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OKdo launches fast online PCB manufacturing service

Rapid professional production of bare boards, complex multilayer assemblies within 48-hour build time
July 9, 2021

London, UK, 8 July 2021 – OKdo, the global technology company from Electrocomponents plc, has introduced a rapid PCB manufacturing and assembly service aimed at everyone from OEMs and professional design engineers to makers and hobbyists. Provided in partnership with international PCB manufacturer Ocean Smile, which has over a decade of experience in quick PCB prototyping and production, the OKdo service offers a 48-hour build time and fast delivery on everything from one-off prototype boards to bulk quantities of complex, tested assemblies.

The OKdo rapid PCB production service supports both bare and assembled PCBs with up to 12 layers. Board sizes … Read More → "OKdo launches fast online PCB manufacturing service"

Sensata Technologies’ Power Disconnect Solution Enables Faster and Safer DC Fast Charging

July 9, 2021
  • Several leading infrastructure OEMs are using Sensata’s new contactor module for a safer, more comprehensive power disconnect solution in DC fast charging applications
  • The power disconnect solution contains the contactor and fuse pairing as a packaged module, providing added value to Sensata’s customers

SWINDON, United Kingdom, July 7, 2021 – Sensata Technologies (NYSE: ST), a leading industrial technology company and provider of sensor-rich solutions that create insight for customers, today announced its new power disconnect solution has been chosen by several leading charging infrastructure OEMs to enable faster and safer … Read More → "Sensata Technologies’ Power Disconnect Solution Enables Faster and Safer DC Fast Charging"

Vecow Launches VAC-1000 Arm-based Edge AI Computing System

Featuring Foxconn Cortex-A53 MPU, running Hailo-8™/Lightspeeur® AI accelerator, with support for mainstream deep learning framework, Vecow VAC-1000 Edge AI Computing System provides greater flexibility in device architecture, making it an ideal solution for Public Surveillance, Factory Automation, Traffic Vision, and any AIoT/Industry 4.0 applications.
July 9, 2021

New Taipei City, Taiwan, July 7, 2021 – Vecow Co., Ltd., a team of global embedded experts, announced the latest Arm-based family of Edge AI Computing System VAC-1000. Powered by 24-core Foxconn Cortex-A53 MPU, running Hailo-8™ AI accelerator at 26 TOPS, and Lightspeeur® 2801S Neural accelerator at 5.6 TOPS, VAC-1000 series delivers improved efficiency and integration for broad adoption of the latest IoT Edge computing solutions. With up to 16GB DDR4 2133 memory and optional NX Witness VMS (Video Management System) supported, VAC-1000 provides a server-grade computing capability that is ideally suited for the customer requirements in intelligent surveillance applications including Public Surveillance, … Read More → "Vecow Launches VAC-1000 Arm-based Edge AI Computing System"

NVIDIA Launches UK’s Most Powerful Supercomputer, for Research in AI and Healthcare

One of World’s Fastest AI Supercomputers to Enable UK Researchers in Digital Biology, Genomics, Quantum Computing and AI; Five Launch Partners Kicking Off Projects
July 9, 2021

LONDON, July 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NVIDIA today officially launched Cambridge-1, the United Kingdom’s most powerful supercomputer, which will enable top scientists and healthcare experts to use the powerful combination of AI and simulation to accelerate the digital biology revolution and bolster the country’s world-leading life sciences industry.

Dedicated to advancing healthcare, Cambridge-1 represents a $100 million investment by NVIDIA. Its first projects with AstraZeneca, GSK, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College London and Oxford Nanopore Technologies include developing a deeper understanding of brain diseases like dementia, using AI to design … Read More → "NVIDIA Launches UK’s Most Powerful Supercomputer, for Research in AI and Healthcare"

Abaco Equips Wind Farm with Reliable, Real-Time FPGA Processing Card for HVDC Control Technology

Long-term supply chain, rugged technology key factors for customer selection
July 9, 2021

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— July 7, 2021 Abaco Systems announces a design win from a leading international renewable energy equipment provider, utilizing Abaco’s commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) field-programmable gate array (FPGA) processing card technology to ensure the reliable operation of a planned 1.4-gigawatt (GW) wind farm in the North Sea. The total lifetime value of the win to Abaco is expected to be up to $3 million.

