Amazon RDS for MySQL now supports MySQL Community Edition minor versions 5.5.61, 5.6.41, and 5.7.23 in all AWS Regions. These new versions include functionality improvements and fixes for the MySQL database engine.

Courtesy of XinaBox, here is a chance to win one of three sets of the ingenious, modular xChips. Specifically, the IoT-friendly “XK12 IoT Starter Kit, powered by Zerynth”.

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Thanks to the Nikkei for this one – the top ten Japanese R&D spenders this year:

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Samtec has bought Precision Connector Inc (PCI) the specialist in the design and manufacture of precision RF and microwave coaxial connectors. The acquisition brings over 25 years of design experience in the RF/Microwave industry to the Samtec team. The additional engineering support and product offering of precision interconnects—such as 3.50 mm, 2.92 mm, SMP, 2.40 …

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SemiGen of Londonderry New Hampshire, which provides RF and microwave contract assembly, automated PCB assembly (PCBA), foundry services, semiconductor devices, and RF supplies, has bought Ion Beam Milling of Manchester, New Hampshire. Ion Beam Milling is a 35-year-old manufacturing company who pioneered several thin film circuit processing techniques using innovative ion beam milling approaches. They …

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Pickering Interfaces of Clacton-on-Sea have launched a 13-model family of 8GHz solid-state RF PXI switches, including SPDT, SP4T, SP6T, SP8T, SP16T and 4×4 Matrix devices. Pickering’s series 40-88xA high-performance switch family now covers 10MHz to 8GHz in the modular PXI format for easy system integration. Targeting the telecoms and semiconductor test industries and compatible with …

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Renesas has launched a family of encapsulated digital DC/DC PMBus power modules. The five RAA210xxx simple digital power modules offer advanced digital telemetry and performance, and are as easy to use as Renesas’ analog power modules. They are complete step-down regulated power supplies that deliver 25A, 33A, dual 25A, 50A, and 70A of output current, …

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The spat between the top execs at Microsemi and Microsemi’s acquirer, Microchip, has reached the courts. Former Microsemi CEO James Peterson and three ex-Microsemi execs are suing Microchip and Microchip’s execs, including Microchip CEO Steve Sanghi (pictured), for slander, libel and unfair business practices. Microchip bought Microsemi in May. The four Microsemi execs were sacked …

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Microchip and Google Cloud have come up with an IoT rapid development board enabling designers to prototype connected devices within minutes.  The board has  an AVR MCU, a CryptoAuthentication secure element IC and a  Wi-Fi network controller. Once connected, Google Cloud loT Core makes it easy to collect, process and analyse data to inform decisions …

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Research into the change in foreigners’ opinions of the USA since President Trump took over shows that 50% of people polled in 25 countries have a favorable view of the US, according to Pew Research, Even though Russia has the least favorable view of the USA out of all countries, the favourability rating went up by …

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