UK e-automotive firm welcomes EU truck CO2 limits

UK electronics and electric motor maker Avid Technology is offering its services to heavy duty vehicle manufacturers towards meeting the recent European Commission legislation for mandatory reductions in CO2 emissions. “Because heavy duty vehicles cover huge distances each year, the corresponding CO2 emissions are very high,” said Avid. “The announcement, a European first, means businesses manufacturing ...

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Led driver puts out 1.6A at up to 38V, from 5-38V

LTM8005 from ADI operates from a 5V to 38V input voltage range and can deliver up to 1.6A of regulated output at up to 38V – provided the necessary external capacitors and inductor are added, and the maximum 10A switch current is observed. Buck-boost, buck and SEPIC topologies are also available from the same module, ...

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Has Norway discovered the X factor for silicon-Li-ion cells

Norwegian researchers have discovered a way to stabilise silicon anodes for Li-ion batteries, according to the country’s Department of Energy Technology (IFE). Silicon anodes have the potential to far-exceed the lithium ion storage capacity of carbon anodes, if only they didn’t change size so much as they absorb the ions – as this physical swelling ...

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Joining forces to strengthen IIoT

Two president-CEOs in a room does not often produce the bonhomie witnessed on the Mentor Graphics booth at DAC 2018, observes Caroline Hayes The adage ‘buyer beware’ would seem not to apply in the case of the acquisition of Mentor Graphics by Siemens PLM in March 2017. Mentor Graphics’ president and CEO, Wally Rhines and ...

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Samung increasing 2019 NAND capex from $6.4bn to $9bn

Samsung is to increase its 2019 NAND capex from $6.4 billion to $9 billion, says the Korean daily newspaper Chosun Ilbo. The money will mostly go to increasing output at Samsung’s NAND fab in Pyeongtaek. Chosun Ilbo says that the company’s recently announced 5th Gen NAND chips give it a two year industry lead. Earlier ...

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Intel buys eASIC

Intel is to buy eASIC, the 19 year-old Santa Clara structured ASIC specialist. Intel already had a structured ASIC capability with its HardCopy product line acquired with its purchase of Altera.. Intel didn’t say why it wants eASIC. It does, however, remove a competitor. 120 eASIC people will move over to the Intel programmable solutions ...

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Imec enables Internet of Water

Imec has developed the technology to allow the government of Flanders to implement a prototype Internet of Water. The prototype  tackles the growing threat of water inconvenience, water scarcity and water pollution. With the Internet of Water, Flanders aims to roll-out a large-scale permanent sensor network that maps the available water reserves and monitors the ...

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Farnell signs IDEC

Farnell element 14, has signed IDEC, the  manufacturer of  industrial automation and control products, to distribute its  products in Europe. The launch brings more than 900 IDEC products to Farnell element14 customers in Europe, including new 16mm and 22mm industrial switches, emergency stop safety products, safety enabling switches, stack lights, panel instrumentation, relays, power supplies ...

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Nanotron and Decawave hook up

Nanotron Technologies of Berlin and Decawave of Dublin  have signed an IP License and Co-operation Agreement, which will enable the development of next-generation micro-location technologies. Nanotron is licensing its symmetrical double-sided two-way ranging (SDS-TWR) IP. The technology is being used with DecaWave’s ICs, including its DW1000 ultra-wideband (UWB) location chip. SDS-TWR stabilises precise ranging over ...

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PC market stays flat

Global PC shipments dropped to their lowest level since 2006 last year. PC vendors shipped a total of 262 million computers in 2017, down from 270 million the year before, says Gartner. 2017 marked the sixth consecutive year of declining sales for the PC industry, and shipments are down almost 30%  compared to 2011, the ...

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