Amphenol to launch quick-turn configuration tool

Amphenol is to launch an online quick-turn cable configuration tool called QuickBuild RF. QuickBuild RF will allow customers to configure cable assemblies from a wide assortment of radio frequency (RF) connectors and standard cables at any length, delivered in less than one week with no minimum order quantity. QuickBuild RF will use  Amphenol RF connectors. ...

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Server shipments to grow 3.9%

Server shipment growth will be 3.9% this year, says DRAMeXchange. Although enterprise servers are still the largest shipment group, servers for datacentres have grown from 35% of the total market in 2018 to 40% now.   US suppliers accounted for over 30% of the market. China’s top cloud service providers will drop by about 15% YoY ...

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Huawei Q1 up 39%

Huawei’s Q1 revenues were up 39% at $26.81 billion for a net profit of ‘around’  8%. Huawei says it has signed 40 contracts with telcos to supply 5G equipment and has shipped 75,000 base stations. By the end of the month it expects to have shipped 100,000. Q1 network equipment sales rose 15%.  Q1 consumer ...

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On Semi buys GloFo East Fishkill fab.

ON Semiconductor has bought  GloFo’s East Fishkill 300mm fab for $430 million, of which $100 million has been paid at signing of the definitive agreement, and $330 million will be paid at the end of 2022, after which ON Semiconductor will gain full operational control of the fab, and the site’s employees will transition to ON ...

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Foxconn Wisconsin deal to be re-negotiated

The planned $10 billion 20 million square foot Foxconn investment in Wisconsin is once again in question with Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers saying he wants to re-negotiate the contract. The reason is that the amount of jobs the scheme is now expected to to create is less than the 13,000 originally envisaged. The State’s previous ...

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Data repeater extends links for PCIe 4.0, as well as 3.0, 2.0 and 1.0

For long data cables, Diodes has introduced aPCIe 4.0 compliant equalising repeater for use between 2.5Gbit/s and 16Gbit/s. Called PI3EQX16904GL, and branded a ReDriver by the firm, the device supports four 100Ω differential current mode logic (CML) data I/Os, providing programmable linear equalisation, output swing, and gain to reduce inter-symbol interference over a variety of physical ...

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An unintended consequence of self-driving cars?

The benefits of self-driving cars are likely to prompt vehicle owners to drive more, and that extra distance could partially or completely offset the potential energy-saving benefits that automation may provide, according to a University of Michigan study. It considers the expectation that self-driving cars will yield significant improvements in safety, traffic flow and energy ...

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4x2mm chips senses ambient light and proximity

Vishay has announced VCNL4040, a combined optical proximity detector and ambient light sensor, that includes infra-red LED, two photodetectors, signal processing and a 16bit ADC in a 4 x 2 x 1.1mm package. “The three-in-one sensor features an interrupt function and supports an I²C bus communications interface, which simplifies window and sensor placement, According to ...

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Robotic dogs pull truck

Boston Dynamics has demo-ed  a pack of its robotic dogs  pulling a truck.   Boston Dynamics say that the dogs, called Spot, are being made on a production line and could be sold in the market this year. Boston Dynamics didn’t say how much Spot might cost. Spot is just under three feet tall and ...

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