Q2 VC funding moved higher but the number of deals dropped, says a report from KPMG and CB Insights, at the current rate, 2016 deal activity will barely top 2013’s numbers. The reason funding moved higher while deal activity dropped is that some larger startups such as those of Snapchat, Didi Chuxing, and Uber all …
Memories Are Made Of What?
3D X-Point is being sampled, according to Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, who says that SSD modules using the chips will be shipped this year. Called Optane, the SSDs appear to be aimed at a wide field of applications from servers to games machines. 3D X-Point was announced this time last year and declared to be …
MLCC sits between NP0/C0G and X7R in size and stability
Kemet is aiming at timing, filtering and phase-locked loops (PLLs) with a ceramic capacitor that has double the capacitance of CoG/NP0 types. Made to meet the U2J specification, the family has a linear -750±120ppm/ºC temperature coefficient – compared to zero for C0G/NP0 and non-linear for X7R – and works from -55 to +125ºC. “It also provides …
5:30 Will Come
25 years ago I was passed a gem of a piece of wisdom by the then chairman and md of Intel UK, Keith Chapple. We were both sitting on a panel with Jerry Sanders at the 1991 Dataquest Conference in Marbella. I was terrified – Sanders is a formidable debater – and I think that, …
Cree lands another Power over Ethernet lighting installation at a data center
Tech firm Quest will use Cree and Cisco Power over Ethernet gear at a California facility, and will resell it as a service too in an IoT play.
Tarrant Regional Water District (TX) Integrated Pipeline Project earns Envision Platinum Award
The IPL project is the 14th project in North America, and the first Platinum-awarded pipeline, to receive an ISI Envision rating award.
City of St. Thomas, ON, to implement Lystek Thermal Hydrolysis solutions for biosolids management
This project will play an important role in converting the facility into a Water Resource Recovery Center(WRRC).
RFEL supplies core for Arizona Radio Observatory
RFEL, the Isle of Wight signal processing specialist, is supplying one of its HyperSpeed FFT IP cores to the Arizona Radio Observatory (ARO). They are developing a new high performance radio astronomy spectrometer system where RFEL’s core forms a key component to improve sideband separation in their heterodyne receivers. To support the receiver’s wide signal …
UK manufacturer sees benefits of robotics technology
Icon Plastics has expanded its workforce and production facility following a £200,000 investment in new equipment to meet rising demand. The Tees Valley business has installed two Negribossi Canbio ST machines, bringing the total number of plastic injection moulding machines at the Eaglescliffe site to 27. The new machines use robotics-based technology and computer design …
Qualcomm sees 5G promise
Qualcomm had Q2 revenue of $6 billion for a net profit of $1.4 billion. Compared to Q2 2015, the revenue was up 2% and profit up 22%. It expects $6.2 billion revenue in Q3. Progress has been made in licensing in China but negotiations with hold-outs are continuing while a lawsuit against hand-set maker Meizu …