ST saw Q4 operating profit of $112 million up from $2 million in Q4 2015 on revenues of $1.86 billion up from $1.67 billion in Q4 2025.

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Arrow has partnered with Artesyn to offer a configurable AC-DC power supply service from its production facility in Swindon. The distributor will offer configured power supplies from Artesyn’s MP, iMP and low profile (1U) MicroMP (uMP) ranges. It will offer the service on small batches of up to ten units with a 48 hour turnaround …

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Chinese researchers are developing a smart grid control technique to handle wind turbine contributions.

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Qualcomm reported 2016 revenues of $23.5 billion and Q4 revenues of $6.2 billion up from $6 billion in Q3. Net income for Q4 was $1.9 billion, up from Q3’s $1.7 billion but that was hit by an $868 million fine from the Korean FTC. “We are forecasting continued growth of global 3G/4G device shipments in …

Read full article: Qualcomm Q4 shows growth but challenges mount

V-Tac’s range of lights will be listed on DIALux’s software by March this year, said V-Tac. “We are delighted to have become a DIALux Partner,” said V-Tac marketing director Anil Sunagar. “The capabilities of their software makes lighting design much easier for everyone.” According to V-Tac, over 600,000 architects, engineers and lighting technicians use DIALux software …

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The ‘wisdom of the crowd’ can be better extracted by asking just two questions, according to MIT’s Sloan Neuroeconomics Lab.

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Stanford University develops artificial intelligence that can diagnose skin cancer as well as dermatologists, it claims.

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Intel had 2016 revenues of $59.4 billion, operating income of $12.9 billion, net income of $10.3 billion and cash flow of $21.8 billion. For Q4, Intel had revenue of $16.4 billion, operating of $4.5 billion, net income of $3.6 billion. The PC business grew 2% in 2016; Thee data centre business grew 8% to $17.2 …

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The Raspberry Pi Guy is a young electronics enthusiast behind the eponymous YouTube channel TheRaspberryPiGuy, which has already totalled four million views (and counting).

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The UK Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) is to develop ways to print the electronics of RFID labels, with £2.6m from the European Regional Development Fund.

Read full article: Printed electronics centre expands in Durham for RFID labels