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STMicroelectronics has acquired ams' assets related to its NFC and RFID reader business. ST has acquired intellectual property, technologies, products and business highly complementary to its secure MCU solutions serving mobile devices, wearables, banking, identification, industrial, automotive and IoT markets. Approximately 50 technical experts from ams have been transferred to ST.

Tattoos which contain your music? On-skin jewellery that can control your smartphone? Pay for your coffee with your elbow? …Sound a touch far fetched? A group of students from MIT Media Lab and Microsoft Research have developed prototypes of on-skin user interfaces, which resemble jewellery.

An international team of researchers has developed an ultra-thin health monitoring device that affixes to the skin like a patch and looks somewhat like a tattoo. As they note in their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the tiny device is able to monitor skin temperature, UV exposure, heart rate, changes in skin colour and blood oxygen level.Fitbit and other devices like it have become popular over the past few years as people look t...

After announcement of the smart module development, FUJITSU has released the full details and sample availability of the Bluetooth 4.2 module. The FWM7BLZ20 smart module is based upon the Nordic Semiconductor 'World’s most powerful' Bluetooth v4.2 SoC 'the game changer' and comes with integrated antenna.

To most of us, the mention of an e-paper display will remind us of devices like Amazon’s Kindle e-reader. But it’s not just e-readers that use this display technology. There are applications across many sectors such as in retail, marketing and travel. According to research company Technavio, the global e-paper display market is predicted to experience a huge compound annual growth rate of 41% over the period 2016 to 2020.

RS Components (RS)says it is the first distributor to market with the high-quality NFC timing relay from Schneider Electric, which offers control and monitoring of a timing relay via NFC (Near Field Communication) using a smartphone or tablet. The product is ideal for maintainers, machine and panel builders and OEMs, in fact anyone that currently uses a timing relay to control simple on/off switching tasks.

Described as a game changer for the Internet of Things (IoT) and wearables market, the WaRP7 development platform enhanced by NXP Semiconductors, designed and manufactured in partnership with Farnell element14 is now available to buy. Built from the ground up to address key challenges for design engineers such as size, battery life and connectivity, the open source design and complete software package of WaRP7 allows developers to innovate withou...

The complexity of automobile electronics systems continues to increase. Modern vehicles demand a growing number of electronic control units (ECUs) and sensors, plus higher data rate serial buses and a broadening range of wireless connectivity options. Through this technology, road users can benefit from superior navigation, telematics, protection, climate control and infotainment functions, resulting in improved comfort, greater access to media c...

Littelfuse has introduced two series of low capacitance TVS diode arrays optimised for protecting the NFC circuits of smartphones, tablets and other portable communication products from ESD damage. The SP3118 and SP3130 series TVS diode arrays include back-to-back TVS diodes fabricated in a proprietary silicon avalanche technology that absorb repetitive ESD strikes safely up to the maximum level specified in the IEC61000-4-2 international standar...

A manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, AVX Corporation is the only authorised supplier of Kyocera Electronic Devices to the Americas and Europe, announces the 6411 series PCI Express M.2 connectors from Kyocera Connector Products.