Cambridge CMOS Sensors (CCMOSS), a specialist in MEMS (micro electromechanical systems) for gas sensing and infrared applications, has been bought by Austrian semiconductor manufacturer ams. The semiconductor company wants to add to its technology for industrial and medical sensors for detecting gases like CO, NOx, and VOCs. The Cambridge firm manufactures its MEMS structures on …
Relocation, relocation is key for recruiting digital specialists
Businesses looking to recruit specialists with digital skills need to offer competitive relocation packages, new research has found – with 94% of digital candidates willing to relocate for a role if offered good perks. The research, by digital recruitment agency The Candidate, surveyed 500 digital professionals and revealed that 25% have been offered a relocation …
Relocation, relocation is key for recruiting digital specialists
Meetup demonstrates IoT built on open standards
An end-to-end IoT ecosystem designed with re-usable infrastructure and open industry standards has been demonstrated at the recent internet of things (IoT) Thames Valley meetup in the UK. Advantech B+B SmartWorx, Connect2 Systems and DevicePilot were the three companies behind the demonstration of remote monitoring and management of industrial ultra-low power IoT sensor devices. It …
Big Bang Fair wants firms to get involved in STEM promo
The Big Bang Fair is looking for companies, education institutions and show organisers to play their part in next year’s Fair, taking place at the NEC in Birmingham, 15-18 March 2017. The Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair brings together the STEM community in a collective effort to inspire over 70,000 young people, …
Imagination increases security on MIPS processors
Imagination Technologies has teamed up with Eindhoven chip security firm Intrinsic-ID to add a ‘physically un-cloneable function’ (PUF) to MIPS cores – initially the M5150 CPU – for authentication and anti-cloning. “With growing connectivity across nearly every product category from consumer to automotive to industrial and beyond, security is an ever increasing challenge, and the massive …
Fable: The Persistent Idea
Thanks to SEPAM for suggesting this Fable. 25 years ago this year, three Japanese companies, inspired by an abandoned attempt by IBM, built a computer based on a technology which had been conceived 24 years before by a Brit who won the Nobel Prize for his idea. After three years, the three companies succeeded in …
LED business news: Current expands SSL ecosystem, Nualight and Fulham, Philips
Our LED business news covers Current, powered by GE adding six more ecosystem partners in its intelligent LED lighting initiative, while Nualight sells the Lumotech LED driver line to Fulham; and Philips Lighting signs a deal to light the playing surface at the Amsterdam Arena.
Nichia targets SSL manufacturers, retailers, and distributors in LED-centric patent actions
Although Nichia is an LED manufacturer, the company has targeted lighting manufacturer Feit, major US retailer Lowes, and distributors in legal actions seeking damages based on SSL products sold with integrated LEDs that infringe a long-standing patent.
New AWS Public Data Set – IRS 990 Filing Data
Form 990 is the form used by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to gather financial information about nonprofit organizations. Data from over 1,000,000 IRS 990 electronic filings are now available for anyone to use via Amazon S3. Electronic filings from 2011 to the present are currently available, and the IRS will add new 990 filing data each month.
New Quick Start: Standardized Architecture for NIST High-Impact Controls on AWS Featuring Trend Micro Deep Security
This new Quick Start deploys a standardized environment that helps organizations meet the following requirements: