THz radar detects distant rotation

Beams of electromagnetic radiation can be used to detect the rotation of distant objects if they have orbital angular momentum – known as ‘vortex waves’.

This article was posted on Oct 30, 2023

Novocomms restructures for growth, AIoT and jobs in Birmingham

Novocomms, the UK antenna design and manufacturing specialist, has announced it is restructuring as part of growth plans for the next five years, including the establishment of three manufacturing divisions.

This article was posted on Oct 30, 2023

Kioxia-WD merger talks resume

Another attempt is underway to resolve the future ownership of Kioxia.

This article was posted on Oct 24, 2023

Korean NAND exports rise

In September, Korea’s NAND exports rose for the first time in a year..

This article was posted on Oct 24, 2023

Melexis adds 3D magnetic position sensor for space constrained applications

Melexis has added a 3D magnetic position sensor which blends high accuracy for long strokes (up to 30mm), stray field immunity (SFI) and ISO26262 (supports up to ASIL D system integration).

This article was posted on Oct 24, 2023

15A power and 300mA signals through tiny FPC connector

Hirose has designed a miniature hybrid flexible printed circuit (FPC) to board connector family called BK22 that can handle signals and power totalling 100W – for USB fast-charging, for example.

This article was posted on Oct 24, 2023

Embedded secured data base for STM32 MCUs

Ittia has ported its DB IoT database for microcontrollers to a sub-set of the STM32 MCU family, via the STM32CubeIDE integrated development environment.

This article was posted on Oct 24, 2023

600V opto-isolated mosfet is under 5mm long

After announcing 60V opto-mosfet relays last week, this week Panasonic has revealed a 600V type in a 2.65 x 4.45 x1.8mm package.

This article was posted on Oct 24, 2023

1.2kW ac-dc PSU for military and tough environments

Powerbox has announced a ruggedised 1,200W ac-dc power supply for ground-based defense applications and harsh industrial environments.

This article was posted on Oct 24, 2023

Webinar addresses re-designs caused by semiconductor obsolescence

Rochester Electronics is presenting a webinar on avoiding re-designs caused by premature semiconductor obsolescence.

This article was posted on Oct 24, 2023

Prophesee shipping neuromorphic event-based edge vision sensor

Peophesee, the French neuromorphic vision sensor specialist, has availability of an event-based vision sensor developed for integration into Edge AI vision devices.

This article was posted on Oct 24, 2023

DRAM to rise in Q4

DRAM prices will rise 3-8% in Q4, says TrendForce, with DDR4 expected to show a 0–5% increase, DDR5 a 3–8% increase and PC DRAM expected to increase 3-8%.

This article was posted on Oct 24, 2023

Alder Lake N processors in striped-down mini industrial PC

Aaeon is aiming at industrial automation and digital signage with tiny stripped-down PCs built around Intel’s ‘Processor N-series’ (Alder Lake N) CPUs.

This article was posted on Oct 23, 2023

SiFive’s high-performance RISC-Vs for AI and machine learning

SiFive has announced a pair of high-end RISC-V cores for AI and machine learning in consumer, automotive and infrastructure markets.

This article was posted on Oct 23, 2023

Avnet’s 30mm x 30mm compute module

Avnet Embedded has come up with the compact MSC OSM-SF-IMX93 OSM computing modules compliant with the new OSM* 1.1 standard (Size-S) “Small” with dimensions of 30 x 30mm.

This article was posted on Oct 23, 2023

UK gov commissions chemical detection sensors for Armed Forces

A government contract, worth £88 million, has been placed with UK company Smiths Detection to develop chemical sensing equipment to protect UK Armed Forces.

This article was posted on Oct 23, 2023

NXP reference platform for two-wheelers

NXP has announced a combined digital instrument cluster and connectivity reference platform designed for mass-market two-wheelers, including motorcycles, electric scooters, commuter bikes, and more.

This article was posted on Oct 23, 2023

The potential of CXL

CXL solutions could transform today’s server memory challenges into a $15 billion opportunity by 2028, says Yole Developpement.

This article was posted on Oct 23, 2023

Curing hydrogen creation in aqueous Zn-Fe batteries

For grid-scale energy storage, the search is on for durable batteries made from low-cost materials.

This article was posted on Oct 23, 2023

International anti-counterfeit bodies call for papers for 2024 Symposium

The International Counterfeit Electronics & Materials Symposium and Workshop, on 4-5 March 2024 in Coventry, will be jointly hosted by the Anti-Counterfeiting Forum, CALCE and SMTA.

This article was posted on Oct 23, 2023

Imec reports on quantum computing progress

Imec has reported on the progress towards quantum computing. The long-term vision for quantum computing, says Imec, is the ability to leverage millions of noise-free qubits to address selected problems that are hard to solve with classical computers.

This article was posted on Oct 23, 2023