Kionix tri-axis accelerometers offer large g-ranges

Kionix, part of the Rohm group, has introduced a family of medium-g, tri-axis analogue accelerometers. Two versions are available, the KX220-1071/2 accelerometers which provide +/-20g and +/-40g ranges respectively. Maximum supported bandwidths range from 4.5kHz to 8kHz. Both sensors have built-in self-test functions, consume only 0.25mA at 3.3V and are delivered in 10-pin 3mm x ...

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Fujitsu to build 37Petaflops supercomputer

Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has giiven Fujitsu an order to build a 37 petaflops supercomputer costing $44.3 million, reports the Nikkei It will be Japan’s fastest supercomputer 3x faster than the K computer at Riken which is Japan’s current fastest machine. The 37 petaflops computer will be installed at the ...

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Loon and Musk to revive Puerto Rico

Google’s Loon project has been granted a temporary licence by the US FCC to set up ballon-based communications in Puerto Rico and Tesla’s Elon Musk has discussed with the Governor the possibility of restoring power supplies by installing solar power infrastructure. After a chat with Musk, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló said: “I told him ...

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Defending Made-In-The-USA Claims

We’ve all heard the adage that the three most important things in real estate are location, location, location. When it comes to product labeling and advertising, particularly “made-in-the-USA” claims, the three most important considerations are substantiation, substantiation, substantiation.

Single chip 25GHz mmWave circulator works without magnets

Researchers at Columbia University in New York have created an rf circulator that works at 25GHz. It uses a non-reciprocal structure – one whose physical characteristics differ depending on the direction of flow. In this case, it has a double ring where section of each ring are either directly-connected or cross-connected by switches. If the ...

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GCT offers LTE/Sigfox combo chip for IoT trackers

GCT Semiconductor, 4G mobile chip supplier, has announced an LTE device which will also support the Sigfox wireless IoT interface. A feature of the GDM7243I chip is its low power which will allow it to be used for tracking devices to connect using the Sigfox wireless IoT network for several years without the need for ...

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53.3Tbit/s optical switching record

The Japanese National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) is claiming a world-record for optical switching capacity: 53.3Tbit/s in short-reach data-centre networks. “This demonstration makes use of spatial division multiplexing (SDM) over multi-core optical fibres (MCFs) and a newly developed high-speed spatial optical switch system, enabling full packet-granularity,” said the organisation. “We believe this ...

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Imec looks for partners to develop MOMS pressure sensor

Imec is looking for development partners for a pressure sensor based on micro-optomechanical systems (MOMS) technology. The sensor exhibits measurement precision in a large pressure range while being compact, resistant to EMI and with multiplexing capabilities. The sensor can be used in applications that require high-quality sensing, notably in the medical and life sciences domains.   ...

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TSMC September revenues down y-o-y and sequentially

TSMC  today announced that its net revenues for September 2017 were approximately NT$88.58 billion (US$2.9 billion) a decrease of 3.6% from August 2017 and a decrease of 1.3% from September 2016. Revenues for January through September 2017 totaled NT$699.88 billion (US$23 billion) an increase of 2.1% compared to the same period in 2016.

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