Global internet access using a constellation of satellites orbiting the earth could be the answer to the world’s data traffic needs. Behind the plan is a joint venture between Airbus of Europe and US comms firm OneWeb. The first mini-satellites will be manufactured on the Airbus assembly line in Toulouse and first satellites are set ...
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Sales of electronic components in the UK grew by an impressive 24% in May compared with the same month a year ago, according to figures released by the Electronic Components Supply Network (ECSN). The star performer was semiconductor sales which were up 30% for the month. In comparison the global electronic components market is growing ...
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Rohde & Schwarz is expanding the internal analysis bandwidth of its FSW high-end signal and spectrum analyser up to 2GHz. This is relevant to developers of 5G radio access technologies which need a very large bandwidth to analyse wideband signals. Adding this wideband option to the signal analysers, with frequency ranges up to 43.5 GHz ...
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Leti, the French semiconductor research institute, teams with Fraunhofer’s microelectronics group to extend next generation CMOS technologies for the IoT
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Microchip has introduced a range of CAN transceivers which includes an automotive Grade 0 qualified device. Designated the ATA65XX family, the devices support the recently established CAN FD (Flexible Data-rate) protocol for up to 5Mbit/s communication speed and the new CAN PN (Partial Networking) standard for improved energy efficiency for vehicles. The devices are compliant ...
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Lattice Semiconductor has created FPGA reference designs that support LoRa communications, elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) security, signal aggregation and machine learning. The reference design is based on the firm’s iCE40 UltraPlus FPGAs which are designed for low power and small form-factor. Target applications for the reference designs include: Machine Learning / On-device Artificial Intelligence – ...
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A constant current LED dimmable driver from Euchips of China is DALI-standard and designed to be waterproof. The EUP50D-1H400C-0WP has an output power of 50W and the output current is 1400mA. The LED driver complies with DALI standard IEC62386, connects with DALI master controller and supports TouchDIM for smooth dimming. The waterproof level is IP65. ...
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Plug-in electric vehicles are now being introduced globally and this is driving the demand for smart charging solutions. As a result smart charging has become a developer and investment opportunity, according to a recently published report by IoT market research firm ON World. The survey of 2,000 EV users in California found that over half ...
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JTAG Technologies has introduced a JTAG/boundary-scan test hardware interface for multiple interconnects in ATE systems using MAC Panel connection systems. The module provides an interface between the test firm’s PXI and PXIe DataBlasters to the MAC panel ‘Scout’ connection system. Designated JT 2147/eDAK, the module employs the firm’s QuadPod active interface. It provides four independent ...
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Silicon Labs has introduced a multiband version of its Wireless Gecko system-on-chip device which now supports full Bluetooth 5. Designated EFR32xG13, the device family supports all Bluetooth 5 features which means twice the speed and eight times greater broadcasting capacity than Bluetooth 4. The chips feature a 2Mbit/s PHY and also integrate a new 125kbit/s ...
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