Oxford supports EU governments with coronavirus contact tracing app

Researchers at Oxford University are supporting several European governments to explore the feasibility of a coronavirus mobile app for instant contact tracing. If rapidly and widely deployed, the infectious disease experts believe such an app could significantly help to contain the spread of coronavirus. The Oxford team has provided European governments, including the UK, with evidence ...

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TSMC ‘actively’ mulling US fab

TSMC is “actively” considering building its 2nm fab in the US, reports the Nikkei. “TSMC is facing a strategic decision of whether it wants to later focus more on the U.S. market or the Chinese market,” Su Tze-Yun, director of Taiwan’s Institute for National Defense and Security Research, told the Nikkei, “building an advanced chip ...

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Samsung starts mass production of 512GB eUFS 3.1

Samsung has begun mass producing 512GB eUFS (embedded Universal Flash Storage) 3.1. Delivering three times the write speed of the previous 512GB eUFS 3.0 mobile memory,  eUFS 3.1 breaks the 1GB/s performance threshold in smartphone storage. At a sequential write speed of over 1,200MB/s, the 512GB eUFS 3.1 boasts more than twice the speed of ...

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Socionext prototypes DNN edge processor

Socionext has developed a prototype chip that incorporates  quantized Deep Neural Network (DNN) technology, enabling highly-advanced AI processing for small and low-power edge computing devices. The prototype is a part of a research project on “Updatable and Low Power AI-Edge LSI Technology Development”commissioned by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan. ...

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Essential Raspberry Pi tips

In celebration of Pi Day, the element14 Community has published a new eBook: “Essential Raspberry Pi Tips”. In recent years, the Raspberry Pi has transitioned from a tool for students and hobbyists to a viable option for many types of engineering project. The element14 Community’s eBook seeks to support users in their search for perfection, ...

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Si Labs buys WIFi and Bluetooth assets of Redpine Signals

Silicon Labs is  buying the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth business of Redpine Signals, including its Hyderabad development patent portfolio, for $308 million in cash. “The acquisition of Redpine Signals’ ultra-low-power Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products and extensive intellectual property portfolio will expand our leadership in IoT wireless technology,” said Tyson Tuttle (pictured) CEO of Silicon Labs. Wi-Fi 6 ...

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Point-of-load voltage regulators have fast COT engine

Infineon has introduced a family of integrated-point-of-load voltage regulators featuring a fast constant-on-time (COT) engine. Devices in the family are designated IR3887M, IR3888M and IR3889M. The  family is designed for today’s server, base station and telecom (operating at 85˚C ambient temperature) and storage applications requiring both high efficiency and high density. The IR3887M 30A device fuses ...

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