Tesco has appointed Guus Dekkers as chief technology officer. Dekkers joins the supermarket giant from Airbus and he succeeds Edmond Mesrobian who is retiring. The role of CTO at Tesco has developed greatly as the supermarket firm translates rapidly evolving technological and digital capabilities into its retail operations. Dave Lewis, Tesco Group CEO, writes: “Guus ...
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If the UK and Europe don’t get their act together on 5G regulation the industrial IoT could stall.
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Richard Jacobs is moving to take Qualcomm private, says the FT. Jacobs, son of Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs, stepped down as executive chairman of Qualcomm last week but remains on the board. It is reported that Jacobs has approached Softbank for financing for the move. Five years ago Michael Dell took Dell private in a ...
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Renesas Electronics has started shipping the RV2X6376A Series of directly modulated laser (DML) diodes. The DML diodes deliver 25 Gbps x four wavelengths as the light source in 100 Gbps optical transceivers that enable high-speed communications inside 4.9G and 5G LTE base stations, and between data center routers and servers. The devices are the industry’s ...
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Toshiba has started volume shipments of two new N-channel MOSFET drivers suitable for rapid-charging and other high current applications. The new TCK401G (active-high) and TCK402G (active-low) charge pump driver ICs are suitable for high current mobile charging applications when used in conjunction with low RDS(on) N-channel MOSFETs. The driver ICs support several built-in safety functions, ...
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Plastic Logic says it has made a 155% improvement in the display density of its plastic EPDs and has produced a sample display with a pixel density of 500ppi. EThis has been achieved through advances in Plastic Logic’s transistor matrix backplane, with the new displays using the same Eink overlay as the company’s previous ...
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Molex subsidiary Sensorcon has introduced the CO Inspector, a portable meter that uses electrochemical sensor technology to detect and measure carbon monoxide, and alert fire, police and rescue personnel to dangerous levels. The popularity of petroleum-based building materials has escalated the risk of carbon monoxide exposure and poisoning in firefighting. Carbon monoxide levels should be ...
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The VL53L1X time-of-flight sensor from STMicroelectronics extends the detection range of ST’s FlightSense technology to four metres. FlightSense sensors directly measure distance to the object based on the time for emitted photons to be reflected, enabling accurate distance-ranging regardless of the object’s surface characteristics. Thev VL53L1X is suitable for mobile robotics for wall following, cliff ...
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Avnet has announced a leadership change at the top of its European organisation. With the retirement of Miguel Fernandez, the distributor has divided responsibilities for the European presidential role between EBV Elektronik head Slobodan Puljarevic and Mario Orlandi who runs Avnet Silica. The change will reduce a level off management in the distributor’s European operation. ...
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The Chancellor’s Spring Statement has allocated the first wave of funding for improving broadband optical fibre communications across the country. Around £95m will come out of the Government’s £190m Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) budget for 13 areas across the UK. This represents the government’s attempt to address the disappointing level of access to gigabit-capable ...
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