Silicon Labs CEO puts IoT opportunity in perspective
The term “internet of things” dates back to 1999 when the British sensor researcher Kevin Ashton coined the catchphrase. Ashton’s bold predictions for the IoT were prescient, writes Tyson Tuttle, CEO, Silicon Labs As the next evolution of computing, the IoT adds sensing, processing and connectivity to everyday “things” such as thermostats, locks, lights and ...
Silicon Labs CEO puts IoT opportunity in perspective
The term “internet of things” dates back to 1999 when the British sensor researcher Kevin Ashton coined the catchphrase. Ashton’s bold predictions for the IoT were prescient, writes Tyson Tuttle, CEO, Silicon Labs As the next evolution of computing, the IoT adds sensing, processing and connectivity to everyday “things” such as thermostats, locks, lights and ...
Smart factory? It’s all in the software
Internet connectivity is changing the way manufacturers manage their factories and supply chains. The concept of the smart factory is becoming known as Industry 4.0. Manufacturing processes now rely on internet connectivity and embedded sensor and control systems. It also needs the software tools to manage the production process from supply chain to finished product. ...
Panasonic sees Arrow grow sales in Europe
Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems has named Arrow as its distributor of the year in Europe for 2015. Arrow achieved significant revenue growth with Panasonic. According to Jean Quecke, vice president, marketing and engineering, PEMCO EMEA, Arrow, collaboration with the supplier allowed the distributor to create “a more efficient and seamless workflow that delivered outstanding results”. Naohiro Yamamoto, ...
Huawei addresses ICT skills shortage in UK
Huawei has teamed up with Henley Business School and the University of Reading to create a IT and communications technology academy in the UK. The China-based telecommunications technology company will certify courses for UK students work in IT and communications subjects. These will include big data, cloud computing technologies, IT storage systems, data centre management, computer networks, Huawei ...
Renesas says 16nm finfet tech is good for cars
Renesas Electronics says it has developed a dual-port on-chip static random access memory (SRAM) on a 16nm process. The embedded SRAM has been developed for use as video buffer memory in automotive applications such as real-time image processing capabilities necessary for future autonomous-driving vehicle technologies. “When testing the new SRAM in a 16nm process, it achieved both ...
Renesas says 16nm finfet tech is good for cars
Renesas Electronics says it has developed a dual-port on-chip static random access memory (SRAM) on a 16nm process. The embedded SRAM has been developed for use as video buffer memory in automotive applications such as real-time image processing capabilities necessary for future autonomous-driving vehicle technologies. “When testing the new SRAM in a 16nm process, it achieved both ...
Cold and wet conditions still need ‘older’ display technologies
Don’t forget the reliability benefits of vacuum fluorescent displays (VFDs) particularly in applications where high brightness and high temperature operation is needed, says Andy Warnes, business development manager at displays supplier Itron UK. “We have seen customers migrating from older display technologies to ‘iphone-like’ colour screen TFTs,” said Warnes. The greater functionality of modern TFT displays with ...
Cold and wet conditions still need ‘older’ display technologies
Don’t forget the reliability benefits of vacuum fluorescent displays (VFDs) particularly in applications where high brightness and high temperature operation is needed, says Andy Warnes, business development manager at displays supplier Itron UK. “We have seen customers migrating from older display technologies to ‘iphone-like’ colour screen TFTs,” said Warnes. The greater functionality of modern TFT displays with ...
ARM has plan to make $1 Cortex-M processors secure
ARM will add deeply embedded in-the-chip security to its volume Cortex-M series microcontrollers next year. The next generation Cortex-M series microcontroller, likely to be the Cortex-M5, will incorporate a version of ARM’s TrustZone security technology, which creates highly secure processing elements within the chip. TrustZone creates two modes of operation, one for standard operating systems, ...
