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Distributor Premier Farnell to be sold to Swiss company Datwyler
Distributor Premier Farnell to be sold to Swiss company Datwyler
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Premier Farnell plc (Leeds, England), distributor of electronic components (also operating as element14), has agreed a sale of the company…
PMICs power any single or dual core ARM processors
PMICs power any single or dual core ARM processors
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Dialog Semiconductor has launched two power management ICs (PMICs) that can power any single or dual core ARM processors.
Miniature 2W DC-DC converters have medical safety standard compliance
Miniature 2W DC-DC converters have medical safety standard compliance
New Products |
Murata has launched a series of 2W DC-DC power modules, including a surface mount version, with 2 x MOOP medical…
Audi rainmaker sketches new computing architecture for cars
Audi rainmaker sketches new computing architecture for cars
Feature articles |
Carmakers and suppliers are mulling new computing architectures that help meeting the challenges of autonomous driving and digitization. At the…

ST, Escrypt and ETAS partner to secure ECUs against hacking attacks
ST, Escrypt and ETAS partner to secure ECUs against hacking attacks
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STMicroelectronics, and automotive software specialists ETAS and ESCRYPT, are orking together to streamline development of secure connected-car applications. They aim to apply their collective skills to offer a package for…
Denso invests in laser-for-lidar startup
Denso invests in laser-for-lidar startup
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Japan's Denso Corp., a leading automotive supplier, has invested in TriLumina Corp. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) a developer of lasers.
Europe punts €5m on organic semiconductors
Europe punts €5m on organic semiconductors
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Flexible and printable electronics made using carbon-based materials offer numerous application possibilities and therefore the European Union is prepared to fund in its entirety a four-year project with €5 million.
Connected car partnership aims for hacker-proof ECUs
Connected car partnership aims for hacker-proof ECUs
Technology News |
STMicroelectronics (Geneva, Switzerland), and automotive software specialists ETAS (Stuttgart, Germany) and ESCRYPT (Bochum, Germany), are working together to streamline development of secure connected-car applications. They aim to apply their collective…
Polymer strain gage does away with wires
Polymer strain gage does away with wires
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Hoffmann + Krippner's P-DMS polymer strain gage offers a compact and cost-effective solution for measuring pressure, based on the company's patented sensor paste technology printed onto a PCB board.
Programmable coprocessor accepts many sensor inputs
Programmable coprocessor accepts many sensor inputs
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Cypress Semiconductor's latest PSoC programmable system-on-chip, the PSoC Analog Coprocessor, simplifies the design of next-generation industrial, home appliance and consumer systems that require multiple sensors.
Micro-laser array holds promise for terahertz security, medical apps
Micro-laser array holds promise for terahertz security, medical apps
Technology News |
Researchers at MIT (Cambridge, MA) and Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM) have demonstrated a natural phase-locking mechanism of closely integrated nanolasers, showing that the typically unwanted lateral emissions could contribute…
Premier Farnell to be sold to Swiss distributor
Premier Farnell to be sold to Swiss distributor
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Premier Farnell plc (Leeds, England), a distributor of electronic components, has agreed a sale of the company to Datwyler Holding AG (Altdorf, Switzerland) for a cash offer of 165 pence…
Samsung scraps TV LCD line in favour of flexible OLEDs
Samsung scraps TV LCD line in favour of flexible OLEDs
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According to a recent report from Business Korea, Samsung Display is about to sell off some of its 7th generation LCD production “L7” line at its Tangjeong plant in Asan,…
Security chip protects IoT connected devices
Security chip protects IoT connected devices
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STMicroelectronics' STSAFE-A100 is an easy-to-use secure element aimed at protecting connected devices in the consumer and industrial Internet of Things (IoT).
2x3mm secure element is optimized for IoT
2x3mm secure element is optimized for IoT
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STMicroelectronics' STSAFE-A100 is an easy-to-use secure element aimed at protecting connected devices in the consumer and industrial Internet of Things (IoT).
Phase-locked laser array yields better beam
Phase-locked laser array yields better beam
Technology News |
In the Nature Photonics paper "Phase-locked laser arrays through global antenna mutual coupling", researchers from the MIT and Sandia National Laboratories have demonstrated a natural phase-locking mechanism of closely integrated…
MIT’s phase-locked laser array yields better beam
MIT’s phase-locked laser array yields better beam
Technology News |
In the Nature Photonics paper "Phase-locked laser arrays through global antenna mutual coupling", researchers from the MIT and Sandia National Laboratories have demonstrated a natural phase-locking mechanism of closely integrated…
NXP downsizes by 25% with sale of business unit to China
NXP downsizes by 25% with sale of business unit to China
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NXP Semiconductor NV (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) has agreed to sell its standard products business unit to a Chinese consortium. This will involve the transfer of about one quarter of NXP's…
Conductive, ultrathin film promising for bendable, wearable electronic devices
Conductive, ultrathin film promising for bendable, wearable electronic devices
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Able to be produced by produced by a cheap and simple method, an ultrathin film that is both transparent and highly conductive to electric current has been developed by an…
Keysight and NAR Labs partner on 5G R&D
Keysight and NAR Labs partner on 5G R&D
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Keysight Technologies, Inc., and National Applied Research Laboratories (NAR Labs) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic partnership on research and development of 5G communication technologies.
Four elements added to the periodic table
Four elements added to the periodic table
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Steve Taranovich reports that things are getting heavier in the periodic table of chemical elements.
Harmonised Standards for new EU Radio Equipment Directive in force
Harmonised Standards for new EU Radio Equipment Directive in force
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The new Radio Equipment Directive came into force on 13th June 2016 in Europe. This major update of Europe’s single market rules for radio equipment was published in May 2014.
High power conformance tests for LTE band 14 public safety networks
High power conformance tests for LTE band 14 public safety networks
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In the USA, spectrum has been made available for a nationwide LTE-based public safety network. The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) plans to deploy, maintain and service this LTE band…
Use coax or STP for in-car data, with high-speed deserialisers
Use coax or STP for in-car data, with high-speed deserialisers
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Maxim Integrated has posted details of its MAX9276A/MAX9280A, which are 3.12 Gbps GMSL deserializers for coax or STP (shielded twisted pair) input, and parallel output. They have been designed to…
High-power tests prepare LTE for critical-communications applications
High-power tests prepare LTE for critical-communications applications
Technology News |
Rohde & Schwarz has announced that its instrumentation has validated high-power user equipment RF conformance tests for LTE band 14 public safety networks. At the recent PVG #73 meeting in…
Programmable analog coprocessor takes many sensor inputs
Programmable analog coprocessor takes many sensor inputs
New Products |
Cypress Semiconductor's latest PSoC programmable system-on-chip, the PSoC Analog Coprocessor, simplifies the design of next-generation industrial, home appliance and consumer systems that require multiple sensors.
Mouser Electronics launches new timing technology site
Mouser Electronics launches new timing technology site
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Mouser Electronics has launched its new Timing Technology site, designed to give engineers easy-to-access information on the latest technical advances in timers, counters, and clocks.
DIN rail mount current transformers measure currents in the 2,000A to 10,000A range
DIN rail mount current transformers measure currents in the 2,000A to 10,000A range
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Harting has launched a two new current transformers developed in close collaboration with key companies in the construction of wind energy plants, to specifically meet the requirements of ‘alternative energies’.


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