Design

AI and semiconductor expert XMOS announce partnership with embedded audio software specialist DSP Concepts.

Sondrel, a provider of complex chips for leading global technology brands, reports that there is an increasing demand for its 3nm design services for custom ASICs.

A new CNC compact plasma cutting table has been launched by Swift-Cut Automation. Named ‘Swifty’, the table has been designed and priced to open up a world of possibilities to artists, educators and small workshops. The bench-top system, which comes complete with table, CNC and easy-to-use operating software, cuts mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium, brass, copper, and any ferrous and non-ferrous materials.

The BS 8888:2017 –Technical product documentation and specification, has been revised by BSI, the British standards company. The latest version is a comprehensive update to the UK’s national framework standard for engineering drawings and geometrical tolerancing.

Jonathan Wilkins, Marketing Director at obsolete equipment supplier EU Automation discusses how factory design can impact operational efficiency. One of the most famous buildings in the New York skyline, The Empire State Building, underwent a $550m environmental upgrade in 2011. Improving insulation, implementing energy saving technologies and refurbishing 6,500 windows cut the building’s annual energy usage by a substantial $4.4m. Whe...

As major charger manufacturers, including those in the automotive industry, are working to implement Qi v2.0 (Qi2) standards, Microchip Technology has released a Qi 2.0 dual-pad wireless power transmitter reference design.

congatec, a provider of embedded and Edge computing technology, welcomes the publication of COM-HPC Carrier Design Guide Rev. 2.2, which provides developers with performance specifications and a source of inspiration for the layout of modular designs on the basis of the small 95 x 70mm COM-HPC Mini specification.

Vishay Intertechnology has introduced two new panel potentiometers featuring integrated knobs and IP67 sealing.

Motability Operations, the commercial organisation that delivers the life-changing Motability Scheme to disabled people across the UK, reveals eVITA, a next-generation electric wheelchair accessible vehicle (eWAV) concept.

In a study carried out by the University of Surrey, researchers have found a way to create accurate 3D models from photographs of dogs – by using the technology behind the video game Grand Theft Auto.