Socionext encoder generates live 8K video streams
Socionext, the video data processing specialist, has developed a streaming encoder unit – the “e8 – which generates live 8K video streams for expanding the use of HD high-quality video.
DSP Concepts partners with CEVA to streamline development of high-end sound applications
CEVA, a leading licensor of signal processing platforms and AI processors, and DSP Concepts, a developer of audio processing tools, IP, and solutions, have announced that DSP'S Audio Weaver tools
UltraSoC-led consortium secures funding for vehicle cybersecurity solutions
UltraSoC has secured £2m in support from Innovate UK (the innovation agency of the UK Government), for an ambitious co-funded project that will improve the safety and security of future connected and
Electronic chip looks to mimic the brain to make memories in a flash
Drawing inspiration from an emerging tool in biotechnology – optogenetics – researchers from RMIT University have mimicked the human brain with an electronic chip that uses light to create and modify
Cadence delivers portable test and stimulus methodology and library
Cadence Design Systems has announced delivery of the Accellera Portable Test and Stimulus Specification (PSS) 1.0-compliant implementation of the popular Cadence Perspec System Methodology Library (SM
Digital Catapult launches Augmentor programme to accelerate UK AR and VR startups
The Digital Catapult has announced an Open Call for Augmentor, a 12-week accelerator programme offering early stage immersive companies technical and business mentorship, access to state-of-the-art fa
CPI project to accelerate commercialisation of lightweight nanomaterials and composite products
CPI, an independent technology innovation centre, has announced that it will be contributing its facilities and capabilities to a Horizon 2020 project focused on creating an open-innovation test bed f
Universal Science and 3M sign channel partnership agreement
Universal Science, the thermal management and interface material specialist solutions provider, has signed a channel partnership agreement with 3M, the science-based technology company.
Queen Mary University and Paragraf to look at using graphene to replace Indium
Queen Mary University of London and the graphene-device company Paragraf have been awarded £500,000 by Innovate UK to explore using graphene to replace the rare metal Indium.
Lattice Semiconductor unveils CrossLink reference design
Lattice Semiconductor has announced the availability of the latest in a series of new reference designs featuring the Lattice CrossLink FPGA for video bridging applications.
Empowering SoC design teams
2019-07-16 06:00:07Empowering SoC design teams
Arm is expanding the ways existing and new partners can access and license its technology for semiconductor design.
SnapEDA releases new optoelectronic products
SnapEDA, a leading electronics design library, is collaborating with Osram Opto Semiconductors, in an agreement that will allow engineers to quickly integrate Osram’s components in their designs.
Cash boost for UK innovators
2019-07-15 16:00:15Cash boost for UK innovators
Businesses, both large and small across the UK, are poised to receive a £125 million cash boost to turn their innovative ideas into new products and services on the market.
Microchip extends low-power FPGA video and image processing solutions
Microchip, via its Microsemi subsidiary, has announced its Smart Embedded Vision initiative that provides solutions for designing intelligent machine vision systems with Microchip’s low-power PolarFir
Anglia Live now offers enhanced free sample service
Anglia has upgraded Anglia Live, its e-commerce website, adding easier access to free samples, faster searches and improved keyword searching.
The Centre for Computing History receives £1m funding boost
The Centre for Computing History (CCH) has received a £1m funding boost, enabling the purchase of its Cambridge premises and providing it with a permanent home for over 38,000 historically significant
TSMC returns to growth
2019-07-15 00:00:14TSMC returns to growth
Leading foundry TSMC, has announced a returned to growth in June with sales up 21.9 percent on what they were in June 2018.
NUS ‘smart’ textiles boost connectivity between wearable sensors
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have invented a completely new way for wearable devices to interconnect.
Arrow introduces freference kit for Intel Cyclone 10 LP
Arrow Electronics has introduced a full-featured reference kit based on the low-cost and low-power Intel® Cyclone10 LP FPGA family.
