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ST acquires embedded GUI specialist
ST acquires embedded GUI specialist
Business news |
STMicroelectronics NV has acquired Draupner Graphics (Aarhus, Denmark), the developer of the TouchGFX graphical user interface (GUI) for embedded applications.
Analog Devices, Baidu partner on autonomous driving
Analog Devices, Baidu partner on autonomous driving
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Chipmaker Analog Devices, Inc. (Norwood, MA) has announced that it is collaborating with internet giant Baidu (Beijing, China) to jointly…
1300W quarter brick DC-DC advanced bus converter can be used as upgrade
1300W quarter brick DC-DC advanced bus converter can be used as upgrade
New Products |
Flex Power Modules has launched a 1300W version of its BMR480 DC-DC advanced bus converter series that can be used…
Choosing the right batteries for portable medical devices
Choosing the right batteries for portable medical devices
Technology News |
The United States is the largest medical device market in the world. Despite this, there are still issues that can…

Helix MuxCapacitor IC used in kilowatt power converter
Helix MuxCapacitor IC used in kilowatt power converter
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Agility Power Systems is to use a bidirectional switched capacitor chip from Helix Semiconductors (Irvine, CA) for a 1kW high-efficiency 48V to 12V power converter for data centres.
Graphene advance holds promise for efficient, flexible solar cells
Graphene advance holds promise for efficient, flexible solar cells
Technology News |
Two researchers from the University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) have found a way to dramatically improve the conductivity of graphene in solar cells.
Radar rescue system uses open-source T&M board
Radar rescue system uses open-source T&M board
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An open source credit-card reconfigurable instrumentation board from Red Pitaya in Slovenia is being used for a new radar warning and information system (RAWIS) for disaster management.
Leti, Soitec form substrate research center
Leti, Soitec form substrate research center
Technology News |
French research institute Leti and wafer provider Soitec SA, one of its early spin offs chartered with developing silicon-on-insulator technology, have agreed to create the Substrate Innovation Center (SIC) to…
Rohde & Schwarz participates in China Mobile’s 5G Device Forerunner Initiative
Rohde & Schwarz participates in China Mobile’s 5G Device Forerunner Initiative
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At the Global Terminal Summit held on June 28, 2018, at this year’s Mobile World Congress Shanghai, China Mobile brought together the members of the 5G Device Forerunner Initiative to…
Helix chip in data centre power design win
Helix chip in data centre power design win
Business news |
Agility Power Systems in the US is to use a bidirectional switched capacitor chip from Helix Semiconductors for a 1kW high-efficiency 48V to 12V power converter for data centres.
Radar disaster management system based on open source test board
Radar disaster management system based on open source test board
Business news |
An open source credit-card reconfigurable instrumentation board from Red Pitaya in Slovenia is being used for a new radar warning and information system (RAWIS) for disaster management.
Controllers bring micron-to-sub-millimetre scanning resolution
Controllers bring micron-to-sub-millimetre scanning resolution
New Products |
Texas Instruments' latest DLP Pico DLPC347x controllers offer the micron-to-sub-millimetre resolution typically found in high-performance, industrial-grade applications in a smaller form factor for desktop 3D printers and portable 3D scanners.
UMC pays large sum for Fujitsu foundry
UMC pays large sum for Fujitsu foundry
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United Microelectronics Corp. has agreed to spend 57.6 billion yen (about $520 million) to buy the 84.1 percent of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. (Yokohama, Japan) that it does not already…
STMicroelectronics acquires GUI specialist, Draupner Graphics
STMicroelectronics acquires GUI specialist, Draupner Graphics
STMicroelectronics has acquired Draupner Graphics, the developer of TouchGFX, a software framework offering outstanding graphics and smooth animations.
Global industrial automation equipment market to reach $209.8 billion in 2018
Global industrial automation equipment market to reach $209.8 billion in 2018
According to IHS Markit, the global industrial automation equipment (IAE) market was estimated at $202.2 billion in 2017, and it is projected to grow by 3.8 percent in 2018 and…
RS Components stocking SylSmart lighting, energy-harvesting switches and sensors
RS Components stocking SylSmart lighting, energy-harvesting switches and sensors
RS Components has added to its smart-building portfolio with SylSmart lighting, a range from Sylvania designed to be easy to specify, install and commission.
Thales and Device Authority to ensure device and data security for medical devices
Thales and Device Authority to ensure device and data security for medical devices
Business news |
Thales and Device Authority have announced a jointly developed system to ensure the authentication of IoT devices and the confidentiality and integrity of the data they rely on – giving…
400x boost for graphene in solar cells
400x boost for graphene in solar cells
Technology News |
Two researchers from the University of Kansas in the US have found a way to dramatically improve the conductivity of graphene in solar cells.
Wireless AR/VR ‘see’ traction in industrial sector
Wireless AR/VR ‘see’ traction in industrial sector
Market news |
A report from market research firm ABI Research finds that augmented reality (AR) over wireless networks is becoming a growing in presence in industrial applications such as smart manufacturing and…
Daimler tests robo taxis – on a platform from Bosch and Nvidia
Daimler tests robo taxis – on a platform from Bosch and Nvidia
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Cars without drivers are nothing completely new in Silicon Valley. Now Daimler is competing with them with an electric vehicle. The luxury car manufacturer will use aa Artificial Intelligence platform…
UMC to pay big price for Fujitsu foundry
UMC to pay big price for Fujitsu foundry
Business news |
United Microelectronics Corp. has agreed to spend 57.6 billion yen (about $520 million) to buy the 84.1 percent of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. (Yokohama, Japan) that it does not already…
European growth softens as global chip market rises higher
European growth softens as global chip market rises higher
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The global chip market was up 21 percent year-on-year in May, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reporting figures compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization.
Rambus gives CEO the sack
Rambus gives CEO the sack
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Ron Black has had his contract as CEO of Rambus Inc. terminated with immediate effect and he has resigned his position on the company's board of directors, according to the…
Hanking offers MEMS foundry services
Hanking offers MEMS foundry services
Business news |
Hanking Electronics (Liaoning) Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of mining and metal processing conglomerate Hanking Group (Shenyang, China), is now offering MEMS foundry services from its 200mm wafer fab in Fushun,…
AEye combines 2D, 3D sensors
AEye combines 2D, 3D sensors
Technology News |
Robotic vision startup AEye Inc. (Pleasanton, Calif.) has announced the introduction of a sensor data type that it calls Dynamic Vixels.
Adesto to acquire networking pioneer Echelon
Adesto to acquire networking pioneer Echelon
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Memory and IoT chip vendor Adesto Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has announced it has agreed to buy Echelon Corp. (San Jose, Calif.) for $45 million.
Flexible display startup enters mass production
Flexible display startup enters mass production
Business news |
Royole Corp. (Fremont, Calif.), a startup that has raised more than a billion dollars to fund its electronic manufacturing ambitions, has announced that its 1.1 million square foot production campus…
Siemens supplies green 66kV switchgear for UK wind farm
Siemens supplies green 66kV switchgear for UK wind farm
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Siemens will supply 102 high voltage gas insulated switchgear (GIS) for a UK wind farm in a multi-million euro deal. The switches operate with a vacuum circuit-breaker and clean air…


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