Arrow signs IMD Technology for NXP i.MX 8 Plus system-on-modules

Arrow Electronics has signed an agreement to distribute IMD Technologies’ systems-on-module worldwide. The modules are based on NXP i.MX 8 Plus applications processors and are customisable in both hardware and software. “IMDT SoM solutions support real-time operations and provide high-performance and processing speeds while minimising power consumption,” according to Arrow, which predicts use in 3D ...

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Infineon adds Matter smart home support for PSoC 6 and Airoc product lines

Infineon has announced software support the ‘Matter’ smart home protocol. “Many smart home products use Infineon’s Airoc Wi-Fi, Airoc Bluetooth, and PSoC 6 microcontroller products,” according to the company. “In this regard, support for Matter in Infineon’s ModusToolbox software and tools is an important milestone for the adoption of the emerging standard.” Matter came out of the ...

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BCN3D replaces its 3d printing cloud software

Spanish maker of professional 3D printers BCN3D has replaced its cloud-based 3d printer management software, following its acquisition of AstroPrint in July. “The new cloud is based on the software powering the AstroPrint Platform,” BCN3D chief software engineer Daniel Arroyo told Electronics Weekly. “It adds a design library, queueing system and more analytic, and the ...

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JAE recognises TTI as EMEA’s fastest growing distributor of the year

Connector and cable manufacturer, Japan Aviation Electronics (JAE) has awarded TTI its EMEA Fastest Growing Distributor 2020 award. The award is in recognition of the distributor’s “2020 outstanding performance across EMEA” with design-in activities, which have resulted in “exceptional growth” for JAE. The distributor stocks JAE products for factory automation, robotics, test and measurement, e-mobility, mobile ...

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200MHz Cortex-M4 MCUs suit office equipment and building automation

20 more 200MHz 40nm Arm Cortex-M4 microcontrollers, announced earlier this year, are now available form Toshiba. They have a floating point unit, 2Mbyte code flash and 32kB data flash with 100k write cycle endurance. Interface options include: Ethernet, CAN and USB 2.0 FS OTG with integrated PHY. “The devices can allocate independent DMA and RAM ...

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Current sensor suits rail transport track-side installations

LEM has introduced a current transducer series for ac, dc and pulsed rail trackside applications. Called the HTRS-series, they will be available in three current ranges: 10A, 30A and 50A, with peaks up to twice the nominal value, and have a 6kV insulation test voltage. Size is 72 x 29 x 26mm and mounting adapters, ...

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Imec licenses Covid detection technology

Imec and Imec spin-off miDiagnostics have signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement for Imec’s patented technology whereby aerosols and droplets from exhaled breath are captured for screening for viral RNA through miDiagnostics ultrafast PCR technology. The agreement enables miDiagnostics to kickstart the commercialization of a COVID-19 breathalyzer (as opposed to classical COVID-19 testing methods based on ...

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Wafer shipments up 13.9% to record high

Silicon wafer shipments are projected to register robust growth through 2024, with wafer area increasing 13.9% year-over-year in 2021 to a record high of nearly 14,000 millions of square inches (MSI), reports SEMI in its annual silicon shipment forecast for the semiconductor industry. “We are seeing a significant increase in silicon shipments driven by strong ...

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Digi-Key Marketplace adds QuickLogic FPGA technology

Digi-Key Electronics and the FPGA and embedded FPGA IP company QuickLogic are partnering to sell IoT and AI technology through the DigiKey Marketplace. Specifically, the agreement covers QuickLogic’s low power, multi-core MCU, FPGAs and embedded FPGAs, voice and sensor processing products. For example, included are the EOS S3 MCU Sensor Processing Platform, EOS S3-AI, EOS ...

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