SEGRON, the telecom active testing specialist, has completed a new round of funding, bringing total capital raised to-date up to $10million. The funding round was led by OTB Ventures and Credo. Proceeds from the raise will be used to fund international growth and expand into new industry verticals that are seeing a resurgence of demand. ...
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The leading broadband providers have told digital minister Oliver Dowden that they are on track to connect 60% of homes and businesses to gigabit broadband by the end of this year. The project is estimated to have created more than 22,000 jobs over the last year. “Our plan to level up communities across the UK ...
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microLED development has been accelerating with 8900+ patents filed by close to 480 organizations with 40% (1637) of the 4093 patent families published in 2020 alone and 81% over the last three years, reports Yole Développement. As of January 2020, 53% of the published patent applications are still pending while 35% has been granted. Yole estimates that as ...
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WM1302 Pi Hat for Raspberry Pi $19.90 WM1302 Pi HAT is a Raspberry Pi add-on board for connecting the WM1302 LoRaWAN module. It supports mini-PCIe form-factor and simplifies the development process for users to integrate with all Raspberry Pi versions up to Raspberry Pi 4B. Standard Pi Hat form factor with 40 pins female pin header ...
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Software that enables designers and manufacturers to collaborate via the cloud to design PCBs and to identify and correct any manufacturability violations according to a specific manufacturer’s capabilities. PCBflow design software is the first to enable secure, cloud-based interactions between electronics design and manufacturing teams to accelerate design-to-manufacturing handoff for PCBs. The inital release has instant ...
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LG has pulled out of the smartphone market after losing $4.5 billion in six years. A statement from the company reads: ‘LG Electronics Inc. (LG) announced that it is closing its mobile business unit. The decision was approved by its board of directors earlier today. ‘LG’s strategic decision to exit the incredibly competitive mobile phone ...
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It would be “economically unrealistic” for the US and Europe to build local foundry capacity for local demand, says TSMC chairman Mark Liu (pictured). The result of doing so would be to establish “non-profitable capacity,” adds Liu. Liu says TSMC has enough capacity to supply the rising demand for AI and 5G chips which is ...
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CML Microcircuits has announced SµRF, a range of high frequency, high bandwidth RFICS and MMICs targeting RF and mmWave applications. Moving to GHz frequencies is the only way to deliver wider pipelines. The SµRF ‘Semiconductor Microwave RF’ range seeks to democratise mmWave design, with easy-to-use unique solutions in standard IC packaging. Through the SµRF product ...
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Metis Engineering has revealed a CAN based sensor designed to detect the early onset of catastrophic battery failure. As EV battery technology rapidly develops and finds application in cars, aircraft and boats and performance is pushed to ever higher levels – safety is paramount. Metis Engineering’s innovative CAN based sensor works by detecting a range of environmental parameters ...
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e-bot7’s Conversational AI platform is now part of Deutsche Telekom’s Open Telekom Cloud. “This smart chatbot from e-bot7 is, in my eyes, a perfect example of how humans and AI can work together hand in hand,” says Max Guhl of Open Telekom Cloud. In the telecommunications industry, providers are often faced with the challenge of a ...
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