ARM has joined Imec’s INSITE programme which addresses the impact of circuit design and system-level architecture on power, performance, area and cost of nanotechnology chip process nodes from 7nm and beyond. “This strategic collaboration with ARM is extremely important for Imec,” says Imec CEO Luc van den Hove (pictured), “collaborating with ARM enables our partners …
Advancing design of blade compressors
See how NI DAQ systems helped refine and advance the design of blade compressors
Qualcomm powers new quad-core Snapdragon for VR
Qualcomm Technologies has announced its latest smartphone processor, a higher performance follow-up to the Snapdragon 820 processor. The expectation is that the new Snapdragon 821 processor will have extra performance to support mobile virtual reality (VR) displays. The Snapdragon 821 is claimed to provide a 10% performance increase over the 820 with the Qualcomm Kryo quad-core …
IoT startups begin London bootcamp programme
Ten IoT startups have been selected to join the Startupbootcamp business accelerator which provides finance and office space in the London. The programme received 425 startup applications from 61 countries, and the 10 successful start-ups were selected last week following a three-day selection process that included expert workshops, pitches to programme partners such as Cisco, …
Professional downlighter gets Osram SMD led cluster
Spanish lighting manufacturer Alverlamp has teamed up Osram to develop two high-power downlights. Based on a cluster of six Duris S 10 leds, the downlights are intended for professional lighting applications, for example in offices or airports. Duris S 10s are die arrays in a surface mount package – and intended to compete with CoBs. …
Brexit: engineering sector mobilises for action
A group of organisations representing the engineering profession is to provide the government with advice on how the needs of all sectors that have a dependence on engineering are represented in upcoming Brexit negotiations. The aim is to ensure that the UK maintains its position as a centre of world class engineering research, remains embedded …
Gadget in Extremis: China completes largest single-aperture telescope
Move over Arecibo, China has just completed the world’s largest single-aperture radio telescope, for probing into deep space.
Gadget in Extremis: China completes largest single-aperture telescope
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US blood-testing start-up Theranos, which has become the poster-child for lack of investor rigour, has had its license to operate a lab in California revoked and its founder banned from the blood-test business for two years by the US Centres for Medicare and Medicaid. 13 year-old Theranos is seen as an example of how easily …
PSU boot-straps rail traction electronics
Powerbox has announced PSU that generates 110Vdc from a train traction-voltage line (700-1,500Vdc) to start traction electronics when a rail vehicle’s own battery is below minimum operating voltage. The ‘Low battery voltage start’ (LBVS) is designed for high safety isolation, will come in different versions for different power requirements and will provide a stable voltage from …
1.2kV SiC half-bridge has 3.6mΩ switches
Wolfspeed has cut switch resistance to 3.6mΩ in its 1,200V all-silicon carbide half-bridge. Called CAS325M12HM2, it has seven 1.2kV 25mΩ mosfets and six 1.2kV 50A Schottky diodes from Cree in each per switch position. A companion gate driver, CGD15HB62LP, is designed specifically to work with the module, including fitting within a 62mm mounting footprint. Power package inductance is 5nH, …