The consolidated results reported by Authorised Distributors in the UK & Ireland for March ’18 show that Total Monthly Billings (Net Sales Invoiced less Credits) increased by 27% when compared to the previous month and increased by 6% when compared to the same month 2017. According to Adam Fletcher, chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network, ...
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Aimed at use with sensors, the Microchip PIC16F18446 is a microcontroller that includes a 12bit ADC which can autonomously implement post-processing functions like averaging, low-pass filtering, oversampling and threshold comparison. Intended for use with sensors, to save power the ADC can run with the processing core shut-down, waking the core when required. Operation voltage is ...
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Intel is supplying its Falcon 8+ drones in a project with the China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation to protect and restore the Great Wall. The drones will be able to survey the Wall’s Jiankou section, which is one of the third century BC’s structure’s most famous – and steepest – parts. The drones and ...
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Control of Arm’s operations in China has been transferred to a jv controlled by Chinese investors. The jv is called ‘Arm mini China’ and Chinese investors own 51% of the jv’s equity. The other 49% is held by Softbank. There is talk of an IPO of Arm mini China which might help reduce Softbank s ...
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Paragraf, the graphene technology development company, a recent spin out from the University of Cambridge, has closed a £2.9 million seed round to support the development of its first major products. The round is led by Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge, with the participation of Parkwalk Advisors, Amadeus Capital Partners, ...
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Inex Microtechnology is creating a process design kit (PDK) for its gallium nitride RF IC foundry in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The kit is aimed at Keysight’s Advanced Design System (ADS) EDA tools. “Our GaN HEMT process addresses a growing UK space and defence customer base,” said Inex CTO Matthew O’Keefe. “The technical capabilities of the Keysight ...
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Toshiba has been paying down debt at an accelerated rate giving rise to speculation that it does not want its creditors to have influence over its policy towards its memory unit, In Q1 Toshiba paid off 40% of the $8.3 billion it owes to seven banks, reports the Nikkei. According to the Nikkei, it was ...
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The former CFO of the Cambridge software firm Autonomy which was sold to HP in 2011 has been found guilty of of fraud. Yesterday, a California federal jury convicted Sushovan Hussain of 16 fraud charges. Prosecutors alleged that Autonomy’s books had been cooked to get a purchase price of $10.3 billion. Later HP wrote Autonomy’s ...
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DIN-Rail power supply specialist PULS Power announces the availability of two 8-port Power over Ethernet (PoE) power injectors available with either an integrated premium power supply or as stand-alone device. With up to 8 ports and an integrated premium power supply at 77mm wide, the AC input injector can do what normally requires a combination ...
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Bulgin has launched a new series of LC fiber optic connectors specialised for use in harsh environments. The 4000 Series Fiber Simplex connector is suitable for outdoor broadcast, FTTX (fiber to the x), server room engineering, civil engineering, marine, aviation and rail applications. The connector’s small form factor is particularly useful where installation space is ...
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