Imec demonstrates a plastic 12-bit RFID tag and read-out system with screen-printed circuitry.

Read full article: Imec makes plastic 12-bit RFID tag with screen printed circuit

The only headline of note is continuing progress of Nougat (Android version 7.x), which almost reaches a 10% share.

Read full article: Android platform stats: June sees Nougat gain some traction

According to the Economic Daily News, TSMC will be offering embedded MRAM in 2018 and embedded RRAM in 2019. Both technologies will be for the 22nm finfet process node. Last month Samsung announced that foundry customers can have embedded MRAM in their 28nm FD-SOI SoCs. NXP is the first customer. Samsung’s MRAM is said to …

Read full article: TSMC to have eMRAM in 2018 and eRRAM in 2019

Check out a couple of new whitepapers on the site relating to IoT and the video optimisation on 7th-gen Intel Core processors. 

Read full article: IoT security and 4k video on Intel Core processors

Minmax has announced the MDWI08 series of 8W isolated and regulated dc-dc converterts with a 4:1 input voltage range. Claimed to be the smallest for such a supply, it comes in a 24 x 14 x 8mm 16pin shielded metal DIL with a power density of up to 50W/in3. There is minimum load requirement. 14 models …

Read full article: ‘Smallest’ isolated 8W dc-dc with 4:1 input claimed

The University of Edinburgh is attempting to design and build a version of the Hyperloop futuristic transportation system and it is being aided by RS Components. The university’s Hyperloop team – also known as ‘HypED’ – is one of only four teams from Europe that will compete as a finalist in the SpaceX Pod Competition, which …

Read full article: Edinburgh University building a futuristic Hyperloop transporter

Security firm Irdeto and market researcher Frost & Sullivan have published a reports on automotive cyber-security. Called ‘Cybersecurity for the automotive industry’ examines plans to implement connectivity and security strategies, and technologies to keep vehicles safe while on the road – essentially it is a careful review of the current situation in eight pages of …

Read full article: Download a report on automotive cyber security

Emitting in the infrared spectrum at 850 nm, the new Osram Opto Semiconductors SFH 4055 LED targets eye-tracking applications including headsets for augmented and virtual reality systems.

AWS IoT customers can now route messages from devices directly to Salesforce IoT Cloud with a new AWS IoT Rules Engine Action.

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