Project looks to advance DNA-based archival data storage
With the demand for archival data storage skyrocketing, a new research initiative is looking to take advantage of an efficient and robust information storage medium that has proven itself through the
Artificial intelligence platform for vision industry
Pleora Technologies has introduced the vision industry’s first artificial intelligence (AI) platform that simplifies the deployment of advanced machine learning capabilities to improve the reliability
Imagination Technologies expands with new Romanian office
Imagination Technologies has opened a new design centre in Timisoara, Romania.
Arrival secures £85m from Kia and Hyundai
Arrival, the UK electric van manufacturer, has secured an £85m investment from South Korean car firms Hyundai and Kia – a cash injection which values the business at £3bn.
Mouser signs global supply chain agreement with GigaDevice
Mouser Electronics has now become an authorised distributor for GigaDevice.
Microchip joins Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)
Microchip Technology has joined the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), a nonprofit coalition of companies dedicated to the improvement of social, environmental and ethnical conditions in their globa
SiCrystal and STMicroelectronics announce multi-year SiC wafer supply agreement
ROHM and STMicroelectronics have signed a multi-year silicon carbide (SiC) wafers supply agreement with SiCrystal.
Plextek joins Arm Pelion and Mbed Partnership to support IoT innovation
Plextek, the design consultancy, has joined the Arm Pelion and Mbed Partner Ecosystem, a group of embedded and cloud companies, component manufacturers, system integrators and OEMs driving innovation
Research finds manufacturers calling for open additive ecosystems
Essentium, an innovator in industrial Additive Manufacturing (AM), has unveiled the second in a series of findings from independent global research on the current and future use of industrial 3D print
Littelfuse unveils Gate Drive evaluation platform
Littelfuse, a manufacturer of technologies in circuit protection, power control and sensing, has announced the Gate Drive Evaluation Platform (GDEV).
Industry's first space-qualified ethernet transceiver and embedded microcontroller
Microchip has unveiled what it claims is the industry’s first space-qualified Ethernet transceiver – a radiation-tolerant device based on a Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) solution suitable for applic
Wind River acquires Star Lab
2020-01-15 08:00:17Wind River acquires Star Lab
Wind River has announced the acquisition of Star Lab, a leader in cybersecurity for embedded systems.
Cadence expands collaboration with Broadcom for 5nm and 7nm designs
Cadence Design Systems is expanding its collaboration with Broadcom for the creation of semiconductor solutions targeting next-generation networking, broadband, enterprise storage, wireless and indust
Non-mechanical LiDAR sensors developed
With applications in autonomous vehicles, robots and drones, as well as security researchers are continuing to strive to develop a 3D sensor that is both compact and easy to use.
CISSOID delivers robust gate drivers
CISSOID, a supplier of high temperature semiconductors, has developed robust Gate Drivers for XM3 SiC MOSFET power modules from Wolfspeed.
Healthcare sector to be fastest growing market for smart building technologies
Global demand for connected equipment in the healthcare sector is forecast to increase at a rate almost 2 percentage points higher than the market average for the overall smart building market, accord
AMD EPYC processors used in new supercomputer to predict severe weather events
AMD’s EPYC processors have been selected by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
TIM sets European 5G record
2020-01-14 18:00:20TIM sets European 5G record
Italian telecommunications operator, TIM has successfully completed the first connection in Europe able to permanently overcome the 2Gbps speed on a 5G live commercial network with 26 Gigahertz (GHz)
Imec demonstrates scalable III-V and III-N devices on Si
imec has presented the first functional GaAs-based heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) devices on 300mm Si, and CMOS-compatible GaN-based devices on 200mm Si for mm-wave applications.
Doogee releases new modular phone
DOOGEE, a smartphone company founded in Spain in 2013, continues its ‘modular smartphone’ approach with the launch of a new device.
Kenworth and Dana develop electric powertrains for trucks
Kenworth and Dana have announced their collaboration on electric powertrain development for medium duty Kenworth battery electric vehicles.
Use of smart waste sensors set to soar by 2023
New research from Berg Insight, the M2M/IoT market research company, suggests that the number of installed smart waste management sensors will soar from 379,000 worldwide in 2018 to 1.5 million in 202
MolecuLED colour conversion technology to revolutionise large screen market
StoreDot, a specialist in ultra-fast charging (UFC) technology for electric vehicles, has set up a new company to drive development of its MolecuLED wavelength conversion technology.
Anglia expands relationship with Hirose and removes MOQ
Anglia has significantly expanded its inventory profile on Hirose interconnect products and is now offering all parts with no minimum order quantity (MOQ) to further support designers and SME manufact
New wearable sensor development platform
3D motion tracking technology company, Xsens, has unveiled a new wearable sensor development platform.
