Energy industry on the cusp of large-scale digital transformation: GlobalData
The global energy industry is facing major challenges from the ongoing environmental issues, changing regulations, low oil prices, and high capital and operating costs. They are forcing energy firms, which are traditionally considered conservative, to undergo a great deal of innovation and adopt disruptive technologies, according to leading data and analytics company, GlobalData.
The company's report 'Technology Trends in Energy' casts...
RSoft Product Updates Include New Design Features for Photonic Integrated Circuits & Silicon Photonics
Synopsys, Inc. announced the release of version 2018.03 of the Synopsys RSoft product portfolio, the newest version of the company's industry-leading family of software tools for photonic component and optical communication system design. RSoft 2018.03 expands the products' support for the design of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) used in applications ranging from data communications to sensors and biomedical devices, as...
Cree’s XLamp CMA LED Arrays with Best-in-Class Lumen Output, Efficacy & Reliability at Mouser
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the XLamp CMA LED arrays from Cree. These new high-current LEDs provide the industry’s best lumen density and efficacy for metal-based chip-on-board (COB) LEDs. Optimized for operation at high drive currents, the CMA LEDs deliver up to...
STMicroelectronics Launches World’s First Multi-Band GNSS Receiver with Autonomous-Driving Precision and Automotive Safety Compliance
ST's new Teseo receiver combines multiple-frequency (L1, L2, and L5) and multi-constellation tracking to correct positioning error for high-precision navigation
First-in-class device features built-in integrity checking for use in safety-critical systems (ISO 26262 ASIL)
Enables autonomous-driving systems to combine precise positioning with sensor data for enhanced system performance, safety, reliability
Assisting safer autonomous driving, STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global...
Indian Solar Sector Raised Over $10 Billion in Financing During 2017
In 2017, the Indian solar sector logged over $10 billion (~₹650 billion) in financing activity, according to Mercom Capital Group's recently released 2017 Q4 and Annual India Solar Market Update. By comparison, financing activity in the sector totaled approximately $4 billion (~₹260 billion) in 2016.
Project financing in 2017 rose to about $6.4 billion (~₹416 billion) on the back of 9.6...
Deep Learning for building, operating and managing Optical Networks
Communications traffic on the optical networks that sustain an ICT-powered society is expected to increase tremendously alongside the number of devices connected to the internet in the years ahead. In order to accommodate this volume of data, a number of new optical transmission technologies are being adopted one after another in optical networks, and it is believed that networks...
Fujitsu Applies Deep Learning to Develop Estimation Technology for Optical Transmission Signal Parameters
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc., and Fujitsu R&D Center Co., Ltd. today announced the development of technology for a framework to estimate optical signal transmission parameters from optical receivers. The companies have embarked on this development to simplify the building, operating, and managing of optical networks.
The companies have now developed technology that uses deep learning that...
Are you prepared for a Memcached Under Attack
In February of 2018 several organizations began publicly disclosing a trend in UDP amplified attacks utilizing exposed Memcached servers. The Memcached protocol was never intended to be exposed to the Internet and thus did not have sufficient security controls. Because of this exposure, attackers can abuse Memcached UDP port 11211 for reflective, volumetric attacks.
A Memcached amplified attack makes use...
Digi-Key Launches WeChat Part Search Function to Enhance Customer Experience at Electronica China 2018
During Electronica China in Shanghai March 14-16, 2018, visitors are encouraged to stop by Digi-Key Electronics’ booth located at E5.5324 for the chance to learn about the new WeChat feature – Part Search, as well as receive a free gifts, including a backpack and charging cable, and speak with company representatives about how their breadth of product, tools, and...
GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ Sanjay Jha to Pass Baton to Industry Veteran Tom Caulfield
After more than four years as chief executive officer of GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Sanjay Jha will hand over the company's top position to Dr. Thomas Caulfield, senior vice president and general manager and a highly-respected industry veteran.
Caulfield joined GF in 2014 following a successful career with an impressive track record of results spanning engineering, management, operational leadership and global executive experience...