Japan and the US plan to launch 1,000 miniature low-orbit observation satellites to detect incoming missiles, reports the Nikkei. The satellites cost about $5 million each. 200 of them will have heat-detecting IR sensors for missile defence. The whole programme will cost $9 billion and will be completed in the 2020s. The move comes as ...
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Gartner has added over 20 new technologies to its Hype-Cycle. The five to watch, says Gartner are: Social Distancing Technologies, Composable Enterprise, AI-Assisted Design, Differential Privacy and Biodegradable Sensors. Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2020 Source: Gartner (August 2020) Health passports and social distancing technologies, both related to the coronavirus, are taking the fast track ...
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Skylo, the San Francisco satellite company, and Sony Semiconductor Israel (formerly Altair Semiconductor)Have formed a partnership to develop and deploy cellular chipsets that can connect over geostationary satellites networks by taking advantage of NB-IoT protocols. “This partnership ensures our ability to continue to quickly scale the manufacturing and deployment of connector Skylo Hubs to our ...
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Q3 server shipments will be 4.9% down QoQ following a switch by customers from buying servers to buying cloud services, says TrendForce. Major server OEMs, including Dell, HPE, Huawei, and Inspur, are expected to each show a near-double digit QoQ decrease in server shipment. Dell’s transfer of high-grossing production lines to Taiwan and aggressive expansion ...
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The Department for Transport has issued a call for consultation on the use of Automated Lane Keeping System (ALKS) on Great Britain’s motorways, including: an overview of ALKS ensuring the safe use of ALKS questions around fair delegation and residual responsibility questions around the performance of other activities ALKS is vehicle technology designed to control ...
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Toshiba had developed n-channel mosfets for automotive applications, based on its U-MOSVIII-H process. XPN3R804NC (40A abs max) and XPN7R104NC (20A) are rated for 40V operation XPN6R706NC (40A) and XPN12006NC (20A) are rated for 60V operation “They all exhibit extremely low on-resistance values,” according to the company, “reaching down to 3.8mΩ for the XPN3R804NC at 10V, ...
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Cincon has a pair of dc-dc converters with an 8:1 input range, intended for applications in industrial and military environments. They are: CQB75W8 75W quarter-brick 10mA no-load power consumption 3,000Vac input to output isolation CHB150W8 150W half-brick 1,500Vdc input to output isolation “Both have an input range 9V – 75Vdc, making them suitable for all common ...
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Taiwan-based Aaeon has introduced an edge IoT gateway built around an 800MHz Arm Cortex-A8 processor. Called SRG-3352, “this innovative processor reduces the energy requirements of the system, saving electricity costs and allowing the system to be deployed with solar power or battery operated. With very little heat output, the system can operate in a wide ...
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Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi says that Uber “will shut down for a while” in California if a Californian appeals court upholds a ruling that its drivers are employees and not independent contractors. The same may apply in the UK where the Supreme Court is deciding a similar issue. If the courts decide against Uber, the company ...
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Revenues of the out-sourced assembly and test (OSAT) industry leapt 26.6% y-o-y in Q2 to reach $6.325 billion reports DRAMeXchange. Market leader ASE recorded quarterly revenue of $1.379 billion in 2Q20, an 18.9% increase YoY. Although ASE’s growth in 2Q20 tempered somewhat compared with 1Q20, the company’s upward momentum remained steady, thanks to increased ...
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