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Generator taps static electricity for body power
Generator taps static electricity for body power
Technology News |
Researchers in the US and China have developed a triboelectric nanogenerator that can generate high voltage power from static electricity…
First documented cryptocurrency malware attack on a SCADA network
First documented cryptocurrency malware attack on a SCADA network
Feature articles |
Cybersecurity solutions provider Radiflow has reported what it believes to be the first documented cryptocurrency malware attack on a SCADA…
Porsche will invest over six billion euro in electromobility by 2022
Porsche will invest over six billion euro in electromobility by 2022
Business news |
Sports car manufacturer Porsche announced plans to invest more than six billion euro in electromobility by 2022, focusing on both…
Qualcomm rejects Broadcom offer and extends timeline for NXP
Qualcomm rejects Broadcom offer and extends timeline for NXP
Business news |
While it claims Broadcom undervalues its stock, Qualcomm has extended the offering period of its cash tender offer to purchase…

Automated GNSS performance tests on eCall modules
Automated GNSS performance tests on eCall modules
New Products |
From April 1, 2018 onward, all newly registered cars and light trucks in the European Union must be equipped with the eCall automatic emergency system. Before eCall or ERA-GLONASS modules…
New Intel processor takes intelligence to the edge
New Intel processor takes intelligence to the edge
Intel’s Xeon D-2100 processor has been designed for edge, datacentre and networking applications that need higher performance without increasing power consumption or size.
Raspberry Pi expansion board for end-to-end IoT solutions
Raspberry Pi expansion board for end-to-end IoT solutions
Farnell element14 has launched GraspIO Cloudio – an extension board for the Raspberry Pi that has voice assistant capabilities, IFTTT (“If This Then That”) integration, cloud service, sensor monitor and…
ASML increases dominance of lithography market
ASML increases dominance of lithography market
Market news |
ASML Holding NV (Veldhoven, The Netherlands) increased its dominance of the semiconductor lithography market in 2017, according to The Information Network (TIN).
Custom high density 8STA connectors designed, built and delivered in days
Custom high density 8STA connectors designed, built and delivered in days
New Products |
Significant investment in tooling and inventory levels at Lane Electronics will ensure that customers for Souriau’s 8STA High Density (HD) Series of circular connectors will soon not have to wait…
Imec and Renesas Electronics unveil a Bluetooth 5 transceiver with 0.8V supply voltage
Imec and Renesas Electronics unveil a Bluetooth 5 transceiver with 0.8V supply voltage
At ISSC, imec and Renesas debuted an ultra-low-power Bluetooth 5 transceiver with a 0.8V supply voltage, which the companies claim can make batteries last up to 50% longer.
AVX buys Ethertronics for IMD antennas
AVX buys Ethertronics for IMD antennas
Business news |
Passive components and interconnect solutions provider AVX Corporation (Fountain Inn, SC) has acquired Ethertronics (San Diego, CA), a manufacturer of high-performance, embedded antennas for a wide range of wireless devices.
Automated GNSS performance tests on eCall modules
Automated GNSS performance tests on eCall modules
New Products |
From April 1, 2018 onward, all newly registered cars and light trucks in the European Union must be equipped with the eCall automatic emergency system. Before eCall or ERA-GLONASS modules…
Validate eCall module performance with GNSS test option
Validate eCall module performance with GNSS test option
New Products |
Approximately one year after ERA-GLONASS became mandatory for Russia and the Eurasian Customs Union, the use of its European counterpart eCall will become obligatory as of April 1, 2018. Before…
Farnell packs Raspberry Pi expansion board with mobile dev platform
Farnell packs Raspberry Pi expansion board with mobile dev platform
New Products |
Development distributor Farnell element14 has released GraspIO Cloudio, a Raspberry Pi add-on board with Drag and Drop programming interface on iPhone, iPad, Android. Among other features, it incorporates Voice Assistant Capabilities, IFTTT…
Is cryptocurrency malware digging at your SCADA network?
Is cryptocurrency malware digging at your SCADA network?
