XMOS, the Bristol audio interface specialist, has appointed a new CEO to succeed Nigel Toon who becomes Chairman. The new CEO Is Mark Lippett who has been at XMOS for ten years as VP Engineering and COO. Prior to XMOS, he served as CTO of Ignios, and held engineering and marketing roles at Texas Instruments, …
IQE on fast growth track
IQE, the Cardiff compound semiconductor specialist, expects double digit H1 growth to deliver H1 sales 15% higher than in H1 2015. “The growth in IQE’s sales and profits reflect the increasing diversification of its revenues, the growing breadth of its end markets, and the strength of its IP portfolio,” says IQE CEO Dr Drew Nelson …
IEDM 2016 takes shape
The technical programme for IEDM 2016 on December 3-7 in San Francisco will be set in the autumn but many of the scheduled events are set, including the Special Focus Sessions, Tutorials and Short Courses. The broad reach, interdisciplinary nature and technical depth of the topics that will be featured can serve as a crystal …
Paying To Be Shafted
There’s only one winner in the lose-lose SoftBank-ARM deal, and that’s the bankers. Bankers will get fees of up to $120 million from SoftBank’s buy-out of ARM, reports Reuters. Goldman Sachs and Lazard will get most of that but five other finance houses will get a share. Both SoftBank and ARM will each pay between …
A lot of control in one place
Here is one I missed, a rather neat multi-action control switch, with a professional spec. It is 30mm across and offers a 12-position rotary encoder around the outside and an 8-direction momentary rocker switch in the middle, plus the middle bit is a push button too – the latter two parts described as “8+1 joystick …
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Corrosion-resistant waterproof RF connectors
UK connector maker Intelliconnect has introduced a range of nickel aluminium bronze alloy water-proof connectors for harsh environments. They are versions of the existing Pisces range, and aimed as marine, naval, chemical, oil and gas industry use. “Conventional RF connectors are manufactured from brass and finished with nickel plating or passivated stainless steel. Such finishes are …
Making the IoT work for you
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Underground railway stations built on surface and sunk into ground 100 years ago
It is remarkably hard to find information on a great engineering feat of the early 20th century. The land Paris sits on is awful for building on – some of it is full of holes and some of it is almost liquid. Because it was so wet near the river, two of the stations on …
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BBC micro:bit goes on sale for £10
The BBC micro:bit pocket sized coding device is now in stock and available for the public to purchase through selected distributors. This means the microelectronics coding devices which is being made available to year 7 school children will now be available to other year groups and hobbyist designers. Kevin Spurr, co-founder and director of Kitronik, …
600W PSU needs no fan, for medical and industrial
Excelsys has developed a fan-less modular 600W power supply 215 x 115 x 40mm (8.5 x 4.5inch x 1U). Efficiency of up to 94% contributes to simplified cooling needs. “Convection cooling results in higher system reliability, with typically 25% longer lifetime than competitors,” claimed the firm. Called CoolX600, it can be populated with up to four …