SMART Global Holdings moves to enter the embedded computing market
SMART Global Holdings has announced two acquisitions as it looks to enter the embedded computing market: Artesyn Embedded Computing, the embedded computing business of Artesyn Embedded Technologies, a
Funding for new Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials announced
A new state-of-the-art facility that brigs together research with technology development in the field of semiconductor science and engineering is to be built at Swansea University, following the annou
X-FAB expands its 180nm BCD-on-SOI technology platform
X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the analogue/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, is making available a new high-voltage primitive device targeted at the growing market for automotive 48V board net and batter
Helix signs Digi-Key as worldwide distributor
Helix Semiconductors, a fabless power semiconductor company, has signed a global distribution agreement with Digi-Key.
RS Components introduces the MekaMon robot
Distributor, RS Components (RS), has announced availability of the MekaMon Berserker v2 robot, developed by Reach Robotics.
Professor Robert Richardson elected Chair of ESPRC UK-Robotics & Autonomous Systems Network
Professor Robert Richardson of University of Leeds has been elected as the next Executive Committee Chair of the EPSRC UK-Robotics & Autonomous Systems (UK-RAS) Network.
Single layer printable organic light emitting diodes
Scientists at the MPI-P led by group leader Dr. Gert-Jan Wetzelaer have developed a new OLED concept.
Wireless Broadband Alliance releases Wi-Fi 6 guidelines
In preparation for the impending release of next-generation Wi-Fi technology later this year, the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has released a new white paper that provides deployment guidelines f
Rohde & Schwarz and Marvin Test Solutions create a tester for 5G beamforming ICs
Rohde & Schwarz and Marvin Test Solutions have created a unique turnkey solution suited for beamforming integrated circuits (IC) used in 5G mmWave (FR2) and satellite communications.
Plexus investment in Livingston facility
Plexus has announced the renovation of its facility in Livingston, Scotland. This investment supports continued growth and technology offerings, in response to increased demand, for customers in Euro
Cisco to acquire Acacia Communications
Cisco has announced that it is planning to acquire Acacia Communications and the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement.
Premier Farnell extends portfolio with Renesas embedded solutions
Premier Farnell has expanded its product offering in the embedded systems field with the addition of the Renesas Electronics range to its product portfolio
Qualcomm unveils the 215 Mobile Platform
Qualcomm Technologies has unveiled the newest addition to its 2-series, the Qualcomm 215 Mobile Platform which aims to bring an improved mobile experiences to entry-level smartphone buyers who are lo
Premier Farnell extends potfolio with Renesas embedded solutions
Premier Farnell has expanded its product offering in the embedded systems field with the addition of the Renesas Electronics range to its product portfolio
Celebrating ten years of 6SigmaET
“6SigmaET was first launched at the thermal engineering conference, Semi-Therm in 2009,” remembers Chris Aldham, Product Manager, Future Facilities. “It was in response to the changes happening in the
Imec to demonstrate 2 metal layer back-end-of-line for the 3nm technology node
imec will use its technology forum ITF USA 2019 to present a dual-damascene 21nm pitch test vehicle relevant for manufacturing the 3nm logic technology node.
Researchers discover monolayer with exciting properties in organic semiconducting films
A team of researchers from Russia's Moscow Institute of Science and Technology, Germany, and France have been investigating how the electrical properties of dihexyl-quaterthiophene thin films depe
Study points to fast growing RF power semiconductor market
Rapid advancements in the telecommunications and electronics industries are helping to boost global market demand for RF power semiconductors, according to a new report from Future Market Insights (FM
GSA: Record 26 5G devices announced in June
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has confirmed that the number of announced 5G devices has more than doubled in the last three months, with 26 new devices added in June alone.
Scientists produce graphene from carbon dioxide
Scientists at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are using carbon dioxide as a raw material to produce graphene.
Jaguar announces multi-million UK electric car investment
The UK's biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has announced that it is making a multi-million pound investment to build electric vehicles in its home market, in a major boost to a sector hit by a sl
Vidatronic announces power management unit IP core for Samsung Foundry
Vidatronic, a provider of analogue power management unit (PMU) and CMOS radio frequency (RF) Intellectual Property (IP) licenses, has released the latest addition to its Power Quencher series.
