Nicomatic and the CEA LIST Institute have collaborated to jointly develop Orthogonal Multi-tone Time Domain Reflectometry (OMTDR) technology that enables network analysis and sensor intelligence to be distributed in aircraft electrical wiring interconnection systems EWIS without impacting network traffic.  Nicomatic’s SmartCo smart connector system brings in-built intelligence to EWIS and reduces aircraft downtime by solving ...

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Yesterday, the US went on the offensive in the ongoing fracas between Europe and the USA over the imposition of taxes on the digital tech giants. “President Trump is concerned that many of our trading partners are adopting tax schemes designed to unfairly target our companies,”  said US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, “we are prepared ...

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UltraSoc has come up with a USB offering which enables SoC and system development teams to access  system-level analytics, optimization and debug capabilities at speeds of 10Gbps – even in a closed chassis. UltraSoC’s USB 2.0 IP is based on a patented hardware-based bare-metal technology that requires no software running to establish communication. When combined ...

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April semiconductor sales were down 1.2% on March at $34.4 billion but 6.2% up on the $32.4 billion of April 2019, says the SIA. Regionally, semiconductor sales increased 2.1% on month in China, but decreased 0.9% in Japan, 1.1% in the Americas, 3.1% in Asia Pacific/All Other and 7.6% in Europe. Sales increased year-to-year in ...

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Vaunix,  the portable and programmable RF/microwave test device specialist, has released the first two in a series of Lab Brick devices available with Ethernet control. The two new multiport Lab Brick Digital Attenuators are the 4-port LDA-802Q, and the 8-port LDA 802-8, each operating from 200 MHz to 8 GHz for a variety of L-, ...

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KEMET has extended its KC-LINK range by using KONNEKT high-density packaging technology to meet demand for fast-switching wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, EV/HEV, LLC resonant converters, and wireless charging applications. This technology combines KC-LINK’s C0G Base Metal Electrode (BME) dielectric system with KONNEKT’s innovative Transient Liquid Phase Sintering (TLPS) material to create a surface mount multi-chip ...

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Imagination ‘s latest IP delivers  integrated RF and baseband, designed for low-power and battery-powered applications such as the IoT, wearables and hearables. iEW400 is based on the latest IEEE 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 standard, bringing improved robustness, throughput and power-saving through a range of new features, including: 20/40MHz operation: Enables low-data-rate applications to conserve battery power Target Wake ...

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Farnell has added a range of  motion control, and sensor solutions by Monolithic Power Systems (MPS). Since the company was established in 1997, MPS has patented many  technologies, including its most notable achievement of integrating an entire power system onto a single chip, which continues to drive their highly integrated systems today. Its mission is ...

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The BATTRACE project focuses on the traceability of battery materials and the production processes by which metals are extracted from ore and refined into high-quality raw materials for battery material manufacturers. The aim is an ecologically and economically sustainable production chain.The research partners in the BATTRACE project are VTT and Geological Survey of Finland GTK. ...

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