Netherlands energy harvesting chip firm Nowi has added further cash to its Series A funding – from Disruptive Technology Ventures (DTV), which also injected money with the Dutch Government in 2018. “This new $10m series A round of funding enables Nowi to further grow the team and complete the transition from start-up to a mature organisation, ...
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European semiconductor distribution revenues fell by 8.9% in Q3 2019, reports DMASS, a non-profit organisation which monitors the European semiconductor distribution industry. Yet the UK is bucking the trend with – albeit it modest – growth of 1.6% in the same period. The largest market, Germany’s semiconductor distribution revenue dropped 12.9% to €618m, Italy’s fell ...
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Engineers Without Borders UK has launched the 2020 cycle of the Engineering for People design challenge, in partnership with the organisation’s South Africa and USA chapters. The competition calls on first and second-year university students to consider the social, economic and environmental impact of their engineering and tasks them to propose a solution that could ...
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Rohde & Schwarz has announced a test system for automotove radar, consisting of the ATS1500C automotive radar test chamber, according to the firm, plus the AREG100A automotive radar echo generator for radar target simulation at various distances. “Together, they form an indirect far-field testing solution for verification of radar sensors throughout the R&D and validation ...
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TT Electronics has announced the latest series to be added to its green thick-film chip portfolio – the GBCN, a thick-film chip array which is free of Pb (lead) and lead compounds. As environmental regulations become increasingly stringent, the GBCN series allows designers to achieve exemption-free compliance with the EU’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) ...
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In the first three quarters of 2019, total US electronics imports have dropped 6% versus the first three quarters of 2018 with imports from China dropping 12%, although China still accounted for 54% of US electronics imports in 1Q-3Q 2019, says Bill Jewell’s Semiconductor Intelligence. The second largest source, Mexico, dropped 3%. Two countries benefiting from ...
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Denchi Group, the battery specialist, is adding a development hub in St Ives, Cambridgeshire to its existing engineering facilities in Thurso, Scotland. At St Ives, focus will be placed on making major advances in battery and charger design. It will leverage the expertise that the company has built up in mission-critical defence and aerospace applications, ...
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Billings for semiconductor manufacturing equipment reached a 14-month high of $2.11 billion in October 2019, according to SEMI. The billings figure is 7.7% higher than September’s $1.96 billion and 3.9% above October 2018 billings of $2.03 billion, SEMI said. “Monthly billings of North American equipment manufacturers registered their first year-over-year increase since October 2018,” said ...
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Maxim has introduced solid-state blood-pressure monitoring technology with a reference design containing an integrated optical sensor module, a microcontroller sensor hub and a sensing algorithm. The MAXREFDES220 optical blood-pressure trending solution can be embedded into smartphones or wearables. It enables users to place their finger on a device for 30-45 seconds while resting to measure ...
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Charcroft Electronics of Lanwrtyd Wells has invested in a specialist manufacturing facility to work on prototyping and product development. Best known as a specialist distributor, Charcroft is now extending its in-house value-add engineering capabilities. In addition to the existing manufacturing capabilities, Charcroft has created a new department of engineers to address bespoke manufacturing projects including: ...
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