Orange has joined a growing list of high-profile technology companies withdrawing from MWC in Barcelona amid concerns about the outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced the first integrated circuit (IC) developed with a new proprietary integrated transformer technology.
Nexperia, a specialist supplier of discrete and MOSFET components and analogue & logic ICs, has launched pioneering silicon-based, OPEN Alliance-compliant ESD protection for 100BASE-T1 and 1000BAS
Panasonic has unveiled its new 3-Chip DLP laser projector line-up at Integrated Systems Europe 2020 in Amsterdam.
The UK embedded industry is a close-knit community of professionals who, when given the chance to come together and explore new ideas and technological advances, keep innovation high on the UK agenda.
A research team from the University of Leeds and University of Nottingham believe they have found a way of delivering ultra- fast modulation, by combining the power of acoustic and light waves.
According to new research from Global Market Insights, the global market for wireless charging is set to be worth in excess of $14billion by the end of 2024.
Korean designer and manufacturer of analogue and mixed-signal semiconductor products, MagnaChip, has announced a 0.13 micron BCD process to help automotive power semiconductor designers.
IAR Systems, the software tools and services supplier for embedded development, has introduced the IAR Academy On Demand, enhancing the company’s technical training program with on-demand online cours
Arm has announced significant additions to its artificial intelligence (AI) platform, including new machine learning (ML) IP, the Arm Cortex-M55 processor and Arm Ethos-U55 NPU.
Xilinx has announced a range of advanced machine learning (ML) capabilities for devices targeted at the professional audio/video (Pro AV) and broadcast markets.
EnSilica, a provider of custom ASIC design and supply services, has announced it is developing a single-chip Ka band transceiver IC for the European Space Agency.
Plessey has announced a partnership with Axus Technology (Axus), a provider of CMP, wafer thinning and wafer polishing surface-processing solutions for semiconductor applications, to bring high-perfor
Würth Elektronik has successfully completed a research project on intelligent arm-hand orthosis.
ROHM is making available a family of high voltage dual channel output high side switch (Intelligent Power Devices, IPD), which have been optimised for automotive ECUs in transmission control, engine c
Pico Technology has released a new BroadR-Reach decoder/analyser package that simplifies Automotive Ethernet integration testing and debugging. The package includes a novel non-intrusive Software Dire
Analog Devices (ADI) is collaborating with Jungo Connectvity to develop a Time-of-Flight (ToF) and 2D infrared- (IR) based camera solution to enable driver- and in-cabin monitoring in vehicles.
Micron Technology has announced that it has shipped the world’s first low-power DDR5 DRAM in mass production to be used in the soon-to-be-released Xiaomi Mi 10 smartphone.
The agritech start-up, Small Robot Company, has announced industrial design and manufacture of its first robot fleet in Britain. The initial fleet of 10 robots will be manufactured by Tharsus, the UK
CPI has announced that its collaborative project with LiNa Energy (LiNa) and Lancaster University to demonstrate the proof-of-concept of LiNa’s novel sodium-nickel-chloride battery technology has been
Eneahas launched the Enea Unified Data Manager, a hardware-agnostic, cloud-native network function for 4G and 5G data management.
STMicroelectronics has announced new tools that assist the development of electronic control units (ECUs) in vehicles.
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has reported that the number of announced 5G devices has broken the 200 barrier for the first time.
SEGGER's stand-alone Floating-Point Library has now been extended to include an assembly-optimised variant for RISC-V implementations.
Secure Thingz, a global domain expert in security, has announced that its Secure Boot Manager has been assessed and certified according to the Security Evaluation Standard for IoT Platforms (SESIP).
Marvell has unveiled its dual 400GbE (Gigabit Ethernet) MACsec PHY transceiver with 256-bit encryption and Class C compliant precision time protocol (PTP) timestamping.
RS Components has announced the creation of a new technology hub on its DesignSpark website.
Leti, an institute of CEA-Tech, has developed a photoacoustic spectroscopy technology for monitoring dangerous chemical emissions and traces of gas.
Omni-ID, a developer of passive industrial radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, has announced the launch of a new range of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Long Range (LoRa) enabled devices.
Arrow Electronics is offering new versions of the Shiratech iCOMOX intelligent condition monitoring box, introducing more ways to connect industrial assets with the cloud and to enable predictive main
ON Semiconductor has launched a new family of four devices to support vehicle manufacturers looking to develop improved automotive exterior and interior lighting.
Samsung has announced the launch of ‘Flashbolt’, its third-generation High Bandwidth Memory 2E (HBM2E).
