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• Embedded World 2019: Get the full Electronics Weekly Guide

  25-02-2019 18:01 via electronicsweekly.com
  A roundup of all the latest electronics news from Embedded World 2019 in Nuremberg.
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• Last chance: Nominate BrightSparks before 28 February

  25-02-2019 16:50 via electronicsweekly.com
  Note the deadline for entries to EW BrightSparks 2019 - Thursday 28 February 2019. Please nominate a deserving colleague or friend.
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• Rheinmetall buys majority stake in BAE Systems UK combat vehicles business

  25-02-2019 15:20
  
  Deal secures 400 jobs in Telford in military vehicle design, manufacturing and support, and joint venture will supply British Army’s new mechanised infantry vehicle
  A Boxer vehicle at the Telford facility. Image: BAE SystemsThe establishment of the new joint venture between BAE Systems and Rheinmetall is subject to regulatory approvals, which are expected to be completed before June. Once these have been granted, the business will be known as Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL). Rheinmetal
  
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• Supercharging STEM engagement with science capital

  25-02-2019 13:32
  
  This is Engineering Engagement – a recent event at the Royal Academy of Engineering – explored the benefits and challenges of a more joined-up approach to inspiring the next generation of engineers. Jon Excell reports. 
  STEM engagement in action at the SMASHfestUK Super Volcano Survival Village. Image: Wyn GriffithsThe need to engage and inspire the next generation to consider a career in engineering is one of industry’s most talked about challenges.
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• Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic flies higher and faster than ever before

  25-02-2019 12:34
  
  In the second test flight in as many months Virgin Galactic’s commercial spaceship, SpaceShipTwo (SS2), VSS Unity has flown higher and faster than ever before.
  Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three On Board. Image: Virgin GalacticDuring the flight, Chief Pilot Dave Mackay and co-pilot Michael “Sooch” Masucci took the spacecraft to an altitude of 295,007ft (89,918 m) and reached a speed of Mach 3.04 (2,255 mph)
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• Stretchy but tough fibres have potential for robotics and textiles

  25-02-2019 12:33
  
  Combining strength of metal core with resilience of polymer sheath creates fibres that absorb energy of internal breakages
  Engineers at North Carolina State University have developed a fibre that combines the elasticity of rubber with the strength of a metal, creating a material that could be incorporated into soft robotics or super-tough textiles. Capable of stretching up to 7 times its length without breaking, the fibre can absorb a great deal of energy as it deforms, becoming tougher than bot
  
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• Embedded World: Arm introduces fourth security element to PSA

  25-02-2019 10:01 via electronicsweekly.com
  In October 2017, Arm introduced Platform Security Architecture (PSA), a set of hardware, firmware specifications, analysis models an open source firmware reference implementation for a scalable, secure IoT framework. The three initial pillars of analysis (threat and security analysis), architecture specifications for firmware and hardware and an open source implementation, are now joined by a ...
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• Arm introduces fourth security element to PSA

  25-02-2019 10:01 via electronicsweekly.com
  In October 2017, Arm introduced Platform Security Architecture (PSA), a set of hardware, firmware specifications, analysis models an open source firmware reference implementation for a scalable, secure IoT framework. The three initial pillars of analysis (threat and security analysis), architecture specifications for firmware and hardware and an open source implementation, are now joined by a ...
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• GCHQ Director calls for international cyber pact

  25-02-2019 08:32 via electronicsweekly.com
  Ultimately cyber-security will only come from international agreement on a system of ethics and standards for operating in cyber-space, said the director of GCHQ, Jeremy Fleming (pictured) in a speech in Singapore today. “Our future security will be guaranteed not by the quality of our coding, the design of our silicon or the cunning of ...
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• Huawei out-folds Samsung

