Panasonic says infrared sensor with lens increases radial sensitivity

Panasonic has added a patented lens to its infrared sensors which it says will increase the sensitivity for radial movements. Pyroelectric passive infrared sensors use lenses to direct the incoming heat radiation to the sensor elements. If an object with a temperature that differs from the surroundings moves into the detection area, the sensor reacts. ...

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Amazon deal opens use of accelerated Xilinx FPGA software design

Xilinx has made its software defined development environment, SDAccel available on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This means it will be used with Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) F1 instances to provide reconfigurable, custom-hardware acceleration with the firm’s 16nm Virtex UltraScale+ FPGAs. SDAccel automates the acceleration of software application written in C, C++ or OpenCL ...

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Brexit cliff-edge fear for manufacturers with no CE mark

A commitment to the European CE mark on consumer products after Brexit is vital for UK manufacturers, say a lobby of business groups And they are calling on the UK Government to commit to keeping the CE mark as it prepares to leave the EU. TechUK’s director of market engagement, Paul Hide, writes: “Keeping CE ...

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Samsung invests in safety-critical Ethernet networks for cars and satellites

Samsung Electronics has made a €75m investment in deterministic Ethernet safety networking firm TTTech. The aim of this investment and technology partnership with the Austrian firm is to develop safety-critical networking to in-car systems using the real-time Ethernet implementation. It is hoped this will lead to open autonomous and ADAS technologies needed for autonomous vehicle ...

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Rohde & Schwarz and Huawei demo super fast 4G at 1.2Gbit/s

Rohde & Schwarz and Huawei Technologies have demonstrated a 4G mobile phone downlink of 1.2Gbit/s using the LTE-A-Pro specification. This is thought to be pone of the fastest data downlinks speeds for 4G mobile phone downlink yet demonstrated. Peak 1.2Gbit/s download speeds were achieved by using a combination of up to three downlink FDD carriers ...

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Socionext integrates codec and video processor for server module

Socionext, the Fujitsu-Matsushita SoC jv, has developed a server module combining  the company’s hybrid codec technology equipped with the multi-format codec, IC MB86M30 and high efficiency processor, SC2A11. The module, is designated  M820C. The MB86M30 codec is able to simultaneously encode four channels of 1080p video in real-time. The SC2A11 is an ARM v8-based energy-efficient multi-core ...

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LTC4418 dual input power prioritiser.

The LTC4418 is a dual input power prioritizer for 2.5V to 40V systems. To enable portability, preserve memory during brownouts, and ensure a graceful shutdown on power loss, electronic systems employ batteries and capacitors for backup power. The LTC4418 normally powers the load from the higher priority main supply such as a wall adapter or ...

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Siemens and Tsinghua set up robotics R&D centre in Beijing

Siemens and  Tsinghua University are to set up a robotics research centre in Beijing. “China’s digital transformation is already having a profound impact on its economy. With Made in China 2025 and the Belt and Road Initiatives, China intends to upgrade its national industry and boost its global competence through digitalization-focused innovations,” says Siemens CTO ...

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ST intelligent power modules integrate more components for motor drives

SLLIMM-nano intelligent power modules (IPM) from ST  introduce extra package options and integrate additional components to accelerate development and simplify assembly of motor drives from very low power up to 300W. The 3A and 5A modules contain state-of-the-art 600V super-junction MOSFETs to maximize energy efficiency in equipment such as compressors, fans, pumps, and other appliances. ...

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LTE-enabled smartwatches to drive wearables growth

Following Apple’s lead in putting cellular in a watch, the wearables market should continue to grow, says IDC. “We expect the most innovation and development in the wearables market to take place on the wrist,” says IDC’s Ramon Llamas. The Apple Series 3 watch announced on Tuesday has 4G cellular connectivity built in. The inclusion ...

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