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Image recognition SoC integrates deep neural network accelerator
Image recognition SoC integrates deep neural network accelerator
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Autonomous driving requires rather sophisticated sensors – and these sensors deliver much higher amounts of data than available ones. To…
NREL slashes uncertainty rate for PV power measurement
NREL slashes uncertainty rate for PV power measurement
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Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have reduced the uncertainty in measuring the power of a photovoltaic (PV) module to…
US researchers test out consumer flow battery tech
US researchers test out consumer flow battery tech
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Researchers in the US are testing a prototype vanadium flow battery that could be used for home energy storage. …
NREL slashes the margin on photovoltaic panel measurements
NREL slashes the margin on photovoltaic panel measurements
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Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the US has reduced the uncertainty in measuring the power of a photovoltaic…

Novel testing shows eGaN reliability
Novel testing shows eGaN reliability
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Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) has used new test hardware and technique to assess the reliability of its enhanced mode gallium nitride (eGaN) devices.
EPC takes eGaN testing past AEC-Q101
EPC takes eGaN testing past AEC-Q101
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Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) has released its tenth reliability report on the performance of enhanced mode gallium nitride (eGaN) devices, taking it beyond current automotive standards with new test hardware.
Miniature microfluidic heatsink heads on chip
Miniature microfluidic heatsink heads on chip
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imec in Belgium has developed a silicon-based compact microchannel heat sink that enables high heat flux dissipation to cool high performance chips and can be integrated onto the chip itself.
New Google SDK connects MCUs to Google Cloud IoT
New Google SDK connects MCUs to Google Cloud IoT
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Google (Mountain View, CA) has introduced its new Cloud IoT Device software development kit (SDK), designed to help embedded microcontroller (MCU)-class devices connect directly to Google Cloud IoT.
Google invests in photonic AI startup
Google invests in photonic AI startup
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Lightmatter Inc. (Boston, MA), a company developing a photonic processor for neural network applications, has added Google to the investors in its Series A round.
Energous shows wireless charging, signs deal with Vivo
Energous shows wireless charging, signs deal with Vivo
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Energous Corp. (San Jose, Calif.), the developer of the WattUp wireless charging technology, has announced a deal to work with Vivo Global, a Chinese supplier of smartphones.
Google invests in photonic processor startup
Google invests in photonic processor startup
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Lightmatter Inc. (Boston, Mass.), a company developing a photonic processor for neural network applications, has added Google to the investors in its Series A round.
Sequential infiltration synthesis improves EUV lithography
Sequential infiltration synthesis improves EUV lithography
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Sequential infiltration synthesis (SIS) has a positive impact on the extreme ultra-violet (EUV) lithography patterning process by reducing line-edge roughness and stochastic nano-failures, according to research institute IMEC.
Silicon microfluidics heatsink dissipates over 600W/cm2
Silicon microfluidics heatsink dissipates over 600W/cm2
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Imec has unveiled a silicon-based compact microchannel heat sink that enables high heat flux dissipation. The heat sink achieves a low total thermal resistance of 0,34K/W to 0.28K/W at less…
Galaxy gets thicker but unfolds
Galaxy gets thicker but unfolds
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Together with the launch of a number of Galaxy S10 models all built with an AMOLED display, Samsung hasn’t waited Mobile World Congress to make the news with a flexible…
Folding smartphones on display at MWC
Folding smartphones on display at MWC
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At Mobile World Congress, Huawei has followed Samsung by unveiling a foldable smartphone, the Mate X, with an 8" 2200x2480 AMOLED display elegantly folding outwards.
Nestwave demonstrates low power GPS for IoT
Nestwave demonstrates low power GPS for IoT
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Nestwave, a Paris-based startup, has developed ultra-low power, advanced global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) IP for use in IoT applications, and is demonstrating it at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona…
Qualcomm integrates 5G, precision navigation, C-V2X, WiFi 6 into cars
Qualcomm integrates 5G, precision navigation, C-V2X, WiFi 6 into cars
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At the start of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, chip manufacturer Qualcomm presented communication platforms and chips that enable vehicle manufacturers and suppliers to develop control units for "Always-online"…
RFID tag system helps robots accurately track moving objects
RFID tag system helps robots accurately track moving objects
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Researchers at MIT (Cambridge, MA) have developed a 3D localization system using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags that helps robots track moving objects with "unprecedented" speed and accuracy, potentially benefiting robotic…
Folding outwards: Huawei Mate X’ AMOLED display
Folding outwards: Huawei Mate X’ AMOLED display
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At Mobile World Congress, second largest smartphone maker after Samsung, Huawei too has unveiled a foldable smartphone, the Mate X, with an 8" 2200x2480 AMOLED display elegantly folding outwards.
Linux Foundation project targets safety-critical systems
Linux Foundation project targets safety-critical systems
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The Linux Foundation (San Francisco, CA) has announced that it has launched an open source project designed to create a shared set of tools and processes to enable Linux in…
NVM memory chip breakthrough targets edge AI
NVM memory chip breakthrough targets edge AI
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In a joint paper titled, “A 43pJ/Cycle Non-Volatile Microcontroller with 4.7μs Shutdown/Wake-up Integrating 2.3-bit/Cell Resistive RAM and Resilience Techniques” presented at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) 2019 in San…
Over-the-air testing of 5G New Radio devices
Over-the-air testing of 5G New Radio devices
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The new generation of millimetre wave 5G New Radio devices will have to be tested over the air (OTA) without any cable connections. To address these challenges, Rohde & Schwarz…
Intel in the slow lane
Intel in the slow lane
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A chart from market research firm IC Insights indicates the development of leading-edge nodes for manufacturing of logic at leading manufacturers and foundries and how Intel has been eclipsed by…
Fraunhofer teams up for solid state lithium metal batteries
Fraunhofer teams up for solid state lithium metal batteries
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Fraunhofer has teamed up with EMPA in Switzerland to produce the next generation solid state batteries.
Rohde & Schwarz showcases 5G NR OTA device testing
Rohde & Schwarz showcases 5G NR OTA device testing
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5G NR technology will witness the adoption of new, complex technologies, such as beamforming, sophisticated antenna array systems and new usable communications spectrum, including mmWave. For mmWave, every device will…
Clean Sky project leverages AI to monitor pilot drowsiness
Clean Sky project leverages AI to monitor pilot drowsiness
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Coordinated by Swiss R&D center CSEM SA, European Clean Sky project HIPNOSIS aims to provide tools to evaluate pilots’ fatigue state. Under the guidance of Honeywell, project partners CSEM, SERMA…
Qualcomm makes cars more communicative
Qualcomm makes cars more communicative
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At the start of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, chip manufacturer Qualcomm presented communication platforms and chips that enable vehicle manufacturers and suppliers to develop control units for "Always-online"…
Israeli moon lander launches
Israeli moon lander launches
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SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have launched the world's first private Moon lander.


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