China push into crypto

China’s government is pushing hard for the country to take a lead in cryptography with government demands for an accelerated adoption of blockchain and crypto-currencies.

This article was posted on Oct 28, 2019

Huawei tops world patent application league table

Huawei topped the patent application table last year according to WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

This article was posted on Oct 28, 2019

Mistubishi Electric cobots announced for Q1 2020 launch

During a press event at its Hatfield branch on 15 October, Mitsubishi Electric unveiled the Melfa Assista series of collaborative robots, or “cobots”.

This article was posted on Oct 17, 2019

CareerTech challenge invests in adults at risk of job displacement

Nesta and the Department for Education have launched the £5.75 million CareerTech challenge.

This article was posted on Oct 17, 2019

Nordic Thingy:91 IoT prototyping kit available at Rutronik UK

Nordic Semiconductor’s multi-sensor IoT prototyping kit Nordic Thingy:91 is now available at Rutronik UK.

This article was posted on Oct 17, 2019

Nordic Thingy:91 IoT prototyping kit available at Rutronik UK

Nordic Semiconductor’s multi-sensor IoT prototyping kit Nordic Thingy:91 is now available at Rutronik UK.

This article was posted on Oct 17, 2019

UKESF and Dialog launch award for female STEM students

The UKESF and its partners have promoted gender parity in engineering this year with scholarship awards for female undergrads in STEM.

This article was posted on Oct 17, 2019

Toray plans 2020 volume production of elastic film for displays

Toray Industries has developed an elastic film that recovers its original shape and size after folding and rolling.

This article was posted on Oct 17, 2019

60GHz gesture recognition chip

Infineon has developed a 60 GHz radar chip for gesture recognition. It is used in Google’s Pixel 4 phone.

This article was posted on Oct 17, 2019

Panasonic, IBM to co-develop semi process

IBM and Panasonic are to co-develop and market a new high-value-added system to optimize the overall equipment effectiveness of customers’ semiconductor manufacturing processes.

This article was posted on Oct 17, 2019

28nm represents 49% of installed capacity

Trends at the leading edge have been changing and the industry is departing from historical “norms.” The gray area of what constitutes a generation and how to measure the minimum process geometry gets more difficult every year.

This article was posted on Oct 17, 2019

First sensing product from Cambridge spin-out Sorex

University of Cambridge spin-out Sorex Sensors has launched the first product based on its film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) technology.

This article was posted on Oct 16, 2019

TFT LCD displays meet rail environments

300 Litemax TFT LCDs have been supplied by Display Technology in a major transportation contract for a rail CCTV system.

This article was posted on Oct 16, 2019

First sensing product from Cambridge spin-out Sorex

University of Cambridge spin-out Sorex Sensors has launched the first product based on its film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) technology.

This article was posted on Oct 16, 2019

TFT LCD displays meet rail environments

300 Litemax TFT LCDs have been supplied by Display Technology in a major transportation contract for a rail CCTV system.

This article was posted on Oct 16, 2019

Small battery data loggers measure for up to two years

Gemini Data Loggers of Chichester has announced fist-sized data loggers that run for up to two years on a battery.

This article was posted on Oct 16, 2019

Rohm sponsors student electric racing car team

Rohm is to sponsor German student electric racing car enthusiasts Team Starcraft, of the Technical University Ilmenau.

This article was posted on Oct 16, 2019

pocket-sized 20kW quad servo driver aims at robotics

Quartet is a four-axis motion controller for a total of 20kW of servos from Israeli firm Elmo Motion Control.

This article was posted on Oct 16, 2019

pocket-sized 20kW quad servo driver aims at robotics

Quartet is a four-axis motion controller for a total of 20kW of servos from Israeli firm Elmo Motion Control.

This article was posted on Oct 16, 2019

64 channel 200V switch for ultrasound imaging

STMicroelectronics has created a 64-channel 200V analogue switch IC for ultrasound systems, probes, piezoelectric drivers, automated test equipment, industrial automation, and process-control systems.

This article was posted on Oct 16, 2019

64 channel 200V switch for ultrasound imaging

STMicroelectronics has created a 64-channel 200V analogue switch IC for ultrasound systems, probes, piezoelectric drivers, automated test equipment, industrial automation, and process-control systems.

This article was posted on Oct 16, 2019