Synopsys acquires Tinfoil Security
Synopsys has completed the acquisition of Tinfoil Security, a provider of dynamic application security testing (DAST) and Application Program Interface (API) security testing solutions.
Evonetix looks to scale up chip based technology production
The Cambridge company, Evonetix, has announced that it is collaborating with imec to scale-up chip-based technology production of its third generation DNA synthesis platform.
Radar-based navigation and perception system to be launched in 2020
Oxbotica, a specialist in vehicle autonomy, and Navtech, a radar solutions company, have announced their joint product development of a radar-based navigation and perception system to be launched in 2
CES 2020 - Siemens and Arm announce new partnership
Siemens Digital Industries Software is partnering with Arm to bring leading edge IP, methodologies, processes and tools together to help automakers, integrators and suppliers deliver next-generation p
Element acquires PCTEST
2020-01-12 04:00:18Element acquires PCTEST
Element Materials Technology (Element) has acquired the connected technologies business, PCTEST Engineering Laboratory (PCTEST), significantly strengthening its position in testing and certification s
CES 2020 - Vayyar announces 60GHz in-car automotive grade Radar-On-Chip
Vayyar Imaging, a leader in 4D radar imaging technology, has announced the world’s first 60GHz automotive-grade MIMO radar-on-chip (ROC).
Green Hills Software and RTI collaborate on automotive-grade connectivity
Green Hills Software and Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connectivity company, are collaborating in the automotive industry with a demonstration of safe and secur
CML brings advanced voice codec capability to Raspberry Pi
CML Microcircuits has unveiled the EV6550DHAT, a Raspberry Pi Hardware Attached on Top (HAT) compatible evaluation and development board making the CMX655D ultra-low power voice codec available to hob
Digi-Key signs distribution partnership with Anderson Power Products
Digi-Key has announced the signing of a global distribution partnership with Anderson Power Products (APP).
Artificial 'skin' sensor could be the future of wearable electronics
University of Toronto Engineering researchers have developed a super-stretchy, transparent and self-powering sensor that records the complex sensations of human skin.
what3words and Speechmatics launch Voice API
what3words and Speechmatics have launched a new end-to-end speech recognition and post-processing API for developing new location services.
CES 2020 – ams demo kit hints at future of personal audio
ams has been demonstrating the future of personal audio, with a new ready-to-use Earbud Innovation Demo Kit, at CES in Las Vegas.
New secure Bluetooth 5.2 SoCs
Silicon Labs has announced new Bluetooth system-on-chip (SoC) solutions that combine security features, wireless performance, energy efficiency, and software tools and stacks.
Renesas simplifies power design for automotive camera systems
Renesas Electronics Corporation has announced a new highly integrated power management IC (PMIC) for automotive applications.
Wingtech takes controlling stake in Nexperia
Nexperia, a specialist in discrete and MOSFET components and analogue and logic ICs, has announced that Wingtech Technology – a Chinese computer and telecom equipment manufacturer – has obtained a con
Imagination and Apple sign new agreement
Imagination Technologies has announced that it has signed a new multi-year licensing with Apple, giving the US company continued access to Imagination’s IP.
Bosch to offer lower-cost sensors for self-driving cars
Bosch has announced that it has developed a sensor that lets cars “see” a three-dimensional view of the road, aiming to lower the cost of technology that could help to speed up the development of self
UK government outlines measures to make Britain's power network more resilient
The Energy Emergencies Executive Committee (E3C) has published a report reviewing a power cut last August that affected over 1 million customers across England and Wales and some parts of Scotland.
Installed base of smart street lights to surpass 30mn worldwide
New research from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, says that the installed base of smart street lights will reach 31.2 million in 2023.
u-blox industrial cellular module certified by SK Telecom
u-blox has announced its SARA-R410M-73B module has been certified in South Korea for use on SK Telecom’s LTE-M cellular network.
Surface-emitting semiconductor green laser
Researchers have reported what they say is the first achievement of an all-epitaxial, distributed Bragg reflector (DBR)–free electrically injected surface-emitting green laser.
NXP unveils S32G automotive network processors
NXP has announced its new S32G vehicle network processors which it claims will mark a significant turning point in the way vehicle architectures are designed and implemented.
Integrated Device Technology starts operating as Renesas Electronics America
Renesas has announced that following the successful integration of Integrated Device Technology (IDT) in the U.S.it has begun operating in the market under the name of Renesas Electronics America as o
CES 2020 - Wind River delivers automotive software for NXP vehicle network processor
Wind River has announced software support for the latest NXP S32G processors which combine hardware security; ASIL D safety; high-performance processing; and network acceleration for service-oriented
CES 2020 - “World’s smallest” 3D image sensor
Infineon Technologies has unveiled what it says is the world’s smallest and most powerful 3D image sensor at CES in Las Vegas.
