Imec develops artificial iris

Imec and CMST (an Imec-affiliated research group at Ghent University), together with their partners the Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz and Imec’s Holst Centre have developed an artificial iris embedded in a smart contact lens.   ‘We are convinced that this artificial iris prototype has all the potential to become a game changer in ...

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Lean mean MCU programming machine works off Raspberry Pi

Roey Benamotz has created the Lean Mean Programming Machine (LEMPA) – an add-on board for the Raspberry Pi that includes all the sockets, jumpers, and indicator LEDs necessary to successfully flash a whole suite of popular MCUs. Benamotz has also  written a Python tool that handles all the nuances of getting the firmware written out. After ...

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GDDR6 to overtake GDDR5 in Q4 driven by the Big 3 producers.

GDDR6 graphic DRAM will overtake GDDR5  in Q4 to account for more than 60% of total graphics DRAM bit output, says TrendForce. The lowered production capacity and high demand have resulted in a tight supply situation for GDDR5. Spot prices of GDDR5 8Gb chips are 10% higher than 3Q20 contract prices. Therefore, the supply of ...

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Read the first ever Electronics Weekly online: 7th September 1960

It is Electronics Weekly‘s 60th birthday today, and as part of the celebration we have had the very first edition scanned so that you can enjoy it. Get a cup of tea and a couple of digestive biscuits, sit yourself comfortably, and then click here to see to see just how much the electronics industry has ...

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Electronica to be virtual

Messe München will hold Electronica 2020 as a virtual event. The current travel restrictions in Europe, which are becoming more stringent, have required a re-thinking of planning. The digital format for electronica in November will give exhibitors the opportunity to book digital trade fair booths. electronica virtual will also provide all customers additional ways to ...

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Add noise for clearer signals

Adding just the right amount of noise can improve signal to noise ratio in certain non-linear systems. The effect is known as ‘stochastic resonance’, where mixing of noise and signal in the system non-linearity can sometimes push a previously buried signal just above the noise floor. Now researchers at Penn State University have exploited it ...

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A year of two halves

Second-half guidance and outlooks for the full year from three leading IC companies help shed some light on what companies are expecting for the second half of this year, says IC Insights. Figure 1 shows an updated outlook at TSMC’s 2020 sales forecast given its actual 1H20 results.  As shown, while the company expects its ...

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July semi sales up 4.9% y-o-y

July semiconductor sales of $35.2 billion were up 4.9% y-o-y and up 21% on June’s $34.5 billion, says the SIA. “The global semiconductor market has so far remained largely resistant to global macroeconomic headwinds through the first seven months of the year, with sales in July increasing on both a year-to-year and month-to-month basis, but ...

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