Dialog says Apple has warned it that it will be cutting back on orders for the main PMIC in its three new iPhone models. Apple told Dialog it had an unnamed second source for the chip which is believed to be Apple’s own chip operation.  “If you think about the fact that we are qualified for all three phones, that ...

Diamond diodes are at the heart of a nuclear battery, designed by Russian researchers

Researchers at the University of Washington develop electronics small enough to enable a robot, RoboFly, to fly with flapping wings wirelessly.

Following yesterday’s handover of the CEO job at ST, Jean-Marc Chery, ST CEO, has announced the membership of ST’s execuive committee. “ST’s new Executive Committee is a team of strong and experienced semiconductor industry leaders,” says Chery, “our first priority is to deliver on our 2018 business and financial objectives and continue on our path of sustainable and profitable growth. ...

20 years ago this year two university students were talking to an angel investor. They had two problems: For their idea to work they needed computers and they had no money to buy them. They couldn’t see any way their idea could make any money. There and then, without negotiation, valuation or stock appropriation, the angel gave them a cheque ...

Researchers at Tohoku University and Mainz University create a switch to control the spin current.

BMP388 is a digital barometric pressure and temperature sensor from Bosch. The 24-bit device measures from 300hPa to 1250hPa, while consuming 3.4 µA at 1Hz “It features a best-in-class temperature coefficient offset between 20 and 65°C, the BMP388 delivers accurate altitude measurement over a broad temperature range,” said Mouser, which is stocking the device, and foresees it being used for altitude ...

Microchip is aiming at closed-loop control with a part of microcontroller families: PIC18 Q10 and ATtiny1607

Self-driving cars must reduce traffic fatalities by at least 75% to stay on the roads

Here's a niche one, but worthy of a place, I think, on Gadget Master. It's a book called The Analogue Revolution (Communication Technology 1901–1914).