Silicon Labs wireless SoCs enable Zigbee Green Power IoT devices

Silicon Labs has announced a family of secure, low-power Zigbee SoCs aimed at eco-friendly IoT products deployed in mesh networks. The EFR32MG22 (MG22) family is Silicon Labs’ smallest, lowest power SoC for Zigbee Green Power applications. Based on Silicon Labs’ Wireless Gecko Series 2 platform, the SoCs are suitable for devices powered by coin cell ...

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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X60 5G modem

Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon X60 5G modem-RF System. The Snapdragon X60 is the company’s first modem built on a 5nm process and supports spectrum aggregation across both mmWave and sub-6 frequencies using frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). Its designed to accelerate network transition to 5G standalone mode through support for ...

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Pimoroni and DJRFF provide low-cost microcomputers to state schools

The David and Jane Richards Family Foundation has partnered with Pimoroni to supply students with customised microcomputers for their creative data-gathering projects. The registered charity has invested in 275 low-cost kits using Raspberry Pi Zero WH. The kits are fitted with sensor boards designed by DJRFF in collaboration with Pimoroni and manufactured in Sheffield. They ...

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ISSCC2020: Automotive A/D IC for harsh conditions

Renesas and Hitachi have collaborated to enable continuous-time digital calibration of a delta-sigma (ΔΣ) modulator and an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter circuit.   Designed to boost the performance of ΔΣ A/D converters for stable performance under the harsh conditions required for automotive semiconductor devices, the new technology comprises (1) enhanced precision by using a least mean square ...

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ISSCC2020: CMOS IC integrates quantum dots with conventional electronics

Leti has created an IC that demonstrates the possibility of integrating conventional electronic devices and elements with quantum dots on a CMOS chip.     The chip, fabricated on 28nm FD-SOI process, integrates analogue  and digital functions (multiplexer, buffer, signal amplifier, oscillator, level converter) that represent future instrumentation needs for the quantum accelerator envisioned in ...

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Intel said to be talking to MaxLinear about sale of home connectivity unit

Intel is reported to be in talks to sell its home connectivity unit to MaxLinear. In November, Bloomberg reported  that Intel had appointed a financial adviser to help with a sale of the unit. Intel CEO had said he was looking for solutions for units in areas where Intel is not competitive. Last month, Intel ...

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DRAM bits down; ASPs up

4Q19 DRAM revenue decreased 1.5% QoQ and contract prices began an uptrend in 1Q20, says DRAMeXchange. After three quarters if adjustment, DRAM inventory returned to normal levels for most OEMs in 4Q19.  As the growth in DRAM supply will be limited in 2020, buyers have been raising procurement ahead of time and DRAM suppliers increased ...

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64MP image sensor sampling

OmniVision is sampling its first 64MP image sensor featuring a 0.8 micron pixel size to enable high resolution smartphone cameras in a 1/1.7″ optical format. Built on OmniVision’s PureCel Plus stacked die technology, this sensor provides leading edge still image capture and exceptional 4K video performance with electronic image stabilization (EIS) for high end smartphones. The OV64C ...

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