More Than $158,000 will support public drinking water systems in the state.

 

If memory market prices continue to hold through 2Q17 and the balance of this year, Samsung could charge into the top spot and displace Intel

Read full article: Samsung could overtake Intel to be semi No.1 in Q2

u‑blox, the Swiss wireless specialist, claims to have the world’s smallest quad-band LTE Cat M1 module, the 16mm x 26mm SARA‑R410M.

Read full article: u-blox claims smallest LTE CAT M1 module

AMD’s Q1 revenue was up 18.3% y-o-y boosted by sales of its new Ryzen processor. Q1 revenue was $984 million compared to $832 million in Q12016. Net loss was $73 million. Gross margin of 34% was seen as a problem for AMD. Intel’s gross margins hover around 60%. Ryzen’s  Q1 launch earned AMD two percentage …

Read full article: AMD Q1 revenue up 18.3%

It looks as if the UK-EU Brexit talks are going to be a culture clash – pragmatic Brits vs detail-fixated Continentals. The Brits’ approach is: ‘We’ve had a trading agreement for 40-odd years what do you want to change about it to implement Brexit?’ The Continentals’ approach is: ‘Let’s pencil in three days for the …

Read full article: The Culture Clash

The next government must protect UK’s global status in digital industries and boost skills, writes Richard Wilson TechUK and the IET have called for a reinforcement of the current focus on skills and digital innovation after June’s snap general election. “Tech businesses will be looking to the UK’s political parties to set out clear plans …

Read full article: Election must not risk UK’s digital strategy 

To complement its FT602 USB 3.1 (Gen 1) video class FIFO IC, FTDI Chip has introduced a pair of accompanying hardware modules.

Read full article: FTDI Chip launches USB 3.1 evaluation modules

Plessey and Mouser have inked a distribution deal for Plessey’s ORION beam forming module.

Read full article: Plessey signs Mouser for ORION

Avnet Silica is selling a KNX communication stack for Infineon’s XMC microcontrollers which are designed for use in home and building automation systems. The communication protocol stack for the KNX standard is implemented in firmware. Designed to run on XMC industrial microcontrollers, the KNX Stack NGS, developed by Weinzierl Engineering, is an ISO/IEC14543 approved platform for building automation systems. It …

Read full article: Avnet Silica offers KNX platform for Infineon home automation MCUs

The highlights include a laster trip-wire alarm, piano tuition from Google, a plant monitor, DIY iPhone construction and, of course, a fair sprinkle of Arduino and Raspberry Pi throughout…

Read full article: Most read Gadget Master posts in April