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Facebook’s Reach

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Facebook is regularly used by more than a third of the world population. In 2020, Facebook reached the mark of 2.8 billion monthly active users, a dramatic increase from when it first started out. Since being founded in 2004, the share of the world population using it rose from roughly five percent in 2009 to …

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Enough of the DC-51 milling machine speed controller

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At last, motor controller set up, milling machine re-assembled and working. Phew. All was not quite perfect, but pretty good. The installation (right) Plenty of insulation on the back of the controls and indicators, and the touch guard goes over everything after this 🙂 The test load (below) came out well – two borrowed 100W incandescent …

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IET selects first female Chair in its 150-year history

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Dr Carol Marsh OBE – the Deputy Head of Electronics Engineering at the aerospace company Leonardo – has been selected by members of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) Council to chair the organisation. The decision makes her the first female Chair of the IET in its 150-year history. Her tenure will run until …

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SigmaSense raises $24m Series B

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SigmaSense, the touch sensing specialist, has closed  a $24 million Series B funding round. The company intends to use the money  to expand its reach in the touch and HMI (Human Machine Interface) markets with significant impact to the global display market. Aurelio Fernandez, previously at Broadcom,  Exar, IC Works, VLSI Technology and Intel. has …

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AI processors on a 24.7% CAGR 2020-26

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The processor market is showing a 7.6% CAGR between 2020 and 2026, driven by consumer applications, says Yole Developpement, with AI processor revenue having a 24.7% CAGR during the same period. Mobile  and consumer SoC shipments will have a 6.8% CAGR2020-2026.  Processors for consumer markets are today mostly SoCs, which are integrating all required functions. AI …

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West Midlands is a tech powerhouse, says DCMS

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The West Midlands is the country’s fastest-growing tech sector and the region’s thriving digital industries are expected to  create an additional 52,000 roles in the sector over the next four years – an increase of 55%  since 2019, says the government. Tech growth in the region grew by an average of 7.6% a year between 2014 …

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Funding available to improve UK cyber-security

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The UK government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) is to spend up to £8m on projects that improve UK cyber security, in grants from £200,000 to £1.4m, which will be allocated after a competition ending on 08 December. Part of the Government’s ‘Digital security by design challenge’ (DSbD challenge), the aim of the ‘Software ecosystem …

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Rugges USB Type-C connectors

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Bulgin has added USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2×2 connector options to its Buccaneer range of robust connectors. The 4000 Series connectors have a USB-C 2×12 contact arrangement and can support 20Gbit/s (1m length cable USB3.2 Gen 2×2, 10Gbit/s over 2m cable). Power rating is 100W, in line with Type-C Power Delivery specs. Mating endurance is 1,000 …

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