Trackwise installs new Vertical Continuous Plating capability
Trackwise has announced a significant investment in a state-of-the-art Vertical Continuous Plating (VCP) line at its Tewkesbury factory.
Rutronik24 to focus on start-ups with dedicated team
Rutronik24, the sales organisation of Rutronik, has set up a dedicated team called “BaseCamp” to focus on start-ups.
Socionext shipping new HEVC encoder
Socionext is to start shipping its latest HEVC/H.265 encoder unit powered by the company’s codec technology.
Xilinx buys NGCodec
2019-07-05 00:00:11Xilinx buys NGCodec
Xilinx has announced the acquisition of NGCodec, a specialist in low-latency cloud video encoding which uses FPGA acceleration to provide low-bitrate and high-quality live streams.
Cadence digital full flow achieves certification for Samsung foundry 5LPE process technology
Cadence Design Systems has announced that the Cadence digital full flow has achieved certification for the Samsung Foundry 5nm Low-Power Early (5LPE) process with Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography
Tech giants planning to move production out of China
According to a report in the Nikkei, several major U.S.- based technology companies are looking to shift substantial production out of China, driven by the ongoing trade dispute between Washington and
ams and SmartSens partner on 3D and NIR sensors
ams, a supplier of high performance sensor solutions, has signed a formal letter of intent to collaborate in the field of Image Sensors with SmartSens Technology, a specialist in high-performance CMOS
Graphenes now go monolayer and single crystalline
Scientists at IBS-CMCM have reported a truly single layer (i.e., adlayer-free) large area graphene film on large area copper foils.
First-of-its-kind framework for safe automated driving systems
Emphasising safety by design, 11 industry leaders across the automotive and automated driving technology spectrum have published “Safety First for Automated Driving,” (SaFAD), a non-binding organised
Making PCs more user friendly greener and more secure
STMicroelectronics has developed a user presence detection solution where the output from ST’s FlightSense Time-of-Flight (ToF) ranging sensor, is used by Intel Context Sensing to offer a new approach
Rohde & Schwarz extends frequency range of its SMA100B RF and microwave signal generator
Rohde & Schwarz have extended the frequency range of the SMA100B signal generator which now covers frequency ranges of up to 31.8 GHz, 40 GHz, 50 GHz and 67 GHz.
Lighting control firmware looks to future-proof networks
Casambi, a specialist in wireless lighting controls based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), has unveiled Evolution – a major firmware upgrade.
GOWIN introduces  FPGA product line with built-In security
GOWIN Semiconductor has released its latest product line called SecureFPGA, which is targeted at endpoint and server management applications that use built-in security functions to eliminate the rise
New testing solution for optical fibre networks
AddOn Networks, a manufacturer of transceivers and high-speed cabling, has launched a new testing solution that detects problems within optical fibres.
European project to leverage emerging memory technologies for neuromorphic computing
TEMPO is a three-year cross-border collaboration between 19 research and industrial partners, funded by the ECSEL Joint Undertaking, looking to develop process technology and hardware platforms to lev
Chemigraphic receives £7m investment boost from NVM
Chemigraphic, a provider of Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) to the medical technology, defence and power systems sectors has received a £7 million investment from NVM Private Equity (NVM), fro
Robotics Innovation Hub Introduced to Engineering Design Show 2019
The Engineering Design Show is introducing a new Robotics Innovation Hub to enhance the experience for both visitors and exhibitors to this year’s show. The Engineering Design Show is the UK's lar
Industry’s first server & storage systems supporting EDSFF
Super Micro Computer, a supplier of computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, has launched the industry’s first family of server and storage systems that support EDSFF
Method for making thermoelectric material could recapture lost energy
A low-temperature method for making high-performance thermoelectric materials that could recapture lost energy has been developed by researchers at KAUST.
