Engineers at the University of Surrey have developed a simple method of producing high-powered lithium-selenium (Li-Se) batteries. Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are considered the best hope for next-generation battery technology, thanks to their long-life cycle, high specific power and energy density. However, they have not met the ever-increasing demands of emerging technologies such as electric ...

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Today, Deep Vision, the six year-old Atlanta AI processor specialist, exits stealth mode and launches its ARA-1 inference processor to enable AI vision applications at the edge. The processor is now shipping and comes in three form factors including high-speed USB and PCIe interface options. For pricing and availability, contact sales@deepvision.io. Founded by Dr. Rehan ...

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Mipsology, the Californian machine learning software specialist, says that its Zebra AI inference accelerator achieved the highest efficiency based on the latest MLPerf inference benchmarking. Zebra, on a Xilinx Alveo U250, achieved more than 2x higher peak performance efficiency than all other commercial accelerators, says Mipsology. Efficiency of Computation (source: MLPerf and Internet data) “We ...

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element14 has launched two eBooks to help guide electronics designers at every level through successful careers. The  eBooks, developed with insights from engineers at some of the world’s top electronics companies, provide expert guidance and advice on everything from landing your first job to how to measure success. “Engineering continues to be a sought-after skillset, ...

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The US government gave Qualcomm a licence to sell 4G chips to Huawei last Friday, reports Reuters, but not to sell 5G chips. The ban on selling to Huawei was imposed in September. It is thought that stocks of high-end chips at Huawei will run out early next year and that the ability of HiSilicon, ...

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Alps Alpine will commence supply of a High-Accuracy Positioning System Evaluation Kit employing a BLE chip in November 2020 in recognition of heightened positioning needs. There is a growing demand for high-accuracy positioning systems in the IoT, the automotive industry, and a wide range of other sectors, including production and logistics. In the automotive industry, ...

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Amphenol Ardent Concepts has launched a line of solderless compression mount connectors, the micro-LinkOVER (P/N: mLO-XXXXX) Series. micro-LinkOVER is an OverPass twinaxial connector system that provides system designers and layout engineers a cost-effective approach to unlock the design flexibility needed to manage the technical challenges of 56G and 112G systems and beyond. micro-LinkOVER supports 10Gb/s, ...

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