SK Telecom and Sinclair Broadcast form jv

SK Telecom and Sinclair Broadcast Group have announced a jv called Cast.era, located in Arlington, Virginia focused on cloud infrastructure for broadcasting, ultra-low latency over-the-top (OTT) broadcasting, and targeted advertising. With the aim to launch next-generation transmission services using both mobile and fixed broadcasting networks for the first time in the U.S., Cast.era plans to ...

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Monitoring ships’ engines at sea

Yanmar Engineering of Osaka has deployed SHIPSWEB to manage auxiliary engines on ocean-going vessels. SHIPSWEB  manages the operation of large auxiliary diesel engines. Traditionally, onboard crew communicate with ship management companies via satellite to facilitate engine maintenance of ocean-going vessels, while at sea. However, in recent years, crew spend less time onboard ships while ever ...

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Microstrip circulators in satellite constellation

Smiths Interconnect provided Thales Alenia Space with microstrip circulators embedded into the active antenna Transmitter/Receiver modules, as well as low profile solderless interposers for the core electronics of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation constellation. The constellation is a satellite system designed to ensure operational continuity for the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) observation services supplied by the ...

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Fast-charging PMIC

Qorvo is sampling a PMIC for rapid in-vehicle charging of phones, tablets and laptops which it claims is  the industry’s first AEC-Q100 qualified step-down, voltage-regulator IC dedicated to USB Type-C Fast Charger applications. The ACT4751M meets all power requirements for USB Fast Charger applications, including the Power Delivery 3.0 Programmable Power Supply (USB PD 3.0 PPS) ...

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Automated driving software co-developed with radar for navigation and perception

Oxbotica, the automated driving software developer, and Navtech, the radar specialist, have developed a radar-based navigation and perception system to be launched in 2020. The multi-module localisation system (radar, vision and laser) allows customers to deploy autonomy in both on-road and off-road locations, whether in mines, ports or airports and whatever the weather conditions where ...

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CES: Hyundai showcases air vehicle design in collaboration with Uber

Last October, we reported on Hyundai’s recently formed urban air mobility unit. At CES this year, the company has unveiled the division’s first concept designs, including personal air vehicles (PAV) and purpose-built vehicles (PBV). Through its UAM platform, Hyundai plans to enable urban air travel with vehicles capable of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL), ...

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Fast GaN transistor drives laser in time-of-flight range sensor eval board

Efficient Power Conversion has introduced a 28A 1.2ns laser pulser demonstration and development board built around one if its GaN power transistors. The intended application is ‘time-of-flight’ range measurement, and the chosen GaN transitor (EPC2216 ) is AEC Q101-qualified, allowing the circuit to be used in automotive lidar projects. A novel aspect of this board ...

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