Rohm has announced a multi-function power chip (PMIC) for NXP’s i.MX 7Solo and i.MX 7Dual processors. Called BD71815GW, it has five low-quiescent current buck regulators, seven LDOs, a JEITA-compliant 1S charger, a fuel gauge with Coulomb Counter, an LED driver and a real-time clock (RTC), alongside extensive monitoring and protection circuits. All possible processor power …

Rohm feeds NXP MCUs with multi-output power chip

Maybe the handset market isn’t as saturated as everyone thinks it is._ Digitimes Research reports that a surge in hand-set IC demand will see Taiwan chip design house revenues grow 6.7% in Q2 over Q1 to $4.35 billion. That’s 14.6% more than in Q2 2015. In March Chinese headset makers saw a pick-up in demand …

Hand-Set Market Not Saturated

We are pleased to announce that the AWS Schema Conversion Tool now supports SSL connections. SSL support is for both source and target engines including PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and any MySQL compatible engine including Amazon’s next generation cloud database, Aurora. This release builds upon the existing conversion rules adding support for conversion of Oracle Synonyms to PostgreSQL schema search paths. 

The Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) and Qatar Environment and
Energy Research Institute (QEERI) have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to develop two pilot projects that could ‘radically
reduce the cost and energy use’ of desalination.

Al Ghubrah SWRO desalination plant achieved last February commercial operation after successful completion of the 30 day period acceptance tests in the first trial.

A 50-cubic-meter-per-day desalination plant powered by solar energy is
set to be launched in Dubai later this month, according to Utilities-
me.com.

Electrical upgrades to water plant’s infrastructure to result in more efficient water flow throughout the facility.

The project focuses on improvements needed to keep the plant operational as the district completes programs associated with Florida’s Ocean Outfall legislation and Consent Decree throughout the WASD system.

Veolia Ireland has won a new contract with Irish Water which includes a €2.16 million upgrade of the wastewater infrastructure at Kingscourt, County Cavan…

$240 Million Wastewater Revenue Bond to finance stormwater and wastewater management projects.