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Alun Williams

Web Editor of Electronics Weekly, he is the author of the Gadget Master, Eyes on Android and Electro-ramblings blogs and also covers space technology news. He has been working in tech journalism for worryingly close to thirty years. In a previous existence, he was a software programmer.

XCAM develops Nuscis variant for AI-powered context imaging

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XCAM, the Northampton-based digital imaging specialist, is developing a variant of its Nuscis electronics for the context imager in Craft Prospect’s Salient project. In Salient, the Glasgow-based Craft Prospect will be using its on-board processing algorithms in a data processing module to perform autonomous detection and decision making for spacecraft operations. These will be based on image data provided by ...

What caught your eye this week? (Embedded World, TSMC, AI)

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We’re talking Embedded World, TSMC and Chips Act money, AI, MCUs and design competitions… The Electronics Weekly team share some fingerposts – their picks of the week, in terms of announcements, developments, product releases, quotes or anything else in the wide world of electronics that caught their eye… Caroline Hayes, editor For me it’s: Mouser signs Edge Impulse; accelerates intelligence ...

Embedded World: DigiKey, NXP launch MCX MCU Design Contest

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At the embedded show in Nuremberg, DigiKey and NXP Semiconductors have formally launched their MCX MCU Design Contest. Entrants must use NXP’s new FRDM development boards, featuring its MCX N and MCX A series MCUs, to submit design ideas and projects for a chance to win a variety of prizes. These include a grand prize package of a 14-inch MacBook ...

First funding call for C-LEO programme for satellite communications

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The UK Government has launched the first funding call for its C-LEO programme – to help boost the country’s satellite communications sector – which was announced in the recent Spring Budget. There is £60 million of funding being made available over the next four years for satellite constellation-related ideas. Awards of up to £20 million per project will be funded ...

Viewpoint: Engaging young people to close the Satcom skills gap

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Helen Weedon, MD of the Satcoms Innovation Group, considers how the satcom industry can better engage with young people about the opportunities that exist. Recruitment within the satcom industry is a pain point for many operators, even for the biggest household names. Not enough young people are choosing to study STEM subjects and this skills shortage is already being felt ...