To dispel any suspicions that I may be a grumpy old Luddite I have invested in a robot to mow the lawn. I hate mowing the lawn – not that it takes me more than about 20 minutes – but it’s a boring, monotonous chore and I’ve been looking at robot mowers for a couple …
Survey: Electronics and the UK’s EU referendum
On 23 June the UK will vote either to remain in or leave the European Union. We want to find out your views on how this may affect the UK electronics industry.
Fred the Flymo
IMG_0249 At last I have managed to compress a smaller clip of Fred to the point where WordPress will accept it. Here it is.
UltraSOC gets cool
UltraSoC, the semiconductor IP for on-chip analytics specialist, has been recognized by Gartner Inc as a “Cool Vendor”, UltraSoC’s silicon IP and software tools allow system-on-chip (SoC) designers to create a secure, independent on-chip infrastructure that non-intrusively monitors and analyzes the device’s internal behavior. These capabilities can be used to ease embedded systems development, speeding …
Mouser and Marvel start Project Heroes
Mouser and Marvel have launched Project Heroes, a video series, designed to educate and entertain future engineers and fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Super Hero TechMarvel and Mouser are bringing to life Super Hero technology straight from the movie Captain America: Civil War through the new video series as part of Mouser’s Empowering Innovation …
Stantec Completes Acquisition of MWH Global
The MWH shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Acquisition.
DOE releases update on LED-based utdoor SSL in harsh environment
Further testing on an outdoor SSL installation in the desert near Yuma, AZ verifies that dirt can lead not to just lumen depreciation but to significant changes in the distribution pattern of LED-based luminaires.
Lumileds and Arrow partner in global LED and module distribution agreement
The LED distribution space continues to evolve with Lumileds adding Arrow Electronics following the recent move by Nichia to sign Future Lighting Solutions.
Deploy Siebel CRM Applications on Amazon RDS for Oracle
Recently, Oracle certified their suite of Siebel CRM Applications to operate on Amazon Web Services infrastructure. Today, we are releasing a tutorial for guiding you through the setup of Amazon RDS for Oracle as the database backend of your Siebel CRM Application.
ST Drops Down League Of Industrial Semi Suppliers
Intel passed ST to become the third largest vendor of industrial semiconductors, says Semicast Research. No,1 was TI and No.2 was Infineon. Renesas was No.5. Semicast defines the industrial sector to include traditional areas such as factory automation, motor drives, lighting, building automation, test & measurement and power & energy, as well as medical electronics …