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5th January 2021
nRF52820 Bluetooth 5.2 System-on-Chip
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Featuring an Arm Cortex-M4 processor, clocked at 64MHz, with 256KB Flash, 32KB RAM, and a range of analog and digital interfaces, e.g. analog comparator, UART, SPI, TWI, QDEC, and full-speed USB 2.0.
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5th January 2021
MIOTY for worldwide Sub-1 GHz communication
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Wireless technologies are the backbone of our rapidly evolving, connected world. These technologies push different boundaries around communication speed, range and integration. Developers and manufacturers are looking for standardized solutions that offer a simplified approach to Internet of Things (IoT) design.
Analysis
4th January 2021
IDTechEx highlights 2020: energy storage research
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Energy storage technologies have undergone several years of sustained growth stemming from progress in markets such as consumer devices and the quest for decarbonisation kick-starting growth in electric vehicle (EV) and stationary energy storage demand.
Sensors
4th January 2021
Sensors get clever: AI revolutionises fitness trackers
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Squats, crunches or kettlebell swings: The list of fitness exercises available nowadays is almost endless. Many fitness trackers or smartwatches, however, offer only a very limited number of activities that can be tracked and do not recognise activities reliably due to different performance styles, equipment, heights and energy levels of users.
Passives
4th January 2021
Aluminium electrolytic screw terminal capacitors released
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What if engineers could save 30% on room and weight, for a given energy storage function? This is now reportedly achievable with EXXELIA's new FELSIC HC series of aluminium electrolytic screw terminal capacitors.
Design
4th January 2021
Flow browser engine preview for the Raspberry Pi 400
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Ekioh have made available a preview of their next-generation Flow browser engine. The release, for the Raspberry Pi 400, is now available to download from their website. Flow is a novel browser, built from the ground up, that is designed for modern computer architectures. It uses all the available CPU cores for page layout, so different elements of the page are laid out concurrently.
Displays
4th January 2021
aXiom touchless user interface for better hygiene
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TouchNetix has announced that its aXiom touchscreen chips now offer a built-in capability to detect various air gestures to allow for hygienic, touchless operation of multi-user devices such as kiosks, elevators and ticket sales machines. The chip’s gesture capability is also ideal for use in medical equipment, and for operating the touchscreen user interface in cars.
Analysis
4th January 2021
Transparent electronics: $20bn market comes into sight
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The new IDTechEx report, 'Transparent Electronics Materials, Applications, Markets 2021-2041' describes a market that will be well above $20bn in 2041 with a substantial possible upside. The rapidly expanding business of transparent electronics includes transparent electrics and optronics. For example, the new LG and Xiaomi micro-LED displays will constitute the best see-through billboards with 'bright images floating in the air' in planned smart cities, self-powering if another layer is added.
Analysis
4th January 2021
Printed sensors required for wearable skin patches
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Wearable technology with sensing functionality, such as wearable skin patches, is emerging as a highly promising application for printed/flexible electronics. Deployed either as skin patch or embedded within an e-textile, these devices enable parameters such as heart rate and temperature to be recorded in real-time and then transmitted wirelessly.
Automotive
4th January 2021
G3 smart electric SUV delivered to first customers in Norway
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Xpeng, a Chinese smart electric vehicle company, has started delivery of smart EVs to customers in Norway. 100 Xpeng G3 smart electric SUVs are being handed over this week to their new owners across 28 cities and towns in Norway - the northernmost of which is Bodø (67°N), just north of the Arctic Circle.
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