China to spend $134-220 billion on 5G between 2020 and 2025

China will spend between $134 billion and $220 billion on 5G infrastructure between 2020 and 2025 says the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT). This is roughly equivalent to the annual capex of all the world’s telcos.  Globally operators spend about $150 billion a year on capex out of their collective revenues of ...

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Imec develops nanomesh material for sustainable applications

Imec is looking for partners to develop industrial applications for a new nanomesh material suitable for sustainable-application sectors. The  nanomesh material is a three-dimensional nanometer-scale (metal) grid structure with highly regular internal dimensions. Thanks to a combination of its unique material properties and the ease of manufacturing, it holds the promise to become widely applicable in ...

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Infineon adds to LED drivers

Infineon has  added to its XDP LED series, the XDPL8221 for cost-effective dual-stage drivers with advanced features. This device combines a quasi-resonant PFC and a quasi-resonant flyback controller with primary side regulation together with a communication interface. A comprehensive set of configurable protection mechanisms (standard and sophisticated) ensure safe, reliable and robust LED driver for ...

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Power supply accelerates factory conveyor systems

Delivering peak power to motor start or/and high capacitive loads in factory automation applications, the three-phase ENI250A series delivers a constant 250W and up to 480W peak power with an efficiency up to 94%. The power supply, by Powerbox, is housed in an IP54 case and measure 250mm x 160mm x 55mm. It includes a ...

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Mems pressure sensor shuns soap and shampoo for wearables

STMicroelectronics has introduced a water-resistant mems pressure sensor with chemical compatibility, stability, and accuracy suited to fitness trackers, vacuum cleaners, and general-purpose industrial sensing. Called LPS33W, the IPx8-rated device is protected by an internal viscous potting gel, and is claimed to withstand: “salt water, chlorine, bromine, detergents such as hand soap and shampoo, e-liquids, and ...

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Anglia assembles independent consultants for design programme

Anglia has identified a need for support amongst UK SME (small to medium enterprise) electronics manufacturers. Expressing a fear that this core sector has been overlooked in favour of the ‘maker’ market, CEO Steve Rawlins (pictured) introduced the Anglia Design Partner Service: “Whilst other distributors are pouring resource into offering services that cater for the maker ...

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Lapis aims at consumer goods with 16bit RISC MCUs with IEC60730 safety

Lapis has introduced a series of general-purpose 16bit RISC MCUs with built-in safety features and noise tolerance, aimed at meeting IEC60730. The 16bit core is an in-house design. There are 120 parts across ML62Q13xx, ML62Q15xx and ML62Q17xx part numbers. “The group provides safety features that correspond to 13 items related to home appliances, including a self-diagnostic ...

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Specific electrical scalp stimulation appears to reduce depression

A specific type of weak ac current stimulation to the scalp has markedly improved depression symptoms in ~70% of participants in a preliminary clinical study, according to the University of North Carolina. The signals mimic the individual ‘alpha oscillations’ – waveforms which appear at 8-12Hz on an electroencephalogram (EEG). Electronics Weekly has no way of ...

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