Productronica expands with addition of Semicon Europe and IT2Industry shows

Productronica is to expand this year with the addition of two co-located events as it focuses on robotics, miniaturisation, semiconductors and digitalisation. The Munich show, which focuses electronic manufacturing services and PCB manufacturing, will host Semicon Europe and IT2Industry for the first time this year. Alongside the new shows, Productronica will be split into five ...

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Dialog puts another $15m into Energous

Dialog is to put another $15 million into Energous, the wireless charging specialist, on top of the $10 million it invested last November. Energous’ WattUp chips deliver over-the-air power and charging of electronic devices at a distance. Dialog and Energous developed the DA4100 wireless power transmitter which has now been integrated along with Dispalog’s SmartBond ...

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Bridgetek adds WiFi to its CleO smart display

Building on its CleO smart display and its accessories, Bridgetek has now added wireless connectivity to the mix. Transmitting and receiving in the 2.4 GHz frequency band, the CleO35-WiFi module is compliant with the commonly used IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi standards. With the objective of enabling the control and monitoring of smart devices within the domestic ...

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Airbus in venture to launch satellites for global internet

Global internet access using a constellation of satellites orbiting the earth could be the answer to the world’s data traffic needs. Behind the plan is a joint venture between Airbus of Europe and US comms firm OneWeb. The first mini-satellites will be manufactured on the Airbus assembly line in Toulouse and first satellites are set ...

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