Imec, Ghent University, Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris, Connect Group and Sioen, has presented a prototype of new protective firefighters’ clothing with integrated temperature sensors and electr
Inspired by the Ford Thunderbird, Lady Penelope’s iconic car was brought up to date by the Ford Europe design team to feature in the 2004 Thunderbirds movie. You can see it at first hand at the forthc
NeoPhotonics,a designer and manufacturer of advanced hybrid photonic integrated circuit based modules and subsystems, has announced it is sampling high power Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOAs) an
Leti, an institute of CEA-Tech, has announced that it has developed a silicon nitride (Si3N4) 200mm platform for developing ultralow loss, high-power photonics in UV through mid-infrared wavelengths.
UnitedSiC has introduced the UF3SC065030D8 and UF3SC065040D8; said to be the industry's lowest RDS(on) SiC FETs available in the popular low-profile DFN 8x8 surface-mount package.
Researchers at the University of Washington have created AuraRing, a ring and wristband combination that is able to detect the precise location of someone's index finger and continuously track han
Concurrent Technologies have unveiled their first, high performance 3U VPX accelerator engine based on an Intel Altera FPGA.
The BBC has created an experimental device, using haptic technology, where users can ‘feel’ the weather forecast.
When one of the UK’s top outdoor cameramen was commissioned to shoot broadcast quality footage of an ascent on Mount Everest, it was no time have one’s head in the clouds with the required technology.
Microchip and Arrow Electronics have announced an engineering services collaboration to simplify connectivity and security across industrial, smart building and energy markets.
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has released a major study into the global regulation and commercialisation of C-band (3300-4200 MHz) spectrum for 5G services, including a set of recomme
Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech, has announced a new European Horizon 2020 project, coordinated by the institute, to develop new cross-border services among Europe’s digital innovation hubs (DI
Stung by the success of MG in all kinds of motor racing, Sir Herbert Austin decided to encourage a factory racing team. So he persuaded Murray Jamieson to join the team, with a simple brief: design th
Crank Software, an innovator in embedded GUI design and development software (Storyboard), has collaborated with NXP Semiconductors to offer quick convenient access to reference example applications,
Permanent magnets are used in many different electrical applications from sensors to electric motors, but due to the increasing miniaturisation of electronics and more exacting requirements conventi
The worldwide smartphone market failed to sustain its growth momentum in the fourth quarter, causing shipments for the full year of 2019 to decline by 2.2 percent compared to 2018, according to prelim
Plessey Semiconductors has announced that Dr. Kat Vinden, Senior Engineer Product Design and Development, will present at the upcoming SPIE. AR VR MR Conference on 2nd February 2020, at 3 p.m. PDT.
CommAgility has announced a collaboration with NXP Semiconductors in connection with their recently-announced Layerscape Access LA12XX Programmable Baseband Processors for 5G New Radio (NR) processing
Flex Power Modules has signed a partnership agreement with Digi-Key Electronics, expanding its global footprint and accelerating customer order fulfilment.
The global market for memory and processing semiconductors used in artificial intelligence (AI) applications will soar to $128.9 billion in 2025, three times the $42.8 billion total in 2019, according
BT has said new post-contract customer charges are part of the company’s plans to reduce its environmental impact.
According to a new report published by Polaris Market Research, the worldwide Agriculture Drones Market is anticipated to reach around £8 billion by 2026.
Silicon Labs has announced a new open-source licensing model for Micrium µC/ family of real time operating system (RTOS) components.
RS Components has launched the Excelon range of advanced ferroelectric RAM (F-RAM) devices from Cypress Semiconductor.
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas GSMA Intelligence, the intelligence research group, published the 2020 edition of its ‘Future of Devices’ report.
Arrow Electronics has announced that it is now providing the ABLIC range of analogue semiconductors throughout the EMEA region.
Apple has reported sales and profits for the quarter ending in December above analyst expectations, helped by a rise in iPhone sales and soaring demand for add-ons like AirPods wireless headphones.
The UK government has announced the conclusion of its Telecoms Supply Chain Review, with Huawei given the go-ahead to build “non-sensitive” parts of the UK’s 5G networks.
Mouser Electronics has announced that it is now stocking the IWR1843 industrial radar sensor from Texas Instruments (TI).
Semtech Corporation has announced the launch of LoRa Smart Home, a device designed for LPWAN based smart home, community and consumer applications.
Mouser Electronics has announced that it is now stocking the IWR1843 industrial radar sensor from Texas Instruments (TI).
RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents, has teamed up with Maxim Integrated, STMicroelectronics and TE Connectivity to offer one lucky member of DesignSpark, its go-to engineering
Following the assembly process of smartphone displays, it is important for manufacturers to be able to inspect the mounting tolerances of the various components in order to ensure continuous quality i
Anglia has unveiled a total battery pack service, offering full design-in support on standard, customised and fully bespoke solutions based on primary or rechargeable cells in a choice of output volta
imec, the research and innovation hub, has announced that IEEE Std 1838TM-2019 – recently approved by the IEEE Standards Association – will be included in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library from February
WND UK, the UK’s Sigfox Network Operator, has deployed the UK’s first wireless public network for secure sensor data, achieving over 90% population coverage in just 18 months.
