (SpO2) and pulse rate – all with medical accuracy, within seconds. With no need for any other external devices, e-Checkup is a game-changer in personal healthcare.
This article was posted on Jun 11, 2020The Revolution in On-Chip Monitoring
On-chip monitoring is not only revolutionising chip design but influencing end product design.
This article was posted on Jun 11, 2020Dev kit for edge AI inferencing in PolarFire FPGAs
Microchip aims to help developers use its PolarFire FPGAs for creating overlay-based neural network applications for edge use, without learning an FPGA tool flow, with a product called VectorBlox Accelerator software development kit (SDK).
This article was posted on Jun 11, 2020Siglent signal generator reaches 6GHz
Siglent SSG5000X-V is a 6GHz signal generator with vector capability “which now gives the company RF generators that address the complete sub-6GHz communication frequency range. This includes the latest NR-5G Band [FR1], which is located between 3.4 and 3.7GHz”, according to Siglent.
This article was posted on Jun 11, 2020Notebook Top 5 see 12% April growth
The top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments in April grow 12% m-o-m to reach a new record, according to Digitimes Research.
This article was posted on Jun 11, 2020Huawei responds
Huawei made its first official response to the US action banning it from buying ICs made using US technology at its analyst day yesterday.
This article was posted on Jun 11, 2020Uber reduces workforce by a quarter
Uber is to sack another 3,000 workers on top of the 3,700 it fired earlier this month and close 40 offices which will mean it has reduced its workforce by a quarter in the last few weeks and made savings of $1 billion.
This article was posted on Jun 11, 2020Design and demand partnership fills the void in ventilators
Distributor, Digi-Key and a team at the University of Minnesota have collaborated to ensure the open source Conventor ventilator is delivered to hospitals.
This article was posted on Jun 11, 2020Re-driver for DisplayPort via USB Type-C is automotive-compliant
Diodes has announced what is says is industry’s first AEC-Q100 grade 3 qualified 10Gbit/s USB-C DisplayPort Alternate (DP-Alt) mode linear re-driver IC.
This article was posted on Jun 11, 2020France passes content removal law against social media companies
The fine for failure is $1.36 million.
This article was posted on Jun 10, 2020TSMC to build fab in USA
TSMC is to build a $12 billion 5nm 20k wpm fab in Arizona.
This article was posted on Jun 10, 2020US blocks chip sales to Huawei
The US Department of Commerce has ruled that companies must get a licence to sell to Huawei any ICs which “are the direct product of certain US software and technology.”
This article was posted on Jun 10, 2020China prepares to ‘tangle with the world’
China’s state-controlled newspaper Global Times has responded with a diatribe to the US move to block chip sales to Huawei.
This article was posted on Jun 10, 2020Intelsat files for Chapter 11 ahead of 5G spectrum changes
Intelsat, the communications satellite services provider, has filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The move is to enable financial restructuring, ahead of C-band spectrum changes for 5G services.
This article was posted on Jun 10, 2020NXP adds Bluetooth to MCUs
NXP has added to its KW3x family of microcontrollers (MCUs).
This article was posted on Jun 10, 2020Only 1% of Huawei Mate 30 component sourced from US
Huawei’s flagship phone, the 5G-capable Mate 30, contains only 1% by value of US-sourced components, according to p Tokyo tear-down specialist Fomalhaut Techno Solutions.
This article was posted on Jun 10, 2020Dialog SDK adds Wireless Ranging to BLE
Dialog has come up with a Wireless Ranging (WiRa) SDK that adds distance measurement capabilities to its DA1469x family of BLE SoCs.
This article was posted on Jun 10, 2020