ChangXin Memory signs Rambus licence

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), the four year-old leader of China’s efforts to get into DRAM, has signed a patent license agreement with Rambus, reports Digitimes. “The agreement with Rambus once again demonstrates our high attention to international intellectual property (IP) related rules and continued efforts to strengthen the company’s IP portfolio,” says Yiming Zhu, chairman ...

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Image sensor has 0.7 micron pixel size

Next month OmniVision is expected to sample a 64 megapixel (MP) image sensor with a 0.7 micron pixel size, enabling 64 MP resolution in a 1/2” optical format for the first time. This allows high end and high mainstream smartphone designers to create the thinnest possible phones with high resolution 64 MP cameras. Built on OmniVision’s ...

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UK going against international consensus on contact tracing app

The UK is going down a different technological route on contact tracing to the one which was agreed last weekend between a German-led consortium, a Swiss-led consortium and Apple-Google. The German and Swiss consortia had originally disagreed on whether the data collected by the app should be held on a central database or on mobile ...

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China analogue startup to IPO

3PEAK,  an eight year-old Shanghai analogue vendor, is to IPO on the tech-focussed Shanghai STAR Market, reports Digitimes. 3PEAK’s investors include  Huaxin Venture Capital and Hubble Technology Investment. Hubble is wholly owned by Huawei. Huaxin is a Chinese semiconductor investment fund whose include TSMC, Toshiba, ARM and SMIC. Last July, Hubble bought 8% of 3PEAK ...

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Automotive data line EMC filters get AEC-Q101, and ISO10605 surge.

STMicroelectronics has integrated common-mode filters and ESD suppression into automotive data line protectors. “These are the first common-mode filters on the market with automotive-grade qualification and automotive surge compliance guaranteed,” claimed ST. “They are not only produced and qualified according to AEC-Q101 requirements but are also designed and tested against automotive surge specifics such as ...

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Microswitch ranges have wide approvals

CIT Relay & Switch has introduced VM3 miniature and SM3 snap-action switches, aiming them at lighting, security, automation, industrial controls and gaming. “Customisable, the VM3 and SM3 offer a range of actuator lever options including pin plunger, roller levers, hinge levers and simulated rollers,” according to New Jersey-based New Yorker Electronics, which is stocking them. ...

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On releases IGBT power modules

Amongst a flurry of announcements, On Semiconductor has introduced 1.2kV 25, 35, and 50A transfer-moulded IGBT power modules – in converter-inverter-brake (CIB) and converter-inverter (CI) configurations. Transfer-moulded encapsulation extend cycling lifetime for both temperature and power, according to On. The modules consist of six 1.2kV IGBTs, six 1.6kV rectifiers, and an NTC thermistor for system ...

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Germany to adopt Swiss approach to Bluetooth contact tracing

The row between a Swiss-led consortium and a German-led consortium about the right approach for a European contact tracing app has been resolved with Germany falling in with the Swiss model. The row was over where information generated by the app should be stored.  Germany’s PEPP-PT system stored it centrally, Switzerland’s DPT-3 system stored it ...

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