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Taxi paid by pitching ideas that tackle climate change
Startups had a chance to pitch to clean energy company Fortum on a moving electric vehicle during the Finnish startup event Slush. With Pitchalong Shuttle, Fortum looked for partnerships with sustainable and innovative startups in order to find digital solutions for tackling climate change.
Automotive firm drives forward with apprenticeship scheme
Automotive seating supplier, Lear has teamed up with Gateshead College to kickstart the roll-out of a UK wide apprenticeship programme.Lear has joined forces with the college and its strategic partner, Cidori, to develop a skills programme designed to help the Detroit-headquartered firm improve efficiency, boost productivity and increase employee engagement.
Rugged micropower magnetic sensor ICs maximise battery life
Allegro MicroSystems has announced the release of a family of Micropower Hall-effect switch ICs- the APS11700 and APS11760, designed specifically for battery powered applications in harsh industrial and automotive environments. Automatic power management enables average supply current as low as 6µA while operating directly from a vehicle battery or other unregulated supply.
Kick-start advanced innovations for efficient smart objects
By adding the new STM32G0 microcontrollers (MCUs) to the STM32 family, STMicroelectronics is stretching the portfolio of Arm Cortex-M-core MCUs to more thoroughly cover key embedded-market segments. The new G0 series targets entry-level applications that require greater energy efficiency, functionality, security, and value, in a smaller footprint.
Multi-panel GUI for improved developer experience
Setting up STM32 microcontroller (MCU) projects is more intuitive and efficient using STMicroelectronics’ latest release of the STM32CubeMX configuration tool. With its modern multi-panel GUI that lets users visualise and do more without changing screen view, STM32CubeMX v.5.0 makes optimising MCU-configuration parameters easier and more comfortable.
Intelligent network software ecosystem at SMTAI
Scheduled to take place 16th to 17th October, 2018 at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL, KIC has announced plans to exhibit at SMTA International. The new RPI i4.0 automatic profiling system with network software for real time dashboard, data sharing and traceability storage will be demonstrated in Booth #124.
What is driving the power electronics industry?
Enabling megatrends, the power electronics market has grown tremendously last year. Yole Développement (Yole) has discovered a $32.7bn power electronics market in 2017 in its report, ‘Status of the Power Electronics Industry’ published last summer.
Faster, easier PCBs ordering via Drag & Drop
The prototype specialist and PCB manufacturer Beta LAYOUT has simplified the online ordering process for printed circuit boards. The redesigned PCB-POOL online calculator now allows the direct data upload of a PCB design via Drag & Drop in several native file formats. Current accepted files formats include Altium Designer, EAGLE, Target 3001!, KiCad and Gerber X2.
Large distribution centre built for steel stockholder
To streamline and speed deliveries of long stock to customers, a Unicompact high-performance storage and distribution system from Kasto has been installed in a new, purpose-built unit in Ellwangen operated by Friedrich Kicherer, one of the largest steel stockholders in Germany. Three KASTOwin F bandsaws have been integrated into the system.
electronica: Toolkit extension opens up IoT applications
An extension to the capabilities of its DesignSpark Zerynth Studio middleware toolkit, through its partnership with Zerynth, was announced by RS Electronics at electronica. Members of the DesignSpark engineering community can now use Python to program microcontrollers for blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) applications through the DesignSpark Zerynth Studio suite.