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Milan Ivković, Director Segment Analog/Power & Technical Support Center Manager EBV Elektronik discusses how design engineers can benefit from analogue systems in tandem with the digital world.

On 16th June 2022, NCAB Group hosted a free, one-day event at the De Vere Beaumont Estate Hotel, Windsor where four companies discussed the key drivers impacting the electronics industry both locally and globally.

Seika Machinery, a provider of advanced machinery, materials and engineering services, is offering the Malcom RCX Modular Profiler System with Video Camera. The Malcom RCX-C is an onboard camera system that can track and record a video of the PCB in the reflow oven.

At SEMICON West 2022 Hybrid, SEMI has announced the release of its report, 'Mid-Year Total Semiconductor Equipment Forecast – OEM Perspective'. This piece covers the data from SEMI and details the increase in semiconductor sales that are forecast over the the near future. 

IC Insights reports on semiconductor sales and considers the implications of the semi market based on the experiences of Micron and other major foundries such as TSMC.

In an update to its 2020 study, the Faraday Institution predicts that there will be demand for ten UK-based gigafactories (large, high volume battery manufacturing facilities) by 2040, each producing 20GWh per year of batteries.

SEGGER’s product line now fully supports the Arm Cortex-M85. This includes SEGGER’s Embedded Studio IDE, its J-Link debug probe, its Ozone debugger and its emPower OS all-in-one embedded operating system.

RTI has announced RTI Connext Drive 2.0, the production-grade connectivity framework for software-defined vehicles. Connext Drive now accelerates direct integrations into AUTOSAR Classic and ROS 2, enabling developers to leverage data-centric connectivity with familiar ecosystem architectures.

Renesas Electronics announced a strategic partnership with Tata Motors Ltd. (TML) and Tejas Networks Ltd. (Tejas), both Tata Group companies, on the design, development, and manufacturing of Renesas’ semiconductor solutions for enhancing innovation across electronics systems for the Indian and emerging markets.

Simple, standard applications are well served by AC induction motors, says Oriental Motor’s Paul Jepson. In this global chip shortage, the appeal of a chip-less motor with high IP ratings and low lead times has never been more apparent.