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Soft robotics has many promising applications. It brings a list of capabilities absent in most other robotics, including dexterity, flexibility and safe physical interaction with humans. Soft robotics refers to robotics that are comprised of either soft materials, soft joints or soft layers over hard armatures. ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling...

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totalled $419.7 billion in 2017, a 22.2 percent increase from 2016, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Undersupply helped drive 64 percent revenue growth in the memory market, which accounted for 31 percent of total semiconductor revenue in 2017. "The largest memory supplier, Samsung Electronics, gained the most market share and took the No. 1 position...

As the Automotive industry moves from current SAE Level 2 where vehicle takes control of acceleration, braking and steering with human oversight, to fully autonomous Level 5 where vehicle requires no human interaction, the need for capable image sensors to support various camera systems for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Autonomous Driving grows at increasing rate. Automotive camera systems around the vehicle have varying requirements....

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) announced it will host the following event with the financial community: 2018 Investor Day Location & Date Event: 2018 Investor Day Presenters: President and Chief Executive Officer, Ron Nersesian, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Neil Dougherty, along with other members of Keysight's executive management team will provide an in-depth overview of the company and business segments,...

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has added a range of the most popular industrial automation devices from Pro-face to its extensive portfolio of HMI (Human Machine Interface) products, including 10 touch-displays from the GP4100 series and two touch-PLCs from the LT4000M series. The Pro-face Connect system delivers an Industry 4.0 IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things)...

Molex and Excelfore have teamed up on the development of a 10 Gbps Ethernet Automotive Network designed to accelerate data bandwidth in intelligent connected vehicles.  Integrating highly reliable high-speed data transmission, prioritization, scalability and security, the new Molex network platform featuring Excelfore connected mobility solutions will be officially unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show, Jan 9-12, 2018, Las Vegas,...

RECOM opens new doors with its universal half-bridge reference design which is a platform design that can be used to compare the real-life performance of various high power IGBT, 1st/2nd generation SiC, GaN, MOSFET and Cascode switching technologies. As the gate driver and PCB layout is the same for every transistor type, users will be able to compare and...

Qorvo , a leading provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, is helping seniors live more independently in their homes with the help of a new eHealth system powered by the company’s chipsets for the Internet of Things (IoT). Health insurer CZ will provide the system to 3,000 elderly customers in the Netherlands, marking the first deployment...

Bel Power Solutions and Protection, a Bel group company and premier global manufacturer of power management devices, announces the new LDX-B20, a microprocessor-controlled buffer unit rated at 20A and usable in 12, 24, 48 and 72 V systems. It monitors output voltage from a DC power supply and, in the case of failure, keeps the output regulated for at...

DENSO, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, announced a significant investment in startup company ActiveScaler, a developer of Managed MaaS (Mobility-as-a-Service) systems powered by artificial intelligence. DENSO’s investment will help expand ActiveScaler’s platform and technologies, which simplify and better customize shared mobility experiences. The agreement also will help accelerate deployment of Managed MaaS systems for leading mobility operators and fleet service providers. With the increase...