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Smart pacemakers recalled on cybersecurity concerns
Smart pacemakers recalled on cybersecurity concerns
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Healthcare company Abbott Laboratories (Chicago, IL) has issued a firmware patch for some of its implanted cardiac devices that were…
RAIN RFID tag fits wearables and healthcare applications
RAIN RFID tag fits wearables and healthcare applications
New Products |
Murata's LXMSJZNCMF-198 RAIN RFID module can be used as an ultra small ID tag to be fitted to metal and…
Connecting EV batteries with plastic Gigabit Ethernet
Connecting EV batteries with plastic Gigabit Ethernet
New Products |
Fabless chip designer KDPOF has launched Gigabit plastic optical fibre controllers for battery management systems (BMS) in vehicles.
EpiGaN attracts state backing for GaN-on-Si wafers
EpiGaN attracts state backing for GaN-on-Si wafers
Business news |
EpiGaN (Hasselt, Belgium), a supplier of gallium-nitride on silicon and on silicon-carbide wafers, has attracted FPIM as a fifth investor…

Plastic Gigabit Ethernet connects HV batteries
Plastic Gigabit Ethernet connects HV batteries
New Products |
Traction batteries for electric vehicles need to be monitored closely, and therefore they exchange data with the vehicle electronics. The problem: The batteries operate at high voltages; connecting them to…
Battery storage startup takes on Tesla
Battery storage startup takes on Tesla
Business news |
A US startup is taking on Tesla to build a gigafactory for lithium ion batteries.
Porous silicon anode quadruples battery capacity
Porous silicon anode quadruples battery capacity
Technology News |
Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland have boosted the capacity of lithium ion batteries by a factor of four with porous silicon anodes that use particles that are larger…
Wireless underwater charging of UUVs under test by U.S. Navy
Wireless underwater charging of UUVs under test by U.S. Navy
Technology News |
Scientists at the US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Centre (San Diego, CA) have developed a way to use wireless charging technology underwater to recharge unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).
BiCMOS chip delivers 370 GHz beam steering for next gen communications
BiCMOS chip delivers 370 GHz beam steering for next gen communications
Technology News |
Researchers from the University of California, Davis have designed a novel SiGe chip operating at tunable frequencies from 318 GHz up to 370 GHz, with a bandwith of 52 GHz.
Software tool manages virtual platforms to speed complex design flows
Software tool manages virtual platforms to speed complex design flows
New Products |
Magillem (Paris, France and Palo Alto, California) has written MVP, Magillem Virtual Platform, a software tool conceived for creating , configuring, analyzing and maintaining a Virtual Platform.
Apple in play as Toshiba misses sale deadline
Apple in play as Toshiba misses sale deadline
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Toshiba Corp. is continuing to negotiate beyond a self-imposed of deadline of the end of August with three consortia over the sale of Toshiba Memory Corp., a subsidiary created to…
Glass-free flexible plastic E-Paper displays – in distribution
Glass-free flexible plastic E-Paper displays – in distribution
Market news |
Specialist distributor Review Display System (Westerham, Kent, UK) now has Plastic Logic flexible displays; these flexible, glass-free electrophoretic active matrix displays are shatterproof, bendable and daylight-readable. They are also thin,…
TinyCircuits’ mini open-source functional blocks, in distribution
TinyCircuits’ mini open-source functional blocks, in distribution
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Distributor Digi-Key now has TinyCircuits’ small-size open source electronics, including the TinyDuino; the small PCBs are already employed worldwide to create a variety of projects, by users that range from…
Press-fit termination simplifies high b/w board-board cable installation
Press-fit termination simplifies high b/w board-board cable installation
New Products |
Samtec has developed its Direct Connect cable systems with the addition of the DCH Series, in which high-speed, press-fit termination simplifies direct connection to PCBs.
