Technical program chair Miguel Angel Sanz introduces his highlights from the line up at IDA World Congress 2017

Trying to create controllable low voltages – μVs – using a microcontroller is tricky. Even is only relative, rather than absolute, accuracy is required. The issue is working near oV – frequently even proper single-rail DACs get very soft near 0V, or have large dc offsets. In a moment of inspiration, I though I had …

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Western Digital has put out a statement saying that Toshiba cannot complete the sale of its memory division to a Bain-led consortium without its consent. ‘Toshiba ignores that the arbitration seeks to prohibit the transfer of any JV interests without SanDisk’s consent. Because Toshiba transferred other JV interests, such as its managerial and control rights …

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August sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales declined for a second straight month in August, says SEMI, after growing through 2017. August billings were $2.18 billion in August down from July’s $2,270, However, August 2017billings were almost 28% up on zdsAugust 2016 figure, SEMI said, and the market remains on pace for record annual sales …

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Flex Logix delivers the Gen 2 EFLX-2.5K logic core in Sandia’s 180nm process for the development of multiple Sandia chip products

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Intel delivers a 17-qubit superconducting test chip for quantum computing to Dutch lab QuTech.

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Intersil launches a buck-boost voltage regulator for tablets, ultrabooks, power banks, and other mobile devices using the reversible USB Type-C connector.

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Machine learning and AI are becoming important in securing data networks as cybercriminals around the world incessantly release new malware types that can morph.

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Lauterbach is working with QNX to provide JTAG debugging capabilities for the latest QNX Version 7.0 secure embedded OS for the automotive industry.

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Q3 PC shipments were 67. 2 million in Q3, down 0.5% y-o-y which was better than the expected. The top five PC suppliers, which  represented 75% of total market sales, were: HP was No.1  with a 23% market share with 15.3 units shipped shipments, up 6% y-ot and the only on with significant shipment growth. Lenovo …

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