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SILICA will be focussing on connectivity and automation and will be hosting seven demonstrations at Embedded World 2015 in Nuremberg (Feb 24-26) dismissing the norm of glass case displays and wall-mounted videos. So visitors will be able to watch the Maxim beer mug factory (though no mention of whether beer is included) and a chance to order different chocolates via NFC tags.

An automotive-grade NFC chip, which features tap-to-connect technology, has been introduced by Broadcom. The BCM89095 simplifies the set-up process for mobile device connectivity within the vehicle and enables convenience applications such as keyless entry and vehicle settings.

Panasonic’s new NFC Tags provide a number of value added connectivity features including high security, high speed Near Field Communication and data storage, high radiation resistance using 4kbit Non-Volatile FeRAM Technology and have ultra low power consumption. The products are compliant with NFC forum standards and support ISO/IEC14443 TypeB & FeliCa RF Interfaces.

AtISE(Integrated Systems Europe) 2015, which takes place from 10th to 12th February, in Amsterdam, Acquire Digital will showcase its latest multi-touch application, alongside hardware partners, including Panasonic and Sony.

According to a recent report by Juniper Research, more than 770m biometric authentication applications will be downloaded each year by 2019. This is up from just 6m this year and will dramatically reduce dependence on alphanumeric passwords in the mobile phone market.

Measuring just 0.6x0.35x0.35mm, AVX has claimed that the sub-millimetre 0201 TACmicrochip series is the world’s smallest and lowest profile tantalum capacitor. The 0201 E case TACmicrochip capacitors provide standard tantalum technology benefits, including inherent immunity to piezoelectric noise, as well as higher stability, higher reliability and higher temperature performance than comparable MLCCs.

Securing M2M communications using a physical unclonable function. By G. Richard Newell, Senior Principal Product Architect, SoC Group, Microsemi.

At Embedded World 2015, which takes place from 24th to 26th February, Toshiba Electronics Europe will be showcasing technologies from across its wide range of standard and custom semiconductor solutions. Various application processors from the company’s ApPLite range will be demonstrated at the show. These application processors support secure communication and provide timely processing of text, sound, image and sensor data.

Fujitsu has added 18 models to its product series of smartphones and tablets for enterprise customers, including the ARROWS smartphone and tablet, equipped with Android 4.4, tablets running Windows 8.1, and enhanced models in other series, such as PC LIFEBOOK, PC ESPRIMO, and Workstation CELSIUS.

The winning applications for the NFC Windows Application Contest, launched by NXP Semiconductors, Microsoft, Identiv and Lenovo earlier this year, have been announced. The contest revealed a number of potential practical use cases for NFC in computing and on tablets, ranging from healthcare to gaming applications.