Blockchain trials aim to revolutionise the power grid
Blockchain trials aim to revolutionise the power grid
Business news |
Blockchain, the secure ledger technology behind cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, is being used in several European trials to enable peer-to-peer transactions in the power grid.
Smartwatches, Bluetooth headsets to drive high growth wearables market
Smartwatches, Bluetooth headsets to drive high growth wearables market
Market news |
A report from market research firm Gartner forecasts that worldwide wearable device sales will grow 17 percent in 2017.
Multicoax connector for high speed digital testing to 50 GHz
Multicoax connector for high speed digital testing to 50 GHz
New Products |
The latest addition to its MXP series of multicoax interconnection products has been announced by HUBER+SUHNER. The MXP series is designed for the high speed digital testing market and this…
Robust film capacitors for AC applications
Robust film capacitors for AC applications
New Products |
TDK has launched a series of robust film capacitors for use with AC voltages with high ripple currents.
Heat pipes integrated in PCB layers boost thermal performance
Heat pipes integrated in PCB layers boost thermal performance
Market news |
Austrian printed-board specialist AT&S has developed the capability to embed miniature heat pipes within the layer structure of complex printed circuit boards, to more effectively transfer heat away from high-dissipation…
Artificial Intelligence to reduce telecom churn
Artificial Intelligence to reduce telecom churn
Technology News |
Sicap is launching the artificial intelligence enabler, Sicap AI Engine, which when combined with TargetMe, a customer engagement automation system, helps mobile operators to predict and reduce customer churn.
Directional coupler offers 6 dB coupling over 0.5 to 20.0 GHz
Directional coupler offers 6 dB coupling over 0.5 to 20.0 GHz
New Products |
KRYTAR, Inc., has announced a directional coupler operating in the frequency range of 0.5 to 20.0 GHz offering nominal coupling of 6 dB in a compact package.
Smart street lighting system gets LTE connection
Smart street lighting system gets LTE connection
Technology News |
Romanian startup Flashnet has integrated u‑blox' SARA-N2 series of NB‑IoT (LTE Cat NB1) modules to enable the world’s first Narrowband IoT (NB‑IoT) connected smart street lighting control system for its inteliLIGHT remote…
High-speed, press-fit termination simplifies direct connection to PCBs
High-speed, press-fit termination simplifies direct connection to PCBs
New Products |
Samtec's Direct Connect Horizontal (DCH) high-speed press-fit Twinax cable assembly expands the company's offering for cost-effective, high-performance flyover or co-planar, right angle and parallel board-to-board applications.
EpiGaN adds 5th Investor to fund its expansion
EpiGaN adds 5th Investor to fund its expansion
Business news |
A leading European supplier of commercial GaN technology for power switching, RF and sensor applications, EpiGaN has announced that the Belgium Federal Holding and Investment Company (FPIM/SFPI) has joined its…
8.48MP CMOS image sensor target high-end network security cameras
8.48MP CMOS image sensor target high-end network security cameras
New Products |
Renesas Electronics has designed a high-sensitivity, high-resolution 8.48 megapixel (MP) CMOS image sensor (RAA462113FYL) to support 4K network security video cameras.
First narrowband IoT based smart street lighting system
First narrowband IoT based smart street lighting system
Technology News |
Swiss company, u‑blox has announced that its SARA-N2 series of NB‑IoT (LTE Cat NB1) modules is enabling the world’s first Narrowband IoT (NB‑IoT) connected smart street lighting control system from…
Smartwatches, Bluetooth headsets to drive wearables market to 2021
Smartwatches, Bluetooth headsets to drive wearables market to 2021
Market news |
A report from market research firm Gartner forecasts that worldwide wearable device sales will grow 17 percent in 2017.
Movidius upgrades VPU with on-chip neural compute
Movidius upgrades VPU with on-chip neural compute
Technology News |
Video processor company Movidius, now a subsidiary of Intel, has introduced its third generation of Myriad VPU with an on-chip neural compute engine - a dedicated hardware accelerator for deep…


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