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The leading router and carrier Ethernet switch (CES) manufacturers continue to be Juniper Cisco, Huawei and Nokia, according the latest service provider survey from IHS Markit. For providing next-generation routing technologies, Cisco topped the ranking for 100GE, followed by Juniper and Nokia. “Juniper, Cisco, Huawei and Nokia form the top tier of service provider router ...
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Following purchase by the Eurofins Group last July York EMC Services has changed its name to Eurofins York. The name change also reflects the increased range of regulatory compliance products and services Eurofins York will offer. The change will see the introduction of a new company logo alongside the established York EMC Services logo. All ...
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EDA and IP company, Synopsys, has bought Kilopass Technology. The antifuse one time programmable (OTP) IP provider’s non volatile memory (NVM) IP has been incorporated into the DesignWare IP portfolio of logic libraries, embedded memories, embedded test, analogue IP, wired and wireless interface IP, security IP, embedded processors and subsystems. The OTP NVM IP for ...
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Fujitsu’s first product of a FRAM process die shrink  is the MB85RS2MTA. The chip is a 2 Mbit FRAM device with SPI interface. Apart from the commercial benefits, IC offers a series of technical advantages. The maximum operating frequency has been increased from 25 MHz up to 40 MHz at 3 V supply. The  device ...
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Machine vision and AI-specialist Altek is showing its latest 3D-depth sensing chip, the AL6100, at CES 2018. It is aimed at smartphones, surveillance cameras and VR/AR cameras. The real-time depth information provided by the AL6100 allows a more accurate perception of an application’s surrounding environment, says the company. For example, the posture and gesture of ...
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Disaster was averted at the Chocolate Factory in Rotterdam and production continued through the busy period in the run-up to Christmas. Hook-shaped metal machine parts on the conveyor belt have been replaced by FDM Nylon 12CF carbon-filled thermoplastic versions, created by Visual First, using Stratasys additive manufacturing. The hook-shaped parts lift the wrapped bars onto ...
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Don’t forget new fuseholder safety regulations, is the message from Schurter. “Tests of devices with built-in fuseholders have shown that their installation position has a major influence on heat generation and fire development,” said the firm. “The fuseholder standard IEC 60127-6 has been revised with the aim of improving fire protection. Accordingly, since October 2017, ...
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Qualcomm has produced a plan to protect its employees if Broadcom’s bid for it succeeds. The plan will also make it more difficult and expensive to shed employees after a takeover. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan says Broadcom typically sheds 30% of the staff of companies it acquires either through unit disposals or lay-offs. Under the ...
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Imec and Holst Centre have developed a prototype of an electroencephalogram (EEG) headset that can measure emotions and cognitive processes in the brain. The headset is a major breakthrough in emotion measurement for therapeutic, learning and gaming applications. Traditionally, EEG brain scans are used to diagnose medical conditions such as epilepsy or sleep disorders. More ...
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OmniVision and the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) to develop a reference design for production-ready augmented reality (AR) glasses. The AR glasses designcombines OmniVision’s  OP02220,  single-chip, 1080p high definition (HD) liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) display with integrated driver and memory buffer, with ASTRI’s reference design, which integrates optics and system ...
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ON Semiconductor has bare die engineering samples of a  1/3.2-inch Back Side Illuminated (BSI) 4NP CMOS digital image sensor and intends to be in full production later in Q1. The AR0430 delivers 120 frames-per-second (fps) performance supporting slow-motion video in 4 MP mode. The sensor’s embedded functionality allows customers to capture a colour image and ...
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In May, Bosch Sensortec will launch an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) specifically designed for drone and robotics applications. The BMI088 IMU features an gyroscope derived from Bosch’s automotive technology. The IMU delivers low noise and low drift despite fluctuating temperatures. “Challenging applications, such as drones and robotics, demand extremely stable and high-performance IMUs,” says Dr. ...
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