Chip industry revenues were 1.9% down on 2014 at $334 billion last year, according to Gartner, in contrast to IHS’ estimate of $347 billion. Big fallers in y-o-y semiconductor revenues were Qualcomm at 16.7%, Micron at 15.1% and Toshiba at 15.1%. “2015 saw mixed performance with optoelectronics, non-optical sensors, analog and ASIC all reporting revenue growth …
Avnet Memec – Silica to hold Renesas Synergy workshop on May 4th in Newbury
Avnet Memec – Silica, will be holding a one-day workshop focusing on Renesas Synergy on May 4, 2016, at the offices of Avnet Memec – Silica in Newbury. The session will address the challenge of software complexity and will dive into the detail of the Renesas Synergy concept. This will be followed by a series …
Avnet Memec – Silica to hold Renesas Synergy workshop on May 4th in Newbury
Nvidia’s big beast
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang says the company has made the biggest chip ever made with 15 billion transistors and is putting it into the densest computer ever made. Nvidia calls the chip the Tesla P100 and has put it in a 170-teraflop DGX-1 supercomputer. “This is a beast of a machine, the densest computer ever …
Hitex brings diagnostic tool to Profibus networks
Industrial processes depend on reliable network cabling. This is typically run through cable chains and can take a lot of abuse which may eventually lead to breakages. Regular testing to make sure they are functioning correctly is therefore essential. Handheld diagnostic tools, such as the PROFIBUS Tester 5 from Softing Industrial Automation, can be used …
Electrolube adds materials tech support in UK
Production materials supplier Electrolube has set-up a technical support team based at its headquarters in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The team is headed by Jade Bridges, Electrolube’s European Technical Support Specialist, who was formerly the company’s R&D manager. They will provide industry-specific and circuit protection chemistry expertise and will be the primary technical support to the supplier’s …
Marshmallow Android gets traction
Google has released its latest Android platform stats, for April 2016, based on active devices interacting with Google Play over the period of a week. At last, the thing that stands out is the growth for Marshmallow Android. Its platform share has doubled in the last month, albeit from a small base. Version 6.0 – represented by API level 23 – …
Good Old Hacktivists
Good old hactivists. It appears that the Panama Papers were revealed by hackers The head of Mossack Fonseca, Ramon Fonseca, says his firm’s database was hacked. Along with the Bradley Manning and Ed Snowden revelations this must be the one of the most important revelations from hackers. It’s not as though any of these hacks …
Bristol University drones hunt for minefields
University of Bristol scientists are attempting to speed up the detection of landmines using drone-based sensors. The objective to not to detect individual mines, but to cut the time de-mining teams spend probing empty areas – something known as ‘area reduction’ – by accurately finding the edges of minefields. Area reduction is vital because, according …
Why aerospace firms are using 3D printing
One of the most talked about trends in 3D Printing is how major aerospace suppliers are using the manufacturing technology for production parts. Bastian Schaefer of Airbus will describe the design and manufacturing process of the world’s largest 3D printed airplane cabin component at 3D Printing Europe on 27th & 28th April in Berlin. Brian Rosenberger …
Wireless M-Bus evaluation kit targets IoT
Rohm has teamed up with Amiho Technology of Cambridge to develop an sub-GHz radio for wireless M-Bus. Called AE060, it has two nodes based around Amiho’s 18 x 20mm AM060 868MHz Wireless M-Bus radio modem module, which have at their heart Rohm’s Lapis ML7345 radio transceiver. Amiho’s Wireless M-Bus stack and drivers are pre-loaded. “In …