Multi-sensor development box with Bluetooth, NFC and wireless charging

STMicrcoelectronics has put a host of motion and environmental sensors, along with Bluetooth, NFC and wireless charging, into a single-enclosure development box built around its STM32U5 MCU with Arm’s TrustZone security.

This article was posted on Sep 25, 2023

Arm computer-on-module has 1GHz neural processor

Variscite has added neural processing to a 33 x 68mm edge-connected Arm computer-on-module with built-in security and Wi-Fi 6.

This article was posted on Sep 25, 2023

EuMW: Rohde & Schwarz improves automotive radar tester

Rohde & Schwarz has introduced 5GHz instantaneous bandwidth front-ends for its automotive radar test set-up.

This article was posted on Sep 25, 2023

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This article was posted on Sep 25, 2023

WT buys Future for $3.8bn

Future Electronics, the Canadian distributor, has been bought by Taiwanese distributor WT Microelectronics for $3.8 billion.

This article was posted on Sep 25, 2023

Falling solar-powered e-leaf changes aerodynamics on command

Researchers at the University of Washington have created a battery-free robot that falls through the air in aero-dynamically unstable or stable ways on command.

This article was posted on Sep 25, 2023

Space Sector Skills Survey 2023 identifies skills gaps, uncompetitive salaries, recruitment difficulties

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has released its Space Sector Skills Survey 2023, a report into the space expertise to be found (and the gaps missing) across UK businesses, government and academia.

This article was posted on Sep 25, 2023

Foldables take 1.6% market share

Foldables will only take 1.6% of the smartphone market this year, says TrendForce, representing 18.3 million units and a 43% rise from last year.

This article was posted on Sep 25, 2023

2023 front-end fab equipment spending to fall 15% y-o-y

Front-end fab equipment spending is expected to decline 15% y-o-y to $84 billion from a record high of $99.5 billion in 2022 before rebounding 15% y-o-y to $97 billion in 2024, says SEMI.

This article was posted on Sep 25, 2023

TDK adds power sink option to multi-kW dc PSUs

TDK is aiming at motor testing with the introduction of a power sinking option to 1.7 and 3.4kW models of its Genesys+ 1U-high rack-mount dc power supplies – it is only available for 0-20, 0-30, 0-40, 0-60 or 0-100V output versions.

This article was posted on Sep 25, 2023

EuMW: R&S W and D-band IF vector signal generator and thermal power sensor

Rohde & Schwarz is aiming at 6G and sub-THz research with W-band front-ends for an IF vector signal generator and a D-band thermal power sensor.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2023

Automotive Hall current sensor is 1% over life and includes MCU

Melexis is claiming 1% accuracy over temperature and life for its latest galvanically-isolated Hall effect current sensor.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2023

Terran Orbital expands production, supporting seven satellite buses

Terran Orbital has expanded its satellite manufacturing by officially opening a new 60,000 square feet facility in Irvine, California.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2023

Melexis 3rd gen current sensor has 0.5% accuracy

Melexis has launched the MLX91230, the first product of its third generation of current sensors – the MLX91230.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2023

15m EVs expected to be shipped this year

Nearly 15 million electric cars (battery electric and plug-in hybrid) are expected to be shipped worldwide in 2023, says Gartner.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2023

Steer-by-wire module for bespoke and low-volume vehicles

Cambridge-based Titan has announced a steer-by-wire system

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2023

Improvement in 2023 semiconductor market

An unexpected upturn in Q2 has resulted in a better than anticipated result for the 2023 semiconductor market, said Malcolm Penn (pictured) CEO of Future Horizons, at the company’s IFS2023 forecast seminar yesterday.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2023

AI beats humans at drone racing

Drone racing has joined the list of activities where AI beats humans – in multiple races against three world-class humans in this case – following research at the University of Zurich and Intel.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2023

12V or 48V mains power supply delivers peaks of 800W

Recom has created 12V and 48V variants of its 24V 450W RACM600-L ac-dc mains power supply.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2023

Nasa awards Earth Observation contracts for NOAA microwave sounder study

NASA has awarded contracts, with a total value greater than $19m, for NOAA’s (U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) NEON microwave sounder study.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2023

Satellite builder MDA buys UK-based SatixFy Space Systems

SatixFy Space Systems (SSS), the UK-based digital payload division of SatixFy Communications, has been sold by its parent company to MDA, a manufacturer of satellites and robotics, in a transaction valued at $40m.

This article was posted on Sep 19, 2023