Nuance adds to Dragon Drive product

Nuance Communications has added new capabilities to its Dragon Drive automotive product. They are: · Multi-modal usage – utilises gaze detection combined with conversational AI to allow drivers to simply look at an object or place outside the vehicle and ask questions or interact. For example, drivers can look at a restaurant and say, “call ...

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MDCs to replace auto MCUs

The automotive MCU market will have a CAGR of 3% during 2017-2021 with the 32-bit segment having a CAGR of 6.6%, says Digitimes Research. Renesas and NXP are the top-2 suppliers with market shares of 31% and 27% respectively. Many suppliers are developing multi-domain controllers (MDC) which can help reduce the number of ECUs used ...

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CES: Samsung curves 34in OLED monitor and adds Thunderbolt

Samsung has unveiled a curved 34in OLED monitor with a Thunderbolt 3 connector. “The CJ791 monitor is the first curved monitor to feature Intel’s Thunderbolt 3 connectivity,” said Samsung. “Designed for entertainment and business audiences, the 34in model aligns single-source power and processing speed with an exceptional picture quality for a comfortable and productive user ...

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Infineon delivers wireless charging

Infineon is offering wireless charging for smartphones, wearables, medical and industrial devices with its AURIX and XMC microcontrollers including software IP and reference designs for both inductive and resonant wireless charging solutions in cars, at home or in public places. It supports the current 15 W charging standards, including fast charge smartphones, and can support future changes ...

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Kelvin connectors for four-wire measurments

Schützinger’s Kelvin four-wire measurement connectors are now available from JPR Electronics. The connectors allow engineers to measure current and voltage through two opposing measurement channels removing any effects on the measured result due to the resistance of the measuring leads and thermo-voltages. Due to the coaxial arrangement of plug contacts at the instrument end, minimal ...

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2017 Fab equipment spend up 41% year on year

The SEMI World Fab Forecast data shows fab equipment spending in 2017 totalling $57bn, an increase of 41% year on year. In 2018, spending is expected to increase 11% to US$63bn. While many companies, including Intel, Micron, Toshiba (and Western Digital), and Globalfoundries increased fab investments for 2017 and 2018, the strong increase reflects spending ...

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November IC sales up 21.5%

November IC sales were 21.5% up on November 2016 and 1.6% up on October 2017 at $37.7 billion, reports the SIA. All major regional markets posted both year-to-year and month-to-month sales increases in November, with the Americas market leading the way. “The global semiconductor industry reached another key milestone in November, notching its highest-ever monthly ...

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Arrow buys eInfochips

Arrow has bought acquire eInfochips to expand Arrow’s IoT “sensor-to-sunset” platform by adding engineering, solution architecture, embedded software development, security, mobile device connectivity, app development, cloud configuration and management, and managed services including big-data analytics. “Upon close of this acquisition, eInfochips advances our IoT strategy, expands our offerings, and moves us into the rapidly growing IoT ...

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