Q2 notebook units up 21.6% q-o-q; H1 units down 23.5% y-o-y
Q2 notebook shipments grew 21.6% q-o-q to 42.52 million units, although H1 units were down 23.5% y-o-y at 77.5 million units, reports IDC.
This article was posted on Oct 20, 2023Q5D to demo 5-axis additive manufacturing cell
Q5D will give the first public demonstration of its CY1000, 5-axis additive manufacturing robotic cell on stand Q162 at the Advanced Engineering Show at the NEC from November 1st to 2nd, 2023.
This article was posted on Oct 20, 2023Twisted graphene sheets take on exotic identities
A single-atom-thick sheet of graphene has remarkable properties on its own, but things can get even more interesting when you stack up multiple sheets, report researchers at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
This article was posted on Oct 20, 2023Nordic announces successor to nRF52 2.4GHz wireless MCUs
Nordic Semiconductor is aiming at Bluetooth, Thread and Matter with a secured wireless microcontroller built around a 128MHz Arm Cortex-M33 processor with 1.5Mbyte of non-volatile memory and 256kbyte of ram, which it describes as “ample for concurrent running of multiple protocols” and providing “double the processing power of the nRF52840 SoC while reducing power consumption” – the claim includes halved Rx current at 1.8V.
This article was posted on Oct 20, 2023Alder 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 20, 2023SiFive’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 20, 2023Avnet’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 20, 2023UK 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 20, 2023NXP 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 20, 2023The 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 20, 2023BEC to stock wound components from LinkCom
BEC Distribution is stocking LinkCom Transformer products.
This article was posted on Oct 17, 2023Automotive Hall sensors detect speed and direction
Aiming at industrial and automotive applications, Diodes has introduced a portfolio of Hall-effect sensors for measuring linear and angular speed and direction.
This article was posted on Oct 17, 2023Quub microsatellite company launches British subsidiary
Quub, a US-based 3D printing microsatellite company, is launching an office in the UK for its Earth Observation business.
This article was posted on Oct 17, 2023National shares of semi manufacturing to shift
The locations for semiconductor foundry manufacturing will shift over the next few years with China doing more, Taiwan less and the US increasing its share of advanced node manufacturing, says IDC’s report: The Impact of Geopolitics on Asia’s Semiconductor Supply Chain: Trends and Strategies,
This article was posted on Oct 17, 2023Imec researchers develop 200Gbps optical receiver
A team of researchers from IDLab, an imec research group at Ghent University, Belgium, has presented an optical receiver achieving a gross data rate of 200 Gbps.
This article was posted on Oct 17, 2023Raspberry Pi ready to IPO
Raspberry Pi is ready to float, says CEO Eben Upton, who is looking to IPO the company on the London Stock Exchange.
This article was posted on Oct 17, 2023Waterproof autonomous mobility cameras for Nvidia Orin
For Nvidia Jetson Orin system-on-modules, E-con Systems has created a rugged waterproof camera aimed at autonomous mobility applications such as delivery robots and agriculture vehicles.
This article was posted on Oct 17, 2023Updated: 200A 1.2kV bidirectional switch module built around novel semiconductor
Ideal Power is aiming to compete with smart IGBT modules, with a 1.2kV 160A (100°C, 240A at 25°C) power module built around its novel ‘B-Tran’ bi-direction semiconductor switch.
This article was posted on Oct 17, 2023Nano-imprint anti-reflection for perovskite solar cells
Solar cells tend to work better with an anti-reflection coating, and perovskite solar cells are no exception.
This article was posted on Oct 17, 2023Soft gripper weighs 130g, lifts 100kg
Korean engineers and scientists have developed a soft gripper that can be used to lift 100kg, while weighing only 130g.
This article was posted on Oct 17, 2023Avnet Abacus signs XP Power
Avnet Abacus and XP Power have signed a distribution deal for EMEA.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2023