New York, N.Y. — IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, today unveiled the findings of a survey that revealed expert opinions about the future of driverless cars, such as speed bumps to mass adoption, essential autonomous technologies, features in the car of the future, and geographic adoption. More than…
DetailsLondon – Shipments of second-generation LTE basebands, commonly called Cat4, enabling mobile users to enjoy up to 150 Mbps bandwidth, barely exceeded 42 million in 2013. However, key chipset suppliers are stretching their muscles for next-generation basebands that will enable speeds of up to 300 Mbps, namely Cat6 chips. New findings from ABI Research indicate…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is now shipping the Intel® NUC with Intel® Atom™ processor E3815 Board and Kit. At only 7.48″x4.56″x1.57″ (190x16x40mm), this new compact computer is built on the 22nm, 1.46GHz Intel Atom processor E3815 – Intel’s 64-bit System on Chip (SoC). The NUC targets compact intelligent systems that require high performance data, graphics and media capabilities over a wide…
DetailsMountain View, Calif. – Audience, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADNC), today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Sensor Platforms, Inc. Sensor Platforms develops software and algorithms that interpret sensor data to enable broad context awareness on smartphones, wearables and other smart devices. Audience believes the combination of its Advanced Voice and Multisensory Processing with Sensor Platforms’ technology…
DetailsWith interconnect, passive and electromechanical (IP&E) component suppliers about to announce their quarterly earnings over the next few weeks, one fact is certain: several are now fatter companies thanks to a second quarter buying spree of smaller companies. Over the past quarter, major companies, including TE Connectivity, Vishay, Molex, and Bel Fuse, have snatched up…
DetailsChicago, Ill. – Newark element14 announces an industry-leading same day ship guarantee, designed to give customers additional peace of mind as they make purchasing decisions. Under the program, Newark element14 guarantee’s the shipment of in-stock items the same day of the order or it will be expedited for free. “Our same day ship guarantee is an outstanding example…
DetailsArmonk, N.Y. — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it is investing $3 billion over the next 5 years in two broad research and early stage development programs to push the limits of chip technology needed to meet the emerging demands of cloud computing and Big Data systems. These investments will push IBM’s semiconductor innovations from today’s breakthroughs into the advanced…
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On July 1, Canada celebrated its 147th birthday. The relatively young country faces some of the same problems the US does, namely taking a major hit to manufacturing hubs as a result of globalization. While there is no magical remedy for that situation, applying new technology, including 3D printing, can help the industry get back…
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NEW YORK CITY – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) began shipping mobile processors to Apple during the second quarter of this year and will continue through 2015, the Wall Street Journal reported. “Apple makes all of its suppliers sign a vow of silence,” said Nathan Brookwood, principal of market watcher Insight64. “There have been consistent…
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As electronic manufacturers and distributors continue to operate 24/7 through a growing number of sales channels, the volume of information about their products, customers and suppliers is rising exponentially in size and complexity. Proactively managing the influx of information as it flows across the enterprise from procurement to distribution, marketing to e-commerce, and all the…
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