Abaco was chosen because of its reliable, rugged processing performance combined with long-term supply chain capabilities. Abaco’s FPGA will help the wind farm generate reliable, cost-effective and pollution-free … Read More → "Abaco Equips Wind Farm with Reliable, Real-Time FPGA Processing Card for HVDC Control Technology"

Zuken’s CR-8000 2021 Advances Early Design Analysis and Reuse Functionality

Improved SI capabilities, tighter integration with ANSYS, and the use of PCB parasitic effects helps eliminate design errors and improve product quality
July 9, 2021

Westford, MA, USA, and Munich, Germany  — Zuken is releasing the latest edition of CR-8000, focusing on analysis and reuse. The CR-8000 2021 release features more than 150 enhancements across the tool suite ranging from architectural planning, system-level schematic design and verification, 3D multi-board and advanced packing layout, through to manufacturing outputs generation. The release puts specific emphasis on facilitating improved design efficiency through the benefits of early analysis.

Particular attention in the 2021 release was given to fine-tuning the constraint and simulation capabilities in System Planner and Design Gateway, CR-8000’s engineering front-end applications. As electronic products become more complex, … Read More → "Zuken’s CR-8000 2021 Advances Early Design Analysis and Reuse Functionality"

Qeexo and STMicroelectronics Speed Development of Next-Gen IoT Applications with Machine-Learning Capable Motion Sensors

July 8, 2021

Mountain View, CA and Geneva, Switzerland, July 7, 2021 – Qeexo, developer of the Qeexo AutoML automated machine-learning (ML) platform that accelerates the development of tinyML models for the Edge, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced the availability of ST’s machine-learning core (MLC) sensors on Qeexo AutoML.

By themselves, ST’s MLC sensors substantially reduce overall system power consumption by running sensing-related algorithms, built from large sets of sensed data, that would otherwise run on the host processor. Using this sensor data, Qeexo … Read More → "Qeexo and STMicroelectronics Speed Development of Next-Gen IoT Applications with Machine-Learning Capable Motion Sensors"

Infineon and Amber to Collaborate on Commercialization of Amber’s Breakthroughs for Digital Control of Electricity in Silicon Architecture

Applications include a broad range of silicon opportunities around Amber’s DC extraction directly from AC Mains and indestructible AC Switching technologies for smart circuit breakers, dimmers and new, unique solutions integrated with Infineon’s suite of technologies.
July 8, 2021

MUNICH, GERMANY and DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA, July 7, 2021 – Infineon Technologies and Amber Solutions today announced an alliance on a range of silicon opportunities anchored around Amber’s breakthrough digital control of electricity with embedded intelligence.

The collaboration includes two main tracks of effort starting this year. The first track will focus on upgrading the power management architecture in specific product categories, like smart circuit breakers, light switches, outlets, and others, to Amber and Infineon silicon-based solutions. Such categories will benefit from Amber’s intelligent, dynamic power management in a small silicon chip in combination with Infineon’s superior power … Read More → "Infineon and Amber to Collaborate on Commercialization of Amber’s Breakthroughs for Digital Control of Electricity in Silicon Architecture"

Renesas’ New Modular IoT Development Platform Dramatically Reduces Time-to-Market and Design Complexity

Quick-Connect IoT System Combines Modular and Standardized Hardware and Software Building Blocks for MCUs and Sensors; Solidifies Renesas’ IoT Leadership
July 8, 2021

Düsseldorf, July 7, 2021 ― Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced an innovative new IoT system design platform that significantly eases the prototyping of IoT systems. The Renesas Quick-Connect IoT system consists of standardized boards and interfaces, enabling designers to quickly and easily connect a wide range of sensors to MCU development boards. The new system also delivers core software building blocks that are portable between boards, greatly reducing coding requirements.

As part of the Quick-Connect IoT system, Renesas has worked with Digilent, Inc. in creating a new expanded I2C Pmod … Read More → "Renesas’ New Modular IoT Development Platform Dramatically Reduces Time-to-Market and Design Complexity"

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