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29th April 2021
Live Webinar: Microchip’s RISC-V Solutions
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Avnet Silica invites you to learn Microchip's new PolarFire® SoC FPGA family and the advantages of RISC-V open Instruction Set Architecture (ISA). We will also give an overview of Microchip's RISC-V IP core offering, supporting a variety of Instruction Set Extensions, followed by a Q&A session at the end to help address your specific questions.
Aerospace & Defence
29th April 2021
Mars Ingenuity completes flight with DC motors
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Space fans are thrilled: NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has successfully completed its pioneering flight on Mars. This is the first time in the history of powered, unmanned spaceflight that a device has flown in a controlled manner on another planet – partly thanks to DC motors that have been modified for this challenge. 
Displays
29th April 2021
Will micro-LED displays be a threat to OLED displays?
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With the launch of Micro- and Mini-LED displays by various OEMs and display vendors, the self-emissive LED-based displays have attracted tremendous attention by both investors and end-users. A selection of examples can be found below:
Industrial
29th April 2021
Predictions in technology are almost always wrong
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on the cusp of becoming an irreplaceable tool in a wide range of fields, such as working from home, avionics, telecommunications and defence. The latest frontier in this development is ruggedisation and miniaturisation. Here, Andy Conway, Sales Manager at Embedded Computing Specialist Recab UK, reflects on the unpredictability of the inventions that led to the breakthroughs behind AI.
Automotive
29th April 2021
Software unlocks potential for thousands of EV chargers
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Smart technology could pave the way for tens of thousands of EV chargers to be easily installed across the UK. An innovation trial by network operator UK Power Networks has shown for the first time that more than 500 electric vehicles chargers could be connected around a single electricity substation, using new technology rather than building new cables and substations.
IoT
29th April 2021
What does IoT mean for your business?
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You might have heard of Internet of Things (IoT), a technological movement with the potential to shift how our entire society works. While industry and technology developers are clear on its benefits, educating other businesses on how they could make use of IoT is proving challenging. Here, Kristian Torode, Director and Co-founder of business IoT solutions provider, Crystaline, looks at how IoT could improve your business operations.
Industrial
29th April 2021
Could you help to develop an electrical trainee?
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As restrictions ease and the UK economy well and truly starts moving again, growing electrical businesses can now get their plans for development back on track. With the unprecedented financial strain putting many plans of recruitment on hold in 2020, electrical businesses are now starting to consider their recruitment and growth strategies again.
Wireless
29th April 2021
Smart lampposts tackle COVID response and recovery
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A new generation of smart lampposts that can read body temperatures and detect overcrowding could stop the spread of COVID-19 and regenerate cities, according to a new report. These 21st century lamp columns go beyond street lighting by incorporating sensors that can receive and transmit information about crowd density, and even the body temperature of individuals. They can also incorporate CCTV, air quality sensors, flooding monitors, digital signage, and 5G wifi hotspots.  
Displays
29th April 2021
Single-chip solution for large, ultrawide touch displays
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To better meet the need for safe, intuitive and easy-to-use user interfaces within automotive vehicles, designers are continuing to consolidate the vehicle’s cluster, centre stack and co-driver displays into ultrawide touch displays.
Latest
29th April 2021
Project to mimic processing of biological neural systems
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CEA-Leti has announced the launch of an EU project to develop a novel class of algorithms, devices and circuits that reproduce multi-timescale processing of biological neural systems. The results will be used to build neuromorphic computing systems that can process efficiently real-world sensory signals and natural time-series data in real-time and to demonstrate this with a practical laboratory prototype.
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