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Are printed circuit boards out of date?According to J.C.Gioia, of the US General Electric Co., they might well be. So, 61 years ago, started a story in the ‘Tomorrow’s Thinking’ section of Electronics Weekly’s edition of April 26th 1961. The story continues: A simple moulding material, costing a fourth the price of laminated boards, is …
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Where else would you expect a breakthrough in loo tech to come from than the University of Waterloo? The university’s researchers have come up with a splash-free urinal guaranteeing zero splash-back, wherever you aim (pictured below, second from the right), The urinal has a deep, long shape, and a surface geometry inspired by the swooping …
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By Steve Bush
Legrand has acquired Sheffield-based uninterrupted power supply specialist Power Control. “We want to develop our presence in the UK within the critical power and UPS vertical markets,” said Legrand UK and Ireland CEO Pascal Stutz. “Power Control has a long and successful history in the UK, making it a fantastic opportunity to help us realise …
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Texas Instruments has expanded its space-grade analogue portfolio with devices in radiation-hardened plastic packages. “TI developed a device screening specification called ‘space high-grade in plastic’ [‘SHP’] for radiation-hardened products and introduced ADCs that meet the SHP qualification,” according to the company. “TI also introduced product families to the radiation-tolerant Space EP [‘enhanced plastic’] portfolio.” The …
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H1 consumer standalone VR shipments in China increased by 166.2% year-over-year, says IDC. In Q1 China standalone VR shipments were 229,000 units shipped, and Q2 shipments were almost 273,000. New VR players emerged this year and many start-ups and traditional vendors that have not been involved in this area have launched or plan to launch …
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Morse Micro, the Australian specialist in WiFi HaLow 802.11ah ICs operating in the 900MHz band, has received a A$30 million top up to its Series B funding round bringing the total capital it gas raised to A$200 million. TelstraSuper, HESTA, Hostplus and NGS (managed by Blackbird Ventures) and UniSuper (managed by Uniseed) participated in …
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In a relatively optimistic forecast, Gartner expects 2023 semiconductor revenue to decline 3.6% after the 4% growth in 2022 which will deliver a 2022 market worth $618 billion. “The short-term outlook for semiconductor revenue has worsened,” says Gartner vp Richard Gordon, “rapid deterioration in the global economy and weakening consumer demand will negatively impact the …
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After record sales in 2022, semi sales are forecast to fall in 2023. Collapsing memory prices and uncertain global economy weigh on next year’s growth. Total semiconductor sales include the combined sales of ICs, optoelectronics, sensors and actuators, and discretes (O-S-D) components. After soaring 25% to $614.7 billion in 2021, worldwide semiconductor sales are expected …
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By Steve Bush
Altech has a series of DIN rail power supplies that range from 32mm wide for the 75W models to 70mm for 480W versions. Called PSC, “the series has five models ranging from 75 to 480W. All models have a universal input voltage range of 85 to 264Vac and output voltages of 12, 24 and 48Vdc, …
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Display and embedded computer distributor Review Display Systems has introduced a single board computer built around AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 Series processors with two simultaneous HDMI 1.4b 1080p display interfaces and 4K display support through an embedded DisplayPort (eDP). The computer, called ‘de next-V2K8’ and made by Aaeon, measures 86 x 55mm can accept up to 16Gbyte …
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