Direct Insight has created a QNX 7 board support package (BSP) for Ka-Ro TX8 and QS8 modules, which are built around NXP i.MX8M Mini processors with 64bit Arm cores. It has been developed to provide a starting point for industrial designs. “QNX is ideal for safety-critical projects and is also available in safety-certified versions, making it ...
This story continues at BSP puts QNX 7 onto Ka-Ro TX8 and QS8 mini-SBCs
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
Edinburgh-based pyroelectric sensor maker Pyreos has appointed two distributors to increase its commercial presence in Asia. “These partnerships are set to increase our market share in South Korea and China,” said Pyreos v-p sales Keith Pruden. “More than this, these alliances will provide greater ability for our customers in Asia to simplify their supply chains ...
This story continues at UK made: Pyreos export drive to Asia
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
Centimetre accuracy is the claim for a single-board computer that includes three satellite positioning receivers, according to its maker Spanish company ArduSimple. The board fits inside 100 x 120mm and is called SimpleRTK2B-SBC. “SimpleRTK2B-SBC uniquely delivers easy mechanical integration with centimetre position on three axes – heading, pitch and roll – outputting on NMEA, RTCM, RS232, and ...
This story continues at Single-board computer includes centimetre-precise satellite location
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
Luxembourg-headquartered private equity outfit, CVC Capital Partners has made an offer for Toshiba thought to be worth $20 billion+. Toshiba CEO and President Nobuaki Kurumatani, who previously worked for CVC, confirmed the offer earlier today and said the Toshiba board would be looking at it later today. The price us likely to be 30% over ...
This story continues at Private equity firm bids for Toshiba
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
Intel has launched its long-awaited 10nm Ice Lake Xeon processors (pictured). 200,000 are already in the hands of customers, says Intel The Big Beast of the range is the 40-core Xeon Platinum 8380. The Sunny Cove core microarchitecture is claimed to deliver a generational IPC gain of around 20%, Intel has returned to revered marketing ploys of 50 ...
This story continues at Intel launches 10nm Xeon Ice Lake processors
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
A new regulator to help make sure tech giants such as Facebook and Google cannot exploit their market dominance to crowd out competition and stifle innovation online has launched. The Digital Markets Unit (DMU), based in the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), will oversee plans to give consumers more choice and control over their data, ...
This story continues at New regulator to rein in tech giants
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
February semi sales of $39.6 billion were 14.7% up on the $34.5 billion of February 2020, but 1% down on the $40.1 billion of January 2021, reports the SIA. “Global semiconductor sales during the first two months of the year have outpaced sales from early in 2020, when the pandemic began to spread in parts ...
This story continues at Feb semi sales up 14.7% y-o-y
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
Siemens has introduced PCBflow, a secure, cloud-based way to accelerate design-to-manufacturing handoff for PCBs. PCBflow extends Siemens’ Xcelerator portfoliowith a secure environment for PCB design teams to interact with a variety of manufacturers, and by rapidly performing a range of design-for-manufacturing (DFM) analyses in the context of each manufacturers’ process capabilities, which helps customers accelerate ...
This story continues at Siemens launches PCBflow
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
Digi-Key is introducing a power focus campaign with MEAN WELL to provide a range of configurable power supply solutions to their customers. MEAN WELL offers modular power supplies aimed at low-volume and custom-power requirements in medical and industrial markets. “Digi-Key is proud to support these power supply solutions as MEAN WELL works to provide innovative ...
This story continues at Digi-Key fires up a power focus campaign with MEAN WELL
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
