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Taiwan joins pack pursuing Qualcomm
Taiwan joins pack pursuing Qualcomm
Business news |
Mobile phone technology and chip provider Qualcomm Inc has announced that the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) has initiated an…
Dataforth’s modular data acquisition system at Acceed
Dataforth’s modular data acquisition system at Acceed
New Products |
The MAQ20 is the new data acquisition system from the US manufacturer Dataforth. The system distinguishes itself with its modular…
Inductive sensor interface IC meets automotive requirements
Inductive sensor interface IC meets automotive requirements
New Products |
Chipmaker Microsemi has introduced an interface device for inductive sensors that supports the SENT protocol, survives temperatures up to 150°C…
Dimmer chip simplifies complex LED matrix designs
Dimmer chip simplifies complex LED matrix designs
New Products |
The LT3965 is a LED bypass switching device that enables independent dimming and diagnostics of eight individual LEDs or LED…

Chinese group makes late bid for Fairchild
Chinese group makes late bid for Fairchild
Business news |
SAN FRANCISCO—A Chinese government-backed firm has initiated a bidding war for chip maker Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc., which last month accepted an acquisition offer from ON Semiconductor Corp.
M&A pace to accelerate in 2016, says survey
M&A pace to accelerate in 2016, says survey
Business news |
Semiconductor industry business leaders predict that the number of mergers and acquisitions in 2016 will match or exceed 2015, according to an annual survey of semiconductor industry business leaders conducted…
Biologically powered chip promises a new kind of electronics
Biologically powered chip promises a new kind of electronics
Researchers at Columbia Engineering (New York, NY) have, for the first time, harnessed the molecular machinery of living systems to power an integrated circuit from adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - often…
Next-gen Wi-Fi gaining ground in mobile, infrastructure
Next-gen Wi-Fi gaining ground in mobile, infrastructure
The 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi standard has started to gain rapid traction and will become the highest shipping Wi-Fi standard yet, says research firm Strategy Analytics.
Smart ‘Band-Aid’ senses skin temp, dispenses medicine
Smart ‘Band-Aid’ senses skin temp, dispenses medicine
Engineers at MIT (Cambridge, MA) have designed a 'smart wound dressing' that is not only capable of releasing medicine in response to changes in skin temperature but which can also…
‘Internet of Drones’ startup offers one-click surveillance
‘Internet of Drones’ startup offers one-click surveillance
French drone startup UAVIA has won the silver prize at EIT Digital's Cyber-Physical Systems Idea Challenge for their 'one-click' autonomous drone-based monitoring and surveillance service for industrial sites.
Push the UVM start button then hit the accelerator, Part 2
Push the UVM start button then hit the accelerator, Part 2
Feature articles |
So, you’re STILL not using UVM? This article won’t help you learn any of the features of UVM, but it will point you to how you might speed up your…
Seeed and Digi-Key aim to cut time to market & prototyping
Seeed and Digi-Key aim to cut time to market & prototyping
New Products |
Distributor Digi-Key Electronics is to carry Seeed Technology Ltd.’s rapid prototyping and development products; Seeed specialises in offering products that assist engineers in jumpstarting their working reference designs.
