Rutronik UK adds nRF5340 development kit for wireless projects

Designs based on Nordic Semiconductor‘s dual processor, SoC nRF5340, can be tested and evaluated with a preview development kit (PDK). The kit is now available from Rutronik UK and supported with the nRF Connect software development kit (SDK). The SoC nRF5340 supports Bluetooth Low Energy as well as all functions of Bluetooth 5.1 and Bluetooth ...

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Display Technology offers TFT-LCD from AUO for outdoor use

A 54.6-inch monitor from AUO is now available from Display Technology. The P550HVN12.0 can be used outdoors. The TFT-LCD has a high TNI  (110°C) that prevents the display from blackening under sunlight. The TFT-LCD has a display area of 1209.6mm x 680.4mm and a high brightness of 4500cd/m². Resolution is 1920 x 1080, with a ...

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Samsung adopts Xilinx Versal ACAP for 5G signal processing

Samsung is to use Xilinx’s Versal ACAP (adaptive compute acceleration platform) for  worldwide 5G commercial deployments. Versal ACAP performs the real-time signal processing, including beamforming techniques used to increase network capacity. 5G requires beamforming, which allows multiple data streams to be transmitted simultaneously to multiple users using the same spectrum. This is what enables the  increase ...

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Renesas creates ventilator reference design

Renesas has introduced an open-source ventilator system reference design that customers can use to swiftly design ready-to-assemble boards for medical ventilators. Many regions are experiencing a critical shortage of ventilators as COVID-19 infections continue to rise and hospital demand exceeds supply. Renesas’ engineers have followed several open-source ventilator designs, including the Medtronic PB560, to come ...

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BT to strip Hyundai switchgear from core network by 2023.

BT’s mobile subsidiary EE will have stripped Huawei switchgear out of the core sectors of its network by 2023. “In order to hit these ambitious targets within the timescales laid down by government and to align with their focus on 5G networks, it is now our intention to prioritise migrating our 5G customers to the ...

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Sink or swim or for wafers

Silicon wafer sales could either dip if coronavirus uncertainty continues or rebound in Q2 if chip manufacturers re-stock, says SEMI’s Silicon Wafer Market Monitor. The Monitor tracks wafer shipment dynamics including wafer shipments, supply and demand shifts, suppliers’ dynamics, and pricing trends and forecasts. To hedge their bets in Q2, chipmakers are expected to increase ...

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Foremost adds MENTOR

Foremost Electronics, the Essex component importer and  distributor, has added handle specialist MENTOR  to its range. The range of industrial, enclosure and equipment handles includes plastic (including two-component and heat-resistant versions), anodised aluminium, chrome, steel and stainless-steel variants, all with multiple size options. MENTOR handles can be configured to meet any dimensional requirement. MENTOR’s plastic handles ...

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