Feabhas, the embedded software training company, is introducing STM32F4 ARM Cortex M4-based microcontrollers to its practical training sessions. According to Niall Cooling, CEO at Feabhas, software engineers no only need to be able to write complex code they also need to fit that code onto chips. “To ensure our C++11 /14 and C11 delegates get the most from the latest techniques and ...

The BBC has chosen BT to provide its broadcast network from April 2017 in a seven-year deal worth over £100m. The move is interesting because it will use an internet-based network which is claimed to provide greater flexibility for the broadcaster. It will allow the BBC to introduce data-hungry formats – like Ultra HD (4K), 360-degree content. The new network will allow the BBC to ...

Erle Robotics has been funded by the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as part of its Robotics Fast Track (RFT) programme. The Spanish robotics company will develop reusable and reconfigurable robot hardware components, which it calls the Hardware Robot Operating System (H-ROS). According to Erle, the aim of the H-ROS project is to simplify the design and building of robots, which it ...

The two greatest names in the industry have a common vision – The Connected Home – with these two guys behind the vision how can it not become reality? Ahem. Quite easily actually. In his keynote speech at the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show (CES),Bill Gates was saying how Microsoft is producing the standards which can enable the networked home. A week later, ...

The handset baseband processor market declined 12% in 3Q15, says Strategy Analytics, to reach $5.1 billion. Top five vendors were: Qualcomm, MediaTek, Samsung LSI, Spreadtrum and HiSilicon. Qualcomm faced strong competition but maintained its baseband market share leadership with 55% revenue share, followed by MediaTek with 23% revenue share and Samsung LSI with 7% revenue share, narrowly ahead of Spreadtrum, ...

Xilinx is shipping a 16nm finfet Virtex UltraScale+ FPGA made on TSMC’s 16FF+ process. Xilinx says it is actively engaged with more than 100 customers on the UltraScale+ portfolio with design tools, and has already shipped devices and/or boards to over 60 of them. The devices join the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoCs and Kintex UltraScale+ on 16nm. Virtex UltraScale+ devices are aimed at ...

In the great ocean of bolllox sweeping across the tech world e.g. the ‘as a service’ (aaS) thing, the IoT thing, driverless cars, wearables etc, the concept of ‘DX’ has a notable place. DX, meaning digital transformation, appears to be another of those BS marketing terms which are used to make managers feel guilty if they haven’t understood or implemented ...

Vishay has introduced a metal-core-based cool white LED power module producing 4,000 lm from 12 leds in series driven at 1A and dissipating 36W. Called VLSL12A03-3Q3T-50A, “to simplify designs and manufacturing processes it can be combined with off-the-shelf LEDiL quadruple lenses, while its integrated thermal sensor and four-fold plug-in connector eliminate the need for additional soldering”, said the firm. Sensor ...

Now, I reckon this is some nine years late!

Microchip still has places on its February training courses Subjects will cover the firm’s MPLAB X development environment, C for embedded engineers, the XC8 C compiler and programming its ‘core independent peripherals’ through its new MCC tool. All Microchip courses are in Wokingham Berkshire Training Reference Description Duration Price Pre-requisites TLS 0101 8 feb 2016 1pm Getting Started with Microchip ...