Review Display Systems (RDS) is stocking Kontron’s latest industrial mini-ITX single-board computer, which can support Intel 12th and 13th generation Core i9, i7, i5, and i3 CPUs, and their Pentium and Celeron relations. “Developed for embedded applications requiring continuous operation, ‘K3833-Q mITX’ is suitable for industrial automation, machine vision, medical devices and digital signage,” said RDS. Produced in Germany, it ...
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Qualcomm’s generative-AI phone processor
Qualcomm has developed a smartphone processor for on-device generative AI. Called Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, “this platform unlocks a new era of generative AI enabling users to generate unique content, help with productivity, and other breakthrough use cases,” claimed company general manager Chris Patrick. Certain large language (LLM) and language vision models (LVM) will be supported locally, as will transformer ...
14bit inductive rotary sensor detects at 600,000rpm and in 2μs
Renesas has invented a non-contact industrial rotary inductive position sensor that works up to 600,000rpm and has a propagation delay less than 2μs. This image is part one of the snippets of information available Beyond that, the company is not saying much as the IC (or ICs) is is not scheduled for mass production until Q2 next year. It is ...
Qualcomm’s 12core 3.8GHz Arm laptop processor
Qualcomm has revealed a 4nm Arm-based 12core laptop processor: Snapdragon X Elite. Its 12 64bit cores run at up to 3.8GHz, then two of these can be boosted to 4.3GHz. The on-board GPU is rated at 4.6Tflop/s and supports DX12, and a separate neural processor (NPU) is rated at 45Top/s – the data type has not been specified in either ...
Eight channels of data acquisition at 10Gsample/s
Spectrum Instrumentation has introduced a way to parallel its 12bit 10Gsample/s data acquisition cards up to eight channels, that can also produce 16 12bit channels at 5Gsample/s. Called Star-Hub, it works with the company’s recently introduced M5i.33xx series of PCIe digitisers. “The Star-Hub option is installed by mounting a single piggyback module onto any of the M5i series cards in ...
Secured Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 radio for vehicles
NXP has announced a dual-band concurrent Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radio for automotive use that includes security. Called AW693, it is a dual Wi-Fi 6/6E and and Bluetooth 5.3 device supporting four modes: CDW 2×2 Wi-Fi 6/6E 5GHz + 1×1 Wi-Fi 6 2.4GHz CDW 1×1 Wi-Fi 6/6E 5GHz + 1×1 Wi-Fi 6 2.4GHz 2×2 Wi-Fi 6 2.4GHz 2×2 Wi-Fi 6/6E 5GHz ...
New package delivers 40V 530μΩ automotive mosfet in 59mm2
Toshiba has launched a 200A 40V 0.66mΩmax automotive grade n-channel mosfet that can handle 600A pulses in a 7 x 8.44 x 2.3mm gull-wing package. “Automotive safety-critical applications such as steering, braking and autonomous driving systems generally require more devices than other systems to meet redundancy requirements. Here, a power mosfet with high current density is required due to the ...
Novocomms restructures for growth, AIoT and jobs in Birmingham
Novocomms, the UK antenna design and manufacturing specialist, has announced it is restructuring as part of growth plans for the next five years, including the establishment of three manufacturing divisions. The plans have the potential to create up to 300 new jobs in Birmingham, said the company. Note that we have already previously reported on 100 of these in June. Operating ...
Coloured LEDs for DLP projectors
Osram is aiming at projectors based on DLP technology with a set of four high-brightness coloured LEDs. With the base part number LE xx P1MS/AS (see table below for details), there are blue, amber, deep blue and green options. Each has a 6.8 x 7.6mm footprint. “The LEDs have a very close etendue match with the 0.33inch DLP imager,” according ...
Flexible displays move from concept to reality
Innovations in flexible display technology have led to the development of screens that can bend, curve and even roll, opening up new design possibilities, says Shankar Nishant. Flexible display technology can apply to various applications, from smartphones and wearables to automotive displays. Flexible displays have come a long way since the first curved screens and recent developments have made it ...