Finalists for PA Consulting Group’s annual Raspberry Pi programming competition have been selected.

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Xilinx may be experiencing a seven-year ‘itch’ that could reinvigorate the global mojo.

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Interesting that China now holds the fate of two great tech companies in the palm of its hand. Both Toshiba and Qualcomm have M&A deals waiting on approval by China. Will China make its decision based on strict considerations of the deals’ effect on industry competition? Or will China make a political decision? Ha Ha. …

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XP Power today announced the launch of series of rugged 350W AC-DC chassis-mount PSUs, intended for industrial, technology and healthcare applications. SMP350 supplies have a built-in cooling fan, screw terminal connections, low (class-B) EMI emissions, and come in a 92 x 178 x 43mm enclosure – equating to 13W/in3. The series has a 85 to 264Vac …

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When it comes to IoT devices, you need to consider a security architecture risk analysis

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We want to hear your thoughts on choosing displays within your current design process.

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Four years after the formation of Knowles Capacitors the division has been renamed as Knowles Precision Devices.

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Lumileds is aiming at general lighting with what it claims is its highest flux two-die mid-power led – plenty of caveats from the company there. The device is the 3 x 3mm Luxeon 3030 2D with a square light-emitting surface – there is already one with a round emissive area. “Flux performance is significantly improved …

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Thanks to the Indie for this one – the top ten signs that show someone is an office geek: You love new stationery You own highlighter pens in three different colours You have a to-do list You have a tidy desk You love spreadsheets You have your own mug You can tell when someone else …

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  Toshiba has started to ship five new high-current photorelays in DIP4 and DIP6 packages. These additions to its portfolio of photorelays incorporate MOSFETs fabricated with the latest U-MOS VIII process. There are a total of five new photorelays (TLP3543A, TLP3545A, TLP3546A, TLP3556A and TLP3558A). Together they offer multiple options, with an off-state output terminal …

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