Japan to tighten curbs on tech material exports to South Korea
Japan is set to tighten curbs on exports of high-tech materials used in smartphone displays and chips to South Korea amid a growing dispute over South Koreans forced to work for Japanese firms during
Anglia PR named UK and Ireland distributor for IXYS
Anglia has been appointed UK and Ireland distributor for IXYS, a leading power semiconductor manufacturer, following its acquisition by Littelfuse. Anglia has been a Littelfuse distributor since Janua
MagnaChip looks to enhance  5G/LTE smartphone battery life and protection
MagnaChip Semiconductor, a designer and manufacturer of analogue and mixed-signal semiconductor products, has launched a low-Rss(on) LV (Low Voltage) MOSFET with reduced chip size for smartphone batte
Cadence unveils first-to-market DisplayPort 2.0 verification IP
Cadence Design Systems is making available the industry’s first Verification IP (VIP) in support of the new DisplayPort 2.0 standard.
CEA-Leti & Radiall to design innovative RF and photonics components
Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech, and Radiall, a global manufacturer of interconnect solutions, have announced a five-year initiative to jointly design antennas, radio frequency (RF) components
Chirp now supporting Arm Cortex architectures
Chirp, a pioneer of data-over-sound technology, has announced its support of Arm Cortex-A and Cortex-M based architectures, enhancing device-to-device connectivity on any Arm-based product with audio
SMLL announces London test routes for self-driving cars
Smart Mobility Living Lab (SMLL), the UK’s most advanced connected urban testbed for future transport and mobility solutions, is to start conducting real-world testing for self-driving cars in London.
How to identify Samsung capacitors true and false
The seller's counterfeit agent certificate acts as an agent, and uses components that are outdated, miscellaneous, and have quality problems. They are faked, replaced, recycled, labeled, and cut. Therefore, there are many fake Samsung capacitors on the market. It is very necessary for industry practitioners to identify the authenticity of Samsung capacitors in an effective way.
NeuroBlade raise fund to suppory new AI chip development
Israeli startup NeuroBlade has completed a $23-million funding round A, led by Marius Nacht, Co-founder of Check Point Software Technologies, and new investor Intel Capital along with existing investo
CEA’s precise localisation technology boosts quality control and efficiency
Desoutter Industrial Tools and CEA-Leti have unveiled a precise, indoor-location system that enables factories to monitor tools in real time and help manage their use by workers to improve efficiency,
MagnaChip looks to enhance  5G/LTE smartphone battery llife and protection
MagnaChip Semiconductor, a designer and manufacturer of analogue and mixed-signal semiconductor products, has launched a low-Rss(on) LV (Low Voltage) MOSFET with reduced chip size for smartphone batte
Winbond supports accelerated roll-out of 5G CPE modems
Winbond Electronics, a global supplier of memory solutions, has launched a new 1.8V 2Gb+2Gb NAND Flash and LPDDR4x memory product in a compact 8.0mm x 9.5mm x 0.8mm multi-chip package (MCP).
Analog Devices and First Sensor developing LIDAR
Analog Devices is collaborating with First Sensor to develop products aimed at speeding the launch of autonomous sensing technology serving unmanned vehicles in transportation, smart agriculture, indu
AVSimulation and ANSYS announce strategic collaboration
AVSimulation and ANSYS have announced a collaboration that will look to integrate simulation technology from AVSimulation with ANSYS’ immersive autonomous driving simulation solutions to help in the d
Mouser Electronics expands headquarters and distribution centre
Mouser has announced that it is adding 125,000 square feet to its Dallas distribution centre and a new 50,000 square foot office building on the 78 acre Dallas headquarter site.
State of the Connected Home report points to growing acceptance
techUK has launched its third annual report - The State of the Connected Home - and having polled 1,000 UK consumers, it highlights how market appeal, consumer understanding and ownership has shifted
Industry’s first server & storage systems supporting EDSF
Super Micro Computer, a supplier of computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, has launched the industry’s first family of server and storage systems that support EDSFF
Aspinity enables significantly less power for always-on sensing
Aspinity, a pioneer in analogue neuromorphic semiconductors, has unveiled its Reconfigurable Analog Modular Processor (RAMP) platform.
