A range of IoT‑ready sensors allow remote automated response systems to be implemented, writes Gabriele Fulco. The number of unattended and remote facilities has increased, thanks to the internet of things (IoT). Isolated and rough terrain locations as well as sites that require minimal attention can now be given fully automated and connected protection. The ...
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An internet parts library for printed circuit board design has now been adapted so that it can be searched inside the PCB123 design environment of Sunstone Circuits, the US-based design tool firm. These are the models created by SnapEDA and they conform to the latest IPC standards (IPC-7351B). This is intended to help PCB designers in ...
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The UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is to actively engage with industry to improve national measurement and data quality. Its aim is to “help the UK become a world-leader in emerging technologies such as 5G, quantum devices and graphene, and harness the power of big data for social and economic good”, said the laboratory, which ...
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Writing good code is an important skill for new embedded designers. Graduates can now have their skills in embedded C, C++ or UML assessed for free by software training company Feabhas. Creating reliable code for C and C++ in embedded applications is not always straight-forward and does require expertise. Jo Cooling, director at Feabhas: writes: ...
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A government-funded research project to develop semiconductor lasers for the design of miniature atomic clocks (MacV) has received new funding. Compound Semiconductor Centre (CSC) in Cardiff leads the £705,000 project, which also involves CST Global, the Glasgow-based III-V opto-electronic, semiconductor foundry and Cardiff University and the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington. The aim of the ...
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Robotics designers need access to a choice of reliable, small, rugged and versatile connectors, writes Bob Stanton. Opportunities for small, affordable robots are burgeoning throughout sectors like manufacturing, distribution, security, healthcare, and for home users. Cost-effective, teachable, collaborative robots can now work safely alongside people in factories or packaging areas; mobile robots are taking on ...
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Google is paying HTC $1.1 billion for its IP and and for the transfer of HTC employees working on the Google Pixel phone. About half HTC’s R&D staff – about 2000 people – will move across to Google. HTC will continue to make its own phones and the Vive VR system. HTC has been struggling ...
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Imagination Technologies has revealed hardware neural network accelerator (NNA) intellectual property, as well as a pair of GPUs. 2048MACs/cycle in a single core, is predicted, with higher levels through multi-core integration. Scroll down for new Imagination GPUs “Companies building SoCs for mobile, surveillance, automotive and consumer systems can integrate the PowerVR Series2NX neural network accelerator for ...
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