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Rohde & Schwarz strengthens its leading position in WLAN signaling testing. The R&S CMW270 wireless connectivity tester allows developers to test the RF characteristics of WLAN 2x2 MIMO stations in line with the IEEE 802.11ax standard. Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) is a multi-antenna method that uses multipath propagation to boost data rates in wireless communications. The transmit and receive...

AAEON releases the BOXER-8120AI, a powerful and compact controller for edge AI applications. Powered by the NVIDIA Jetson TX2, the BOXER-8120AI supports 256 CUDA cores and a range of AI frameworks including TensorFlow, Caffe2, and MXNet. The device is able to process images, video, and speech in real time, and without a connection to the cloud. The system features 8GB...

Sapporo Medical University, Fujitsu Limited, and Fujitsu Hokuriku Systems Limited today announced that this month they will begin development of an AI machine learning model to optimize prescription of oral hypoglycemic medicines in the treatment of diabetes, as part of joint research on AI use with clinical data. This joint R&D project aims to...

Adoption of lithium-ion batteries has been a significant subject of industry investment with a CAGR of 8%. The global market for lithium batteries is likely to reach 28 billion dollars by the end of 2018. Be it Tesla—leading autonomous cars manufacturer—or Apple and Samsung—the leading tech giants—everyone is rushing forward to invest in the Li-ion market. In a recent...

For the fourth quarter of 2018, highlights include: Revenue of $1,503.1 million Gross margin of 37.9 percent GAAP operating margin of 14.8 percent and non-GAAP operating margin of 16.8 percent Operating cash flow of $421.0 million and free cash flow of $289.0 million GAAP earnings per share of $0.39 and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.53 For 2018, highlights...

Vishay Intertechnology introduced the new WSBS5216 and WSBS5216...14 12 W Power Metal Strip battery shunt resistors in the compact 5216 case size. With extremely low resistance of 100 µΩ, the Vishay Dale AEC-Q200 qualified devices increase accuracy and lower costs compared with Hall Effect current sensing solutions, while the optional Sn terminal plating of the WSBS5216...14 assists with PCB mounting and provides improved...

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), a global multi-channel provider of industrial and electronic products and solutions, has announced availability of two new PSoC® 6 prototyping kits from Cypress Semiconductor Corp.: the first for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth IoT development and the second for BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) based IoT applications. Along with advanced connectivity, the two...

2.5D and 3D stacking technologies are the only solution that meet the required performance of applications like AI and datacenter as for today”, confirms Mario Ibrahim, Technology & Market Analyst from Yole Développement (Yole). Stacking technologies are used in a variety of hardware, including 3D stacked memory, GPU , FPGA , and CIS , are intended for the high/mid and low-end market segments. Hardware...

STMicroelectronics for less than $10, the STM8-SO8-DISCO 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) Discovery Kit from STMicroelectronics lets users evaluate all three STM8 variants currently available in the popular 8-pin SO8 package. As well as outstanding three-in-one value, the kit offers no-frills simplicity and features to jump-start the next stage of development. There is a single button and indicator LED for interacting with the board,...

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the QPF4528 front end module (FEM) from Qorvo. Designed for Internet of Things (IoT) systems based on Wi-Fi 6, the 5 GHz FEM offers a compact form factor and integrated matching to minimize layout area in applications such as wireless routers, set top boxes, and access points. Qorvo’s QPF4528 FEM integrates a 5 GHz power...