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Synopsys Expands DesignWare IP Portfolio with Acquisition of Kilopass Technology

Acquisition Enables Synopsys to Provide a Broad Non-Volatile Memory IP Offering Optimized to Meet Performance, Power, and Area Targets for a Wide Range of Applications

January 12, 2018

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights

Kilopass Technology’s one-time programmable (OTP) non-volatile memory (NVM) IP has been integrated by more than 170 customers into more than 400 SoC designs, and shipped in more than 10 billion units worldwide
Kilopass Technology’s OTP NVM IP is available and silicon-proven in a broad range of standard … Read More → "Synopsys Expands DesignWare IP Portfolio with Acquisition of Kilopass Technology"

Skyworks Launches Breakthrough Sky5™ Platform

Empowering Revolutionary 5G Global Communications

January 12, 2018

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 10, 2018– Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS), an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors connecting people, places and things, today announced that its broad product portfolio is rapidly being adopted by the world’s leading connected home and mesh network providers. Skyworks’ highly integrated systems are being leveraged by Amazon, Asus, AT&T/DIRECTV, Bosch, GE, Google, Netgear, Plume and Sonos to enable faster, seamless access and extend wireless ranges. Applications vary from voice assistants to home security systems, smart thermostats, wireless audio speakers, smart TVs, set-top boxes and emerging Wi-Fi mesh network radio nodes. … Read More → "Skyworks Launches Breakthrough Sky5™ Platform"

4D Systems challenges visitors at Embedded World 2018 to “Display it!” with embedded display design challenge

January 12, 2018

Sydney, Australia: 4D Systems today announced it will demonstrate its leading gen4 HMI display modules and Workshop4 IDE software at Embedded World 2018 Nuremberg. Visitors are invited to visit the stand (Hall 1 – stand 201) and take up the “Display it!” challenge, bringing their complex display design issues to the 4D Systems engineering team to solve. Whether that’s integrating a custom color display, adding complex and feature-rich interfaces into an existing application or eliminating the need for the main controller to handle graphics operations, using the display module as host – 4D Systems will reward the best challenger with an IoD-09 starter … Read More → "4D Systems challenges visitors at Embedded World 2018 to “Display it!” with embedded display design challenge"

RS Components makes USB simpler, safer, more secure with Rosenberger magnetic connectors

Self-location, zero-force mating and safe tear-away action protect against common connection hazards

January 12, 2018

LONDON, UK, 11 January, 2018 – RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has the solution for easier and safer USB connectivity in tight spaces or where the potential for unintended disconnection risks damaging equipment.

Rosenberger magnetic self-locating connectors are now in stock, in USB Type-A, Type-B, Micro-B and Mini-B form factors. The full range, comprising connector plugs, sockets, and cable assemblies, allows users to go magnetic at either end of any connection. The advantages include zero-force mating and extended … Read More → "RS Components makes USB simpler, safer, more secure with Rosenberger magnetic connectors"

Protecting Security-Sensitive Software From Spectre

Protection against Spectre attacks added to GrammaTech’s Cyber Hardening Services for Intel and AMD processors.

January 11, 2018

Ithaca, NY (USA) — January 11, 2018 – GrammaTech, Inc., a leading developer of commercial embedded software assurance tools and advanced cybersecurity solutions, today announced that mitigation against Spectre attacks has been added to GrammaTech’s Cyber Hardening Services for Intel and AMD processors, with support for ARM in development. This service allows legacy applications to be protected from branch target injection attacks without having to recompile the application.

This became an overnight necessity for cybersecurity practitioners that are concerned about Read More → "Protecting Security-Sensitive Software From Spectre"

Bosch launches high-performance IMU for drone and robotics applications at CES 2018

MEMS sensor BMI088 improves the flying and navigation experience

January 10, 2018

Excellent vibration robustness and suppression
Stable to large temperature changes
Automotive-proven low drift gyroscope and superior accelerometer performance

Bosch booth at CES: Las Vegas Convention Center, Central Hall, #14028

January 8, 2018 – Las Vegas – At the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA, Bosch Sensortec launches the MEMS sensor BMI088, a high-performance Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) with outstanding vibration robustness, specifically designed for drone and robotics applications.

BMI088 features an extremely stable gyroscope derived from Bosch’s … Read More → "Bosch launches high-performance IMU for drone and robotics applications at CES 2018"

New era in high field superconducting magnets – opening new frontiers in science, nanotechnology and materials discovery

January 10, 2018

Oxford Instruments is delighted to congratulate our partners at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) on the successful demonstration of a 32 Tesla all-superconducting user magnet on 8^th of December 2017. Achieving this major milestone is a step change in high field, compact magnets and important for research into new science and materials discovery. It enhances our understanding and knowledge of superconducting and nanomaterials, leading to new nano-devices and applications.

The 32 T superconducting system is made from two primary sections, an outsert section delivering 15 Tesla in a 250 mm wide bore magnet developed … Read More → "New era in high field superconducting magnets – opening new frontiers in science, nanotechnology and materials discovery"

Imec’s SWEET study Collects World’s Largest Dataset on Stress Detection

Largest Study of its Kind Harnessed Wearables to Uncover Links Between Stress and Physiological Factors

January 10, 2018

LEUVEN, Belgium—Jan. 9, 2018 – Imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, announced today that it has collected the largest multisensor dataset worldwide on stress detection. Imec’s Stress in the Work Environment (SWEET) study captured data from more than 1,000 people and is the first large-scale study that used clinical-grade wearables to establish the link between mental stress and physiological symptoms in daily life.

Work-related stress is common in modern-day society; however, while everyone experiences occasional stress, chronic stress can have a significant … Read More → "Imec’s SWEET study Collects World’s Largest Dataset on Stress Detection"

Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) Fluid Power Industrial Consortium (FPIC) Announces its First 2018 Quarterly Half-Day Seminar on “Smart Sensors for Fluid Power Components and Systems”

March 2 seminar to take place at the InterContinental Hotel in downtown Milwaukee to focus on devices that perform self-diagnostics and troubleshooting and integrate easily with “plug and play” functionality

January 10, 2018

Milwaukee, WI …January 9, 2018 … The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) Fluid Power Industrial Consortium (FPIC) has announced the next in its series of informative technical seminars. The March 2, 2018half-day seminar, to be held at the downtown Milwaukee Intercontinental Hotel, will feature a keynote address by sensor industry marketing expert Roger Grace of Roger Grace Associates www.rgrace.com. The title of his presentation … Read More → "Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) Fluid Power Industrial Consortium (FPIC) Announces its First 2018 Quarterly Half-Day Seminar on “Smart Sensors for Fluid Power Components and Systems”"

Antenova’s latest compact antenna boosts GNSS signals from difficult locations and will be on show at CES

January 10, 2018

Hatfield, UK – 9 January 2017 – Antenova Ltd, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules, is launching a brand new compact, all-in-one active GNSS antenna, part number M20047-1, at the CES show in Las Vegas this month. It adds another option to the company’s existing range of positioning antennas and modules.

The M20047-1 operates in the 1559-1609 MHz bands, and offers designers a useful, space-saving option for small tracking devices.

It’s key features are the active components, the built-in LNA and filter, which act to boost the signal to the GNSS processor in environments … Read More → "Antenova’s latest compact antenna boosts GNSS signals from difficult locations and will be on show at CES"

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