Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Europe has recently introduced an SMD push-button switch named “Light Touch Switch”, which is the thinnest of its kind currently on the market with a thickness of only 0.50mm. The device features a very small footprint of only 2.6×1.6mm and it is designed for use …
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Lower weight, higher performance At the Airtec in Munich, the newly AS9100c certified Goudsmit Magnetics Group (stand A1-G93) will present a range of magnetic product solutions for the aerospace industry. The company designs, manufactures and supplies magnet systems and permanent magnets that are lower in weight than their predecessors and continue to …
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Speedboard Assembly Services, a leading Contract Electronics Manufacturer (CEM), has closed its 2016-2017 financial year with a turnover of £12.5m, up circa 12 per cent on FY 2015-2016 (which closed at £11.1m, up circa 20 per cent on FY 2014-2015). The continued strong growth is attributed to new business wins …
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Keysight Technologies, Inc. today announced an agreement with Sequans Communications whereby Keysight will use Sequans’ Monarch LTE for IoT chip platform to provide support for NB-IoT and LTE-M customers using Keysight’s E7515A UXM wireless test set. The integration assures customers that they have their test needs covered for IoT deployments and are in compliance …
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Wia, one of the leading Internet of Things (‘IoT’) cloud platforms, has secured a seed investment of €750,000 from Suir Valley Ventures, the entrepreneur-led venture capital fund (‘Suir Valley’), with additional funds coming from Enterprise Ireland. IoT comprises objects and devices that can be linked, monitored and controlled over the Internet …
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If energy companies are to successfully deploy Internet of Things (IoT) technology to drive innovation, efficiency, and increased productivity, they must upskill current employees and/or embark on recruitment drives. This is according to independent research commissioned by Inmarsat, which found that while the vast majority of energy companies have their sights …
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According to reports, around 32 per cent of companies across multiple sectors find it difficult to recruit experienced engineers and employees from other science backgrounds. Many industrial sectors are now adopting technology, such as embedded systems, that require advanced engineering skills. The skills gap created by the growth of jobs compared …
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Nanusens has announced that its CMOS nano-sensor technology has been successfully used to solve the problem of stiction in MEMS inertial sensors, which is a major source of failure for this type of sensor. ‘Our first silicon nano-sensor samples from GLOBALFOUNDRIES exceeded our expectations showing outstanding resilience to stiction, with the …
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TrackR, a leader in personal item tracking, has announced it has secured $50m in Series B funding led by Steve Murray at Revolution Growth, with Foundry Group, Amazon Alexa Fund, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, The Glenmede Trust, and Bespoke Strategies also joining the round. The capital will aid the company as …
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Texas Instruments (TI) has opened the door for developers to implement high-performing DLP display technology with virtually any low-cost processor by introducing the new 0.2-inch DLP2000 chipset and $99 DLP LightCrafter Display 2000 evaluation module (EVM). This makes it more affordable to leverage DLP technology and design on-demand, free-form display applications …
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