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Sequans’ LTE-M module on AT&T’s IoT Accelerator Program
Sequans’ LTE-M module on AT&T’s IoT Accelerator Program
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With long-time partner Wistron NeWeb Corporation, Sequans is now making available a new LTE-M module, the IMS2, through AT&T’s IoT…
Magnetic-latching charging connector prevents cable/socket damage
Magnetic-latching charging connector prevents cable/socket damage
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Distributor Conrad Business Supplies has renkforce’s MagnetSafe micro-USB/Lightning connector for smartphones, tablets and portable devices: a magnetic connector that will…
Voltage-controlled attenuator spans 10 MHz to 1.5 GHz with high IIP3
Voltage-controlled attenuator spans 10 MHz to 1.5 GHz with high IIP3
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Skyworks’ SKY12239-11 is a voltage-controlled variable attenuator (VVA), in a series of broadband, flat attenuation, high third order input intercept…
X-Fab enjoys strong second quarter
X-Fab enjoys strong second quarter
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Analog, mixed-signal and MEMS foundry group X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE (Erfurt, Germany) made a net profit of $24.1 million on…

Energy harvest firm MicroGen sold, will work with Arrow
Energy harvest firm MicroGen sold, will work with Arrow
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MicroGen Systems Inc., a pioneer of piezoelectric-based vibration energy harvest components has been sold to Wireless Sensor Solutions LLC (Henrietta, NY), a company controlled by David Monks, a managing partner…
Modular IP cores ease video bridging
Modular IP cores ease video bridging
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Lattice Semiconductor has unveiled seven new modular IP cores for its CrossLink FPGAs, to increase design flexibility for consumer, industrial and automotive applications. The modular IP cores offer the building…
Romeo Power takes on Tesla with US battery gigafactory
Romeo Power takes on Tesla with US battery gigafactory
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A US startup is taking on Tesla to build a gigafactory for lithium ion batteries.
New Intel VPU delivers AI at the edge
New Intel VPU delivers AI at the edge
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Intel (Santa Clara, CA) has introduced its Movidius Myriad X vision processing unit (VPU), claimed to be the world's first system-on-chip (SoC) with a dedicated neural compute engine for accelerating…
Wireless charging for underwater vehicles
Wireless charging for underwater vehicles
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Scientists at the US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Centre in San Diego have developed a way to use wireless charging technology underwater to recharge unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).
Online calculator estimates your BOM savings with mixed-signal ICs
Online calculator estimates your BOM savings with mixed-signal ICs
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S3 Group has announced a change in strategy for its custom semiconductor business, S3 Semiconductors (S3semi), now focusing on industrial and communications OEMs. The group is to convert its electronic…
Lidar to grow strongly in automotive sensor market
Lidar to grow strongly in automotive sensor market
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The annual market for automotive sensors will grow from $11 billion in 2016 to about $24 billion in 2022, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14 percent, according to…
Movidius targets low power for AI at the edge
Movidius targets low power for AI at the edge
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Movidius, owned by Intel, has launched its third generation vision processor with a dedicated hardware deep learning engine embedded artificial intelligence with a focus on low power.
China’s Chunxing acquires US optical MEMS maker
China’s Chunxing acquires US optical MEMS maker
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Calient Technologies Inc. (Santa Barbara, Calif.), a leading maker of optical MEMS for communications switches, has been acquired by Suzhou Chunxing Precision Mechanical Co., Ltd. (Suzhou, China).
Drones relay RFID signals for inventory tracking
Drones relay RFID signals for inventory tracking
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Cheap, battery-free RFID tags, which receive power wirelessly from scanners and then broadcast identifying numbers, enable warehouse managers to log inventory much more efficiently than they could by reading box…
Delphi takes stake in lidar startup Innoviz
Delphi takes stake in lidar startup Innoviz
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Automotive supplier Delphi Automotive plc (Gillingham, England) has said it has taken a minority stake in Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (Kfar Saba, Israel), a 2016 startup developing infrared solid-state lidar sensors…
Ford, Domino’s test automated pizza delivery
Ford, Domino’s test automated pizza delivery
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Autonomous driving can have so many aspects. Certainly one of the most important ones: The interaction between humans and vehicles – but not only in the sense of optimizing traffic…
Wireless diabetes device security standard being developed
Wireless diabetes device security standard being developed
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UL (Underwriters Laboratories) and the IEEE have signed a Joint Standard Development agreement to develop a consensus-based standard for wireless diabetes device security.
Ink-on-paper flashlight rolls up to produce light
Ink-on-paper flashlight rolls up to produce light
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A Japanese designer has used conducting ink on paper to create a roll up torch. The tighter the paper is rolled, the brighter the light.
Multi-gas sensor startup opens dev lab
Multi-gas sensor startup opens dev lab
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AerNos Inc. (San Diego, Calif.), a developer of nanoscale gas sensors for smart home and smart city applications, has expanded its corporate offices, product development, and science and engineering teams…
Schurter gets IATF 16469 certified
Schurter gets IATF 16469 certified
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Electric and electronic components provider Schurter AG announced it has successfully passed the certification audits according to the new IATF 16949:2016 automotive standard.
Drive H-bridge power switches from 2.5-V devices
Drive H-bridge power switches from 2.5-V devices
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Toshiba Electronics Europe has added three H-bridge driver ICs for DC brushed motors and stepping motors used in mobile battery-drive equipment, home appliances, housing and facility equipment.
Rugged RS-485 transceivers for IIoT networks
Rugged RS-485 transceivers for IIoT networks
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Intersil’s ISL32741E and ISL32740E claim the industry’s highest working voltage and ultra-low EMI, for industrial IoT networks…
Inductorless 5V regulator works down to 3.5V
Inductorless 5V regulator works down to 3.5V
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The A4480 is a voltage regulator from Allegro Microsystems Europe with an output voltage of 5V and a wide input voltage range. The device is designed to power automotive sensors…
Intel’s Movidius Myriad X VPU hosts Neural Compute Engine, for ‘AI at the Edge’
Intel’s Movidius Myriad X VPU hosts Neural Compute Engine, for ‘AI at the Edge’
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Intel’s Movidius Myriad X vision processing unit (VPU) is configured to deliver more autonomous capabilities across a wide range of product categories including drones, robotics, smart cameras and virtual reality.
PMC takes many I/Os for industrial control, telecoms, medical applications
PMC takes many I/Os for industrial control, telecoms, medical applications
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The TPMC542 is a standard single-wide PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) module offering 16 or 8 channels of simultaneous update single-ended unipolar/bipolar 16-bit analog output and 20 channels of tristate capable…
High-speed RS-485 transceivers feature reinforced isolation to 2.5kV
High-speed RS-485 transceivers feature reinforced isolation to 2.5kV
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Intersil's latest high-speed, isolated RS-485 differential bus transceivers provide 40Mbps bidirectional data communication for Industrial IoT networks.
32x8x2.75mm power-on-package targets AI processors
32x8x2.75mm power-on-package targets AI processors
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Vicor Corporation's Power-on-Package modular current multipliers are aimed at high performance, high current, CPU/GPU/ASIC (“XPU”) processors. By freeing up XPU socket pins and eliminating losses associated with delivery of current from the…
Extra durable test assemblies operate to 40 GHz
Extra durable test assemblies operate to 40 GHz
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Teledyne Storm Microwave has introduced DuraTest™ 150, the latest product in its line of extra durable, everyday DuraTest test assemblies.


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