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Autonomous ship navigation autopilot in development
Autonomous ship navigation autopilot in development
Technology News |
VTT Technical Research Centre (Espoo, Finland) is developing safe steering for the remote-monitored and controlled autonomous ships of the future.
“Drone Days” at research campus to showcase aerial robotics tech
“Drone Days” at research campus to showcase aerial robotics tech
Technology News |
From September 1 to 3, 2017, EPFL's (Lausanne, Switzerland) Ecublens campus will host the first-ever EPFL Drone Days. This event,…
Quantum dots promise new display innovations
Quantum dots promise new display innovations
Feature articles |
Quantum dot manufacturer Nanosys (Milpitas, CA) was at SID DisplayWeek (Los Angeles Convention Center, CA) speaking about quantum dots in…
Samsung mid-power LED claims highest luminous efficacy
Samsung mid-power LED claims highest luminous efficacy
New Products |
Samsung Electronics has announced the mass production of a new mid-power LED package - the LM301B - which is claimed…

105x149mm full metal housing controller has gigabit PoE
105x149mm full metal housing controller has gigabit PoE
New Products |
The new series of ultra-compact and fanless POC-300 industrial controllers from acceed consists of four devices with varied interface equipment and two alternative processors for selection.
Nanosys Details the Future of Quantum Dots
Nanosys Details the Future of Quantum Dots
Feature articles |
Quantum dot manufacturer Nanosys was at SID DisplayWeek speaking about quantum dots in the Business Conference, presenting papers in the symposium session and showcasing its technology on the exhibit floor…
Prototyping platform supports up to 14 million equivalent ASIC gates
Prototyping platform supports up to 14 million equivalent ASIC gates
New Products |
During the Design Automation Conference, Pro Design has released three new high-speed FPGA modules for its proFPGA product family of FPGA based prototyping solutions.
EPFL Drone Days: a showcase of flying technology and robotics
EPFL Drone Days: a showcase of flying technology and robotics
Technology News |
From 1 to 3 September 2017, EPFL's Ecublens campus will host the first-ever EPFL Drone Days. This event, which will include the Swiss drone racing championship, a robotics showcase and…
IBM Watson to pick stocks for new ETF
IBM Watson to pick stocks for new ETF
Business news |
IBM's (Armonk, North Castle, NY) Watson cognitive computing platform has been hired to help select stocks for a new exchange traded fund (ETF).
German automotive industry should clean its act, think microelectronics suppliers
German automotive industry should clean its act, think microelectronics suppliers
Business news |
Being part of the automotive supplier industry, the microtechnology industry has a great interest in a strong automotive industry, though not at all costs, reveals a recent survey from the…
Electric cars could recharge wirelessly while on the move, claim Stanford scientists
Electric cars could recharge wirelessly while on the move, claim Stanford scientists
Technology News |
Researchers from Stanford University have developed a way to wirelessly deliver electricity to moving objects, without any tuning.
Surface mount current sensors measure to 30A for small-motor drives
Surface mount current sensors measure to 30A for small-motor drives
New Products |
Swiss transducer maker LEM recently released a series of surface mount, SO8 & SO16 packaged, isolated current transducers range with an integrated current conductor. These are open-loop Hall effect current…
SmartKem’s industrial Gen 2.5 organic TFT process ready for Asia
SmartKem’s industrial Gen 2.5 organic TFT process ready for Asia
Business news |
A supplier of organic thin film transistor (OTFT) technology, SmartKem announced it has now finalised an industrial grade process for the mass production of OTFT backplanes on large area glass…
32-bit PIC MCUs gain ultra-low-standby power variant, no performance loss
32-bit PIC MCUs gain ultra-low-standby power variant, no performance loss
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Its latest PIC32 family, Microchip Technology says, increases performance while reducing average power consumption. The PIC32MX1/2 XLP family applies eXtreme Low Power (XLP) technology, with the aim of providing higher…
Silicon-on-insulator high-pressure sensors operate to 400°C
Silicon-on-insulator high-pressure sensors operate to 400°C
New Products |
The Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM has designed a high-pressure silicon-on-insulator (SOI) sensor that can monitor the exact pressure of many industrial processes, such as plastic extrusion, at…
Gore microwave/RF test assemblies selected by Rohde & Schwarz
Gore microwave/RF test assemblies selected by Rohde & Schwarz
Business news |
W. L. Gore & Associates has announced that Rohde & Schwarz is endorsing GORE® PHASEFLEX® microwave/RF test assemblies for use with its latest ZNBT20 multi-port VNA.
