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Taoglas acquires IoT product design startup

The companies will advance engineering challenges for future next-generation IoT devices.

Evans Capacitor Company awarded 4 star honors from Raytheon

The designer and manufacturer of high power density capacitors has been a steady supplier to Raytheon for over 18 years.

See Epilog's new Fusion Pro in action

The new Fusion Pro line features the industry’s highest engraving speeds and incredibly precise camera positioning.

Skyworks releases new front-end module for WLAN and LAA

The 5 GHz front-end module supports simultaneous WLAN and licensed assisted access protocols for mobile smartphones and tablets.

Vodafone turns on 5G service in Germany

The company has turned on service to 35 cities in Europe.

SK Telecom expects 2 million 5G subscribers by year's end

The company has thus far grown subscribers to 530,000.

Microchip enters memory infrastructure market

The company has introduced a serial memory controller to use four times the memory channels of parallel DRAM.

Intel and Lenovo to jointly develop AI and HPC hardware

The companies will focus on three main areas: systems and solutions, software optimization and ecosystem enablement.

Connections in RF testing

Connectors will influence test results in various and sometimes unpredictable ways. Test equipment can compensate for some of these influences but often with detrimental effects.

Watch: Stretchable electronics form soft, wearable, health monitor

Stretchable electronics are linked to gold electrodes through printed connectors in a system that captures and transmits electrocardiogram, heart rate, respiratory rate and motion activity data as much as 15 m to a portable recording device.

Industry 4.0 encoders from Lika

Lika Electronic has introduced a new series of Industry 4.0 rotary encoders for smart factories. Industry 4.0 encoders conform to the hardware and software requirements of a wide range of industry protocols, including CANopen, Profibus, DeviceNet, Modbus RTU, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, Powerlink and Modbus TCP. These protocols make up greater than 80% of the industrial Ethernet market share globally.

Heilind now offering FH63-series FPC/FFC connectors

The company said the FH63-series connectors reduce assembly time and mating failure through the use of a single-action lock.

Report: Verizon expects half the U.S. to have 5G wireless by 2020

BY 2020, half of the U.S. will have 5G wireless service.

Intel introduces 10th generation core processors

The chips will be used for 2-in-1 desktop and laptop computers.

Programmable power solution for smart home appliances

Qorvo has introduced a new controller for brushless DC motor and permanent synchronous motor appliances.

An engineer’s guide to foot switches

These switches or pedals provide foot-activated control of the electrical interface between the operator and the machine’s control system, freeing the user’s hands to perform other tasks.