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Audi investigates the use of time in the robot car
Audi investigates the use of time in the robot car
Feature articles |
In cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Labor and Organization (IAO), Audi is trying to find out how the drivers…
Automotive display market worth $9.8 billion by 2022, study says
Automotive display market worth $9.8 billion by 2022, study says
Market news |
GPS, center stacks, main display – an increasing number of displays are installed in cars. Reseach company MarketsandMarkets has scrutinized…
GaN power device maker gets BMW investment
GaN power device maker gets BMW investment
Business news |
GaN Systems Inc. (Ottawa, Ontario), a supplier of power diodes and transistors, has closed a round of investment led by…
Bluetooth LE adds mesh networking capability
Bluetooth LE adds mesh networking capability
Technology News |
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced that Bluetooth technology now supports mesh networking. The new mesh capability enables…

ASML prospers as EUV lithography takes off
ASML prospers as EUV lithography takes off
Business news |
ASML Holding NV (Veldhoven, The Netherlands) saw second quarter sales rise 21 percent, and its profits climb as took in 8 additional orders for extreme ultraviolet lithography machines in the…
AI software accelerates pattern search, facial classification
AI software accelerates pattern search, facial classification
Market news |
BrainChip Holdings (Aliso Viejo, CA) has announced the release of AI-powered software aimed at helping law enforcement and intelligence organizations rapidly search vast amounts of video footage to identify patterns…
Mesh networking capability added to Bluetooth
Mesh networking capability added to Bluetooth
Technology News |
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced that Bluetooth technology now supports mesh networking. The new mesh capability enables many-to-many (m:m) device communications and is optimized for creating large-scale…
BMW invests in GaN Systems
BMW invests in GaN Systems
Business news |
GaN Systems Inc. (Ottawa, Ontario), a supplier of power diodes and transistors, has closed a round of investment led by BMW’s investment arm, BMW i Ventures.
PTC inrush current limiters have automotive qualifications
PTC inrush current limiters have automotive qualifications
New Products |
TDK has extended its range of EPCOS PTC-based inrush current limiters with broader resistance and temperature capabilities for home and automotive applications.
FBI issues smart toy warning
FBI issues smart toy warning
Market news |
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (Washington, D.C.) has issued a public service announcement alerting parents to "privacy and contact" concerns associated with smart toys.
DRAM, NAND price increases slowing
DRAM, NAND price increases slowing
Market news |
The rate of climb in average selling prices (ASPs) for DRAM and NAND memories peaked in 4Q16 but prices continued to rise in the 1H17 and will drive memory IC…
Metallic substrates allow future semiconductors to take more heat
Metallic substrates allow future semiconductors to take more heat
Technology News |
An international research team at the Jülich Research Centre (Germany) was the first to develop high-performance transistors on a metallic carrier material. The metal substrate not only reduces the heating…
$46m for new US solar technology projects
$46m for new US solar technology projects
Technology News |
The US Department of Energy has announced over $46 for 48 projects in its SunShot Initiative.
Murata & STMicro collaborate to add SigFox to LoRaWAN module
Murata & STMicro collaborate to add SigFox to LoRaWAN module
Partners |
Enabling, say the compnaies, a “Best of Both Worlds” capability, Murata has announced the results of its collaboration with both STMicro and SigFox to port the SigFox stack to co-exist…
Integrated 36V buck battery charger provides seamless backup power
Integrated 36V buck battery charger provides seamless backup power
New Products |
LTC4091 is a complete lithium-ion battery backup management system for 3.45V to 4.45V supply rails that must be kept active during a long duration main power failure. The LTC4091 employs…
Single-chip buck-boost battery charge controllers for USB-C and PD
Single-chip buck-boost battery charge controllers for USB-C and PD
New Products |
Texas Instruments presents the battery algorithms embedded in these devices as provides maximum input power for 1S to 4S applications. There is a pair of highly flexible, single-chip buck-boost battery…
Mentor’s FloTHERM lifts productivity, supports phase-change materials
Mentor’s FloTHERM lifts productivity, supports phase-change materials
New Products |
The latest release of Mentor’s FloTHERM product, the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software for electronics cooling simulation, adds functionality aimed at increasing user effectiveness and productivity. The FloTHERM product includes…
Silicon Labs offers Bluetooth Mesh support from protocol introduction
Silicon Labs offers Bluetooth Mesh support from protocol introduction
New Products |
One of the silicon vendors poised to announce product at the same time as the Bluetooth SIG’s disclosure of mesh operation is Silicon Labs, which says that its offering will…
Women are one sixth of Europe’s ICT work force
Women are one sixth of Europe’s ICT work force
Business news |
In 2016 there were more than 8 million people in Europe working as information and communications technology specialists and 83.3 percent of them were men and 16.7 percent women, according…
BMW iVentures invests in GaN semiconductor company
BMW iVentures invests in GaN semiconductor company
Business news |
The investment arm of German carmaker BMW, i Ventures, is leading an investment round in GaN Systems, a Canadian semiconductor startup with focus on Gallium Nitride power transistors. Due to…
High efficiency slimline DIN rail power supplies reach 960W
High efficiency slimline DIN rail power supplies reach 960W
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Stadium Stontronics has introduced a slimline, high-efficiency din rail product range up to 960W, which has been designed up to 30% smaller than the industry standard for industrial automation, control…
Mesh networking capability added to Bluetooth
Mesh networking capability added to Bluetooth
Technology News |
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced that Bluetooth technology now supports mesh networking. The new mesh capability enables many-to-many (m:m) device communications and is optimized for creating large-scale…
Cheap supercapacitor electrodes enable coin cells
Cheap supercapacitor electrodes enable coin cells
Technology News |
Researchers at the University of Washington in the US have developed a fast, cheap method to make supercapacitor electrodes for electric cars and coin cells.
Extreme Networks completes purchase of the networking business from Avaya
Extreme Networks completes purchase of the networking business from Avaya
Business news |
Extreme Networks, Inc. has completed its acquisition of the networking business from Avaya, Inc. The acquisition supports the company's growth strategy to lead the enterprise networking market with end-to-end software-driven…
Quad DMOS full-bridge PWM motor driver adds Adaptive Percent Fast Decay to reduce current ripple 
Quad DMOS full-bridge PWM motor driver adds Adaptive Percent Fast Decay to reduce current ripple 
New Products |
Allegro MicroSystems Europe has launched a quad DMOS full-bridge driver IC capable of driving up to two stepper motors or four DC motors. Each full-bridge output is rated up to…
Single-chip buck-boost controller for USB Type-C uses new algorithm
Single-chip buck-boost controller for USB Type-C uses new algorithm
New Products |
Texas Instruments (TI) has launched a pair of highly flexible, single-chip buck-boost battery charge controllers for one- to four-cell (1S to 4S) designs using a new maximum power algorithm.
Fraunhofer makes additive manufacturing ready for SMEs
Fraunhofer makes additive manufacturing ready for SMEs
Technology News |
At the recent Laser World of Photonics industry meeting in Munich, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) provided insights into future technologies and applications. Of particular interest is the…
3D IC combines CNT transistors, ReRAMs and sensors
3D IC combines CNT transistors, ReRAMs and sensors
Technology News |
A research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University have created a prototype 3D IC that combines carbon nanotubes transistors and resistive random-access memory (ReRAM) cells.


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