Ultra-low-noise, high PSRR, 0.5A negative rail LDO
Ultra-low-noise, high PSRR, 0.5A negative rail LDO
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Analog Devices has added to its range of linear voltage regulator chips intended for stabilising supply rails to the most noise-sensitive active devices such as ADCs, DACs and precision/instrumentation amplifiers,…
Encapsulated SMT fuse deliver intrinsic safety protection
Encapsulated SMT fuse deliver intrinsic safety protection
New Products |
Littelfuse has designed encapsulated surface mount fuses for intrinsic safety protection of equipment intended for use in or near hazardous locations and explosive atmospheres and certified to the UL 913…
Module-software embedded SIM to speed cellular IoT rollout
Module-software embedded SIM to speed cellular IoT rollout
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Telit Communications PLC and Tele2 have co-developed a cellular module-embedded SIM technology dubbed simWISE, which the companies expect could act as a replacement or complement for manufacturers of cellular-connected devices…
100A PMBus digitally-controlled PoL converter
100A PMBus digitally-controlled PoL converter
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TDK’s iJC series of 100A point of load (POL) non-isolated DC-DC converters are equipped with PMBus communication; the converters employ adaptive digital control to deliver improved transient response and system…
Electric cars could recharge wirelessly while on the move, claim Stanford scientists
Electric cars could recharge wirelessly while on the move, claim Stanford scientists
Technology News |
Researchers from Stanford University have developed a way to wirelessly deliver electricity to moving objects, without any tuning.
First encapsulated surface mount fuse for intrinsic safety
First encapsulated surface mount fuse for intrinsic safety
New Products |
Littelfuse has launched the first encapsulated surface mount fuse designed for intrinsic safety protection of equipment intended for use in or near hazardous locations and explosive atmospheres and certified to…
72V 500W DC-DC controller eliminates inductor
72V 500W DC-DC controller eliminates inductor
New Products |
Analog Devices, which recently acquired Linear Technology, has developed a 500W fixed ratio charge pump DC/DC controller that eliminates the power inductor in a non-isolated intermediate bus converter.
4:1 input SIP DC/DC converters deliver 9W
4:1 input SIP DC/DC converters deliver 9W
New Products |
MicroPower Direct's MD900xRU series packs 9W of regulated output power in a miniature SIP package.
Autonomous ship navigation systems in the making
Autonomous ship navigation systems in the making
Technology News |
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing safe steering for the remote-monitored and controlled autonomous ships of the future. The new technology has been developed for navigation systems and…
IC Insights cuts IoT chip forecast – again
IC Insights cuts IoT chip forecast – again
Market news |
Market researcher IC Insights has reduced its market forecast for chips used in Internet of Things applications for a second time.
Broadcom tipped to win Toshiba memory business
Broadcom tipped to win Toshiba memory business
Business news |
Toshiba Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) has decided to negotiate with semiconductor company Broadcom Ltd. (Singapore) on the disposal of Toshiba's memory business, according to the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, which referenced unnamed…
Audio module is based on IC-in-PCB technology
Audio module is based on IC-in-PCB technology
Technology News |
Trigence Semiconductor Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) has launched an audio module that makes use of TDK's semiconductor embedded substrate (SESUB) technology to reduce the footprint for a digital speaker.


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