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Rohde & Schwarz supports ESA JUICE expedition

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is scheduled to blast off for a journey of nearly 800 million kilometers to Jupiter in 2022. But before the launch can take place, the space probe's radar antennas have to be flight tested. Rohde & Schwarz provided two R&S ESR EMI test receivers to support this test.
December 5, 2017

Munich, December 04, 2017 — Led by Airbus, JUICE is a European Space Agency (ESA) deep space mission to study the icy moons of Jupiter. The objectives are to explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of the moons and investigate whether there are liquid oceans suitable for habitation under the thick icy crusts of moon Ganymede.

The radar for icy moons exploration (RIME) antenna will play a key role in the expedition. It is designed for the frequency range from 7.5 MHz to 10.5 MHz. This low frequency is needed to penetrate … Read More → "Rohde & Schwarz supports ESA JUICE expedition"

Renesas Electronics America Expands Renesas IoT Sandbox with RX65N Wi-Fi Connectivity Kit to Accelerate IoT Development

Renesas IoT Sandbox with Integrated Smart Proximity Demo Provides Actionable Insights for Real-World Applications
December 4, 2017

SANTA CLARA, Calif., December 4, 2017 — Renesas Electronics America Inc., a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today expanded its Renesas IoT Sandbox lineup with the new RX65N Wi-Fi Cloud Connectivity Kit, offering greater flexibility for developers creating new applications for the Internet of Things (IoT). Powered by Read More → "Renesas Electronics America Expands Renesas IoT Sandbox with RX65N Wi-Fi Connectivity Kit to Accelerate IoT Development"

GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Ayar Labs Establish Strategic Collaboration to Speed Up Data Center Applications

Collaboration to push the limits of chip technology, extending optical circuits to meet rising demands in bandwidth and data center connectivity
December 4, 2017

Santa Clara and San Francisco, Calif., December 4, 2017 – GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Ayar Labs, a startup bringing optical input/output (I/O) to silicon chips, today announced a strategic collaboration to co-develop and commercialize differentiated silicon photonic technology solutions. The companies will develop and manufacture Ayar’s novel CMOS optical I/O technology, using GF’s 45nm CMOS fabrication process, to deliver an alternative to copper I/O that offers up to 10x higher bandwidth and up to 5x lower power. This cost-effective solution is … Read More → "GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Ayar Labs Establish Strategic Collaboration to Speed Up Data Center Applications"

ams Tri-stimulus Color Sensor Provides Precise Measurements of Biologically Influential Blue Light

Sensor offers wide range of applications supporting health and wellness in lighting and smart buildings
December 4, 2017

Premstaetten, Austria (4 December, 2017) — ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today introduced the AS7264N, a tri-stimulus sensor which provides measurements of color that closely match the human eye’s response to the visible light spectrum. The new sensor also accurately measures blue-light wavelengths, which researchers have linked to important health effects such as  disruption or management of the circadian rhythm, accelerated eye aging, and eye strain.

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Imec Demonstrates for the First Time Functional Ring Oscillators Based on Stacked Gate-all-Around Silicon Nanowire Transistors

December 4, 2017

LEUVEN, Belgium—Dec. 4, 2017 – At this week’s 2017 International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nano-electronics and digital technology, reports on multiple key process optimizations for vertically stacked gate-all-around (GAA) silicon nanowire transistors. The optimized CMOS process flow was then used to integrate, for the first time, the GAA nanowire transistors in a functional ring oscillator. This demonstrator shows the enormous promise this technology holds for realizing the sub-5nm technology nodes.
Gate-all-around (GAA) MOSFETs based on vertically stacked horizontal nanowires or … Read More → "Imec Demonstrates for the First Time Functional Ring Oscillators Based on Stacked Gate-all-Around Silicon Nanowire Transistors"

Percepio Tracealyzer supports Amazon Web Service’s IoT Microcontroller Operating System Amazon FreeRTOS at launch

December 1, 2017

Västerås, Sweden, 29th November 2017   * * *   Tracealyzer, Percepio’s runtime visualization tool for developers of embedded and Internet-of-Things (IoT) software today announced its support for the newly announced IoT Microcontroller Operating System, Amazon FreeRTOS on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Amazon FreeRTOS, launched today at AWS re:Invent 2017 in Las Vegas, providing tools you need to quickly and easily deploy a microcontroller-based connected device and develop an IoT application without having to worry about the complexity of scaling across millions of devices. Once connected, IoT device applications can take advantage of all of the capabilities the … Read More → "Percepio Tracealyzer supports Amazon Web Service’s IoT Microcontroller Operating System Amazon FreeRTOS at launch"

Peraso dramatically lowers cost for point-to-multipoint fixed wireless broadband

Latest X710 WiGig chipset from Peraso provides ISPs with fiber-like, multi-gigabit wireless connections to multiple clients simultaneously
December 1, 2017

TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2017 /CNW/ – Peraso Technologies Inc., a leader in Wireless Gigabit (WiGig®) chipsets, today announced the production shipments of its new X710 WiGig phased array chipset, optimized for point-to-multipoint (PTMP) fixed wireless broadband applications. Designed for the wireless infrastructure market and operating in the license-free 60 GHz band, the chipset with adaptive beam steering provides the longest coverage range in the industry.  The X710 … Read More → "Peraso dramatically lowers cost for point-to-multipoint fixed wireless broadband"

STMicroelectronics Collaborates with Amazon Web Services on Complete STM32-Based IoT Node-to-Cloud Solution for Amazon FreeRTOS

Amazon FreeRTOS availability for STM32 platform assures IoT node design to highest quality and security standard for AWS
December 1, 2017

Geneva, November 29, 2017 — STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announced today its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Amazon FreeRTOS, the latest addition to the AWS Internet of Things (IoT) solution, offering a complete IoT node-to-cloud solution to the market.

Amazon FreeRTOS provides everything one needs to easily and securely deploy microcontroller-based connected devices and develop an IoT application without having to worry about the complexity of scaling across millions of devices. Once connected, IoT device applications can … Read More → "STMicroelectronics Collaborates with Amazon Web Services on Complete STM32-Based IoT Node-to-Cloud Solution for Amazon FreeRTOS"

Microsemi Announces Libero SoC PolarFire v2.0 for Designing With its Lowest Power, Cost-Optimized Mid-Range FPGAs

Software Update Enables New Capabilities for High-Speed Applications and Supports Additional Packaging Options
December 1, 2017

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Nov. 30, 2017—Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of its Libero™ system-on-chip (SoC) PolarFire version 2.0 comprehensive design software tool suite, used for the development of the company’s lowest power, cost-optimized mid-range Read More → "Microsemi Announces Libero SoC PolarFire v2.0 for Designing With its Lowest Power, Cost-Optimized Mid-Range FPGAs"

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