STMicroelectronics and Fieldscale have joined forces to simplify development of touch-enabled user interfaces for smart devices containing ST’s STM32 microcontrollers.
LTE advanced and 5G technology is playing a vital role in supporting policy makers and governments to transform cities into smart cities, and allowing communities and citizens to recognize and contrib
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a soft and stretchable battery that relies on a special type of plastic to store power more safely than the flammable formulations used in conventiona
Analog Devices (ADI) has announced a collaboration with Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) where Hyundai plans to launch the automotive industry’s first all-digital road noise cancellation system leveraging
A visit to the PCB Live event at the acclaimed British Motor Museum at Gaydon (immediately adjacent to the JLR and Aston Martin facilities) will allow you to view almost 300 of Great Britains’ most in
New from PCB Live exhibitor Golledge Electronics is the GSX-113, an innovative addition to the company’s expanding range of fundamental mode crystals. What makes this one special is its size: availabl
Welsh battery developer, Deregallera, is piloting a pouch cell production line for advanced sodium-ion batteries.
Lattice Semiconductor has announced that its Diamond FPGA design and verification software environment (version 3.10 Service Pack 3) is certified as compliant with the IEC 61508 and ISO 26262 function
Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with CML Microcircuits, a designer, developer and supplier of low-power analogue, digital and mixed-signal semiconductors for telecommunic
Minew’s new MS88SF2 multi-protocol module, now being stocked at Rutronik UK, is based on the SoC (System-on-Chip) nRF52840, Nordic’s most powerful short-range wireless microcontroller.
Rohde & Schwarz has developed an innovative and powerful method for analyzing the individual components of jitter, providing electronic circuit designers with in-depth knowledge invaluable for deb
The sound of a mummified priest has been ‘heard’ for the first time in 3,000 years, following a collaboration between academics at Royal Holloway, University of London, University of York and Leeds Mu
Yokagawa has unveiled a new wide band optical spectrum analyser (OSA) that looks to unlock new possibilities for environmental sensing and medical applications.
TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI), the national technical university of Ukraine, and Cadence Design Systems are to open a new analogue circ
Microchip has released a next-generation MAC-SA5X miniaturized rubidium atomic clock capable of maintaining a high degree of synchronization to a reference clock, such as a GNSS-derived signal.
Cambridge Pixel has added ASD-View to its air surveillance product portfolio.
Flex Power Modules has added new features to its Flex Power Designer software making it easier to use for digital power system design, as well as broadening the products it supports.
Everspin Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of MRAM, has announced a comprehensive design guide to streamline the integration of its 1Gb Spin-transfer Torque Magnetoresistive Random Access Mem
GaN Systems, a leader in GaN (gallium nitride) power semiconductors, has announced that Siemens is integrating part of its Simatic Micro-Drive product line with GaN Systems power semiconductors.
Mercury Systems has unveiled a new module designed to deliver the onboard processing power needed for smarter and integrated avionics applications.
Qualcomm Technologies has launched three new system-on-chip (SoC) solutions to enhance user experiences across connectivity, gaming and entertainment.
With the critical broadband market experiencing rapid growth there is a growing need for a formal interoperability testing and certification process that will ensure compliance to standards and give e
Anglia has strengthened its M2M wireless offering with the signing of a UK and Ireland distribution agreement with SIMCom Wireless Solutions, a supplier of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) wireless modules an
Casambi, a Finnish company driving the development of wireless lighting controls and networks based on Bluetooth Low Energy, has announced that it is deepening its technology partnership with OSRAM.
Scientists at the University of Lancaster have simulated a non-volatile memory based on InAs and AlSb, that they say could make a high performance ‘universal memory' which they call ULTRARAM .
Toray Industries has been able to communicate wirelessly across the UHF (ultra-high frequency) band using a printed semiconductor.
Sundance Multiprocessor Technology, a manufacturer of embedded modules, has launched Lynsyn Lite, a low-cost power measurement tool for the development of embedded and customised low-energy computing
Ricoh Electronic Devices has expanded its portfolio with the addition of two new Laser Diode Driver ICs targeted for laser scanning type automotive and consumer projector applications.
According to newly published research, Nagoya University scientists, in cooperation with the Asahi Kasei Corporation, have designed a laser diode that emits deep-ultraviolet light.
British agritech start-up Small Robot Company has reached its funding target of £700,000 on Crowdcube within two days of its launch.
Diodes Incorporated has unveiled a family of quad- and dual-channel 4:1 and 2:1 bus switches available in an ultra-thin QFN (UQFN) package.
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics (11th to 13th February 2020) returns to the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre next month.