Seven reasons why Bluetooth is perfect for Industrial IoT 22nd May 2019

When you think of optical semiconductors, silicon is probably not the first material that springs to mind. The lack of a direct bandgap makes silicon a poor choice for applications such as light emitting diodes (LEDs). However, silicon has a number of useful properties that, in combination with micromachining, can make it a highly effective medium for steering light and processing with it. By Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics

Producer of specialty graphene materials, Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), has announced that the Company has received patent approval for its unique manufacturing process in the tenth out of eleven territorial applications made in 2010. AGM’s strategy is to ensure it has patent coverage in all of the major international territories in order to protect its technology. 

Rohde & Schwarz has won a contract to supply test equipment for the Electronic Engineering IoT living laboratory at the University of Aalborg. The IoT living lab is central to the University’s teaching of Electronic Engineering, and used for experimental Internet of things (IoT) projects by technical staff, MEng and masters students.

As per the report by Global Market Insights, ‘Worldwide Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Market was valued one billion in 2019 and will surpass a revenue collection of one 16 billion by 2025 with an annual growth rate of 40% over 2019 to 2025’. Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Market is driven by the rapid adoption of industry 4.0 technologies. 

With its fifth cohort now graduating, the Central Research Laboratory (CRL) has established itself as a hive of entrepreneurial and engineering endeavour. I have attended several of its Demo Day events over the past couple of years, and have been lucky enough to meet some very impressive startups as a result. By Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics

Microcontroller units (MCUs) continue to bring functional flexibility to ever-changing application requirements, and today’s top suppliers within the industrial, automotive and consumer markets consistently leverage the technology’s low power and high performance capabilities for a wide variety of applications. As the number one developer of 8-bit MCUs and a top five developer of other MCU products, Microchip Technology dominates the space - delivering its 25 billionth MCU alongside its 30th anniversary.

FPD-Link Learning Center from Texas Instruments is a comprehensive online classroom for system designers integrating FPD-Link serialiser/deserialiser technology into their ADAS or Infotainment applications. The on-demand curriculum offers subject matter, from basics to advanced, to widen the technical knowledge of experienced engineers as well as assist those who are just starting to design with FPD-Link serialisers and deserialisers.

Sage has just released its global state of the nation report on process manufacturing, revealing a sector that’s taking charge of its own destiny despite growing change and uncertainty. As political uncertainty bites, almost two thirds of UK manufacturers (62%) say regulatory changes are affecting their business, with 82% revealing the threat of import-export shake-ups around Brexit having significant impact on strategic decision making.