Plasmonic hydrogen sensor rebuffs poisoning by other gasses

The world’s fastest hydrogen sensor, is being claimed by Chalmers University in Sweden, which can detect 0.1% hydrogen in air in less than a second. It consists of millions of palladium-gold alloy nano-particles – a material which is known for its sponge-like ability to absorb large amounts of hydrogen. The plasmon phenomenon then causes the sensor ...

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Frontier puts DAB, FM and streaming on one chip

Frontier has introduced a chip for internet streaming and reception of DAB, DAB+ and FM. Called Chorus 4, it will also be available built into the Venice X module, which is a “customisable turn-key system which enables brands and manufacturers to build smart radios quickly and cost-effectively”, claimed the firm. “By combining internet, DAB, DAB+ ...

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Machine learning and passive RFID tags can identify human behaviour in the home

Passive RFID tags attached to inanimate objects in the home can have reveal much about the activities of occupying humans, according to the University of Michigan. The system, dubbed IDAct, uses ‘long-range’ (a few metres) 900MHz passive UHF tags and a single antenna in the ceiling of each room. Tags were attached to household items ...

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FlexLogix introduces inference engine

FlexLogix has announced inference-optimized nnMAX clusters to develop the InferX X1 edge inference co-processor for incorporation in SoCs as IP, and in chip form, in Q3. InferX X1 chip claims to delivery high throughput in edge applications with a single DRAM, resulting in higher throughput/watt. Its performance advantage is claimed to be strong at low batch ...

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Japan to spend $14bn on 5G over five years

Japan’s wireless network operators Docomo, Softbank, KDDI and Rakuten are to spend $14.4 billion on installing 5G networks over the next five years. The newcomer,  Rakuten, plans to spend $1.75 billion; Softbank plans to spend $1.&86 billion; KDDI plans to spend $4.2 billion and Docomo plans to spend $7.2 billion. The plans were approved yesterday ...

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Mouser Formula-E team hits Rome

The Mouser-sponsored Formula E team returns to Rome on April 13 to battle it out on the seventh leg of the 2018–19 ABB FIA Formula E Championship racing season.  Mouser is sponsoring the GEOX DRAGON Formula E team throughout the 2018–19 ABB FIA Formula E Championship season in collaboration with TTI, Molex and AVX. This is ...

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ON enables battery-less sensor comms via BLE

ON Semiconductor has introduced an RSL10 Multi-Sensor Platform powered solely with a solar cell. This complete solution supports the development of IoT sensors using continuous solar energy harvesting to gather and communicate data through BLE without the need for batteries or other forms of non-renewable energy. The  combination of ultra-low-power wireless communications, small form-factor solar cell and ...

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Sony No.1 in O-S-D

Sony is by far the largest vendor in the O-S-D (Optoelectronics, Sensors/Actuators, and Discretes) product sector because of its sensor sales, reports IC Insights. Companies selling optoelectronics currently dominate the ranking of the top-10 O-S-D suppliers.     Figure 1 shows that nine of the top-10 companies sell optoelectronics, while six offer sensor/actuator semiconductors, and ...

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