Electronica: RS aims at the next generation of engineers

RS Components is playing a part in the inaugural ‘Electronica Experience’ at this year’s Electronica, which aims to deliver advice and a first-hand technology experience to young people to help inspire them to pursue a career in engineering. Located in Hall C6, the Experience will include 224m² of space where RS will present Titan II, ...

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Electronica: Bluetooth 5 energy harvesting switch

ZF Switches and Sensors, and On Semi, have teamed up to demonstrate a Bluetooth 5 LE switch powered by the mechanical action of the rocker. It combines ZF’s electromechanical energy-harvesting switch assembly (right) with On’s RSL10 SIP – a low-power Bluetooth 5 certified system-in-package from ON Semiconductor. “The SIP solution features such ultra-low-power characteristics that ...

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Industry reports single-digit growth and variations across Europe

Industry body, DMASS, has released the latest figures for the European semiconductor distribution industry, reporting with €2.3 bn in sales in Q3, an increase of 6.3% compared to Q3 2017. The overall growth rate for semiconductor distribution in Europe was also 6.3% for Q3 2018. The trouble with averages is that they can mask some ...

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Electronica: Osram reveals vehicle interior lighting, and more

Automotive product announcements appear to be dominating the Electronica build-up, and Osram is no exception as it will be revealing details of its intelligent RGB LED for vehicle interior lighting. Part of the Osire product family, E4633i, includes three LED die – red, green and blue – as well as a serial control driver “thus ...

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RISC-V Foundation sets up in China

The RISC-V Foundation has set up a China Advisory Committee to accelerate the RISC-V ecosystem in China. Chairman of the Committee is Dr Jesse Zhixi Fang, CEO of Tangram Technologies and a former Intel vp who launched Intel Labs China. Fang will work with local stakeholders and recruit  contributors within the RISC-V community in China to ...

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Smallest NBIoT claim

Murata claims the smallest narrow-band IoT (NBIoT) cellular wireless module with a 15.6 mm x 14.0 mm x 2.2 mm device fabricated on a PCB with a metal casing. The LBAD0ZZ1RX  is designed for use in compact, battery powered IoT/IIoT applications. The module integrates a HiSilicon Hi2115 single-die wireless SoC device that provides the radio transceiver, ...

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Mouser e-book on home innovation

Mouser has produced an e-book focused on home automation as part of All Things IoT, the latest in Mouser’s  Empowering Innovation Together  programme. In the first of three e-books in the series, Mouser experts explore the engineering behind the IoT  that is automating homes, offices and industry. Topics include best practices in building a home automation ...

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