  25-02-2019 07:33 via electronicsweekly.com
  Huawei’s answer to Samsung’s folding phone is bigger and thinner. The Huawei Mate X has an unfolded 8” screen, a 4,500mAh battery and is 11mm thick when folded compared to 17mm for the Samsung Fold. It’s also more expensive – $2,300 for the Mate compared to $2,000 for the Fold – more than double the ...
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• Mark Bohr to leave Intel

  25-02-2019 07:32 via electronicsweekly.com
  Mark Bohr (pictured) Intel’s process guru, is to retire in March, reports The Oregonian. Bohr has worked at Intel for 40 years, latterly heading the group responsible for process migrations. Notable achievements were the introduction of high-k metal gate and finfets. However Bohr slipped up on 10nm which is running almost three years late. “We ...
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• Q4 smartphone sales flat; iPhone sales down 11.8%

  25-02-2019 07:28 via electronicsweekly.com
  Q4 2018 sales of smartphones were flat with Q4 2017 at 408.4 million units, says Gartner. Apple sales fell 11.8% – its worst quarterly decline since Q1 2016. Table 1 Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users by Vendor in 4Q18 (Thousands of Units) Vendor 4Q18 Units 4Q18 Market Share (%) 4Q17 Units 4Q17 Market Share ...
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• Embedded World: Embedded power ICs for automotive applications

  25-02-2019 07:06 via electronicsweekly.com
  Next month Infineon will sample a new family of Embedded Power ICs. The TLE985x series provides AEC Q-100 qualified H-bridge driver motor control solutions for 2-phase DC and single-phase brushless DC motors. It will support automotive customers in replacing relays in low-end motor control applications such as sunroof and window lift. By switching from relays to ...
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• Embedded power ICs for automotive applications

  25-02-2019 07:06 via electronicsweekly.com
  Next month Infineon will sample a new family of Embedded Power ICs. The TLE985x series provides AEC Q-100 qualified H-bridge driver motor control solutions for 2-phase DC and single-phase brushless DC motors. It will support automotive customers in replacing relays in low-end motor control applications such as sunroof and window lift. By switching from relays to ...
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• Image sensor for selfies and multi-camera configurations

  25-02-2019 07:04 via electronicsweekly.com
  Omnivision is sampling  a 1.12 micron, 8 megapixel (MP) image sensor family, designed for the broad smartphone camera markets. The sensor, designated OV08B, supports mainstream selfie imaging, as well as multi-camera configurations. “The 1/4 inch 8 MP sensor category continues to see tremendous volume opportunities in the mainstream mobile phone camera market. In addition to ...
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• Industrial MPUs with 10 year Linux support

  25-02-2019 07:00 via electronicsweekly.com
  Renesas has introduced the RZ/G2 Group of 64-bit Arm Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A53-based microprocessors (MPUs) for industrial automation and building automation applications. The four new RZ/G2 MPUs are supported by the Renesas RZ/G Linux Platform for industrial applications, bringing increased performance, reliability, security, and long-term software support to mission-critical applications as well as standard applications with ...
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• Embedded World: Industrial MPUs with 10 year Linux support

  25-02-2019 07:00 via electronicsweekly.com
  Renesas has introduced the RZ/G2 Group of 64-bit Arm Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A53-based microprocessors (MPUs) for industrial automation and building automation applications. The four new RZ/G2 MPUs are supported by the Renesas RZ/G Linux Platform for industrial applications, bringing increased performance, reliability, security, and long-term software support to mission-critical applications as well as standard applications with ...
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• Sponsored Content: Siglent SDS5000X oscilloscopes tackle challenges of embedded circuit design

  25-02-2019 01:46 via electronicsweekly.com
  Sponsored Content: Siglent Technologies has recently presented their new flagship oscilloscope. It was shown the first time to the audience, end of January 2019, at DesignCon in America. The newly introduced Oscilloscope series SDS5000X is available with a bandwidth up-to 1 GHz, a maximum sample rate of 5 GS/s, and a maximum acquisition memory of 250 ...
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