Analog Devices has extended its digital signal processing portfolio with the addition of eight parts. Five of these will feature an ARM Cortex-A5 processor core, while all will be supplied with single or dual SHARC+ cores.Colin Duggan, director of applications and marketing, noted: "DSP is becoming a function that is becoming embedded in l...

Researchers at Korean science and technology institute KAIST say they have developed a flexible phase change RAM (PRAM) featuring self assembled block copolymer silica nanostructures on a plastic substrate. The team also claims the device consumes 75% less power than a conventional PRAM.PRAM is a candidate for use in flexible and wearable elect...

Researchers from Columbia University, along with scientists from Seoul National University (SNU) and the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science have demonstrated an on chip visible light source which uses graphene as a filament."We've created what is essentially the world's thinnest light bulb," said Columbia profes...

Due to the planned retirement of the previous owners of Electro Cables, the company has been acquired by Aerco.Managing director of Aerco, Rob Laughton, said: "Aerco is already a leading distributor of electrical components in the UK and this acquisition will strengthen our offering of cable, wire and associated accessories and widen the r...

The Weightless SIG, in conjunction with the Digital Catapult, has announced the deployment of a Weightless-N Smart City network for London. Operating in the licence-exempt, sub-GHz ISM spectrum using ultra narrow band technology, Weightless-N is said to have a range of several kilometres, even in urban environments."We are delighted to be...

Researchers at UCLA and the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory say they have developed a method that enables magnetic skyrmion bubbles to be created at room temperature using simple equipment and common materials.Skyrmions – small whirls in the magnetisation of magnetic materials – can have a diameter of less...

Tyndall National Institute, CEA-Leti and imec have entered into a collaborative open access project called ASCENT – Access to European Nanoelectronics Network – in a move intended to mobilise Europe's research capabilities.The project, which has received €4.7million from the EU's Horizon 2020 programme, will open the pa...

RS Components has expanded DesignSpark Mechanical with two optional modules – Mechanical Exchange and Mechanical Drawing – that are said to extend the tool's functionality."The advanced capabilities of the essential and free version of DesignSpark Mechanical will meet the 3D design requirements of the large majority of user...

Although it had previously agreed to accept an offer from a Chinese investment group, memory developer Integrated Silicon Solutions (ISSI) has now accepted an increased offer from Cypress that values the company at $670million.ISSI is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and markets products for the automotive, communications, industria...

Samsung has unveiled its Mirror and Transparent OLED display panels at a retail exhibition in Hong Kong. When Samsung's OLED display is integrated with Intel's Real Sense technology, a 'virtual fitting room' can be created and used to help consumers see themselves wearing clothing or jewellery.The Intel technology combines consu...