The Ada Lovelace Institute has commissioned Matthew Ryder QC to lead an independent review of the governance of biometric data. The review will examine the existing regulatory framework and identify options for reform that will protect people from misuse of their biometric data, such as facial characteristics, fingerprints, iris prints and DNA. Technologies which capture, ...

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Ofcom has published its Q3 quarterly complaints league table: For fixed broadband: EE and Sky generated the lowest volume of fixed broadband complaints per 100,000 subscribers in Q3 2019. Vodafone generated the highest volume of fixed broadband complaints per 100,000 subscribers. For landline: EE and Sky generated the lowest volume of landline complaints per 100,000 ...

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TowerJazz, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) of Ukraine and Cadence have opened a new analogue circuit design lab in Ukraine. The first-of-its-kind lab and corresponding program was formed to provide designers and high-level engineering students with unparalleled access to tools and expertise in IC design. The lab, at KPI University, is equipped with advanced ...

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Intel had Q4 revenue up 8% y-o-y at $20.2 billion and 2019 revenue up 2% y-o-y at $72 billion. In 2019, Intel generated $33.1 billion cash from operations and $16.9 billion of free cash flow. The company expects 2020 revenues of $73.5 billion. “In 2019, we gained share in an expanded addressable market that demands ...

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sureCore, the Sheffield SRAM IP specialist, is opening its  memory compiler for 30 days to qualifying companies to evaluate the capabilities of their PowerMiser and EverOn standard SRAM IP products on low power metrics. The new service will prove particularly useful for constraint and compute intensive SoC designs. EverOn Ultra Low Voltage Embedded SRAM TSMC ...

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Infineon has launched a linear voltage regulator in a flip-chip package. The footprint of device –  OPTIREG TLS715B0NAV50 – (TSNP-7-8 package, 2.0 mm x 2.0 mm) is more than 60% smaller than that of an established reference product (TSON-10 package, 3.3 mm x 3.3 mm) while the thermal resistance stays the same. This makes the new device ...

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Google and Microsoft are taking different views in the EU’s proposed ban of face recognition technology. The EU is proposing a 3-5 year ban on using the technology until appropriate regulations for its use are formulated. “I think it is important that governments and regulations tackle it sooner rather than later and give a framework ...

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  TSMC has proclaimed a team from Yuan Ze University as winners of  the first TSMC IC Layout Contest. LThey win a cash prize of  NT$200,000. TSMC launched its first IC Layout Contest to encourage Taiwan university students to join the field of IC layout, and gained an enthusiastic response from institutions across the country, ...

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Sundance Multiprocessor Technology has launched LynsynLite, a power measurement tool for the development of embedded and customized low-energy computing (CLEC) systems that require a high degree of energy efficiency. Lynsyn Lite provides accurate measurement of a system’s energy consumption based on application behaviour, significantly easing the time-consuming process of tracking down the root causes of ...

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