Electron-nucleus qubit could be easier to make on silicon

Engineers at the University of New South Wales have invented an architecture for quantum computing that operates without precise atom placement and allows qubits to be placed hundreds of nanometres apart while remaining coupled. Fabrication should be easily within reach of today’s technology, according to the team, led by Professor Andrea Morello of the University ...

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Hydrogen conversion for Oxford truck

ULEMCo, the company leading the use of ultra-low emission hydrogen-fuelled commercial vehicles in the UK, has just completed the first hydrogen fuel conversion for a UK commercial waste company. Oxfordshire-based Grundon Waste Management selected ULEMCo to carry out the hydrogen diesel dual-fuel conversion for one of its waste disposal trucks. ULEMCo has previously retro-fitted a ...

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Bluetooth 5 for u-blox NINA modules

u-blox has got Bluetooth 5 qualification for its NINA stand-alone short range radio modules. NINA-B1 modules can be upgraded to run Bluetooth 5 via the Nordic Semiconductor Software Development Kit. Based on Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52832 chip, the modules offer  Bluetooth 5 features such as higher throughput and advertisement extensions. Improved data rate and enhanced data ...

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July chip sales up 24%

Chip sales grew 24% in July compared to July 2016 and grew 3.1% compared to June 2017,  reports the SIA July 2017 sales were worth $33.6 billion compared to the July 2016 total of $27.1 billion and the June 2017 total of $32.6 billion.u All major regional markets posted both year-to-year and month-to-month increases in ...

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Efficient LTC buck-boost dc/dc controller

The LTC3779 is a high efficiency (up to 99%) 4-switch single inductor synchronous buck-boost DC/DC controller that operates from input voltages above, below or equal to the regulated output voltage. Its 4.5V to 150V input voltage range is designed to operate from a high input voltage source or from an input that has high voltage ...

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Imec produces ADC and RF front-end for 5G

Imec has profuced two 5G building blocks –  a SAR ADC operating in the below-6GHz frequency bands (4G/5G) and a 60GHz front-end RF phase shifting and on-chip transmit-receive switching. 5G mobile networks, promise massive connectivity through much higher data rates, lower latency and lower battery consumption than current 4G standards. To realize this, frequencies below ...

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Rohm has dual-standard wide-area radio chip for IoT

A smart meter wireless comms device that supports both Sigfox and IEEE802.15.4k radio standards has been introduced by Lapis Semiconductor, part of the Rohm Group. Designated the ML7404, the chip will be supplied with the protocol stack for IEEE802.15.4k as open-source from partner stack vendors. The Sigfox standard is a subscription-based low power wide-area wireless ...

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Nexperia launches miniature TVS diodes

Nexperia, the former Standard Products division of NXP, has announced three miniature TVS diodes. Using 1 x 0.6 mm (DFN1006-2/SOD882 package) of PCB space and with a height of 0.5 mm, the new PTVS4V5D1BL TVS diode has  good clamping characteristics and a typical surge robustness of 38.3 A (8/20 µA pulse), which is industry benchmark ...

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Automotive supplier opens PCB plant in Lancashire

Scorpion Automotive, the Lancashire-based supplier to the automotive and marine sectors, has opened a new PCB production plant in Chorley with a ceremony conducted by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons and Chorley MP, Lindsay Hoyle. Scorpion Automotive is a manufacturer and supplier of vehicle security and telematics systems for cars, LCVs, HGVs, ...

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