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Smiths Interconnect supplies interposers for satellite programme
The first satellite of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG-1) is now orbiting the earth. It is a satellite system designed to ensure operational continuity for the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) observation services supplied by the satellites in the first generation of COSMO-SkyMed.
Mouser inks pact with non-volatile memory supplier
Mouser Electronics has agreed a distribution deal and partnership with GigaDevice, a provider of non-volatile memory solutions. As part of the agreement, Mouser Electronics is now an authorised distributor of GigaDevice SPI NOR, SPI NAND, and parallel NAND flash memory devices that are ideal for embedded applications such as automotive, consumer electronics, Internet of Things (IoT), industrial and mobile devices.
Record amount of IC capacity forecast to be added in 2021
IC Insights recently released its Global Wafer Capacity 2020-2024 report that provides in-depth analyses and forecasts of IC industry capacity by wafer size, by process geometry, by region, and by product type through 2024. Typically, the IC industry meets most of its IC unit demand by increasing wafer starts, not by dramatically increasing the number of dice per wafer. The number of good ICs shipped per wafer increased by an average of...
Japan’s first fully integrated defence event
DSEI Japan 2019, held in Makuhari Messe, Tokyo between 18th and 20th November, marked both the first fully-integrated large-scale defence and security exhibition in Japan, and the first DSEI event to be held outside of London. DSEI Japan was launched after the Japanese defence budget was increased to record highs of $46bn as part of the renovation of their military forces. This inaugural exhibition came about following the revision of the Th...
How can 'unmakeable' parts be designed and manufactured?
Diversified Plastics (DPI) has released a new whitepaper titled ‘Design and Manufacture the Impossible’. This whitepaper details how Carbon Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) technology allows engineers and manufacturers to explore what has been previously impossible to produce using conventional manufacturing.
Acquisition adds resistors to passive components portfolio
Exxelia has announced that it has completed, on Dec 23rd, 2019, the acquisition of Micropen Technologies Corporation. Micropen is a manufacturer of high technology resistors, known under the Ohmcraft brand, serving the medical, defence, space and industrial markets. Micropen also manufactures with the same technology special sensors dedicated to the medical and security markets.
Single board computers in stock at Mouser
Gaming, smart home gateways, rovers and drones, interactive installations, and 3D scanning are all potential applications for UDOO’s X86 II single board computers which are now being shipped by Mouser Electronics. The single board computers are available in two models — ADVANCED PLUS and ULTRA — both of which are based on 64-bit quad-core Intel processors.
Getting serious about IoT security
One of the great challenges for the Internet of Things in 2020 will be the improvement of the security and privacy of the connected devices. To achieve this, the collaboration of all the agents of the IoT ecosystem becomes more necessary than ever as evidenced in the recent edition of the IOT Solutions World Congress held at Fira de Barcelona. By Anna Solana
Back to work, but are passwords redundant?
Millions of workers returning to work after Christmas and New Year will have to remember an average of 191 passwords and many of these will have been forgotten over the break. It comes as no surprise then that employees may not be instantly productive as they waste time calling IT helpdesks to help them login. This ‘password fatigue’ is expensive, costing companies $70 per individual password reset according to authentication platform...
Broadening the scope of cooperations
X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE has announced that it is broadening the scope of its cooperation with the EUROPRACTICE Consortium which counts high profile institutions such as Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits and imec as members.