Trump China visit ends forced technology transfer

US President Donald Trump’s visit to China has produced a significant benefit for the tech industry. Soon after Trump’s departure, China Vice Premier Wang Yang, who ranks No.4 in the Communist Party, published an article under his own by-line in the Peoples’ Daily newspaper, saying thst foreign companies would no longer be forced to turn ...

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ST launches fast-charge chip

ST has launched a fast-charge chip complying with the Qi specification of the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). By raising the maximum charging power from 5W to 15W, this new profile enables devices to be charged up to three times more quickly. One of the market’s first wireless-charging controllers to support Qi Extended Power, ST’s STWBC-EP ...

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Apple buys micro-LIDAR start-up

Apple has bought a Californian imaging start-up called InVisage. InVisage says it works on “custom—designed nanoscale materials, creating a new generation of QuantumFilm based image sensors that puts the camera in a whole new light.” InVisage has a oroduct calked Spark 4k Micro-LIDAR (SML20) designed for autonomous drones.

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Gemalto adds 12 flavours of LTE to IoT module

Gemalto has oroduced an  IoT module to provide connectivity on 12 LTE bands plus, 3G and 2G cellular coverage all from a single device. The  Cinterion PLS62-W IoT Module delivers  LTE Cat. 1 connectivity on all 12 LTE bands while providing seamless fallback to multi band 3G and 2G networks if 4G is not available. ...

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Nvidia soars

Nvidia had Q3 revenue of $2.64 billion and a profit of $838 million. Revenue was up 31.5% y-o-y and profit was up 54.6%. Q4 revenue is forecast at $2.65 billion plus or minus 2% “We’ve been steadfast with the excitement of accelerated computing for datacentres. And I think this is just the beginning of it ...

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