CES 2020 - CEVA's SenslinQ Platform to streamline development of contextually aware IoT devices
CEVA, a licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies, has unveiled SenslinQ, its first integrated hardware IP and software platform that aggregates sensor fusion, sound and connect
Nexeon says SUNRISE Project performing better than expected
Nexeon – the Oxfordshire company developing silicon materials for next generation Li-ion batteries – is sampling silicon-enhanced batteries to potential customers for evaluation.
CES 2020 - NXP debuts i.MX applications processor with neural processing unit
NXP Semiconductors has expanded its EdgeVerse portfolio with the i.MX 8M Plus application processor.
Diodes receives funding package from Scottish Enterprise
Semiconductor manufacturer Diodes Incorporated has received a £13.7m funding package from Scottish Enterprise towards a £47m project enabling its future growth in Greenock.
CES 2020 - Qualcomm accelerates autonomous driving with new platform
Qualcomm Technologies has unveiled its newest addition to the company’s portfolio of automotive products with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon Ride Platform.
CES 2020 - Harman unveils EV Plus+ Solutions bundle designed for EV segment
Harman International, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, has announced its EV Plus+ Solutions, a new audio and communications solutions bundle that's been designed specifically for the fast grow
All-optical technique creates frequency doubling in amorphous dielectric material
Researchers, at the Georgia Institute of Technology, have demonstrated a new all-optical technique for creating robust second-order nonlinear effects in materials that don't normally support them.
CES 2020 - Bluetooth SIG unveils LE Audio
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced the upcoming release of LE Audio, the next generation of Bluetooth audio.
SiFive and CEVA to bring ML processors to mainstream markets
SiFive, the provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP and silicon solutions and CEVA, a licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies, have announced a partnership to enable the de
CES 2020 – Intel showcases new mobile computing products
Intel has unveiled new products, partnerships and platform-level innovations to support mobile computing at CES 2020.
CES 2020 - Delivering better cockpit design
Boréas Technologies, a developer of ultra-low-power haptic technologies, is demonstrating the BOS1211, a low-power high-voltage piezoelectric driver integrated circuit (IC) to enable high-definition (
CES 2020 - Jacinto 7 processors to support automative ADAS and gateway applications
Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced the Jacinto 7 processor platform bringing enhanced deep learning capabilities and advanced networking to address challenges associated with advanced driver assist
CES 2020 - Dirac and NXP announce collaboration
Swedish sound specialist Dirac and NXP Semiconductors are to collaborate combining a powerful audio chipsets with a digital audio platform.
AImotive accelerates automated driving with first ISO 26262 certified simulator
The leading provider of automated driving technologies, AImotive, has announced that its aiSim simulator for automated driving development has achieved ISO 26262 tool certification.
Intel acquires AI chipmaker Habana Labs
Intel has acquired Habana Labs, an Israel-based developer of programmable deep learning accelerators for the data centre in a deal that values the company at $2 billion.
Multi-sensor IoT solution for workplace safety
Arrow Electronics has collaborated with ON Semiconductor and manufacturer Geniatech to develop MuSeOn 1.1, an industrial, proof-of-concept workplace safety solution.
aiWare3P delivers NN acceleration for L2-L3 automotive AI
AImotive, a supplier of scalable modular automated driving technologies, has begun shipment of the latest release of its aiWare3 NN (Neural Network) hardware inference engine IP to its lead customers.
Silicon Labs and Z-Wave Alliance expand smart home ecosystem
Silicon Labs and the Z-Wave Alliance have announced plans to open the Z-Wave Specification as a ratified, multi-source wireless standard available to all silicon and stack vendors for development.
New flexible tags that communicate with standard touch screens
A flexible capacitive identification tag that communicates with standard touch screens (C-touch) has been developed by Imec, TNO, and Cartamundi.
WEEE Fund looks to increase recycling of unwanted electricals
Two new research projects have been allocated funding from the WEEE Fund’s Technical Research programme. WEEE stands for ‘Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment’.
Open standard for smart home connectivity to be developed
Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance have formed a working group to develop an open standard for smart home device connectivity.
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PCB Live exhibitor unveils new DIN rail adapters
PCB Live exhibitor OKW has recently launched two new adapters that enable any small plastic enclosure to be mounted direct onto a DIN rail – saving space and significantly speeding up installation.
Zuken unveils high-speed features for Internet-connected PCB design
Zuken has unveiled a number of advanced high-speed design features for its recently launched eCADSTAR connected PCB design platform.
KIOXIA develops 3D semi-circular flash memory cell structure
KIOXIA Europe has announced the development of a three-dimensional semi-circular split-gate flash memory cell structure.
ams launches inductive position sensor for high-speed motors
ams has introduced an inductive position sensor for high-speed, automotive and industrial electric motors.
