Raspberry Pi based product qualification programme for professional users

Raspberry Pi has introduced an official Raspberry Pi qualification programme for organisations building Raspberry Pi single-board computers into products. “Raspberry Pis are now essential components of everything from washing machines to underwater exploration vehicles,” said the Foundation. “We love seeing these commercial applications, and are committed to helping bring Raspberry Pi-powered products to market.” Worked with UL ...

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Vishay trench Schottkys cut voltage drop

Vishay has expanded its surface-mount ‘TMBS’ trench MOS Barrier Schottky rectifiers with 10 1A and 2A devices in the eSMP series MicroSMP (DO-219AD) package. “Providing space-saving alternatives to Schottky rectifiers in the SOD123W, the Vishay General Semiconductor devices feature reverse voltages from 45 to 150V and include the industry’s first 2 A TMBS rectifiers in the MicroSMP ...

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ST denies it is about to stop taking MCU orders

  Asian sources are saying that ST is to stop taking orders for MCUs, although ST has denied the stories. Taiwan’s Economic Daily News says ST won’t take any more MCU orders until the end of this year. Digitimes reports that ST’s lead times on MCUs had been extended to 16-20 weeks and has stopped ...

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Diodes cuts Schottky forward drop

Using an deep-trench process, the SDT series of Schottky diodes from Diodes is claimed to deliver superior performance to planar-type Schottky diodes. “The initial family of 29 devices provides the blocking, free-wheeling, fly-back and other diode functions commonly found in a wide range of applications, such as ac-dc chargers, ac-dc adapters, dc-dc up conversion, dc-dc ...

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Vodafone revenues slip

Vodafone reported a 3.3% drop in calendar Q2 – the result of selling its Dutch business and the weaker pound. Calendar Q2 revenue was €11.4bn, compared to €11.8bn in calendar Q2 2016. A 4.8% drop in Europe offset a 1.2% increase in EMEA. The Dutch sale was done to get regulatory approval for the merger ...

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Arms sales to fall next year for the first time

Next year, for the first time, arms sales are to decline, says Jane’s. A weakening defence export order backlog points to a contraction in the market by 2018. Defence trade deliverables grew substantially in 2016. Markets expanded by $4.3 billion to hit $62.5 billion, as imports rose despite global defence spending falling between 2010 and ...

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Graphcore raises another $30m

Graphcore, the Bristol AI processor start-up headed up by Nigel Toon, has raised another $30 million taking its total funding to $60 million.. Skype founder Niklas Zennstrom is lead investor for the new funding round through his Atomico company. Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind, Amadeus, C4 Ventures, Draper Esprit, Foundation Capital, Pitango and the venture arms ...

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