Sony’s coding workshops for schoolchildren see increased uptake

Sony UK TEC’s Learn 2 Code workshops have hosted over 1,200 students so far this year. The manufacturer launched its specialist coding workshops in 2017, following the success of its Digital Competency programme. The one-day workshops, led by a qualified coding instructor, encourage children to “use their creativity across a variety of digital platforms” in ...

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Anglia expands buzzer and sounder range with Cre-sound agreement

Anglia has increased its range of magnetic and piezo buzzer products following the signing of a distribution agreement with Cre-sound. Commenting, David Pearson, technical director, explained that the move was in response to growing demand for smaller SMD sounders, driven especially by IoT applications. He says “Sound components are widely used where a product needs ...

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Siglent improves on SSA3000X spectrum analysers

Siglent has launched a ‘plus’ series of spectrum analysers that improve upon the specs of its existing SSA3000X instruments. Called ‘SSA3000X-plus’, they are available in bandwidths of 2.1GHz and 3.2GHz and include a 10.1in touch screen. Bandwidths go from 9kHz to 2.1GHz or 3.2GHz, with the smallest resolution bandwidth (RBW) of 1Hz and -161dBm displayable noise ...

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DSP Group and Chirp produce design for ultrasonic data transmission

Chirp and DSP Group have announced the Chirp SDK reference design for sound-based data transmission. The design kit combines Chirp’s ultrasonic signaling protocol for smart-enabled devices with DSP Group’s Smartvoice technology to allow connectivity between nearby devices without set up, pairing, or configuration. Chirp’s ultrasonic machine-to-machine communications software enables any device with a loudspeaker or ...

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Pooper Libra

An exodus of support from Facebook’s proposed crypto-currency initiative, Libra, is threatening its credibility while a report by the G7 says Libra must not be launched until safety measures have been demonstrated. Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, eBay, Stripe and Mercado Pago have all pulled out. That leaves from the original list of participating partners: PayU, Farfetch, ...

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Imec spin-off develops wearable ultrasound patches

Imec spin-off Pulsify Medical, which develops wearable ultrasound patches, has closed a seed funding round raising €2.6 million euro.  Imec.xpand and KU Leuven led the investment together and were joined by University Hospitals Leuven. As a spin-off of Imec and KU Leuven, Pulsify Medical will build on the technology of both research institutes: on the ...

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Dyson email to staff ditching EVs

Sir James Dyson has terminated the company’s effort to build an EV with this letter to Dyson employees: Dear Colleagues. The Dyson Automotive team has developed a fantastic car; they have been ingenious in their approach while remaining faithful to our philosophies. However, though we have tried very hard throughout the development process, we simply ...

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Radar sensors detect peoples’ location and movement

Socionext is sampling its SC1220 Series radio wave ranging sensors which utilise 60GHz frequency band and detect individuals’ location and movement. Volume production is scheduled in the second quarter of 2020. The SC1220 series radar sensors comply with the new 60GHz wireless equipment band, which is available in North America and Europe. High-precision sensing using a ...

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SiFive adds Risc-V micro-instruction cache for slow memories

SiFive has added a ‘micro instruction cache’ option to its Risc-V e2 core – the smallest of its Risc-V intellectual property offerings. Introduced in release 19.05, the micro instruction cache (see μ$ for cache in diagram) sits between the instruction fetch port and the memory system, and offers a speed-up in execution when operating from ...

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