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Wireless R&D firm InterDigital buys sensor processing tech developer
Wireless R&D firm InterDigital buys sensor processing tech developer
Business news |
Sensor motion technology company Hillcrest Laboratories Inc. (Rockville, MD) has been acquired by InterDigital Inc. (Wilmington, DE), a technology intellectual…
Multi-protocol SoC targets secure smart home apps
Multi-protocol SoC targets secure smart home apps
New Products |
Qorvo (Greensboro, NC), from its RF product line, has a complete system on chip (SoC) for smart home devices that…
MEMS mic targets voice-control
MEMS mic targets voice-control
New Products |
InvenSense Inc. (San Jose, Calif.) has announced a MEMS microphone with a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 74dB suitable for far…
Easy-to-solder proto board for Raspberry Pi
Easy-to-solder proto board for Raspberry Pi
New Products |
Distributor and Raspberry Pi source RS Components (Corby, UK) has introduced an easy-to-solder prototyping board for engineers and students, for…

USB-C to native HDMI without converters
USB-C to native HDMI without converters
New Products |
Cypress Semiconductor announced what the company claims to be the world’s first complete solution for USB-C to native HDMI connections without adapters or converters.
Signal quality analyzer supports OLT and ONU BER measurements for 100G-EPON
Signal quality analyzer supports OLT and ONU BER measurements for 100G-EPON
New Products |
The signal quality analyzer MP1800A Series 100G-EPON test solution from Anritsu Corporation features newly developed 100G-EPON application software MX180014A to support BER measurements of OLT (Optical Line Terminal) and ONU…
Bluetooth 5-ready silicon RF IP
Bluetooth 5-ready silicon RF IP
New Products |
The Bluetooth SIG recently released the highly-anticipated Bluetooth 5, which extends the performance of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
Dual-output, unipolar Hall switch is compact
Dual-output, unipolar Hall switch is compact
New Products |
Specifically designed for battery-powered consumer equipment the AH1389 Hall-effect switch IC introduced by Diodes Incorporated offers a small, simple and versatile contactless switch solution.
50-channel GPS reference clock
50-channel GPS reference clock
New Products |
TRAK Microwave has announced the 8835 GPS Clock, boasting extreme power and interoperability options while maintaining industry leading GPS accuracy and reliability.
Hillcrest Labs sold to InterDigital
Hillcrest Labs sold to InterDigital
Business news |
Sensor motion technology company Hillcrest Laboratories Inc. (Rockville, Maryland) has been acquired by InterDigital Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware), a technology intellectual property company.
Transition at German subsidiary drives down revenue at Electrovaya
Transition at German subsidiary drives down revenue at Electrovaya
Business news |
Battery technology developer Electrovaya saw a loss of over $8m last year on revenues of $19.5m, largely as a result of changes at its German subsidiary Litharion.
Being smart about the future of rail
Being smart about the future of rail
Technology News |
Between the drive towards smart cities, new high speed rail links and increased rail travel across the UK, the pressure is on to make sure our railways can keep up.
ARM-based, multi-protocol SoC targets smart, secure homes apps
ARM-based, multi-protocol SoC targets smart, secure homes apps
New Products |
Qorvo (Greensboro, North Carolina), from its RF product line, has a complete system on chip (SoC) for smart home devices that delivers multi-protocol support with best-in-class power consumption. The new…
A universal language for IoT: zigbee alliance opens dotdot
A universal language for IoT: zigbee alliance opens dotdot
Technology News |
At CES 2017 the zigbee alliance will demonstrate dotdot as a universal language for the IoT, making it possible for smart objects to work together on any network. Members of…
50-ch GPS-referred clock syncs comms, defence & wireless applications
50-ch GPS-referred clock syncs comms, defence & wireless applications
New Products |
TRAK Microwave, a microwave brand of Smiths Interconnect, has added a GPS Time and frequency clock to its range. The 8835 GPS Clock offers multiple power and interoperability options while…
WSTS raises chip market forecast
WSTS raises chip market forecast
Market news |
The global semiconductor market was flat in 2016 and will show growth in 2017 and 2018, according to the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization, which, in its Autumn 2016…
‘Retro’ solder tag prototyping for Raspberry Pi developers
‘Retro’ solder tag prototyping for Raspberry Pi developers
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Distributor and Raspberry Pi source RS Components has introduced an easy-to-solder prototyping board for engineers and students, for use with the single-board computer. It comprises an array of traditional-style solder…
Programmable Hall sensor with redundancy for safety-critical applications
Programmable Hall sensor with redundancy for safety-critical applications
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With a dual-die construction and full die redundancy, advanced diagnostics and SENT output, the A1346 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a highly programmable linear Hall sensor IC that is suitable…
Single-chip telematics/connectivity processors en route to connected-driving services
Single-chip telematics/connectivity processors en route to connected-driving services
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STMicroelectronics’ ‘Telemaco’ family combines telematics and connectivity functions in the same chip, to build an economical, scalable platform; the ICs include hardware-accelerated cybersecurity and extra processing power to support more…
Build ZigBee+IoT projects with NXP expansion kits, in distribution
Build ZigBee+IoT projects with NXP expansion kits, in distribution
Market news |
Distributor Mouser Electronics has the JN5169 ZigBee Expansion Kits from NXP Semiconductors. Equipped with NXP’s pre-certified ZigBee and IEEE802.15.4 JN5169 wireless MCU, these kits assist designers to rapidly introduce ZigBee-enabled…
Intel buys into map services provider Here
Intel buys into map services provider Here
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Chipmaker Intel will acquire 15% of Here, a company that offers digital map services and real-time location-based services for the automotive industry. The move follows similar announcements from other major…
Europe lags as chip market motors
Europe lags as chip market motors
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Europe was the only region to show its semiconductor market shrinking in November 2016 on an annual basis as the global market grew by 7.4 percent and the year-to-date came…
Report: US mulls ramping semiconductor protection
Report: US mulls ramping semiconductor protection
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A report being prepared for the United States government will recommend increased protection for the US semiconductor industry, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Lessons from popular electronics magazines and books
Lessons from popular electronics magazines and books
Feature articles |
Dennis Feucht considers that publishers from the 1950s and 1960s that bridged the gaps between hobbyist, technician and engineer provided, and can still can provide, great service but that finding…
Microsoft tackles the connected car
Microsoft tackles the connected car
Business news |
For a long time, software giant Microsoft has been notably absent from the growing market around the connected car. Apparently, this is about to change. At the Consumer Electronics Show…
Raspberry Pi easy-to-solder prototyping board
Raspberry Pi easy-to-solder prototyping board
New Products |
Distributor RS Components has launched a 40-pin solder-tag board for the highly popular Raspberry Pi credit-card sized computer board. The RS Pro solder-tag board is aimed at electronics engineers developing…
Automotive communications gateway aims to secure telematics
Automotive communications gateway aims to secure telematics
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M2MD Technologies (Atlanta, GA) and Giesecke & Devrient (Munich, Germany) have jointly designed a secure Communications Gateway aimed at automakers willing to quickly connect to their vehicles, execute commands more…
Safety-oriented wearable design challenge launched
Safety-oriented wearable design challenge launched
Business news |
Electronics distributor element14 has launched a new design challenge for designers and engineers called ‘Safe and Sound’. Sponsored by Texas Instruments (TI), element14 will challenge 15 community members to design…


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