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PIN-on-Mobile is coming
PIN-on-Mobile is coming
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Imagine taking a regular smartphone and turning it into a payment acceptance device with a simple app download. That’s the…
Electroluminescent mask patterns beat to the sound
Electroluminescent mask patterns beat to the sound
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A couple of years ago, Canadian start-up Outline Montréal was launching its first Kickstarter campaign for a sound-reactive electro-luminescent mask,…
Deals that shaped the analog, MEMS and sensors world in 2017
Deals that shaped the analog, MEMS and sensors world in 2017
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Consolidation in the electronics and semiconductor sectors decreased in 2017 but nonetheless we have come up with a top 10…
Denso buys smart automotive access company InfiniKey
Denso buys smart automotive access company InfiniKey
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Today’s remote car keys don’t meet the increased needs for flexible, automotive comfortable access control solutions anymore. Many observers believe…

Thales to acquire Gemalto for €4.8 billion and lead digital security
Thales to acquire Gemalto for €4.8 billion and lead digital security
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Thales and Gemalto announced they have reached a merger agreement on a recommended all-cash offer from Thales.
New electrolyte aims to triple lithium battery capacity
New electrolyte aims to triple lithium battery capacity
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Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have found a way to triple the range of electric vehicles using existing battery technology.
Industry’s first dual mode battery charger devices
Industry’s first dual mode battery charger devices
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ROHM has launched dual-input boost-buck charging ICs that support both wireless or USB Power Delivery (USBPD) at the same time as an AC adapter.
12bit SAR converter IP for 1.8V microcontroller designs
12bit SAR converter IP for 1.8V microcontroller designs
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Chinese foundry Hua Hong Semiconductor has developed a 12bit Successive Approximation Register Analogue to Digital Converter (SAR ADC) design using its 0.11 micron Ultra-Low Leakage (ULL) embedded Flash (eFlash) process…
2MHz SEPIC boost inverter uses 4A, 60V power switch
2MHz SEPIC boost inverter uses 4A, 60V power switch
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Analog Devices has launched a current mode 2MHz step-up DC-DC converter with an internal 4A, 60V switch as part of its Power by Linear range.
Williams, Airbus team for high altitude drone power systems
Williams, Airbus team for high altitude drone power systems
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Airbus and Formula One engineering team Williams are teaming up to develop new power and materials technologies for high altitude, long endurance unmanned aircraft.
Mouser adds Keysight instruments to distribution offering
Mouser adds Keysight instruments to distribution offering
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Distributor Mouser Electronics has signed a global agreement with Keysight Technologies and will offer the T&M manufacturer’s distribution products, spanning oscilloscopes, benchtop power supplies, waveform generators and digital multimeters.
UWB imaging startup raises $45 million
UWB imaging startup raises $45 million
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3D imaging RF sensor company Vayyar Imaging Ltd. (Tel Aviv, Israel) has raised $45 million in a Series C round of financing.
Researchers print high-mobility poly-Si TFTs directly to paper
Researchers print high-mobility poly-Si TFTs directly to paper
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Printed electronics are potentially a cheap and scalable alternative to traditional silicon transistors.
Australian and Dutch researchers make progress on silicon quantum computer
Australian and Dutch researchers make progress on silicon quantum computer
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Researchers in Holland and Australia have designed a chip architecture that allows quantum calculations to be performed using existing semiconductor processes.
Altium Designer gets powerful upgrade
Altium Designer gets powerful upgrade
Altium has launched version 18 of the company’s flagship Designer software. The major upgrade focusses on providing the designer with more powerful features and higher performance while enhancing its ease…
Farnell element14 to sponsor Astonhack hackathon
Farnell element14 to sponsor Astonhack hackathon
Farnell element14 will be a Gold Hardware sponsor of Astonhack, a 24 hour hackathon, which will be organised by Aston Computer Science Society and held at Aston University in Birmingham,…
New LucidDrive release for night-driving simulation
New LucidDrive release for night-driving simulation
The latest release of Synopsis’ LucidDrive software will allow the simulation of automotive headlamps at night. Version 2017.12 can simulate light pixel technology, an adaptive front lighting system, to provide…
Understanding Flash memory
Understanding Flash memory
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Flash memory is currently the most widely used type of non-volatile memory. NAND Flash is optimised for file storage, to replace traditional disk drives. This article provides an overview of…
Autonomous car, winter version: Under development in Finland
Autonomous car, winter version: Under development in Finland
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Autonomous driving is already a challenging thing on normal, dry roads. It is even more so on ice-covered, slippery road. Where else could engineers face this challenge than in Finland?…
Renesas, Dibotics devise smart Lidar platform
Renesas, Dibotics devise smart Lidar platform
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Chipmaker Renesas has entered a collaboration with 3D Lidar technology expert Dibotics (Paris, France) to develop an automotive-grade embedded solution for Lidar processing used in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)…
Gaining an understanding of biometrics
Gaining an understanding of biometrics
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In a few short years, biometrics has gone from a niche security technology to being deployed in nearly every modern smartphone model today. Thanks in part to Apple’s TouchID bringing…
Temperature sensor, data logger and NFC in a single chip
Temperature sensor, data logger and NFC in a single chip
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Smart labels are increasing used to track the condition of sensitive goods such as food, pharmaceuticals and healthcare products in storage and in transit. The AS39513 from sensor company ams…
Open-source software speeds installation of working robots
Open-source software speeds installation of working robots
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Small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe remain reluctant to use robot technologies in production. The reason: They are too expensive, too inflexible and installation takes far too long. Now researchers…
Dutch researchers develop chip design for silicon quantum computer
Dutch researchers develop chip design for silicon quantum computer
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Researchers in Holland and Australia have designed a chip architecture that allows quantum calculations to be performed using existing semiconductor processes.
Alchemy IoT gets seed funding to simplify industrial IoT using AI
Alchemy IoT gets seed funding to simplify industrial IoT using AI
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Startup, Alchemy IoT has launched with $4 million seed funding from Aweida Venture Partners and several angel investors. Its cloud-based application, Clarity, helps customers achieve a greater return on their…
Closed-loop, multichannel A2B audio testing  
Closed-loop, multichannel A2B audio testing  
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In collaboration with Mentor, a Siemens business, Audio Precision is now supporting multichannel audio performance testing of A2B (Automotive Audio Bus) systems and components.
MEMs oscillators for automotive networking in advanced driver-assistance systems
MEMs oscillators for automotive networking in advanced driver-assistance systems
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Oscillators for automotive networking in advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) from SiTime Corporation aim to propel the automotive industry forward in their development of driverless cars.
Startup launches industrial IoT security platform protected by blockchain
Startup launches industrial IoT security platform protected by blockchain
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Information technology startup Xage Security (Palo Alto, CA) has emerged from stealth mode to launch what it says is the first and only blockchain-protected security platform for the Industrial Internet…


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