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Imec’s screen printed large-area nPERT solar cells surpass 23 percent efficiency

September 24, 2018

Brussels (Belgium), September 24, 2018 — At today’s EU PVSEC conference, imec – the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, energy and digital technology and partner in EnergyVille – announced that its latest generation of large-area monofacial screen-printed rear-emitter nPERT cells feature a conversion efficiency of 23.03 percent, certified by Fraunhofer ISE CalLab. The nPERT (n-type Passivated Emitter and Rear Totally diffused) solar cells are made using an industry-compatible screen-printing process that has been designed as an upgrade of conventional pPERC (p-type Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell) processes. According to imec, its nPERT technology is projected to reach 23.5 percent efficiency by the end … Read More → "Imec’s screen printed large-area nPERT solar cells surpass 23 percent efficiency"

OmniVision Announces Cost-Effective, High-Resolution Global Shutter Image Sensors for Machine Vision Applications

2-megapixel and 1.48-megapixel Sensors Cost-Effectively Enable Consumer and Industrial Computer Vision Applications With Precise Color and Near-Infrared Imaging, and Low Power Consumption

September 24, 2018

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Sept. 24, 2018 – OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced two new high-resolution additions to its family of global shutter image sensors—the OG02B1B/OG02B10 and the OV9285. These new sensors are designed to be cost-effective solutions for a wide range of consumer and industrial machine vision applications. In particular, OEMs developing products for high-growth markets such as AR/VR headsets and accessories, industrial automation, robotics, agricultural drones and 3D modeling will benefit from these higher-resolution global shutter image sensors that can quickly capture precise images of … Read More → "OmniVision Announces Cost-Effective, High-Resolution Global Shutter Image Sensors for Machine Vision Applications"

Redpine’s QueSSence, Now at Mouser, Combines AI and Edge IoT in Secure Platform

September 21, 2018

September 19, 2018 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader empowering innovation, is now shipping theRead More → "Redpine’s QueSSence, Now at Mouser, Combines AI and Edge IoT in Secure Platform"

Mercury Systems Announces Defense Industry’s First Military-Grade DDR4 Devices in High-Volume Production

DMEA-accredited facility in Phoenix, Ariz. successfully completes qualification of DDR4 memory devices critical for next-generation military computing systems

September 21, 2018

ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com), announced the first volume production shipment of BuiltSECURE™ high density double data rate fourth-generation synchronous dynamic random-access memory ( … Read More → "Mercury Systems Announces Defense Industry’s First Military-Grade DDR4 Devices in High-Volume Production"

New 5-slot OpenVPX Rackmount Chassis Features Conduction-Cooled Card Guides

September 21, 2018

Waterloo, Ontario — Sept 19, 2018 – Pixus Technologies, a provider of embedded computing and enclosure solutions, has released a new OpenVPX chassis platform. The RiCool chassis is loaded with conduction-cooled card guides to allow testing and development of rugged 3U OpenVPX boards. The Pixus solution allows a mix-and-match configuration of air-cooled and conduction-cooled modules.

The new RiCool chassis platform features a 5-slot OpenVPX backplane to the BKP3-DIS05-15.2.13 profile. The chassis fits up to 16 front and RTM (rear transition module) … Read More → "New 5-slot OpenVPX Rackmount Chassis Features Conduction-Cooled Card Guides"

Newark element14 Accelerates AI Design with the Availability of the Ultra96™ Development Board

ARM-based platform simplifies machine learning for developers

September 21, 2018

Chicago, September 18, 2018 – Newark element14, the Development Distributor, has announced the availability of the Ultra96™, an ARM-based Ultra96 development board jointly created by Avnet, Xilinx, and 96Boards. The development board is based on the Linaro 96Boards … Read More → "Newark element14 Accelerates AI Design with the Availability of the Ultra96™ Development Board"

Fujitsu’s New AI Technology “Wide Learning” Enables Highly Precise Learning Even from Imbalanced Data Sets

September 21, 2018

TOKYO, Sept 19, 2018 – (JCN Newswire) – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of “Wide Learning,” a machine learning technology capable of accurate judgements even when operators cannot obtain the volume of data necessary for training. AI is now often used to leverage data in a variety of fields, but the accuracy of AI may be impacted in cases where the volume of data to be analyzed is small or imbalanced. Fujitsu’s Wide Learning technology enables judgements to be reached more accurately than was previously possible, and learning is achieved uniformly, no matter which hypothesis is examined, even when the … Read More → "Fujitsu’s New AI Technology “Wide Learning” Enables Highly Precise Learning Even from Imbalanced Data Sets"

Express Logic’s X-Ware IoT Platform® Brings Industrial-Grade IoT Device Security and Safety to the Microchip SAM L11 Microcontrollers

X-Ware IoT Platform Leverages ARM® TrustZone® Technology for ARMv8-M to Bring New Levels of Security to Constrained IoT Devices

September 21, 2018

San Diego, CA, Sept. 18, 2018 — Express Logic, the worldwide leader in royalty-free real-time operating systems (RTOSes), has announced that its industrial-grade Read More → "Express Logic’s X-Ware IoT Platform® Brings Industrial-Grade IoT Device Security and Safety to the Microchip SAM L11 Microcontrollers"

Silicon Labs’ Wireless Xpress Modules Deliver Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Connectivity with Zero Programming

Prototype IoT Applications in One Day with Drop-and-Connect Simplicity

September 21, 2018

AUSTIN, Texas – Sept. 19, 2018 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) offers a new Wireless Xpress solution to help developers get IoT applications connected and running in a day, with no software development necessary. Silicon Labs’ Wireless Xpress provides a configuration-based development experience with everything developers need including certified Bluetooth® 5 Low Energy (LE) and Wi-Fi® modules, integrated protocol stacks and easy-to-use tools.

“By using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Wireless Xpress, developers can move from product concept to prototyping in a matter of hours instead of weeks,” said Matt Johnson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of IoT products at Silicon Labs. “Wireless … Read More → "Silicon Labs’ Wireless Xpress Modules Deliver Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Connectivity with Zero Programming"

VadaTech Announces new One Slot 6U VPX Benchtop Development Chassis with RTM

September 20, 2018

Henderson, NV – September 17, 2018 – VadaTech, a leading manufacturer of integrated systems, embedded boards, enabling software and application-ready platforms, announces the VTX991. The VTX991 is a single slot 6U VPX chassis for board bring-up and testing of 6U VPX modules. The chassis can accept a front and a rear module (5HP or 10HP). The panels on both the front and rear slots are removable for ease of probing and debugging. The VTX991 can be placed on bench in both horizontal and vertical positioning for ease of access.

The VTX991 comes with a Universal AC power … Read More → "VadaTech Announces new One Slot 6U VPX Benchtop Development Chassis with RTM"