STT raises $22.8m

Spin Transfer Technologies (STT) has raised $22.8 million of funding via a convertible bridge facility. Proceeds will be applied to fund development work of next-generation ST-MRAM designed to improve speed, size, low-power consumption, and endurance. STT believes these superior specifications could accelerate the replacement of existing SRAM and DRAM memory, in particular in the faster ...

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Dialog buys Silego

Dialog has bought Silego the Configurable Mixed-signal ICs (CMICs) specialist for a cash payment of $276 million with additional contingent consideration of up to $30.4 million. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California with approximately 235 employees worldwide, Silego is the pioneer and market leader in CMICs that integrate multiple analog, logic, and discrete component functionality into a ...

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FTDI Chip makes life easier for engineers

Striving to make life easier for engineers, FTDI Chip has just launched an online community. Bringing an additional dimension to the company’s existing array of technical support capabilities, this new engineering resource is designed to encourage ongoing interaction between its members – providing a knowledge base that facilitates the sharing of ideas and project information. ...

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Renesas automotive chips make most of Android for cars

Renesas Electronics says its R-Car automotive system-on-chips (SoCs) will now run Android 8.0, the first version of Google’s OS which includes support for functions required in automotive systems. An R-Car reference package for Android comprises a reference board and an extension board as hardware environment, and the board support package (BSP) as software support. The ...

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32bit ARM power in a tiny wearable, sewable, package

Adafruit has created an ARM Cortex-M0 version of its Gemma wearable development board and single-board computer – the original has an 8bit ATtiny85. Called Gemma M0 it is 28mm in diameter and 7mm high, with crocodile clip sewing pads for solderless wearable applications and a Microchip (Atmel) ATSAMD21E18 on-board. This vastly more powerful chip offers ...

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Thick-film chip resistor has high sulfur resistance

Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a range of thick-film chip resistors that combine advanced sulfur resistance with good pulse load performance and high power ratings. With automotive and industrial applications in mind, the AEC-Q200 qualified resistors feature a construction that provides a sulfur withstand ability in accordance with ASTM B809‑95, tested at an advanced level of 90 ...

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