AMS and SmartSens collaboration focuses on 3D and NIR sensors

The collaboration is designed to speed market delivery and broaden the diversified 3D product range for mobile, computing, consumer and automotive application areas Collaborating with SmartSens will complement AMS’ strategy to further broaden its portfolio for all three 3D technologies – active stereo vision (ASV), time-of-flight (ToF) and structured light (SL). To quickly meet an ...

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Maxim security devices for medical disposables now at Mouser

Maxim’s portfolio includes DeepCover secure authenticators and 1-Wire memory devices, and offers a layer of protection for medical devices including single-use products, surgical tools, medication cartridges, and pulse-oximetry probes. The devices are also suitable for IoT node authentication and secure management of limited-use consumables. Offering both contact and contactless authentication solutions, Maxim’s security devices rely ...

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Samsung profit halved

Samsung is forecasting a halving of operating profit in Q2 following a 25% fall in DRAM prices, the US-China trade war and the Japan-Korea trade spat on chip-making materials supply. Q2 operating profit is estimated  at Won6.5tn ($5.6bn) for the April-June period, down 56.3 per cent from Won14.9tn a year earlier. Q2 sales are estimated ...

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Socionext to ship new HEVC encoder

Socionext will start shipping its latest HEVC/H.265 encoder unit powered by the company’s codec technology. The X500E, which enables IP live streaming of broadcast-quality UHD video, will be available for worldwide distribution in late July. The X500E has been developed jointly with XVTEC of Israel, and is equipped with Socionext’s high-performance codec IC, the SC2M50, ...

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Xilinx buys NGCodec

Xilinx has bought NGCodec the specialist in low-latency cloud video encoding which uses FPGA acceleration to provide low-bitrate and high-quality live streams. NGCodec supports H.265/HEVC and VP9, and will soon support H.264/AVC and AV1. Twitch is a customer for VP9 encoding. Xilinx has been a partner and strategic investor of NGCodec since 2016, and they’ve previously ...

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ToF ranging sensor used for PC security

ST’s ToF ranging sensor is being used by Intel Context Sensing for PC data security. ST’s FlightSense ToF sensor, hidden behind a cover glass in the bezel of a laptop, monitors the user’s presence in front of their PC. When the user leaves, the sensor detects their absence and locks the system, directing it into the ...

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Ricoh adds buck dc/dc converters for wearables, IoT.

Ricoh has launched two Buck DC/DC Converters RP516 and RP517, designed for wearables and IoT. The chips are designed for applications that require a low supply voltage in between 0.3 and 1.2 V. This kind of power supply is tailored to support the newest generation of low power MCU’s, GPS/GNSS receiver/processors and other ICs which are ...

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LED dimming chip

Thanks Infineon has brought out an LED driver IC with a hybrid dimming mode technology for achieving 0.5% of the target current. With its supply voltage range from 8 V DC up to 80 V DC, the driver IC provides a high safety voltage margin for applications operating close to safe extra-low voltage (SELV) limits. The ...

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