Aaeon Boxer 6638U is an industrial computer from Review Display Systems based around Intel’s Core i3-5010U. At 197 x 174 x 55mm, it is the smallest member of the Boxer family yet. “This embedded PC is constructed in such a way that access to the devices interior is easy, just by removing screws at the base …
Applied etches to two atomic layers precision
Applied Materials has come up with a new etch technology capable of a precision of two atomic layers. The system, called Selectra, is already installed in 10nm process flows at five customers – three of them logic manufacturers and two of them memory manufacturers. It is being used for 3D NAND production. “Selectra has been …
Personal healthcare terminals need good power design
Portable medical monitors and terminals will move more healthcare to the patient’s home and this is creating special requirements for designing the power systems which allow safe and reliable operation, writes Tony Armstrong Portable and wireless medical instruments rely on low power operation, however, unlike many other low power applications, these types of medical products …
HD audio is perceptibley better than CDs
HD audio is not just nonsense – it can be distinguished from CD audio by ear, according to Queen Mary University of London. The University has just done a meta-study of over 12,000 different trials from 18 studies where participants were asked to discriminate between samples of music in different formats. “Audio purists and industry …
Intel invests $1.5m in IoT chip R&D in Ireland
Intel has committed to invest $1.5m over the next three years in research in semiconductor materials, devices and photonics technologies at Tyndall National Institute, the Irish ICT research institute. Intel has been investing in research at the Cork-based institute since 2009. Bernie Capraro, Research Manager, Silicon Technology at Intel Ireland, said: “The standard of work from …
Vodafone Goes Europhile
Odd that Vodafone should take Brexit as a trigger for suggesting it may relocate its HQ outside the UK. For years while good Euro-democrats like Neelie Kroes pushed for better deals for mobile network consumers – e.g. for cutting roaming and data charges – Vodafone has been the chief lobbyist behind whichever wretched UK politician …
Getting the last drop out of bottles
OK, so you might have another use for a non-stick surface for polycarbonate and polypropylene, but getting the last of the shower gel out of a bottle is important in my book. Laundry detergent spreads out on a piece of normal polycarbonate (left), but flows rapidly across, and off of, a treated piece. Researchers at …
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UDC buys BASF OLED assets
Universal Display Corporation has bought the OLED intellectual property assets of BASF, through its wholly-owned subsidiary UDC Ireland for approximately €87m. “Representing 15 years of research and development, the assets include over 500 issued and pending patents around the world, in 86 patent families,” said UDC. “Largely consisting of phosphorescent materials and technologies, the portfolio has …
Promising signs for Android on a Raspberry Pi?
An interview with Wired magazine sees Rasperry Pi co-creater Eben Upton talking about the possibilities of running Android on a Raspberry Pi.
Deadline for IoT Design Early-Bird booking approaches
Electronics Weekly is hosting the IoT Design 2016 event in London on 15 September 2016. And note that the deadline for early bird offers expires on 30 June.
