Elektra Awards 2017 shortlist: Lifetime Achievement Award

Electronics Weekly reveals the Elektra Awards 2017 shortlist for this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. THE SHORTLIST This is a special award presented by Electronics Weekly to an individual who, in our opinion, has made a significant contribution to electronics technology or business in Europe over their career in electronics. Presented by Electronics Weekly

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Elektra Awards 2017 shortlist: Company of the Year

Electronics Weekly reveals the Elektra Awards 2017 shortlist for this year’s Company of the Year, presented by Electronics Weekly. THE SHORTLIST The Company of the Year will be chosen as the best performing business among the winners of each of the individual company categories: New Company of the Year, Distributor of the Year and Manufacturer of the ...

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SIA backs Trump corporate tax plan

 SIA president & CEO John Neuffer has issued a statement in support of the corporate tax reform framework released yesterday by leaders in the Trump Administration and Congress. The proposal is expected to be considered by Congress in the coming weeks. “Over the past three decades, the U.S. semiconductor industry has unleashed tremendous innovations that ...

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Intel acceleration card aims to speed up data-centres.

Intel is sampling a Programmable Acceleration Card with Intel Arria 10 GX FPGA and expects it to be broadly available in H1 2018.     The card enables architects and developers to quickly develop and deploy power-efficient acceleration of a variety of applications and workloads. This consists of three major elements: Intel-qualified FPGA acceleration platforms that ...

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August semi sales up 23.9% y-o-y

August semiconductor sales were 23.9% up y-o-y and 4% up on Jul, says the SIA. August sales were $35 billion,  August 2016 sales were $28.2 billion and July sales were $33.6 billion. All major regional markets posted both year-to-year and month-to-month increases in August, and the Americas market led the way with growth of 39% ...

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Kemet launches bulk capacitance device for harsh environments

Kemet has launched the KPS-MCC C0G High Temperature 200 Degree Celsius bulk capacitance solution for harsh environment applications. Developed by combining KEMET’s robust and proprietary C0G/NPO base metal electrode (BME) dielectric system with durable lead frame technology, these capacitors aare suitabl pe for demanding high temperature, high voltage and high vibration applications such as down-hole ...

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UK researchers cool superconducting sensors for cancer treatment

Researchers from the University of Glasgow and the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory say they have developed a supercooled detector platform capable of detecting single photons. It uses a new form of cooling technology developed for space astronomy, but which could allow superconducting detectors to be used in cancer treatments, driverless cars and practical quantum communications. ...

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Oxford cluster takes on the world in self-drive cars and quantum computing

A tech cluster centred on the University of Oxford could be vital in helping the UK to develop technology for autonomous vehicles, digital health, space-led data applications and quantum computing, according to a new report. The Oxfordshire Transformative Technologies Alliance’s science and innovation report highlighted the quality of research and development in these four technologies ...

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Murata introduces 1mm x 0.5mm inductors

Murata has introduced the LQW15DN series of inductors for use in communication devices such as smartphones. Their 1005 size (1.0 × 0.5 mm) makes them the world’s smallest inductor at an inductance rating of 15 microH, claims Murata. Inductors for communications devices such as smartphones require miniaturization of the components for multifunctionality and multimodality as well ...

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