5G comms prototype at 2018 Winter Olympics

A 5G network will be demonstrated in Gangneung, one of the city’s hosting the winter Olympics, to coincide with the games. 5G beam-emitting transmitter array antenna at Leti Running from 20 to 22 February, the 5GChampion consortium has arranged for games visitors to experience the network while riding a special bus between event venues. “Wearing ...

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Cobham Wireless idDAS now supports C-RAN and vRAN

Cobham Wireless has today announced the next stage in the development of its idDAS (intelligent digital Distributed Antenna System), which is interoperable with vRAN (virtualised radio access networks) capabilities, providing an end-to-end, high-capacity, cost-effective coverage solution.  Cobham Wireless is now ready to support both C-RAN and vRAN architectures. This vRAN approach replaces baseband units (BBUs) with ...

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ISSCC: Analogue boost for AI robot processor

Georgia Institute of Technology has used analogue processing to squeeze a 3.12Top/W (average) artificial intelligence processor onto a CMOS (55nm) chip, consuming only 690μW (1.2V), and aimed at self-teaching micro-robots that need to learn about their immediate environments. The processor is an accelerator for ‘reinforcement learning’ – a behaviourist psychology-inspired learning algorithm that mimics the ...

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Fujitsu to sell e-peas energy harvesters

Fujitsu Electronics Europe (FEEU) is expanding its ultra-low-power linecard portfolio to include products from the Belgian manufacturer e-peas. e-peas has developed energy-harvesting solutions which support a wide range of energy sources such as photovoltaic, thermal, vibration or RF. With the new partnership, FEEU seeks to strategically extend its portfolio and to create new synergies between ...

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Farnell adds 360,000sq ft of capacity in Leeds

Premier Farnell has opened a 360,000 sq foot warehouse at Muse Development’s Logic Leeds, within a Leeds City Council Enterprise Zone, retaining £650m in revenue and jobs in the Yorkshire region. The site, based off junction 45 of the M1, will stock over 420,000 products  and has the potential for up to one million square feet ...

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Toshiba boosts in-car audio amplifier range

Toshiba Electronics Europe has added a 45W (4Ω load) four-channel audio power amplifier to its in-car entertainment range. TCB001FNG is based upon a complementary MOS process with n and p-channel DMOS fets. Supply can vary across 6 to 18V, allowing operation while the engine is idling or cranking. “The product includes functions to detect and ...

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ISSCC: Deep learning hardware boosts for AI

The International Solid-State Circuits Conference’s digital architecture sub‑committee took time out to talk about artificial intelligence processors. It noted that: “Deep learning is a rapidly evolving topic, and the computational complexity of typical deep neural networks impedes their execution on resource‑scarce mobile or wearable devices. “Last year, several innovative solutions were introduced to enhance throughput ...

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Arrow signs Basler

Arrow has signed Basler, the German industrial digital camera vendor, have signed an agreement under which Arrow will distribute the complete Basler range of products throughout the EMEA region. In addition, Arrow added Basler to its digital global linecard. With this, Basler`s products are available to online customers worldwide. With a particular focus on Basler’s ...

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Infineon integrates shunt resistors into EconoDUAL3 modules

Infineon has integrated shunt resistors into its EconoDUAL3 modules  for current monitoring in the AC path. Implementing these devices helps inverter manufacturers to reduce cost, improve performance and simplify the inverter designs. The EconoDUAL 3 with integrated shunts can be used in a wide variety of applications, such as general purpose motor drives, uninterruptable power ...

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ST and Innogration combine on LDMOS

STMicroelectronics has signed an agreement on LDMOS – Laterally Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor RF power technology – from Innogration Technologies, a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Suzhou, China, specializing in the design and manufacturing of RF power semiconductor devices, modules, and sub-system assemblies. Combining a short conduction-channel length with a high breakdown voltage, LDMOS devices ...

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