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MCU development kit leads to faster prototypes
Announced earlier this year the Clicker 2 development kit for Cypress Semiconductor’s PSoC 6 microcontrollers (MCUs) is now on sale at distributor RS Components (RS). The kit is the result of a collaborative development by RS, Cypress Semiconductor and MikroElektronika. It bridges the gap between expensive, power hungry application processors and low performance MCUs.
Saving smartphones from the plague of broken screens
Everyone who owns a smartphone has experienced that moment of terror when it slips from your hand and is thrown by the unforgiving force of gravity onto the pavement, sometimes with a merry little bounce and other times with a deafening smack. Then you pick up your smartphone, dust off what you think for a hopeful moment is dirt but is actually little chips of the screen breaking away because sure enough, the ground had its way with the phone.
Exploring mega trends at SEMI-MSIG European Summits
STMicroelectronics CEO, Jean-Marc Chery and SEMI President and CEO, Ajit Manocha will kick off the co-locatedSEMI-MEMS & Sensors Industry Group’s (SEMI-MSIG’s)European MEMS & Sensors Summit 2018andEuropean Imaging & Sensors Summit(19th-21stSeptember in Grenoble, France).
Partnership to offer free PCB footprint files
It has been announced by CUI that it has teamed up with SnapEDA, to provide designers with a catalogue of free, ready to download PCB footprints and symbols for CUI’s range of board mount electromechanical components.
Why no one can score against the unbeatable RoboKeeper
As the world cup kicked off in Moscow on June 14th, the German team failed to notice they were short one player, a world-class goalie. Neymar couldn’t beat him, Ronaldo failed, but the German keeper would not have conformed with the rules - it is a robot.Called ‘RoboKeeper’, the computer-controlled football machine is a development of the Fraunhofer-Institut für Materialfluss und Logistik (IML). Back in 2006, when Germany w...
Digitiser cards stand test of time at DESY
Particle accelerators to investigate the structure of matter at DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron) run 24/7 for international experimenters so it is vital to have reliable equipment that can work perfectly for many years. Spectrum Instrumentation has become one of DESY's suppliers of choice for digitiser cards for the past fifteen years because of its reputation for quality.
For ultimate data centre security, technology alone is not the answer
The security of data has been a hot topic in recent months. The EU’s roll-out of new GDPR regulations, the Cambridge Analytica scandal, or the seemingly weekly revelations of financial institutions or consumer service providers which have had their databases hacked, are all examples most of us will be aware of. Author: Arturo Maqueo, Regional Sales Engineering Director LATAM,Flexenclosure
Tranche of T&M products boost distributor line card
A raft of test and measurement products have been added to the Farnell element14 line card. These include the Weller WE 1010 soldering station, the Tektronix DAQ6510 data-acquisition and logging multimeter system, the Rohde & Schwarz R&S® FPC spectrum analyser, and the R&S HMP power-supply family.
VR headset reduces children's fear of needles
The scenario is all too familiar for the majority of parents. The crying, the screaming and the tantrums as they try to coax their children into the doctor’s office for routine immunisations. After all, who can’t relate to being fearful and anxious about needles?Needle phobia is one of the most common fears among children who receive vaccines and they are exposed to needles on numerous occasions throughout their childhood.
Combining science and sensor technology in a shoe insole
NWTNLabs has announced the launch of RUNVI, the smart insoles that provide real measurement to help health and fitness lovers achieve their goals more efficiently, on Kickstarter.