Cambridge Analytica shuttered

Cambridge Analytica, the firm which appropriated the Facebook dara of 87 million people and is said to have influenced the 2016 US election, has filed to go into administration. The company has issued this statement: ‘Earlier today, SCL Elections Ltd., as well as certain of its and Cambridge Analytica LLC’s U.K. affiliates (collectively, the “Company” ...

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Arm adds secure to Cortex-M for smart meters

Arm has added physical security to a Cortex-Mx processor to create a new core, the Cortex-M35P. Protection is included against invasive attacks (based on chip de-packaging), and non-invasive attacks like power and electromagnetic side-channel monitoring. The aim is to bring “smartcard levels of security to emerging applications such as smart metering, door locks and automotive”, said ...

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UK nano-coating firm has IP ranking success

P2i, the Oxfordshire-based liquid repellent nano-coating firm, has been ranked second in the IP League Table compiled by Metis Partners.  The IP League Table highlights those companies which have significantly invested in their IP in the form of IP creation, IP management policies, R&D activities and IP commercialisation. The company was ranked first in the ...

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TE relay offers 35A/28Vdc resistive load rating

TE Connectivity’s latest relay product is designed to manage harsh inductive, motor and lamp loads. Intended for the requirements of rugged power switching in aerospace, defence and marine applications CII FC-335 series relays are built to handle high capacity loads and offer a 35A/28Vdc resistive load rating. CII FC-335 series relays are built in accordance ...

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Cadence has sign-off for TSMC 5nm and 7nm+ FinFETs

Cadence Design Systems has announced its work with TSMC in 5nm and 7nm+ FinFET chip design for mobile devices.  Cadence said its digital, sign-off and custom/analogue tools have achieved the latest Design Rule Manual (DRM) and SPICE certification for the silicon foundry’s 5nm and 7nm+ processes.  Cadence will presents details of the work with TSMC ...

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MIPI releases mobile platform debug data format

The MIPI Alliance, the mobile interface specification body, has released a common data format for transmitting software trace and debug information between a test system and a device, such as a system-on-chip (SoC) or platform.  The MIPI SyS-T specification is publicly available to developers, and an accompanying example implementation library is accessible via GitHub. The ...

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Anglia targets healthcare designers with Oxford/Cambridge events

Anglia is organising two conference and exhibition events in June focusing on medical electronics. The events will be held at Cambourne near Cambridge on 12th June at The Oxford Belfry, Milton Common near Oxford on 27th June. The Wisbech-based distributor is working with suppliers ST, Advantech, Analog Devices, Panasonic, Renesas, Rohm, Varta and Omron which ...

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TI extends analogue lead

The top 10 IC suppliers in the $54.5 billion analogue market last year accounted for 59% of the category’s worldwide sales in 2017, says IC Insights, Collectively, the top 10 companies generated $32.3 billion in analogue IC sales last year compared to $28.4 billion in 2016, which was a 14% increase and a gain of ...

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Q1 semi sales were $111bn

Q1 semiconsuctor sales were $111 billion says the SIA, up 20% on Q1 2017 and down 2,5% on Q4. March sales were $37 billion, an increase of 20% compared to the March 2017 total of $30.8 billion and 0.7 percent more than the February 2018 total of $36.8 billion  “The global semiconductor market has demonstrated impressive ...

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