Renesas brings out auto camera starter kit

Renesas has brought out  the R-Car V3M Starter Kit to simplify and speed up the development of New Car Assessment Program (NCAP, Note 1) front camera applications, surround view systems, and LiDARs. The new starter kit is based on the R-Car V3M image recognition system-on-chip (SoC), delivering a combination of low power consumption and high ...

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Telecoms revenues to grow 1.1% this year

Telecoms industry revenue will grow 1.1% this year on last, says IHS Markit. “Although the telecom sector has been resilient, revenue growth in developed and developing economies has slowed dramatically due to saturation and fierce competition,” says IHS’ Stéphane Téral, “at this point, every region is showing revenue growth in the low single digits when ...

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Mouser signs RushUp

Mouser has signed RushUp the accelerator board specialist, and will distribute RushUp’s KITRA and JAM board solutions. RushUp has two product families: the KITRA, based on Samsung ARTIK IoT modules, and the JAM, based on STM32 Open Development Environment (ODE) function packs from ST Microelectronics (ST). The KITRA boards facilitate integration into small devices without ...

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Deep Manta performs multi-task deep learning

List, a CEA unit, says it has developed a new category of AI called multi-task deep learning. DeepManta, a flexible algorithm, can demonstrate visual object recognition for smart cities, such as identifying vehicles, their type and position and counting them. Different objects, such as miniature cars, move into a camera’s field of view, where the ...

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5G NR spec completed

Today the 3GPP TSG RAN Plenary Meeting in Lisbon  completed the first implementable 5G NR specification. AT&T, BT, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Huawei, Intel, KT Corporation, LG Electronics, LG Uplus, MediaTek, NEC, Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, Orange, Qualcomm, Samsung, SK Telecom, Sony, Sprint, TIM, Telefonica, Telia Company, T-Mobile, Verizon, Vodafone, ...

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China may buy into Japan Display

China is discussing a $1.8 billion investment in Japan Display, the cash-strapped, bailed-out, consortium of Japanese panel makers, reports Kyodo News. Three China companies are making the investment:BOE Technology Group Co,  Tianma Microelectronics and Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology. Japan Display, formedfrom the failing panel operations of Sony, Hitachi and Toshiba, has been loss-making for ...

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Hynix may license flash technology to Tsinghua

Amid reports that the China anti-trust regulator is looking askance at the presence of Hynix in the winning bid for Toshiba’s memory unit, comes a report from the Yonhap News Agency that Hynix is talking to Tsinghua Unigroup about licensing flash technology. Tsinghua is outfitting a massive memory fab at its Yangtze River Memory Storage ...

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2017 semi market grows 20%

The semiconductor market in 2017 will finish with annual growth of about 20%, says Bill Jewell’s Semiconductor Intelligence, making 2017 the highest annual change since 32% in 2010. Memory, specifically DRAM and NAND flash, is the major market driver. WSTS projects the memory market will grow 60% in 2017, while the semiconductor market excluding memory will ...

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Uber is a taxi service rules ECJ.

Uber is a taxi service not an app, says the European Court of Justice which is the final court of appeal in Europe. Uber had argued it was a ‘mere intermediary’ in arranging taxi rides. “This ruling will not change things in most EU countries where we already operate under transportation law,” says Uber, “however, ...

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