Bluetooth 4.2 compliant parts boost security, privacy and data rates
Bluetooth 4.2 compliant parts boost security, privacy and data rates
Feature articles |
Cypress Semiconductor’s single-mode PSoC 4 BLE Programmable System-on-Chip and PRoC BLE Programmable Radio-on-Chip solutions are positioned as the first to achieve full-featured Bluetooth 4.2 qualification, which includes three specific benefits…
Multichannel streaming/recording on AXIe wideband digital receiver
Multichannel streaming/recording on AXIe wideband digital receiver
Feature articles |
In its modular instrumentation range, Keysight has added a multi-module synchronisation capability that increases the total number of streaming and recording channels. For applications in 5G, radar and satellite communications,…
2nd-source Industrial Mini I/O Connectors from TE Connectivity & FCI
2nd-source Industrial Mini I/O Connectors from TE Connectivity & FCI
Feature articles |
TE Connectivity (TE) and FCI have entered into a second-source agreement covering the Industrial Mini input/output (I/O) connector families, aiming to establish the Industrial Mini I/O family in the market…
Collaborative deals give Cadence a design flow for electronic/photonic ICs
Collaborative deals give Cadence a design flow for electronic/photonic ICs
Feature articles |
Cadence is working with Lumerical and PhoeniX Software to offer a Virtuoso platform-based flow that will integrate purpose-built photonic component design, photonic circuit simulation and photonic layout generation tools within…
Anritsu and Verkotan tackle IoT requirements for OTA testing
Anritsu and Verkotan tackle IoT requirements for OTA testing
Business news |
Anritsu Corporation is working with Verkotan Oy to enable support for the OTA (Over-The-Air) performance testing of wireless devices such as wearables and smart phones.
Compact LED light source packs 2500-lm into office projectors
Compact LED light source packs 2500-lm into office projectors
Technology News |
Osram Opto Semiconductors has developed Osram Ostar Projection Power solution that the company claims will enable users to equip even mainstream projectors rated at more than 2500 lumen exclusively with…
Smart wound dressing lights up to indicate medicine usage
Smart wound dressing lights up to indicate medicine usage
Technology News |
MIT engineers have designed a 'smart wound dressing' capable of releasing medicine in response to changes in skin temperature which can also light up if the medicine is running low.
2016 predictions from Cobham Wireless
2016 predictions from Cobham Wireless
Technology News |
For the last two years the industry’s focus has been firmly placed on 5G, with speculation centring on the impact the new protocol may have and potential timeframes for deployment.
Tiny temperature sensor powered by radio waves
Tiny temperature sensor powered by radio waves
Technology News |
A very small wireless temperature sensor that is powered from the radio waves that are part of the sensor's wireless network has been developed by Researchers at Eindhoven University of…
Circuit Seed solves design issues with mixed signal ICs for the IoT
Circuit Seed solves design issues with mixed signal ICs for the IoT
Technology News |
Greg Waite, CEO of InventionShare, has announced that the Circuit Seed™ family of circuits can solve major problems with mixed signal integrated circuits for IoT device manufacturing, allowing companies to…
Bluetooth® Smart SoCs link wearable devices to Apps for WeChat users
Bluetooth® Smart SoCs link wearable devices to Apps for WeChat users
New Products |
Dialog Semiconductor has announced its support for WeChat’s communications protocol, with the launch of the Dialog WeChat SDK. The kit enables developers to quickly add energy-efficient Bluetooth connectivity between WeChat…
Wideband digital receiver offers multichannel streaming and recording
Wideband digital receiver offers multichannel streaming and recording
New Products |
Ideal for applications in 5G, radar, satellite communications, and aerospace and defense, multi-module synchronization for the M9703B AXIe high-speed digitizer/wideband digital receiver from Keysight Technologies increases the total number of…
Adoption of 802.11ac Wave accelerating
Adoption of 802.11ac Wave accelerating
Market news |
The 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi standard has started to gain rapid traction, and will become the highest shipping Wi-Fi standard yet, as outlined in a report by Strategy Analytics RF…
Microwaves cut energy needed to manufacture materials used to clean wastewater
Microwaves cut energy needed to manufacture materials used to clean wastewater
Technology News |
A new method for making the material used for cleaning wastewater makes the production process greener - and 20 times faster. In a study published in Applied Materials Today, researchers…
Custom MMIC exclusively from Aspen Electronics
Custom MMIC exclusively from Aspen Electronics
New Products |
A bit of a misnomer but Custom MMIC, exclusively from Aspen Electronics, have steadily developed a range of catalogue monolithic microwave integrated circuits.
Radio waves power world’s smallest temperature sensor
Radio waves power world’s smallest temperature sensor
Technology News |
Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have developed a tiny wireless temperature sensor that is powered from the radio waves that are part of the sensor's wireless network.


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