Feature articles |
Cybersecurity solutions provider Radiflow has reported what it believes to be the first documented cryptocurrency malware attack on a SCADA network of a critical infrastructure operator. Radiflow discovered this cryptocurrency…
Arduino-based IoT dev kit is ‘hardware-ready’
Arduino-based IoT dev kit is ‘hardware-ready’
New Products |
IoT specialist SensiEDGE has released the SensiBLEduino, an off-the-shelf, ‘hardware-ready’ development kit based around Arduino – the popular open-source electronic prototyping platform.
GaN-on-silicon technology coming to mainstream RF markets
GaN-on-silicon technology coming to mainstream RF markets
Business news |
MACOM Technology Solutions (Lowell, MA) and STMicroelectronics (Geneva, Switzerland) have announced an agreement to develop GaN (Gallium Nitride) on Silicon wafers to be manufactured by ST for MACOM’s use across…
Wireless test set expands supported measurement standards
Wireless test set expands supported measurement standards
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Anritsu Corporation has released three new software packages to expand the measurement standards supported by the MT8870A Universal Wireless Test Set, enabling fast and fully automatic testing in accordance with…
Bluetooth LE conformance tester recognized by Bluetooth SIG
Bluetooth LE conformance tester recognized by Bluetooth SIG
New Products |
Teledyne LeCroy has announced that its Harmony LE Bluetooth conformance tester has been recognized by the Bluetooth SIG as a Validated Test System in accordance with the Test System Activation…
Linux-capable RISC-V SoC suits AI and smart IoT
Linux-capable RISC-V SoC suits AI and smart IoT
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SiFive Inc. (San Mateo, CA), a startup that is offering processor cores that comply with the RISC-V open source architecture, has launched a Linux-capable RISC-V based processor chip, the Freedom…
‘Mr. Wolf’ IoT processor ‘solves problems’
‘Mr. Wolf’ IoT processor ‘solves problems’
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Researchers at ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich) and University of Bologna have received first silicon on their latest PULP-based IoT processor, codenamed Mr. Wolf after the…
Stable perovskite solar cells move closer to commercial reality
Stable perovskite solar cells move closer to commercial reality
Technology News |
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed an environmentally stable perovskite solar cell that provides a key step to commercial production.
Sunlight-readable touch screen monitor is waterproof
Sunlight-readable touch screen monitor is waterproof
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Designed to operate in nearly any environment, the SRMHTRWP-17C 17” waterproof sunlight readable panel-mount touch screen monitor from TRU-Vu Monitors (Arlington Heights, IL) features 1000 nits of brightness, enabling it…
Mouser signs global industrial IoT specialist
Mouser signs global industrial IoT specialist
Market news |
Electronic component parts distributor Mouser (Mansfield, TX) has signed a global distribution deal to supply Sierra Monitor Corporation’s (Milpitas, CA) range of products, which are designed to facilitate communications and…
Porsche doubles investment in hybrids, electric cars
Porsche doubles investment in hybrids, electric cars
Business news |
Sports car manufacturer Porsche announced plans to invest more than six billion euro in electromobility by 2022, focusing on both plug-in hybrids and purely electric vehicles.
Power trends: Dialog enters the GaN market
Power trends: Dialog enters the GaN market
Interviews |
Dialog Semiconductor is preparing to enter the market for gallium nitride (GaN) power devices later this year. Nick Flaherty talked to Joseph Tseng (above, right) and Tomas Moreno from Dialog’s…
AVX acquires antenna specialist Ethertronics
AVX acquires antenna specialist Ethertronics
Business news |
Passive components and interconnect solutions provider AVX Corporation (Fountain Inn, SC) has acquired Ethertronics (San Diego, CA), a manufacturer of high-performance, embedded antennas for a wide range of wireless devices.
Flexible tactile actuator holds promise for wearable haptics
Flexible tactile actuator holds promise for wearable haptics
Technology News |
In cooperation with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have designed a flexible tactile actuator less than 1mm…


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