Cornish firm targets electronics business in the Middle East

Teddington, the Cornish engineering and manufacturing firm, has appointed Oman-based Defence Electronic System Integration (DESI) to represent its interests in the Gulf States. This is part of an international sales drive which will give Teddington a presence in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Oman, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the ...

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6pin photo-relay offers 5A and 20mΩ at 30V

Toshiba’s DIP4 and DIP6 high-current photo-relays can now switch up to 5A – claimed to be industry’s highest rating in a DIP6 package. Other versions can handle 200V. With the internal mosfets fabricated in the firm’s U-MOS VIII process, there are five new devices – TLP3543A, TLP3545A, TLP3546A, TLP3556A and TLP3558A. Together they offer options with Voff ranging ...

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O-S-D sales climb 11%, says IC Insights

Sales of  optoelectronics, sensors/actuators, and discrete semiconductors (known collectively as O-S-D) increased 11% in 2017—more than 1.5 times the average annual growth rate in the past 20 years—to reach an eighth consecutive record-high level of $75.3 billion, according to IC Insights’ new O-S-D market report. O-S-D sales growth is expected to ease back in 2018 ...

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Samsung commits to AI R&D in France

Young Sohn, former CEO of Inphi, now Chief Strategy Officer at Samsung, pitches a proposal to the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace. Sohn is reported to have undertaken to make France Samsung’s third main location for AI R&D after Korea and California. Sohn is said to have undertaken to base 100 ...

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Top Ten Semiconductor Companies 2017

The semiconductor industry closed out 2017 in blockbuster fashion, posting the highest year-over-year growth in 14 years, reports IHS Markit. Semiconductor revenue grew 21.7%, reaching $429.1 billion. Recording year-over-year growth of 53.6%, and its highest semiconductor revenue ever, Samsung replaced Intel as the new market leader of the semiconductor industry in 2017. Intel was followed ...

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Ultrahaptics launches STRATOS development kit

Ultrahaptics, the haptic touch specialist, has  launched STRATOS Explore, the first development kit based on its new STRATOS platform. STRATOS Explore is available to buy through Ultrahaptics’ worldwide distribution network. Ultrahaptics’ core mid-air haptic technology creates the sense of touch in mid-air by using arrays of ultrasonic transducers to project haptic feedback directly onto users’ ...

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BSI offers UK IoT security stamp of approval

The British Standards Institution has launched a compliance scheme and governance framework for IoT devices and applications, allowing them to be assessed against the UK Government’s proposed IoT code of practice – a code of practice that was announced earlier this month by the Minister for digital and the creative industries. Its IoT compliance scheme, ...

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Connector combines power, data and protection

Harting has designed a connector that combines high current capacity with signal transmission and tough environmental protection. The power contacts range of up to 630Vac and a maximum current of 28A. Called Han M23 Power and intended for industrial applications, its meets IP67 and IP69K in the closed position, while tool-free assembly makes it suitable ...

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EC Electronics opens new factory in Romania

EC Electronics, the Basingstoke manufacturing services company, has opened a second factory in Romania. The facility will be dedicated to cable assembly and overmoulding, providing opportunity to expand their capabilities to build even the most complex projects. This new site will also provide substantial space for future expansion. EC Electronics offers services such as PCB ...

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RF amplifier delivers 25W across 500MHz to 2.7GHz

Empower RF Systems is offering a 500-2,700MHz 25W solid-state amplifier. “The 1205/BBM3K5OEL is suitable for broadband mobile jamming, communications and general test,” said distributor Richardson RFPD, which is stocking the amplifier. “This module uses GaN devices that provide excellent power density, high efficiency, wide dynamic range and low distortion. Performance reliability and efficiency are achieved by employing broadband RF ...

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