Hi-rel NFC tag chip for industrial use

AMS has launched a NFC tag IC with industrial-grade quality, intended for high-reliability long term use. Called AS3956, it is intended to act as a contactless bridge between a microcontroller and NFC readers or NFC-equipped phones. The chip is able to operate fully powered by the RF field, without any external supply, and can supply 5mA ...

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Flexible graphene THz detector

THz radiation can be detected by graphene FETs fabricated on a flexible polymer substrate, according to Chalmers University in Sweden. At room temperature, it detects signals from 330 to 500GHz. According to “A flexible graphene terahertz detector” in Applied Physics Letters, estimated noise equivalent power in the antenna-coupled graphene FETs at room temperature is below 3nW/√Hz at ...

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Synopsys publishes Coverity report on code quality

Synopsys has released the 2017 Coverity Scan Report, which examines Open Source Software (OSS) quality and security data collected over the past decade through Coverity Scan, a free static analysis solution from Synopsys used by more than 4,600 active OSS projects. The report finds significant adoption of secure software development practices and underscores the importance ...

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Farnell launches ‘Maker to Market’

Farnell element14 has launched  “Maker to Market”: a range of capabilities that offer start-ups the support, expertise and resources to take their products to market. These Maker to Market services are supported by Design & Manufacturing Services which enable engineers to focus on developing the best product possible by providing support at every stage of ...

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Renesas puts auto 3D graphics on a chip

Renesas has announced an automotive infotainment SoC for  3D graphics displays in entry-level cars. The R-Car D3 chip delivers graphics while reducing  overall system development cost. The chip includes a 3D graphics core that enables a high-quality 3D display with a system cost equivalent to the BOM for 2D graphics instrument clusters. By adopting the ...

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Samsung sparkles

Samsung had Q3 operating profit of $12.9 billion on sales of $55 billion with $9 billion of the profit coming from semiconductor sales of $17.7 billion. Capex for next year will be $42 billion, with most of it ear-marked for chip fabs. The operating profit was 148% up on Q3 2016 propelled by the 77% ...

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O-S-D market growing strongly, says IC Insights

The O-S-D market segments are growing at above average rates in 2017 and all three are expected to reach new record highs for the first time in six years, says IC Insights. More than a dozen product categories in optoelectronics, sensors/actuators, and discretes semiconductors (O-S-D) are on track to set record-high annual sales this year. ...

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Imec to develop Organs-on-Chips

Imec has joined ORCHID, a European initiative that will establish a European infrastructure to enable coordinated development, production and implementation of Organs-on-Chips by a consortium of academic and private partners. Six European research institutions are involved: Leiden University Medical Centre; Organ-on-Chip consortium hDMT; Fraunhofer; CEA; Imec; University of Zaragoza Organs-on-Chips combine human mini-organs with microelectronics, microfluidics and nanosensors. This ...

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LTC wide range I²C system monitor.

The LTC2992 is a wide range I²C system monitor that monitors the current, voltage and power of two 0V to 100V rails without additional circuitry. The LTC2992 has flexible power supply options, deriving power from a 3V to 100V monitored supply, a 2.7V to 100V secondary supply, or from the onboard shunt regulator. These supply ...

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