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5G brings new applications and new business opportunities -
Innovating automotive software to do more with less -
Wrist-worn platform for monitoring ECG, heart rate and temperature -
Industrial connectors withstand heavy vibrations, shocks -
Electronics made accessible at electronica -
Enterprise AI Lab to solve business challenges using AI -
Humans and AI working together at the World Summit AI 2018 -
External AC/DC power supplies upgraded to the new standard
Around the Industry
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Expertise in emulation being brought to bearIt has been announced that Synopsys was selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the Posh Open Source Hardware (POSH) program to create new innovation in analog mixed signal verification as part of its Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI), in partnership with Lockheed Martin and Analog Devices, using Synopsys’ ZeBu emulation technology.
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Advanced technology key to strong foundry revenue per waferThe average revenue generated from processed wafers among the four biggest pure-play foundries (TSMC, GlobalFoundries, UMC, and SMIC) is expected to be $1,138 in 2018, when expressed in 200mm-equivalent wafers, which is essentially flat from $1,136 in 2017, according to a new analysis by IC Insights.
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Strategies for low risk sourcing of componentsDirect sourcing of electronic components used to be pretty simple. An OEM or Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) provider would order direct from the manufacturer or through authorised distributors to obtain any required components. There was usually no need to look any further.
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Premier Farnell signs non-volatile memory lineAdesto Technologies and Premier Farnell have signed a global distribution agreement. The franchise provides OEM customers with access to Adesto’s complete portfolio of ultra-low power non-volatile memory (NVM) products, with support provided through Premier Farnell’s sales, technical and product management resources.
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Avnet Silica wins Xilinx plauditAvnet Silica has won an award for ‘Best Performance’ from Xilinx. The award was presented recently at Xilinx’s annual channel sales conference for the 2018 financial year. It specifically recognised the excellent performance in distribution achieved by Avnet Silica’s sales and engineering team located in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).
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North takes pole position at Oxley GroupGarry North has been appointed as CEO of the Oxley Group of Companies. He will draw on his background as a Mechanical Engineer and over 40 years of experience in the manufacturing industry, particularly in the Aerospace and Defence sector.
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Step to it: RS supports electronica visitors challengeRS Components (RS) is supporting the ‘Big Step Challenge’, which is being launched by Messe Muenchen, the organisers of electronica 2018. The challenge has been devised to harness the power of the show’s international audience essentially ‘walking to unite the world through technology’. The electronica trade fair attracts visitors from more than 80 countries, who will be encouraged to take part.
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Test instrumentation challenge offers toolset prizeDeveloping a test instrumentation project using any components is the latest Project14 design contest set for its customers by element14.com. The most creative submissions will be in with a chance of winning a professional tool set from Farnell element14 and a $100 shopping cart to use on the Farnell element14 transactional site.
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