STMicroelectronics is to lead Lab4MEMS II, a €26million project which brings together 20 industrial, academic and research partners in nine European countries to focus on Micro Optoelectromechanical Systems (MOEMS).While the Lab4MEMS project focused on developing a pilot line for next generation MEMS devices augmented with such technologie...

In a move which sees the separation of Plastic Logic's technology and manufacturing interests, FlexEnable has been launched with a mission to focus on 'truly flexible' electronics.The move has been led by Indro Mukerjee, previously CEO of Plastic Logic. Mukerjee, who will be FlexEnable's chairman, said: "It's the launch...

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have created the first transistors made of silicene. The research is said to hold the promise of building dramatically faster, smaller and more efficient computer chips.Silicene, made of a one atom thick layer of silicon atoms, is said to have outstanding electrical properties but has proved diff...

ARM has announced the ARM Cortex-A72 processor, said by the company to be the highest performing CPU technology currently available for developing mobile SoCs. The Cortex-A72 is anticipated to deliver a level of CPU performance that is 50 times greater than was available from the leading smartphones of five years ago.The A72 was announced as pa...

Skrymions – small magnetic whirls – may revolutionise future data storage and information processing if they can be moved rapidly and reliably in small structures, according to a European research team comprising scientists from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and TU Berlin, together with colleagues from the Netherlands and Sw...

Silicon Labs has bought Bluegiga Technologies in a cash deal which values the Finnish connectivity specialist at around $60million. According to Silicon Labs, the strategic acquisition expands its wireless hardware and software solutions for the IoT."With Silicon Labs' wireless, microcontroller and sensor portfolios gaining considerabl...

A new way to process fibre optic signals has been demonstrated by UCL researchers, who claim the approach could double the distance over which data travels error-free through submarine cables. Because the new method does not require signals to be boosted, it has the potential to reduce the costs of long-distance optical fibre communications.The...

Looking to address emerging human machine interface applications, Spansion has added two ARM Cortex-M4 based MCUs to its product line. The FM4 S6E2DH features an integrated graphics display controller, while the S6E2CCxxF/MB9BF568F series comes with self contained voice command control."These new product families deliver tremendous value a...

A dual band GSM/GPRS terminal from UK designer and manufacturer Siretta is said to set a new price point for such devices of less than £40. The cellular modem is intended to allow the deployment of wireless communications in M2M and IoT applications without the need for specialist wireless design skills, long design in cycles or complex wirel...

ByteSnap Design has expanded its capabilities by launching an early EMC testing service and investing in a testing chamber.Dunstan Power, ByteSnap's director, said: "The chamber is great news for clients as, through our EMC testing services, they'll get an even more cost effective production service. Our clients will gain a clearer...