The latest figures from DMASS, the Distributors' and Manufacturers' Association of Semiconductor Specialists, show sales of semiconductors through distribution channels grew by 7.3% in Q3 to €1.57billion, with growth in most major regions.DMASS chairman Georg Steinberger commented: "We were happy to see Q3 turning out better t...

The University of Manchester has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) to help accelerate the commercialisation of 'wonder material' graphene.The agreement will see the two organisations work together on the development of graphene metrology, characterisation and standards vital to industry upt...

Researchers in the US have given the humble RF circulator a makeover. Not only is their prototype smaller, lighter, cheaper and more efficient, it's also claimed to be easily adapted to different frequencies.The team from the University of Texas at Austin says the device has the potential to double the useful bandwidth in wireless communica...

Seven months after announcing their Newton platform, Chinese fabless semiconductor company Ingenic is following up with Newton2; a MIPS based solution aimed at lowering the power consumption and area size of next generation wearables.The hardware module measures 15 x 30mm – 50% smaller than its predecessor. It packs an Ingenic M200 dual c...

Expanding its line up of image recognition processors, Toshiba has announced the TMPV760, targeted at advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).Supported by 14 hardware based image recognition accelerators, the device supports standard ADAS systems, including autonomous emergency braking, traffic light recognition, lane departure warning, lane...

IQD's newest addition to its range of advanced oscillator modules is its IQCM-110 series of GPS disciplined OCXOs.Unveiled at electronica this week, the new design incorporates an internal GPS receiver with a 1PPS output and is housed in a 14pin 60mm square package. When coupled to an external aerial via the incorporated SMA connec...

In his keynote address to NIDays, held last week in London, Eric Starkloff, vice president of global sales and marketing for National Instruments, said the Internet of Things (IoT) was not so much a technology, but more a 'convergence of technology'. He identified four main contributors: Moore's Law; wireless connectivity; sensor techno...

Spansion has licensed ARM's Cortex-M7 processor for its new range of next generation MCUs and system solutions."The new ARM Cortex-M7 processor will deliver advanced intelligence and energy efficiency for embedded applications," said Dhiraj Handa, senior vice president and general manager of Spansion's multi-market microcontro...

Tektronix has introduced a physical layer transmitter characterisation and debug solution for the MIPI M-PHY v3.1 specification.The MSO/DPO70000DX oscilloscopes and P7600 TriMode probes include support for MIPI M-PHY High Speed Gears 1, 2 and 3, PWM Mode (G0-G7), and SYS Mode. They are claimed to offer the lowest noise performance in t...

Texas Instruments' new data converter and digital isolation families are designed to enable leading reinforced isolation ratings and precision performance for high voltage applications.The ISO7842 series of high immunity reinforced isolators can withstand an isolation barrier with a working breakdown voltage of 1,500Vrms for a minimum lifet...