Fans of the sci-fi franchise Star Trek may recall a scene in the 1986 film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home that mentions a make-believe material called transparent aluminum. A real-world version of it eventually emerged from Oxford University where researchers created a ceramic alloy (officially called Aluminum Oxynitride or ALON) by fusing aluminum, oxygen […]
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MIT spin-off Arctic Sand becomes POWERful feather in the cap of Peregrine Semiconductor
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., a Murata company and the founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator), today announces the acquisition of Arctic Sand Technologies. An MIT spin-off, Arctic Sand designs and manufactures low-power semiconductors for use in DC-DC power conversion applications. This strategic acquisition will accelerate Murata’s vision to revolutionize power electronics with the world’s smallest, […]
Raspberry Pi lab to get test instrument upgrade
Electronic instrumentation maker Tektronix says it will outfit the R&D lab for Raspberry Pi with the latest Tektronix high-speed test gear. Raspberry Pi’s new laboratory will focus on high-speed serial design and validation testing. The new test equipment from Tektronix will deliver the kind of bandwidth necessary to support any future high-speed interfaces that would […]
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Alphabet soup: understanding IoT acronyms and how to compare them
By Matt Smith, Head of Cortet Engineering. Colorado Offices As the Internet of Things (IoT) industry continues to expand, new information on emerging best practices, technical specifications and design considerations continues to flood the market. Here at CEL, one of our priorities is helping you navigate through the deluge of information and identify which technology […]
Vodafone’s Indian Telecom Unit Merges with Local Company
NEW DELHI (AP) — British telecom company Vodafone’s Indian unit on Monday announced a merger with Idea Cellular, a local company, creating India’s largest telecom operator, with around 400 million customers. Vodafone will own 45.1 percent of the combined company and Idea will have a 26 percent stake, while the rest will be owned by […]
A new speed fix for WiFi? Try 40Gbit/s per infrared ray
Long gone is our comfy relationship with 802.11b’s up to 11 Mbps and even our patience with its alpha-suffixed descendants at 54 Mbps (801.11a and 802.11g), 300 Mbps (802.11n), and 1Gbps (802.11ac). It’s not as if we ever approached or approach the theoretical maximums, anyway. It’s like the 20 bits of data returned from the […]
Nokia Splits Mobile Networks Group, Shuffles Leadership
Nokia is making some strategic moves to adapt to changing market demands, including splitting its Mobile Networks business group into two distinct organizations. The company on Friday said as of April 1, the current Mobile Networks group will become two separate entities. Those will include a Mobile Networks business focused on products and solutions, and […]
U.S. Indicts Two Russian Spies, Others for Yahoo Hacks
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four defendants – including two officers of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) – for computer hacking and economic espionage for hacking into Yahoo’s network and email accounts in 2014. According to a press release issued by the DOJ Wednesday, the defendants include Russian nationals Dmitry Aleksandrovich Dokuchaev, 33, […]
New 12G SDI connector from Hirose simplifies PCB layout
Hirose has developed a serial digital interface (SDI) compliant connector that supports high transmission speeds up to 12 Gbps. The miniature BNC75 series radio frequency (RF) connector features an optimized center contact design that simplifies PCB layout and supports SMT processing, decreasing labor and assembly time. The BNC75 Series connector supports 3G, 6G and 12G […]
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ERNI USA delivers fully assembled and tested military backplanes
ERNI USA provides manufacturing and support services for military OEMs with special product requirements, performance specifications, test parameters and supply chain needs. With expertise in press-fit technology (semi- and fully-automatic), ERNI specializes in fully assembled and fully-tested military backplanes. ERNI manufactures high-quality, low-to-mid volume, high-mix military backplanes for radar equipment, drones and other military equipment. […]
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