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When streetlights first started appearing around the world several centuries ago, they generally consisted of candles inside glass boxes. Every evening, the candles were lit and later extinguished by specially employed workers. It was a slow and labor intensive process, but this primitive system did have several advantages over the networks of streetlights that illuminate modern-day cities. Modern Electric Street...

Technical innovations in power module packaging are mainly driven by the challenging system requirements of the booming EV/HEV industry and the entrance of WBG materials. The introduction of the WBG semiconductors, SiC and GaN is today pushing the development of new power packaging solutions, announces the market research and strategy consulting company, Yole. SiC technologies become step by step an...

For most people, wearable technology means Fitbits and smartwatches. Experts predict, however, that wearable applications for the workplace — particularly in manufacturing — are likely to have a far bigger long-term impact. Efficiency hits new peaks. Workers turn into superheroes. And big business is investing. Because they’re seeing the logic in dollars and sense. Welcome to the revolution! In recent...

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, today announced a global distribution agreement with Samtec, a leader in the electronic interconnect industry and a global manufacturer of connectors, cables, optics, and RF systems. Through the agreement, Mouser now stocks the full line of Samtec products, including high-speed board-to-board, connectors, cables,...

DENSO Corporation today announced that it has agreed with Pioneer Corporation to take a stake in Tohoku Pioneer EG Corporation (Tohoku Pioneer EG), which is involved in the factory automation (FA) business and is owned by Tohoku Pioneer Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary of Pioneer Corporation. Recently, the global environment for the manufacturing industry is at a turning point due to...

The STMicroelectronics TSB712A precision op amp maintains stable parameters over wide voltage and temperature ranges, bringing cost-effective high-end performance to a multitude of applications, including industrial and automotive systems. Fully specified over a wide supply-voltage range of 2.7V-36V, or ±1.35V to ±18V, the TSB712A is a flexible go-to device for multiple designs that not only simplifies engineering decisions, but also eases purchasing...

IEEE and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), announced the publication and availability of IEEE 2050 -2018 - Standard for Real-time Operating System (OS) for Small-scale Embedded Systems. The new standard follows an agreement announced last November that transferred ownership of the TRON µT-Kernel 2.0 to IEEE-SA and that provided a license to TRON Forum for use of the intellectual property. "It's rewarding to see collaborative efforts...

EEMBC, an industry consortium that develops benchmarks for embedded hardware and software,  announced that its SecureMark -TLS benchmark is now available for licensing. Part of the SecureMark benchmarking suite for measuring the efficiency of cryptographic processing solutions, SecureMark-TLS focuses on the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol for internet of things (IoT) edge nodes. SecureMark-TLS measures the performance and energy consumption...

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC), a leading provider of customizable smart connectivity solutions, announced the appointment of Steve Douglass as the Company’s Corporate Vice President, R&D, effective immediately. Mr. Douglass brings extensive experience building and leading global high performing engineering and customer-facing teams that deliver industry-leading IC products and solutions. He has a proven track record of creating and...

Skybox Security, a global leader in cybersecurity management, recently participated in the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2018. Starting with the keynote speaker and during the technical sessions, it was clear that the common theme throughout the Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit 2018 in Mumbai was the need to understand the risks that are important, dangerous and real to...