In celebration of Pi Day, the element14 Community has published a new eBook: “Essential Raspberry Pi Tips”. In recent years, the Raspberry Pi has transitioned from a tool for students and hobbyists to a viable option for many types of engineering project. The element14 Community’s eBook seeks to support users in their search for perfection, ...
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Silicon Labs is buying the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth business of Redpine Signals, including its Hyderabad development patent portfolio, for $308 million in cash. “The acquisition of Redpine Signals’ ultra-low-power Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products and extensive intellectual property portfolio will expand our leadership in IoT wireless technology,” said Tyson Tuttle (pictured) CEO of Silicon Labs. Wi-Fi 6 ...
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Infineon has introduced a family of integrated-point-of-load voltage regulators featuring a fast constant-on-time (COT) engine. Devices in the family are designated IR3887M, IR3888M and IR3889M. The family is designed for today’s server, base station and telecom (operating at 85˚C ambient temperature) and storage applications requiring both high efficiency and high density. The IR3887M 30A device fuses ...
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The French competition regulator has fined Apple $1.23 billion. The regulator says Apple imposed prices for Apple products on its French distributors including Tech Data and Ingram Micro which were also fined $84.7 million and $69 million respectively for their part in the arrangement. The French argued that the Apple Premium Reseller (APR) programme was ...
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TrendForce is expecting that lower electronic product shipments will bring about a drop in memory demand. However, DRAM and NAND ASPs are expected to maintain their growth in 1Q20 and 2Q20 primarily because of relatively low client inventory levels. Provided that the current ASP uptrend continues, clients may have a strong incentive to raise their ...
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The European Patent Office has released a list of the top filers for patents last year. Huawei is the biggest. Here are the top 25: 1.HUAWEI 3 524 2.SAMSUNG 2 858 3.LG 2 817 4.UNITED TECHNOLOGIES 2 813 5.SIEMENS 2 619 6.QUALCOMM 1 668 7.ERICSSON 1 616 8.ROYAL PHILIPS 1 542 9.SONY 1 512 10.ROBERT ...
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C&K has developed a sealed miniature pushbutton switch that offers an extended operating life to 50,000 cycles on FP11 & FP21 version. The FP Series is completely sealed via an O-ring between the actuator and bushing, preventing contamination. The sealing also enables automated soldering and cleaning, saving significant time and money during the assembly process. ...
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Ranovus, IBM, TE Connectivity and Senko are combining to design and manufacture multi-vendor solutions for Co-Packaged Optics applications in data centre. The collaboration leverages: Ranovus’ Odin silicon photonics engine (pictured) which incorporates the company’s in multi-wavelength Quantum Dot Laser (QDL), 100Gbps Silicon Photonics based Micro Ring Resonator modulators and photodetectors, 100Gbps Driver, 100Gbps TIA and control ...
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Transonics, the Hemel Hempstead components distributor, has signed an exclusive deal with JJ Micro, the Chinese producer of discrete and power semiconductors, Transonics is now holding one million triacs and thyristors in stock at its UK warehouse. Many of these parts are drop-in replacements for leading brands such as STMicro and NXP (WeEN Semiconductor). Transonics’ ...
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ST’s STM32L4P5 and STM32L4Q5 MCUs bring the Arm Cortex-M4 core to cost-sensitive and power-conscious smart connected devices, including utility meters, industrial and medical sensors, fitness trackers, and smart-home products. With memory density down to 512KB Flash and 320KB SRAM, ST’s new STM32L4+ MCUs deliver performance with economy. Compact 10mm x 10mm 64-pin and 7mm x ...
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