ASIC asserts rights to ML chip market

According to a report published by Allied Market Research, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) will dominate the machine learning (ML) chip market. The Machine Learning Chip Market report forecasts the global ML chip market will be worth $37.8 billion in 2025, demonstrating a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.8% between 2018 and 2025. The ...

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Low-profile DIP switch designed for life under load

C&K has launched SDB DIP switches, intended for low-profile applications where a long life cycling under load is important. There are through-hole or surface mount models, contact rating is 25mA at 24Vdc or 100mA at 50Vdc (at least, that is what the data sheet and website say) with electrical life predicted to be 1,000 cycles ...

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Japan recognises its oldest commercial computer

One of the world’s first commercial computers has been registered as technology with essential historical significance by Japan’s National Museum of Nature and Science. Manufactured by Fujitsu in 1959, the FACOM128 was the first relay-type commercial computer made in Japan, and was instrumental in the development of Japan’s computer industry. The original computer featured the ...

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RYGCV instead of RGB for better sleep

Taking the blue phosphors out of traditional RGB displays and adding yellow cyan and violet to make a five colour televisions, for example, could strongly reduce sleep disruption from late-night viewing without noticeable changes in image quality, according to research by the Universities of Manchester and Basel – and the display could be switched to ...

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Element14 giving away micro:bits

element14.com has launched a giveaway for educators to help get the popular BBC micro:bit coding device into the hands of more students and get teachers talking about how to use it in the classroom. For many students and educators, the month of August signifies the approaching return to school, and shopping for the classroom. The ...

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Gresham introduces 550W power supply with 3x5in footprint

 Gresham Power Electronics, the Salisbury  power conversion specialist, has introduced announced its latest micro-footprint, Ultra High Density (UHD) 550W output power supply the OF(M)550. The product range has been designed for use in applications including industrial and telecom systems, medical equipment and LED lighting. This new series of open frame switching power supplies utilises a ...

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Vision Engineering ships compact TVM FOV video measurement system

Vision Engineering of Woking is shipping a compact TVM Field of View (FOV) video measurement system. TVM combines a small footprint, with larger system performance and ease of use. Time-saving instant FOV measurements and a moving stage allow larger components to be measured quickly and easily. The TVM series includes TVM20 and TVM35, with FOV ...

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Amazon out-ships Google in smart speakers by 3x.

Amazon shipped 4.8 million Echo devices between April and June, says Strategy Analytics, three times more than its closest competitor Google which shipped 1.6 million units. Google grew its smart speaker market share from 16.1% in Q2 2017 to 27.6% in Q2 2018. Apple was in fourth place in Q2, behind Alibaba,  with 700,000 HomePods shipped ...

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Maxim isolator mitigates HV dangers

To better protect industrial systems from the dangers of high-voltage signals, equipment designers can now turn to the MAX22445 5kVRMS four-channel reinforced digital isolator from Maxim. The MAX22445 communicates across the isolation barrier to ensure safe operation of compact industrial, medical and other equipment. In high-voltage equipment, digital isolators provide signal isolation and level-shifting for ...

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