Crowdfunding Watch: pi-top [4] module and Advanced Vehicle Kit for Raspberry Pi

Powered by the Raspberry Pi 4, the pi-top [4] is described as the “new programmable computing module for makers, creators and innovators”. And it’s just launched a Crowdfunding campaign on KickStarter. And there’s certainly no question of the pi-top team not meeting their target for the multi-purpose system – they’ve already busted it within a ...

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Plexus invests in Livingston

Plexus  has renovated its facility in Livingston, Scotland to support continued growth and technology offerings in response to increased demand from customers in European markets. This renovation completes Plexus’ multi-year investment to expand and upgrade all eight of its global engineering facilities. Plexus’ Engineering Solutions, rapid prototyping factory and electrical and mechanical laboratories are co-located ...

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Panasonic FPC connector replaces harnesses

Panasonic will launch full-scale mass production of a “Board to FPC Connector” (Series name: CF1) in July 2019, which allows the use of fewer components and fewer assembly person-hours for vehicles, as well as making room for improved design of automotive LED lights, etc. Due to the increasing use of DRLs (daylight running lamps) following ...

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Digi-Key signs Helix

Fabless power semiconductor company Helix Semiconductors and Digi-Key have entered into a global distribution partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, Digi-Key will distribute Helix Semiconductors’ MxC 200family of configurable,  15W DC-DC power ICs and evaluation boards worldwide. The MxC 200 family consists of five monolithic, configurable, high-voltage switch capacitor ICs targeted for use in both ...

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Qualcomm 215 processor supports dual-ISPs, dual SIM and EVS voice calls

Qualcomm’s moble processor, designated 215,  has four ARM Cortex-A53 cores, a Hexagon DSP engineered to support up to 5+ days of music playback, an  Adren 308 GPU and display technologies claimed to support up to 10+ hours of video playback. It has Qualcomm’s Quick Charge  technology. It has dual-ISPs which means it can support dual cameras ...

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UltraSoc joins AESIN

UltraSoc has joined AESIN (the Automotive Electronics Systems Innovation Network) to further its development of secure automotive systems with embedded monitoring capabilities. Such technology helps developers to verify that their products function securely and safely in the lab, and can also be used in-life, providing ongoing monitoring while the production system is in use. UltraSoC’s ...

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