New global IoT solutions collaboration
Arrow Electronics has partnered with Microshare Inc. to provide Internet of Things (IoT) solutions at scale to global enterprise customers.
See this E-Type and almost 300 other UK automotive icons at PCB Live
The Jaguar E-type was introduced in March 1961 and promised a top speed of 150mph. John Coombs was a successful racing driver in the 1940s and ’50s and his family business included a thriving Jaguar d
UltraSense Systems launches new touch user interface
UltraSense Systems has launched an ultrasound sensor-on-chip that it says enables touch sensing through a range of materials, including metal, glass, wood, ceramic and plastic.
ON Semiconductor announces new family of power modules
ON Semiconductor has released the first two devices from its new VE-Trac family of power modules for high voltage automotive traction inverters.
Renesas collaborates with Xilinx on Versal ACAP reference designs
Renesas Electronics has announced that its power solutions, as well as timing solutions from IDT, wil support the Xilinx Versal adaptive compute acceleration platform (ACAP) devices featured on the Xi
SEGGER’s Ozone debugger adds support for custom instructions
SEGGER has released Ozone V3.10, a major update to its full-featured graphical debugger and performance analyzer.
Mobica and Mediatek showcase 'digital cockpit'
​Mobica has launched its 'Digital Cockpit' concept in partnership with Mediatek.
University of Southampton spin-out unveils breakthrough 5G latency technology
Southampton University spin-out, AccelerComm, has announced the 5G NR LDPC version of its error correction software, which reduces latency up to 16x to support numerology 4 in 3GPP 38.211 and also pro
Global semiconductor equipment sales forecast
Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales are expected to drop 10.5 percent to $57.6 billion in 2019 from last year’s historic peak of $64.4 billion, according to new research from SEMI.
CEA-Leti fabricates solid inorganic thin-film batteries
In a research result that could potentially expand the market for tiny energy-storage units in medical implantable, injectable and wearable solutions, CEA-Leti has fabricated all-solid, inorganic thin
Aspinity demonstrates ultra-low-power analogue voice wake-up IC
Aspinity, a US company that specialises in edge intelligence for always-on sensing devices, has demonstrated what is says is the world’s most power-efficient end-to-end voice wake-up solutions for voi
Samsung dominates the 5G smartphone market
Samsung has carved out a commanding lead in the newly developing 5G smartphone market, with the company accounting for three-quarters of worldwide shipments in the third quarter, according to research
Wind River announces RISC-V support for VxWorks RTOS
Wind River has announced RISC-V open architecture support for its industry-leading VxWorks® real-time operating system (RTOS).
Through the looking glass
2019-12-13 22:00:14Through the looking glass
The electronic components market has been growing steadily over the past year and this trend is set to continue in 2020 and beyond, according to Jezel Hardern, Managing Director, Rutronik UK & Ire
Scalable and sustainable IoT
2019-12-13 22:00:13Scalable and sustainable IoT
Connected devices are flooding into our homes and our workplaces, yet embedded engineers still need to reach a consensus on how these should be maintained.
Analogue platform developed for artificial intelligence in edge devices
TowerJazz, the specialty foundry leader, and the Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology, have successfully developed a breakthrough technological platform that uses memristor devices featuring a
Dialog Semi and Flex Logix establush eFPGA strategic partnership
Dialog Semiconductor and Flex Logix Technologies have announced a strategic agreement for Dialog to license Flex Logix’s EFLXÒ Embedded Field-Programmable Gate Array (eFPGA) technology.
Waymo acquires Oxford autonomous vehicle start up
Latent Logic, a start-up focused on the development of driverless cars, has announced it has been acquired by Waymo, part of Google parent company Alphabet’s portfolio.
RECOM helps engineers design digital models faster
RECOM Power, a global manufacturer of power supply products, has launched digital models for its entire product catalogue in collaboration with SnapEDA.
Semtech Wilhelmsen and TTI join forces on maritime IoT
Semtech, Wilhelmsen and The Things Industries (TTI) will partner to help deliver what they describe as cost-effective, robust and proven IoT solutions to the maritime shipping industry.
Oxbotica and ZF mark self-driving partnership with MoU
Oxbotica has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ZF to integrate its autonomous driving software with ZF’s automotive-grade ProAI compute platform and sensor sets.
Paragraf series A round totals £16.2m
UK-based graphene electronics technology company Paragraf has added £3.4m to its series A round, bringing the total to £16.2m.
Smiths opens qualification and test laboratory in Dundee
Smiths Interconnect has opened a new Qualification and Test laboratory at its site in Dundee, Scotland.
Microchip opens Early Access Program for the PolarFire system-on-chip FPGA
Microchip Technology is opening the Early Access Program (EAP) for the PolarFire system-on-chip (SoC) field programmable gate array (FPGA).