Archive : 2015 год

Looking to address emerging human machine interface applications, Spansion has added two ARM Cortex-M4 based MCUs to its product line. The FM4 S6E2DH features an integrated graphics display controller, while the S6E2CCxxF/MB9BF568F series comes with self contained voice command control."These new product families deliver tremendous value a...

A dual band GSM/GPRS terminal from UK designer and manufacturer Siretta is said to set a new price point for such devices of less than £40. The cellular modem is intended to allow the deployment of wireless communications in M2M and IoT applications without the need for specialist wireless design skills, long design in cycles or complex wirel...

ByteSnap Design has expanded its capabilities by launching an early EMC testing service and investing in a testing chamber.Dunstan Power, ByteSnap's director, said: "The chamber is great news for clients as, through our EMC testing services, they'll get an even more cost effective production service. Our clients will gain a clearer...

Keysight Technologies has introduced a power analyser that combines power measurement with a touch driven oscilloscope. The IntegraVision power analyser is said to make it easy for R&D engineers to access dynamic views of current, voltage and power so they can see, measure and prove the performance of their designs.According to Keysight, wh...

Raspberry Pi 2 - the next generation of the hugely popular single board computer – has been launched by its distributors and features upgraded capabilities, faster processor cores and a doubling in memory capacity to 1GB.Raspberry Pi 2 incorporates the Broadcom BCM2836 application processor, containing a powerful ARM Cortex-A7 quad-core C...

Research published in Nature Materials by the University of Manchester and University of Sheffield shows that new 2D 'designer materials' can be produced to create flexible, see-through and more efficient electronic devices.Research published in Nature Materials by the University of Manchester and University of Sheffield shows that new...

In a move targets the connected home, Intel has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies."By 2018, we expect more than 800million broadband connected households worldwide," said Kirk Skaugen, general manager of Intel's Client Computing Group. "The...

STM32F042 и STM32F072 – новые представители семейства бюджетных микроконтроллеров STM32F0 на 32-битном ядре Cortex-M0 от ST Microelectronics. В новинках появилась периферия USB, CAN, HDMI, а также стало больше стандартной периферии – USART, SPI, I²C и таймеров.Imec, Medtronic, Ghent University and their project partners are to...

BT is planning to roll out 'G.fast' technology in a move that could see 500Mbit/s broadband being available to 'most of the UK' by 2025. Testing will start in two pilot locations this Summer.According to the company, G.fast will initially offer download rates of 'a few hundred Mbit/s'. Rates will then increase to around...

The Weightless SIG has completed its first quarter Weightless-N Working Group conference, convened to progress development of the new IoT specification for sub GHz spectrum.Professor William Webb, pictured, CEO of the Weightless SIG, commented: "Solid development work has progressed the specification significantly since October 2014. We ar...