UK telcos have been banned from buying Huawei 5G switchgear as from December 31st 2020. All Huawei 5G kit in the network must be taken out by 2027. These measure were announced by the DCMS Secretary of State Oliver Dowden in the Commons earlier today An hour or so before the announcement the Chairman of ...
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The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that the Design Automation Conference (DAC) will be a virtual exhibition and conference this year. It will take place from Monday 20 July to Friday 24 July. Highlights of the show is a keynote on the opening morning by Philip Wong, chief scientist, TSCMC: Semiconductor Technology: A System Perspective on ...
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STMicroelectronics is aiming at those developing IoT nodes with a hardware kit that includes FreeRTOS and is ready to connect to Amazon Web Services (AWS). Called B-L4S5I-IOT01A STM32 Discovery kit, it is built around an STM32L4+ microcontroller and has sensors, a secure element (STSAFE-A110), NFC, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2. It needs the free-to-download X-Cube-AWS v2.0 STM32Cube ...
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Nokia has announced a software upgrade that will enable its 4G/LTE radios to be migrated to 5G/NR. This provides immediate support for approximately one million radios, reaching 3.1 million by the end of the year and over 5 million in 2021. By upgrading existing radio elements via software, Nokia is helping to streamline the process of refarming 4G/LTE spectrum into 5G/NR. The move ...
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Softbank has appointed Goldman Sachs to look at options for the future of Arm, reports the Wall Street Journal. The options include a full or partial public offering for the company. Softbank is engaged in a cash-raising exercise to raise $41 billion with $21 billion to come from the sale of its stake in T-Mobile. ...
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Zyxel Networks of Hsinchu, Taiwan, Octopus WiFi of Madrid and Boundless Digital of Paris are combining in support of the WiFi4EU initiative. WiFi4EU is an EU initiative that awards grants to municipalities to install free WiFi access for citizens in public spaces throughout Europe, including parks, squares, libraries, and health centres. Through the WiFi4EU initiative, local ...
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EDA industry revenue increased 3.5% in Q1 2020 to $2,698 million, compared to $2,606.4 million in Q1 2019, according to the Electronic System Design (ESD) Alliance Market Statistics Service (MSS). “The EDA industry reported increased revenue in Q1 compared to Q1 2019, in part due to strong growth in the largest product category, Semiconductor Intellectual ...
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Alps Alpine has added its smallest model to its HSFPAR Series of force sensors. Mass production of the HSFPAR007A Force Sensor began in June 2020. The sensor is small enough to fit in the slimmer stylus pens used for smartphones, It detects stress as light as zero stroke (0.01N), enabling applications in robot arms and other ...
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