AWS Config, a service that enables you to assess, audit, and evaluate the configurations of your AWS resources is introducing a new tiered pricing model for AWS Config Rules, effective immediately.

The MEMS market will grow 17.5% in value between 2018 and 2023, to reach $31 billion in 2023, says Yole Développement. “The consumer market segment is showing the biggest share, with more than 50%. The good news is that almost all MEMS devices will contribute to this growth,”  asserts Dr. Eric Mounier, Principal Analyst, MEMS & Photonics, at …

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Imec demonstrates a low-cost impingement-based solution for cooling chips at package level.

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Micron has stated that it’s under investigation by the Chinese government. The company confirms that, on May 31st, officials from China’s State Administration for Market Regulation visited Micron’s China sales offices looking for information. Samsung and Hynix have confirmed that they have also had talks with Chinese trade officials. The talks are to do with …

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Plessey has tied up with Vuzix to develop augmented reality glasses, combining Plessey’s ‘Quanta-Brite’ micro-LED arrays and Vuzix’ expertise and IP in smart glasses and optics. “This development with Vuzix, a leading actor in the exploration of next-generation augmented reality, is a significant endorsement of Plessey’s GaN-on-silicon microLED approach,’ said Plessey CEO Dr Keith Strickland. …

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Led by Chinese vendors the smartphone market grew 5.3% in Q1

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Living room lighting that responds to video and audio could be bigger than surround sound, says Signify. Is this a novelty, a must-have, or something in between?

Phosphor-converted white, monochromatic color, and ultraviolet LEDs are combined in a horticultural SSL fixture that one day will enable astronauts to more efficiently harvest fresh produce.

I’m missing a trick with this driverless car nonsense, Ed confides to his diary, the government has put up £120 million for it and the Department hasn’t yet got a sniff of any of it. I have a cunning plan. I’ve set up a group called Max Mobility which will siphon off the Treasury’s largesse …

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Dialog says Apple has warned it that it will be cutting back on orders for the main PMIC in its three new iPhone models. Apple told Dialog it had an unnamed second source for the chip which is believed to be Apple’s own chip operation.  “If you think about the fact that we are qualified …

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