Infineon introduces world’s first certified NFC Type 4B Tag
Infineon’s latest NFC reference tags, which are based on the SECORA Pay security solution, have been successfully approved under the NFC Forum Certification Program, and confirms their compliance with
CML looks to prevent security breaches in audio systems
Looking to address the growing need to protect communication systems, CML Microcircuits has introduced the CMX7158, a user-programmable scrambler IC optimised for inclusion in multi-function audio sys
Novares integrates FlexEnable’s conformable OLCDs into its new demo car:
Flexenable, a specialist in the development and industrialisation of plastic electronics for flexible displays and sensors, has collaborated with Novares on the integration of curved, glass-free organ
UltraSoC secures £5m investment to target safety and security applications
UltraSoC has announced that its latest funding round will be used to grow its worldwide operations to address emerging opportunities in the cybersecurity, high-reliability and safety-critical systems
Renesas names CFO Hidetoshi Shibata as next CEO
Renesas has announced that Hidetoshi Shibata has been named its Representative Director, President and CEO, with effect from July 1, 2019.
How to look the withstand voltage of the capacitor
The capacitor works reliably for a long time. The maximum DC voltage it can withstand is the withstand voltage of the capacitor, also called the DC operating voltage of the capacitor. If in an AC circuit, be aware that the maximum applied AC voltage must not exceed the DC operating voltage of the capacitor. Therefore, the choice of withstand voltage value is a detail that cannot be ignored. Let's take the Samsung brand as an example.
Unex Technology and STMicro announce collaboration
Unex, a provider of V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) systems, and STMicroelectronics have announced the integration of Unex’s SOM-301, a flexible and cyber-secure V2X System-on-Module, on STMicroelectronic
U.S. looking at domestic 5G equipment to be made outside China
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the US administration is looking to require next-generation 5G cellular equipment used in the United States to be designed and manufactured outside Ch
Gold supply chain to be re-evaluated
A group of leading electronics companies, including the likes of Apple, Canon and Nokia may have to re-evaluate their supply chains, after reports that the gold they have been using has been extracted
Bridgetek expands the EVE toolchain
Bridgetek has simplified the human machine interface (HMI) development process, and has expanded the scope of the toolchain that accompanies its Embedded Video Engine (EVE) product portfolio.
Raspberry Pi 4 set to drive low-cost digital transformation
Raspberry Pi has launched its next-generation Raspberry Pi 4.
LoRa Gateway module market set to boom
The rapid adoption of LoRa gateway modules in various industries, such as manufacturing, energy & utilities, automotive and healthcare, is expected to drive the LoRa gateway module market.
Invention of universal computer memory
A new type of computer memory which could solve the digital technology energy crisis has been invented and patented by scientists from Lancaster University in the UK.
M2 computing system makes android & iOS apps sharable on multiple devices
Scientists at Columbia Engineering have developed a new computing system that enables current, unmodified mobile apps to combine and share devices across multiple smartphones and tablets.
X-FAB introduces highly-sensitive SPAD and APD devices
X-FAB Silicon Foundries has announced the availability of avalanche photodiode (APD) and single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) products for implementation where there are extremely low light conditions
US companies dominate worldwide IC marketshare
According to IC Insights, US companies’ held just over 50% of the total worldwide IC market in 2018.
Significant step towards affordable quantum computing
A team of scientists at the University of Tsukuba are studying a novel process for creating coherent lattice waves inside silicon crystals using ultrashort laser pulses.
First contactless cardiac arrest AI system for smart speakers
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new contactless tool to monitor people for cardiac arrest while they're asleep.
ThingWorx 8.5 to help drive digital transformation
PTC has revealed that the upcoming release of its ThingWorx Industrial IoT (IIoT) platform - ThingWorx 8.5 - will combine new capabilities with domain-specific solutions.
Deploying UIs on embedded in no time – The Qt Company webinar
On June 26, 2019 Emmanuel Penzes, Pre-Sales Engineer, at The Qt Company will be discussing how to create user interfaces for embedded systems quickly and easily across all platforms in an expert webin
StrongKey joins Infineon security partner network
StrongKey has become a member of the Infineon Security Partner Network, combining the company’s research and solutions with Infineon's security technology.
Xilinx unveils first customer shipments of Versal ACAP
Xilinx has announced that it has started to ship its Versal AI Core series and Versal Prime series devices to multiple tier one customers through the company’s early access program.