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At KPCA Show 2018, held in Gyeonggi-do from April 24 to 26, Atotech will showcase its latest production solutions for flex/flex-rigid and other PCB types at booth #J201. Next to its product promotion at the trade show booth, the company takes part in the technical conference (hall 7, Kintex 2) with the presentation of two papers. On Wednesday, April 25,...

 KP Performance Antennas, a manufacturer of WISP antennas, announced that it has released a new line of high-performance, 2 GHz sector antennas for use in WISP networks. KP’s new line of LTE (Long Term Evolution) 2 GHz sector antennas consists of three new models: KP-2DP120S-45, a 14 dBi sector with 120° azimuth beamwidth, the KPPA-2GHZDP60S-17-45, a 15.1 dBi sector with a 60° azimuth beamwidth, and...

Mouser Electronics, Inc., has entered into a distribution agreement with Gumstix, a leader in design-to-order embedded systems. As part of the agreement, Mouser Electronics becomes an authorized distributor of Gumstix's comprehensive portfolio of award-winning single board computers and embedded boards for the industrial, Internet of Things (IoT), smart home, medical, military, and automotive markets.         The Gumustix Overo computers-on-module (COMs) are...

Fujitsu has significantly boosted the performance of RAIDEN (Riken AIp Deep learning ENvironment), a computer system for artificial intelligence research it had originally deployed in 2017 to the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP Center), the AI research arm of RIKEN. The system upgrade by Fujitsu was based on an order received from RIKEN, and now RIKEN AIP...

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced  that its electronics arm, Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics), secured S$635m worth of contracts in the first quarter (1Q) of 2018. These included solutions in mobility, satellite communications, Internet of Things (IoT), public safety and security, cybersecurity and defence. Mobility enabling connected, seamless and safe travel ST Electronics extended its reach and...

Rohde & Schwarz is expanding its successful R&S M3AR family of airborne radios with another high-end radio. The R&S SDAR software defined airborne radio offers secure, high data rate communications, flexible deployment and true independence for the customer. In addition, Rohde & Schwarz is the only provider to offer a radio that can be certified for civil and military...

Silicon Labs and Sigma Designs, Inc.  announced the completion of Silicon Labs' acquisition of Sigma Designs' Z-Wave business, including a team of approximately 100 employees, for $240 million in an all-cash transaction. Z-Wave is a leading mesh networking technology for the smart home. More than 2,400 certified, interoperable Z-Wave devices are available from the thriving Z-Wave Alliance of more than 700...

 Mouser Electronics Inc. is teaming up for the fourth consecutive year with celebrity engineer Grant Imahara for the latest edition of their popular Empowering Innovation Together program, the Generation Robot video series. The exciting new series features five videos filmed in locations around the world, highlighting the people, companies and machines that are changing how we view and interact with robots....

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced two new AEC-Q101 qualified transmissive optical sensors for automotive and industrial applications. Offered in a compact 5.5 mm by 5.85 mm by 7 mm package, the Vishay Semiconductors TCUT1630X01 and TCUT1800X01 are the industry's first 3- and 4-channel transmissive sensors, respectively. The triple-channel TCUT1630X01 includes an infrared emitter and three phototransistor detectors located face to face in a surface-mount package....

Global semiconductor revenue derived from chip usage in electronic equipment and devices amounted to $111.4 billion at the end of Q1 2018, up a significant 17% from $95.2 billion during the same quarter a year ago, according to data from a new IHS Markit report. The figures come from the latest Application Market Forecast Tool (AMFT), an Excel database updated...