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SEAT spends €5bn for the electrification of its fleet
SEAT spends €5bn for the electrification of its fleet
Business news |
With a budget of 5 billion euros, the VW subsidiary SEAT wants to press ahead with the electrification of its…
Leddartech boosts tech portfolio with software takeover
Leddartech boosts tech portfolio with software takeover
Business news |
The Canadian lidar specialist Leddartech has announced the acquisition of the Israeli software house VayaVision. The company plans to combine…
Google buys Canadian AR smart glasses company North
Google buys Canadian AR smart glasses company North
Business news |
Tech giant Google has announced that it has acquired Canadian AR smart glasses company North, which will be joining its…
Synaptics acquires rights to Broadcom wireless IoT assets
Synaptics acquires rights to Broadcom wireless IoT assets
Business news |
Synaptics® Incorporated has singed definitive agreements under which Synaptics will acquire certain assets and manufacturing rights associated with the wireless…

Smartphone magnet sensor protects pedestrians, cyclists
Smartphone magnet sensor protects pedestrians, cyclists
Technology News |
In road traffic, pedestrians and cyclists are regarded as particularly vulnerable road users, as they have no external protection zone. In order to increase their safety, the German Aerospace Center…
European project to standardise EV charger technologies
European project to standardise EV charger technologies
Technology News |
The €18.8m eCharge4Drivers project brings together 32 companies and universities to test out and standardise EV charger technologies…
Electric Vehicle Warning Sound System
Electric Vehicle Warning Sound System
Technology News |
Since electric vehicles do not emit the sound pedestrians and other traffic participants need to get alerted, the legislators all over the world stipulates that electric vehicles must be equipped…
Soitec to produce POI substrates for Qualcomm 5G RF filters
Soitec to produce POI substrates for Qualcomm 5G RF filters
Business news |
After multiple years of collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Soitec has concluded an agreement with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., on the supply of piezoelectric-on-insulator (POI) engineered substrates for 4G and 5G RF…
Wireless microcontrollers feature Zigbee 3.0® support
Wireless microcontrollers feature Zigbee 3.0® support
New Products |
STMicroelectronics has added Zigbee 3.0® support to the STM32WB55 wireless microcontrollers, based on the Zigbee PRO protocol stack.
Touchless pedestrian crosswalk sensor button reduces virus spread
Touchless pedestrian crosswalk sensor button reduces virus spread
Market news |
Pedestrian safety technology solutions provider LightGuard Systems has announced a touchless pedestrian push button for public safety at crosswalks designed to help reduce pedestrian exposure to contact viruses commonly found…
SEAT to spend €5bn on power R&D
SEAT to spend €5bn on power R&D
Business news |
SEAT is spending €5bn on power research and development to electrify its cars under its CUPRA brand.
Optical sensor solution for health wearables is industry’s thinnest
Optical sensor solution for health wearables is industry’s thinnest
New Products |
Maxim Integrated Products has introduced what it claims is the thinnest optical sensor solution for wearable health and fitness products.
Joint lab opens for SiC inverter development
Joint lab opens for SiC inverter development
Business news |
Rohm and Leadrive Technology have opened a joint research laboratory in China to develop SiC inverter designs for electric vehicles…
H.266 embedded video codec sees licensing split
H.266 embedded video codec sees licensing split
Business news |
The H.266 Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard will cut embedded video data rates in half but there are questions over the licensing of the technology.
Opinion: ARM’s refocus is good; suits a sale
Opinion: ARM’s refocus is good; suits a sale
Business news |
ARM's decision to refocus on its core business of semiconductor IP creation looks like an about-turn. It is welcome but comes with numerous caveats.
SiFive looks to foster worldwide network of RISC-V startups
SiFive looks to foster worldwide network of RISC-V startups
Technology News |
SiFive Inc. (San Francisco, Calif.) has created a global network of nine startup companies to help support design wins for the RISC-V instruction set architecture.
IMEC looks at best way to improve DRAM
IMEC looks at best way to improve DRAM
Technology News |
IMEC has highlighted indium-gallium-zinc-oxide transistors as a way for DRAM technology to break out of current limitations.
400kW fast charger uses Infineon SiC modules
400kW fast charger uses Infineon SiC modules
Technology News |
Infineon Technologies teams with Ingeteam in Spain on a 400kW fast charger design using eight CoolSiC SiC modules…
Thinnest VR display to date
Thinnest VR display to date
Technology News |
Researchers at Facebook Reality Labs, Facebook's AR/VR R&D division, say they have demonstrated the thinnest VR display to date in a proof-of-concept headset based on folded holographic optics.
Modified thermal cameras for skin temperature screening
Modified thermal cameras for skin temperature screening
News |
FLIR Systems has introduced a range of thermal cameras that have been modified for quick non-contact skin temperature screening.
Arduino-compliant AURIX board for safety application development
Arduino-compliant AURIX board for safety application development
News |
Hitex’ new ShieldBuddy TC375 is a compact AURIX development board that features the Infineon TC375 32-bit multi-core processor.
DDS and TSN solutions for distributed systems
DDS and TSN solutions for distributed systems
News |
Real-Time Innovations (RTI) and SoC-e have partnered to provide an integrated Data Distribution Service (DDS) in TSN solutions.
Graphics processor IP meets automotive safety criteria
Graphics processor IP meets automotive safety criteria
New Products |
Some graphic displays in cars and trucks are highly safety-relevant: Digital dashboards, or camera-based driver assistant systems. For such functions, designers have to ensure the functional safety at system level.
ARM to refocus on chip IP, let go IoT businesses
ARM to refocus on chip IP, let go IoT businesses
Business news |
ARM has said it is planning to transfer its two IoT Service Group business, IoT Platform and Treasure Data, to its parent SoftBank Group Corp.
Industry split over H.266 VVC video codec licensing
Industry split over H.266 VVC video codec licensing
Business news |
The H.266 Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard has been agreed, with software codecs by the end of the year. This cuts data rates by half over the current codec, but…
NXP integrates Ethernet IP from Imagination
NXP integrates Ethernet IP from Imagination
Business news |
As Ethernet connectivity is increasingly is increasingly setting foot in automotive engineering, it finds its way into automotive chips. The latest proof of this trend is the license agreement between…
Amorphous boron-nitride could be next IC insulator
Amorphous boron-nitride could be next IC insulator
Technology News |
Researchers have found that an amorphous form of the material boron-nitride could be useful an as insulator in future generations of integrated circuits.
ZF on mobility transition – part 2: Digitization
ZF on mobility transition – part 2: Digitization
Feature articles |
In addition to the electrification of the powertrain, digitization is the second major trend in the automotive industry, which is experiencing a massive acceleration due to the corona crisis. The…


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