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 …
Intel sees high single digit decline for PC market this year
Intel had Q2 revenue of $13.5 billion for net income of $1.3 billion, The company generated approximately $3.8 billion in cash, paid dividends of $1.2 billion, and used $804 million to repurchase 26 million shares of stock. Net income was halved to $1.3 billion after a $1.4 billion charge for lay-offs. The PC business was …
Intel sees high single digit decline for PC market this year
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 …
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 …
Firm creates cyber-security team in Gloucester
Roke Manor Research is opening a new office in the UK specialising in cyber security. The office in Gloucester will initially employ 20 new staff. It will work with defence, government and commercial customers in the region. David Cole, managing director of Roke, said: “As a key cyber security adviser to UK Government, we are …
Keysight extends PXI calibration to other suppliers
Keysight Technologies says it will now offer calibration services for PXI modular test systems from other suppliers. Keysight will offer calibration services for test equipoment, as well as electrical, physical, dimensional and optical equipment from virtually any manufacturer. PXI and AXIe instruments are being used as part of integrated test setups with traditional benchtop instruments …
ARM aims to build trust in IoT security
With billions of wireless devices expected to be connected to the internet over the coming years processor firm ARM has worked with Intercede, Solacia and Symantec to assess the security challenges of connecting devices across multiple sectors; including industrial, home, health services and transportation. As a result the companies have collaborated on the Open Trust …
Sewing creates medical sensors
Researchers at Tufts University in Massachusetts have used threads, stitching and embroidery to construct sensors for use on skin and inside animals. Central to the technology are functionalised threads – coated to make pH sensing electrodes, or to measure strain, for example. The aim has been to develop a tool kit of bio-compatible materials that …
Fable: The CEO Who Backed His Rival
In early 1969 a master salesman decided to found a chip company. He needed to raise $1.55 million. Arthur Rock, who had been Intel’s lead VC the previous year, turned it down telling the salesman that the only semiconductor companies which he had backed and which had failed were run by marketing men. When the …
Updated: US debates LED street lighting safety
The Lighting Research Center of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is questioning some of the findings in a report on LED street lighting from the American Medical Association (AMA) which advocates LED lighting but urges caution on the selection of luminaire. Last month, physicians at the AMA annual meeting adopted guidance on how street lighting planners should …