MEMS oscillators from SiTime enhance AEL Crystals’ IoT offering

MEMS oscillators from SiTime have been added to the range of IoT-targeted frequency control products available from AEL Crystals. The company explains that the IoT brings fresh challenges for frequency control manufacture as it requires products to accommodate multiple protocols, such as Bluetooth,  ZigBee, Z-Wave, 6LoWPAN, CSR Mesh / Bluetooth Low Energy, Sigfox and Thread. Designs are ...

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Fibre laser firm to set-up in Coventry with £15m

International fibre laser maker IPG Photonics is to spend £15m building a UK headquarters in Coventry. To open before next year on a 1.7ha site in Coventry’s Ansty Park, according to the West Midlands Growth Company (see below), it will create 30 jobs in electronic and mechanical production, robotics and laser processing. “IPG Photonics is ...

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Arduino SIM unveiled

Arduino has today launched Arduino SIM, a SIM-only service exclusively for IoT devices based on the Arduino platform, to give developers and manufacturers cellular access to the Arduino IoT Cloud platform from over 100 countries with a single data plan and competitive pricing. Arduino SIM aims to provide the simplest path to cellular IoT device ...

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Achronix adds 7nm FPGA IC to 7nm eFPGA core

Achronix has followed the Q4 debut of its 7nm Speedcore eFPGA with the launch of its 7nm Speedster FPGA IC. The 7nm Speedcore IP helped boost Achronix’ IP revenues by 250% last year and the promising thing about the 7nm Speedster is that it’s targeting the same hot market as Speedcore  – AI/machine learning. Asked ...

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GloFo sells ASIC unit to Marvell

Globalfoundries continues its programme of divestment with the sale of its seven month old ASIC unit, called Avera Semiconductor, to Marvell. Avera was only set up last November.  Marvell will pay GloFo $650 million for the acquisition plus a further $90 million if certain business conditions are met. The agreement includes the transfer of Avera’s ...

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D Series connectors an alternative to autoclave-compatible connectors

Smiths Interconnect has announced D Series connectors as a high reliability alternative to premium priced autoclave-compatible connectors. Medical environments typically require products to be suitable for autoclave sterilisation whilst also offering scalability to support design-in applications with a wide range of device styles and sizes. The medical device industry continues to develop more disposable and ...

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SIA responds to Huawei’s chip ban

SIA CEO John Neuffer has responded to the US government’s ban on companies selling ICs to Huawei. “We are troubled by the recent setback in U.S.-China negotiations and the escalation of tensions on both sides, but remain hopeful a mutually beneficial agreement is still within reach,” says Neuffer, “too much is at stake for the ...

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