Arduino announced FPGA board and new ATmega for Uno Wi-Fi

Amongst a flurry of announcements at Maker Faire Bay Area, Arduino has introduced an easy-to-use FPGA board and a re-boot of Uno Wi-Fi, using a new ATmega processor. FPGA MKR Vidor 4000 is the first-ever Arduino board featuring an FPGA chip – an Intel/Altera MAX10 – plus an ARm Cortex-M0+ based MCU (SAMD21) and U-blox ...

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ICS series modular housings from Phoenix Contact

The latest range of modular electronics housings from Phoenix Contact are available in graduated sizes and with standardised device connections such as RJ45, USB, D-SUB and antenna sockets.  The  ICS (Industrial Case System) series of housings are typically used in power electronics, and process automation applications, such as communication systems, interfaces and gateways, relay assemblies, ...

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Siemens creates big data skills lab at Newcastle University

Boosting the digital skills of UK students is the remit of an on-going collaboration between Siemens and Newcastle University. The University this week saw the opening of the MindSphere Lab which will provide students with access to data from a number of projects across sectors including infrastructure, manufacturing, water and energy. Professor John Fitzgerald, Head ...

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Fraunhofer develops QD-LEDs

Fraunhofer has  demonstrated the suitability of quantum dots (QD) for self-luminous displays. Quantum dot LEDs, QD-LEDs for short, combine the advantages of organic light-emitting diodes with the outstanding luminous properties of the quantum dots. The emission spectra are very narrow band. As a result, the colors look extremely bright. In addition, the low cost manufacturing ...

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AMD, Nvidia up, Mediatek, Novatek down in fabless review.

In TrendForce’s  Q1 yreview of the top ten fabless companies, MediaTek and Novatek declined while AMD grew 67.4% and  NVIDIAd grew 50.6%. AND benefited from 88% growth  its computing and graphics businesses, while NVIDIA saw growth driven by gaming and server markets. NVIDIA’s gaming segment earned $1.728 billion in 1Q18 while its server segment earned $669 ...

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Renesas and Magna combine on low-cost automotive surround-view

Renesas and Magna Electronics , have comebup with a cost-efficient 3D surround view system designed for entry- and mid-range vehicles. The system uses a Renesas SoC  abd Magna’s surround view vehicle camera system that provides a 360-degree panoramic view to assist drivers when parking or performing low speed operations. Drivers can adjust the view of ...

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Socionext launches new device in Hybrid Codec M820 series.

Socionext, the Matsushita-Fujitsu SoC jv, has introduced a new device in its Hybrid Codec M820 Series. Called the M820L, the device is designed to maximize the value of video data in broadening its usage. In addition to decoding and encoding of multi-channel, high-resolution, high-quality image and video data, the M820 series claims to combine the ...

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SEMI warns on trade war

Testifying before a U.S. interagency panel weighing trade tariffs against China, SEMI’s Jonathan Davis called for the removal of more than 100 products from the list of proposed tariffs. Davis stated that an escalation of the U.S.-Sino dispute could trigger a full-blown trade war and hasten deep, unintended damage including higher consumer prices, an expanded ...

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