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Price freeze, with robust electronic shelf labels

Glass-free electrophoretic displays (EPDs) can update shelf information wirelessly, although Plastic Logic is quick to point out that updates are not confined to price changes, but also ingredients and stock levels. The company has announced a bendable EPD, designed for freezer rail type, electronic shelf labels. The 11.5 x 0.5-inches label can withstand repeated bending ...

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AEM enters MEMS market with Afore acquisition

Test and measurement provider, AEM has bought Finnish MEMS test provider, Afore. The acquisition extends the AEM semiconductor portfolio into the IoT, mobile comms, robotics and autonomous driving, with Afore’s wafer level MEMS range which includes wafer probers and test handlers with multi-stimulus and package options, as well as tri-temperature testing. Singapore based AEM has ...

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ReefShark chipsets halve MIMO antenna size

Nokia has revealed more details about its ReefShark chipsets, using silicon developed by teams in Finland and California, USA. The chipsets can halve the size of MIMO antennae without affecting performance and also reduce power consumption in baseband units by 64%, compared to such units in use today, says Nokia. The chipsets comprise a ReefShark ...

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Internet casts its net further to meet 2020 goals

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 9.c is to increase access to ICT (information and communication technologies) and a report released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is encouraging. It states that least developed countries (LDCs) are on track to achieve the goal of universal and affordable Internet access by 2020. The report, ICTs, LDCs ...

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Graphene balls climb the ladder to battery success

Continuing the industry’s love affair with lithium for batteries, researchers have found a way to avoid dendrites which grow on as the battery charges and discharges and which can degrade performance. Building on work began by Jiaxing Huang, professor of materials science and engineering at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering, Jiayan Luo, professor of ...

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Inseto acquires IDB Technologies to expand semiconductor offering

Equipment and materials distributor, Inseto, has bought IDB Technologies, a specialist supplier of semiconductor wafers and substrates. Inseto supplies the microelectronic and manufacturing sector, and this acquisition adds to its offering to the semiconductor sector. The two companies worked closely together and share many customers. Matt Brown, director, Inseto, explained the synergy between the two ...

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GPU core prepares for multiple display support for driverless cars

Imagination Technologies has released a GPU core that supports multiple, high resolution displays for automotive displays. As driverless cars evolve, there is expected to be a requirement for advanced infotainment in the vehicle, such as 5G-based 4K video streaming, to keep passengers occupied. The PowerVR Series8XT GT8540 four-cluster IP is designed for display in clusters, ...

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Digi International acquires Accelerated Concepts

The connectivity and services for the IoT portfolio from Digi is enlarged with the acquisition of Accelerated Concepts, a company specialising in LTE networking equipment. Since 2006, Accelerated Concepts has produced LTE routers and network appliances for primary failover and out-of-band management. Its AcceleratedView management software is a portal to provide, manage and upgrade devices ...

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Keele University steps up sustainable energy research

The campus at Keele University will become Europe’s first facility for an at-scale, living research laboratory to research, develop and demonstrate smart energy technologies and services. The integrated electricity, gas and heat Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND) will be in partnership with Siemens and will include the digitalisation of 24 substations, the installation over 1,500 ...

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