u-blox buys Rigado‘s Bluetooth modules unit
Rigado provides Edge-as-a-Service gateways for Commercial IoT, and began offering certified wireless modules in 2015.
This article was posted on Aug 1, 2019
Three more chicks for incubator
Silicon Catalyst, the Silicon Valley incubator for startups, has taken in three early-stage companies – two at seed-stage and Silicon Catalyst’s first post-Series A company:
This article was posted on Aug 1, 2019
5G roll-out faster than 4G, says Molkenkopf
5G network rollouts are progressing at a much faster rate when compared to the 4G roll-out, says Steve Molkenkopf.
This article was posted on Aug 1, 2019
Infineon entering a new dimension
Infineon had calendar Q2 revenues of €2,015 million up 2% from calendar Q1’s €1,983 million.
This article was posted on Aug 1, 2019
EMI-filter inductors matched to DC/DC converters simplify EMC compliance
Dengrove Electronic Components says it can solve power supply designers’ EMC-compliance challenges with Recom’s RLS series of surface-mount line inductors.
This article was posted on Aug 1, 2019
Huawei makes 70% cut in US R&D staff
Huawei is cutting 600 jobs – 70% of its total workforce – at Futurewei its US R&D arm.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2019
Raspberry Pi air quality monitor
A Raspberry Pi air quality monitor was described in Hackspace magazine issue 21.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2019
24GHz radar transceiver CMOS ICs shipping
UnitedDS Semiconductor (UDS), UMC’s design affiliate, and Taiwan design house TeraSillC are shipping 24GHz radar transceiver ICs reports made on UMC’s low-power CMOS process, reports DigitTimes.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2019
UK could be cashless by 2030
Between January and May there were 8.7% fewer cash withdrawals in London than in the same period last year; in the South East the decline was 7.9%; in the South West the drop was 7.7%, and in the North-East the decline was 3.7%, says LINK the UK’s biggest ATM network.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2019
3-phase mains plus neutral filter for industrial machines
Schurter is aiming at industrial machines with a family of three-phase-plus-neutral EMC filters.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2019
Pb-free perovskite for solar is stable in air
US researchers have used a supercomputer to discover a candidate for Pb-free perovskite solar cells – most solar perovskites contain Pb-halides, and are unstable in moist air.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2019
A safe way to bring down rogue drones
Forget nets, attack drones, or lasers – Korean researchers have found a way to coax rogue drones out of the sky – at least, most of those flying on GPS autopilot.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2019
June SEMI billings down 2.5% on May and down 19% y-o-y
June billings for semiconductor manufacturing equipment were 2.5% lower than May at $2.01 billion, reports SEMI.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2019
Rambus buys Northwest Logic
Rambus has bought PCIe and MIPI controller specialist Northwest Logic.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2019
TSMC to hire 3000 more engineers and operators.
TSMC is to hire more than 3,000 new employees in Hsinchu, Taichung, and Tainan.
This article was posted on Jul 30, 2019
Record revenues at Xilinx
Xilinx had $850 million revenues for calendar Q2 up 3% from calendar Q1 and up 24% y-o-y for a net profit of $241 million (GAAP) or $249 million (non-GAAP).
This article was posted on Jul 29, 2019
IC market to track GDP more closely
IC Insights believes that the increasing number of mergers and acquisitions, leading to fewer major IC manufacturers and suppliers, is one of major changes in the supply base that illustrate the maturing of the industry and helping foster a closer correlation between worldwide GDP growth and IC market growth.
This article was posted on Jul 29, 2019
Intel has $16.5bn Q2; sells modem unit to Apple
Intel had Q2 revenue of $16.5 billion, down 3% YoY. Operating profit was $4.6 billion and net profit was $4.1 billion.
This article was posted on Jul 29, 2019
LED for torches and worklamps
Osram is aiming at torches and work lamps with a long-life 160 lm LED.
This article was posted on Jul 25, 2019
RS Components introduces Makerbot Method 3D Printer
RS Components today announced it is shipping the Makerbot Method 3D, which has been designed to bridge the gap between industrial and desktop 3D printing.
This article was posted on Jul 25, 2019
Nicomatic to debut miniature and rectangular connectors at DSEI
Nicomatic will give a UK debut to developments in its ranges of miniature and rectangular connectors at the Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition in September.
This article was posted on Jul 25, 2019