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• Arm adds neural networking instructions to Cortex-M

  14-02-2019 16:28 via electronicsweekly.com
  Arm has added neural network processing instructions to its Cortex-M architecture, aiming at products at the outside edge of IoT networks, such as devices that can recognise a few spoken words without connecting to the cloud – vocal wake commands for example. The ‘M-Profile Vector Extensions’ (MVEs) have been announced under the brand ‘Helium’, and ...
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• Smart buildings can be a leading light in the IoT

  14-02-2019 15:39 via electronicsweekly.com
  Lights are the most prevalent electrical components in any commercial building, and that makes them the most logical devices for smart building sensors, according to Russ Sharer, vice president of global marketing and business development at Fulham. “In new construction you can plan to use standalone smart building control sensors, but only 8% of commercial ...
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• UK manufacturer doubles work space in Yorkshire

  14-02-2019 14:03 via electronicsweekly.com
  Yorkshire-based Contract Production Ltd (CPL) has acquired its current head office and production facilities in Pickering North Yorkshire, and expanded into a third adjoining unit almost doubling its work space. The firm produces a range of sub-contract electronic products and PCB assemblies. Its shareholders purchased 9,600 sq ft, spread across the three units on the ...
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• Dstl drone hackathon targets global wildfire problem

  14-02-2019 13:51
  
  The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is hosting a hackathon that will challenge industry and academia to develop drone solutions for tackling wildfires.
  (Credit: Pixabay)Scenarios for the 2019 Fire Hack will be run in parallel with the US via a continuous video link with the Wright Brothers Institute (WBI) in Dayton, Ohio which is hosting a US arm of the event. The hackathon aims to find new ways of using drones for global search and rescue in defence and the publ
  
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• Airbus to cease production of A380 superjumbo by 2021

  14-02-2019 13:14
  
  Airbus is to cease production of the A380 once final deliveries are made to Emirates, which has reduced its order book from 162 to 123 superjumbos.
  Emirates Airbus A380 (Pic: Airbus)The airline, which today announced a $21.4bn heads-of-agreement with Airbus for 40 A330-900 and 30 A350-900 aircraft, will take delivery of 14 A380s over the next two years and will operate the aircraft into the 2030s.
  “As a result of this decision we have no substantial A380 backlog and hence no basis to susta
  
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• Graphene-based wearable supercapacitor powers prosthetic hand

  14-02-2019 12:02
  
  Engineers at Glasgow University have developed a flexible and wearable solar-powered supercapacitor capable of powering the motors in a prosthetic hand.
  Made from a graphene–graphite polyurethane (GPU) composite, the supercapacitor harvests energy from integrated flexible photovoltaic cells. According to the research, published in Advanced Science, the ‘e-skin’ device can deliver up to 2.5 volts, making it significantly more powerful than similar wearable energy storage devices
  
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• Telonic Instruments ships Kikusui’s compact SMPS

  14-02-2019 11:39 via electronicsweekly.com
  Compact switching power supplies designed to reduce power consumption and cost for a range of markets, the PCR-WE/WE2 series by Kikusui are now available from its authorised UK and Southern Ireland distributor, Telonic Instruments. The multi-functional switching AC power supplies range from 1kVA to 36kVA AC/DC output with frequency conversion from Hz to 5kHz. They ...
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• Dc-dc converters handle 12:1 inputs for railway equipment

  14-02-2019 11:34 via electronicsweekly.com
  From Polytron Devices or New Jersey, OFQC40 and OFQC60 are 40 and 60Watt series of quarter-brick dc-dc converters with a 12:1 input range for railway equipment. Input options are 9-75Vdc or 14-160Vdc, according to EN50155, the the supplies meet that standard for railway applications, as well as being compliant to EN55032. Output options are: 5, ...
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• Sensor measures wireless IR tyre temperature

  14-02-2019 11:12 via electronicsweekly.com
  Believed to be the only sensor available that can perform wireless infrared (IR) tyre temperature measurements, the IRN8WS4 transmits data to a generic master receiver in 868, 902 or 920-MHz frequencies. This, says the Texense Renvale Group, gives users the option to pick the best one frequency, depending on the location.  It uses a reliable, ...
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• Takwan leads in wafer capacity

  14-02-2019 10:16 via electronicsweekly.com
  Taiwan has more installed wafer capacity than any other country, reports IC Insights. IC Insights has taken the actual geographic location of the fabs irrespective of the nationality of their owner, so a Samsung fab in the US is counted as part of US capacity. ROW  consists primarily of Singapore, Israel, and Malaysia, but also ...
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• Taiwan leads in wafer capacity

  14-02-2019 10:16 via electronicsweekly.com
  Taiwan has more installed wafer capacity than any other country, reports IC Insights. IC Insights has taken the actual geographic location of the fabs irrespective of the nationality of their owner, so a Samsung fab in the US is counted as part of US capacity. ROW  consists primarily of Singapore, Israel, and Malaysia, but also ...
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• CML’s 50th

  14-02-2019 07:33 via electronicsweekly.com
  CML, the Essex fabless chip company, is celebrating 50 years in the semiconductor industry. The company was founded in December 1968 by George Gurry who was succeeded by his son, Mike who, with his brother Chris (pictured), remains part of today’s management team. CML was founded to pursue systems, or sub-systems, on-chip, rather than single ...
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• InnoPhase integrates wireless IoT-on-a-chip

  14-02-2019 07:12 via electronicsweekly.com
  InnoPhase, the six tear-old San Diego low a new fabless power wireless start-up, has brought out Talaria TWO –  a complete wireless IoT solution on a single chip. It contains a full functionality multiprotocol transceiver, MAC/PHY, digital power amplifier and an embedded ARM processor for lightweight applications. The Talaria TWO chip is designed for battery-based IoT ...
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• ON launches sensor dev kit

  14-02-2019 06:58 via electronicsweekly.com
  ON Semiconductor has introduced its RSL10 Sensor Development Kit, designed to provide engineering teams with a  platform for developing IoT applications with  smart sensor technology, and enabled by BLE. The RSL10 Sensor Development Kit brings together the RSL10 System-in-Package (RSL10 SIP) with a range of advanced low power sensors from Bosch Sensortec. The development platform provides ...
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