RFEL has added wideband input capability to its ChannelCore Flex channeliser intellectual property for FPGAs. The core was limited to input bandwidths around 300MHz. “You can now monitor multi-GHz bandwidths,” said RFEL CEO Dr Alex Kuhrt. “This enables either hardware costs to be reduced or more bandwidth monitoring to be performed for a similar system cost.” …
Tsinghua buys 3% of Imagination
Tsinghua, the acquisitive Chinese investment fund, has bought 3% of Imagination the crisis-hit GPU specialist. Imagination’s shares have shot up 15% since the disclosure. Tsinghua has seen numerous bids for stakes in US and Taiwanese companies rejected. Recently Imagination announced 350 lay-offs representing 20% of its 1,700 workforce.
Roaming Robot
To dispel any suspicions that I may be a grumpy old Luddite I have invested in a robot to mow the lawn. I hate mowing the lawn – not that it takes me more than about 20 minutes – but it’s a boring, monotonous chore and I’ve been looking at robot mowers for a couple …
Survey: Electronics and the UK’s EU referendum
On 23 June the UK will vote either to remain in or leave the European Union. We want to find out your views on how this may affect the UK electronics industry.
Fred the Flymo
IMG_0249 At last I have managed to compress a smaller clip of Fred to the point where WordPress will accept it. Here it is.
UltraSOC gets cool
UltraSoC, the semiconductor IP for on-chip analytics specialist, has been recognized by Gartner Inc as a “Cool Vendor”, UltraSoC’s silicon IP and software tools allow system-on-chip (SoC) designers to create a secure, independent on-chip infrastructure that non-intrusively monitors and analyzes the device’s internal behavior. These capabilities can be used to ease embedded systems development, speeding …
Mouser and Marvel start Project Heroes
Mouser and Marvel have launched Project Heroes, a video series, designed to educate and entertain future engineers and fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Super Hero TechMarvel and Mouser are bringing to life Super Hero technology straight from the movie Captain America: Civil War through the new video series as part of Mouser’s Empowering Innovation …
Stantec Completes Acquisition of MWH Global
The MWH shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Acquisition.
DOE releases update on LED-based utdoor SSL in harsh environment
Further testing on an outdoor SSL installation in the desert near Yuma, AZ verifies that dirt can lead not to just lumen depreciation but to significant changes in the distribution pattern of LED-based luminaires.
Lumileds and Arrow partner in global LED and module distribution agreement
The LED distribution space continues to evolve with Lumileds adding Arrow Electronics following the recent move by Nichia to sign Future Lighting Solutions.