Just a reminder that some ROHS 2 exemptions will expire this year. 2(b)(2) – Expired on 13/4/2016 2(b)(1), 5(a) , 7(b), 17, 25, 30, 31,33, and 38 will all expire on 21st July 2016 – just two months away. If you have or use any parts claiming these exemption you will need to review their …
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Multiple Suitors Afflict Poor Wretched IoT
What is the internet but a standard? DARPA and the World Wide Web gave the world a common way of communicating and the world took to it like ducks to water. But when it comes to the IoT what do the idiots do? They set up up a plethora of non-interoperable standards which destroys the …
Rare-earth-free magnet made from cheap materials
US researchers have created a powerful permanent magnet out of iron and nitrogen, two plentiful cheap materials, as part of a programme to cut the need for ‘rare earth’ metals. It is only a tiny sample, a film 500nm thick, but it is the real thing. “To the best of our knowledge, this could be …
Imagination speeds Debian development for 64-bit MIPS
Imagination Technologies has announced it’s working with the Debian Project to help the development of the Debian operating system for the 64-bit MIPS architecture.
Cree boosts street lamp efficacy by 25%
Cree has introduced the next generation of its XSP series of street lamps, increasing output as well as boosting lm/W by up to 25% over the standard XSP Series. Called XSP HO Series, up to 18,523 lm and 116 lm/W is available. The the lamps are intended to replace high-pressure sodium fixtures from 70W to …
Networking giant Huawei teams with China’s leading LED lighting company Opple
Cisco is not the only IT behemoth moving into smart lighting.
What Innovation Can Kick-Start iPhone Sales?
Is Apple really slipping? Things don’t look so rosy for the world’s most valuable company: Shares down 20% in 6 months. 10 million less iPhones sold in Q1 2016 than in Q1 2015 and a further decline expected in Q2 ahead of Q3’s expected iPhone 7 launch. TSMC and Dialog slashing H2 revenue projections suggesting …
Second down year for semis, says IDC
The chip market will fall 2.3% in 2016, says IDC For the second year running IC revenues will see a decline, falling to $324 billion, says IDC. Revenues are forecast to log a CAGR of 1.9% from 2015-2020, reaching $364 billion in 2020. An economic pause in China and emerging markets, and a softening of …
Top 10 (+10) Q1 IC Vendors
Thanks to IC Insights for this one – the top 20 semiconductor suppliers in Q1 2016: