NXP claims to be first to deliver in-vehicle multi-device simultaneous wireless charging driven by a single MWCT controller. NXP has expanded its offerings to the 15W wireless power standard, enabling faster charging. The allows the passenger and driver to simultaneously charge wirelessly through one console. Based on the Qi standard, it supports all Qi enabled ...
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Melexis, the Belgian automotive IC specialist, Has introduced a multichannel RGB-LED driver. The MLX81116 supports the MeLiBu high speed communication IP to enable intelligent animated automotive lighting concepts. The technology is already being leveraged by leading global manufacturers to enhance the safety features of their latest models. An increasing number of car manufacturers are looking to ...
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STMicroelectronics has added a QFN48 package to its STM32WLE5 wireless SoCs. Called STM32WLE5Cx “the new 7mm x 7mm package option makes it suited to a simplified two-layer board design that eases manufacturing”, according to the company – ‘x’ decides how much flash is available. These chips combine an ARM Cortex-M4 STM32L4 microcontroller with Semtech’s SX126x ...
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Lead pollution in rivers can be measured in minutes using a proof-of-concept sensor from Rutgers University in New Jersey. It is designed to work directly with sediment – in which Pb pollution tends to gather, and which gets disturbed during activities such as dredging. One of the time consuming parts of sensing in water with ...
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Japanese scientists are proposing a new material for use in the permanent magnets of electric vehicle motors. The incumbent technology – neodymium-iron-boron, sometimes with dysprosium – works well, but Nd and Dy are considered minerals or strategic importance by nations which mine them, and are mostly found in China where exports are restricted. Working together, ...
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The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is calling on local councils to help ensure people can access better broadband and mobile connectivity. Digital Infrastructure Minister Matt Warman and Local Government Minister Simon Clarke have today written to local authorities setting out how they can help boost gigabit broadband rollout and 5G mobile coverage. The ...
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China’s semiconductor import substitution efforts have not paid off for this year, reports Reuters. “China is the world’s largest importer of chips,” Wei Shaojun, vice-chairman of the China Semiconductor Industry Association, told the World Semiconductor Conference yesterday, “after 2013 our chip imports exceeded $200 billion. In 2018 it exceeded $300 billion and was still at $300 ...
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Inmarsat has teamed up with CPN Satellite Services and MinFarm Tech to launch the MF 400 IoT Satellite Bridge incorporating Inmarsat’s IsatData Pro (IDP) service. The IDP service allows data from IoT sensors operating on LoRaWAN networks to be optimised for transmission over Inmarsat’s IDP service, which will bring much-needed additional connectivity to IoT devices deployed ...
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The competition for engineering students, Invent for the Planet, has announced this year’s winning projects. The competition challenges young engineers to solve real-world issues such as microplastics in oceans, sustainable airline waste management and single use plastics. Over 800 students from 40 universities in 20 countries took part in this year’s competition, run by Texas ...
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Re-usable flexible medical skin electrodes have been built by combining fabric and chemical engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Technical performance is similar to commercial wet gel electrodes, while convenience is comparable to dry electrodes – which are easy to use but generally provide inferior signals to wet electrodes. Four of the electrodes have been ...
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