Like London buses. You wait ages for a Gadget Book to come along and then two come together. After Living with Robots, check out this one - EW 105: Space Electronic Warfare.

Advantech is offering a Tiger Lake-H COM Express Basic Type6 module. Called SOM-5883, it offers octa-core computing at under 45W using these integrated 11th generation Intel Core processors. Xeon and Celeron are also options. “With excellent Intel Iris Xe graphics and ready to use edge AI Suite software toolkit, SOM-5883 an ideal solution for medical imaging and AI applications,” according to Advantech. For image processing, the ...

There will be almost as many Muslims as Christians in the world by 2060, says Pew Research Centre. On current trends Christians will remain the largest religious group by 2060 (32% of the world’s population), but Islam will experience the fastest growth, with an expected increase from 24% to 31% of the global population over the next four decades. Fertility ...

Ampleon has introduced tough 1.4 and 1.6kW LDMOS RF amplifiers, designed to handle 65:1 VSWR. The ART1K6x series each include a pair (p-channel + n-channel) of mosfets. They operate from 1MHz to 450MHz in 48V Class E and 55V Class AB applications. “The maximum Vds figure supported being 177V. They can cope with a 65:1 VSWR,  which means that any potential ...

Signify has introduced “the first Philips LED A-class bulbs that meet the more stringent EU Ecodesign and Energy labeling regulations that come into effect on September 1, 2021”, according to Signify. “The new Philips LED bulbs with a longer lifespan.” They will be available in 40W (below) and 60W (above) equivalents and should be producing at lease 210lm/W. “Thanks to this technological ...

Synaptics, founded by industry legends Federico Faggin and Carver Mead, is to buy DSP Group The merger  is expected to generate annualised run rate synergies of $30 million. DSP Group operates in the Internet of Audio Things (IoAT) with growth opportunities in low power SmartVoice, unified communications & collaboration, and wireless IoT devices. Synaptics recently announced a Low Power Edge ...

Is this the worst semi shortage in the industry’s history? 52 week lead-times on some parts, double and triple ordering, parts being diverted to the grey market – all the usual signs of a chip famine are with us. “I’m an old-timer and I’ve watched these feast-famine cycles since I worked for Motorola in the late 70’s.This is probably the ...

Kioxia is on the horns of a dilemma – whether to file for an IPO or accept an offer from its  jv partner Western Digital to buy the entire company with an all-share offer of around $20 billion – about the same as WD’s market cap. Influences acting against a WD takeover are Kioxia management and  the China regulator, which ...

With space debris an ever growing problem, Astroscale has announced the successful completion of Phase 3A of its ELSA-d mission (End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration). It successfully tested its ability to capture its client spacecraft using the servicer’s magnetic system, in a demonstration performed on 25 August 25. Basically, the procedure was a validation of ELSA-d’s ability to dock with a ...

WHATEVER direction The General Electric Company May take in the future under the guiding hand of their new chairman  Mr.Arnold Lindley, one thing is certain – research will play a large part. So, 60 years ago, started a story in Electronics Weekly’s edition of January 18 1961 The story continues: And in all the ups and downs  of the company ...