Intel has $19bn Q3

Intel had Q3 revenue up 19% y-o-y at $19.16 billion. The company forecasts revenues of $71.2 billion for the full year which will probably not be enough to retake the chip crown from Samsung. In H1, Samsung had $40 billion chip sales compared to Intel’s $33 billion. Intel’s  PC business had revenues of $10.2 billion; ...

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Pico adds calibration standards for vector network analysers

UK test equipment maker Pico Technology has introduced validation standards for vector network analysers, that can be “optionally be used to validate the accuracy of a network analysis test setup and its calibration before, during or after a sequence of measurements is made”, said the firm. TA430 (insertable M-F) and TA431 (non-insertable F-F) – pictured ...

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MIT surveys driver-less car ethics, and learns three things

An MIT survey has revealed global ethical preferences when it comes to autonomous vehicle safety, and some regional variations. Over 200 million participants from over 200 countries quizzed themselves on versions of a ‘trolley problem’ ethical dilemma – where the vehicle must opt for one of two potentially fatal options in an impending accident – ...

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Embedded Studio 4.10 for ARM released

Following beta testing, Segger has added its new linker and ‘link-time optimisation’ (LTO) to the latest release build of Embedded Studio for ARM and Embedded Studio for Cortex-M. “The new product version delivers programme size reduction, achieving 5-12% reduction over the previous version on typical applications,” said the firm. “These savings are the result of ...

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Buck and boost chip converts 2A up and down for phones

Diodes is aiming at phones, tablets, and other battery-operated consumer devices with a synchronous buck/boost dc-dc converter with integrated high-side and low-side 25mΩ H-bridge mosfets. Called AP72200, it delivers up to 97% efficiency with 1% voltage regulation accuracy, low quiescent current, and very low output ripple. Using proprietary buck/boost current-mode control, it can handle continuous current ...

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85W and 120W desktop PSUs meet VI efficiency

XP Power has launched 85W and 120W desktop power supplies that meet the latest energy-efficiency standards. ALM85 and ALM120 meet international Energy Efficiency Level VI and CoC Tier 2 standards, applicable for the US, UK and Europe, which set requirements for average active mode efficiency, measured at 25, 50, 75 and 100% load; minimum efficiency ...

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UltraSOC and ResilTech combine on auto systems safety

  UltraSoC and ResilTech are combining on securing  the safety compliance of automotive systems, focusing particularly on the ISO26262 standard. UltraSoC’s embedded analytics technology provides a platform to verify and validate the security and functional safety of products, and to incorporate hardware-supported safety and security features such as anomaly detection and prevention of malicious intrusion. ...

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Wasp-inspired drone drags 40x its own weight though complex environments

US and Swiss researchers have created a miniature multi-mode drone that can act as a tug, dragging 40 times its own body weight over obstacles – while helicopter-style aerodynamic lifting would only allow ~2x to be moved. Called FlyCroTug, its operation was partially inspired by wasps. “Wasps can fly rapidly to a piece of food, ...

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Renesas upgrades RX CPU core

Renesas has developed a third-generation 32-bit RX CPU core, the RXv3. The RXv3 CPU core will be employed in Renesas’ new RX MCUfamilies that begin rolling out at the end of 2018. The new MCUs are designed to address the real-time performance and enhanced stability required by motor control and industrial applications in next-generation smart ...

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Infineon and XAIN team on car-sharing.

Infineon and the Oxford University spin-out XAIN are to work together on a blockchain-based approach to decntralised access rights via a smartphone. An initial application is car-sharing. Automotivec  applications for blockchain include automated payments, keyless access for car sharing schemes, on-demand services, tuning protection and automated driving functions. Essentially, it is all about the granting ...

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