Controllers add touch without special firmware

Silicon Labs CPT212B and CPT213B TouchXpress controllers are self-contained touch controllers that link to a host MCU, saving firmware development when adding touch to home appliances, medical equipment, consumer electronics, instruments, control panels and lighting. CPT212B features up to 12 sensor inputs in a QFN20, consuming 200 µA in optimised active mode and 1µA sleeping. ...

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UK made: Third Dimension gets order from Bombardier

GapGun is a hand-held metrology tool designed and made in Bristol by Third Dimension. Not only does it measure gaps, but whether panels are level and the radius of edges. Data is logged, and linked via Wi-Fi for the quality control audit trail. The latest order is from train maker Bombardier, for Aventra electric multiple ...

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Mayor of London appoints first digital tech Czar

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has appointed Theo Blackwell as first chief digital officer (CDO) for London. The role ranges from coming up with initiatives to build the capital’s status as a global tech hub particularly in the creation of public services which efficient and responsive to the needs of Londoners. Blackwell was previously ...

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Samsung heir gets 5 year jail sentence

Lee Jae-yong, the Chairman of Samsung and grandson of the company’s founder, has been sentenced to five years jail in Korea for bribing the president of Korea, Park Geun-hye, who is herself currently on trial for extortion. Lee was accused of offering Park $38 million in return for governmental favours. The prosecutors had asked for a ...

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HTC exploring options

HTC is in trouble and reported to have engaged advisers to discuss strategic options, reports Bloomberg. The Handset and VR operations could be sold separately. HTC’s handset business has been flagging under the assault on the China market from Huawei, Oppo and Vivo. Its VR business, represented by the Vive headset, saw it recently having ...

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Qualcomm president leaves

Qualcomm’s president, Derek Aberle, is to leave the the company at the end of the year. Aberle heads the licensing division which is embroiled in a vicious legal battle with Apple and in complex anti-trust wrangles with European and Asian governments and the US FTC. Qualcomm is saying that Aberle’s departure has nothing to do ...

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