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650 W AC/DC Supplies Meet Medical Needs

The CNS650-M series power supplies carry medical and ITE safety approvals and incorporate 2XMOPP (Means of Patient Protection) to protect patients from the powered medical equipment.

Modem With PoE Provides Primary or Fail-over Internet Connectivity

NETGEAR’s LTE modems offer instant 4G LTE connectivity to any Ethernet-enabled device.

LED Tube Light Is Cost-Effective Fluorescent Replacement

Maintains 80% Luminosity for 50,000 Hours, Nearly Double That of Fluorescent Lamps

Samsung’s Smart Belt Health Tracker Funded Via Crowdfunding Campaign

WELT monitors overall health by measuring a user’s waist size, steps, sitting time and overeating habits with the help of the tracking technology stored inside the belt.

Smart Home “Assistant” Aims to Manage Everyday Life

L.U.C.Y. is a 17-inch touchscreen display with a microphone, speakers and HD camera that learns homeowners’ preferences.

UMC Strikes MEMS Partnership with APM

The partnership will allow UMC to broaden its reach in the MEMS sector to applications in the Internet of Things.

Volvo and Autoliv Partner for Autonomous Driving Software

A jointly owned company will be created to develop ADAS and self-driving technology.

New Ideas Arise for Virtual Reality Tech in the Workplace

VR actually helps companies save money when it comes to testing new technologies and enables trainees and students to quickly and intensively learn on-the-job skills.

Square Kilometer Array: the World's Largest Radiotelescope

The $1.5 billion Square Kilometer Array will consist of 3,000 telescope dishes to produce radio images at high frequencies with an angular resolving power equivalent to a single 200 km wide dish.

Nissan Stadium Using LG’s LEDs for Lighting Retrofit

The lighting will be installed in time for the Tennessee Titans home opener on Sept. 11.

Fujitsu Gambles to Replace DRAM with NRAM Using Carbon Nanotubes

NRAM achieves several thousand times faster rewrites and many thousands of more rewrite cycles compared to embedded flash memory.

Xiaomi Looks for Clean Sweep in Smart Home With Robo-Vacuum

The Mi Robot Vacuum will compete against other robotic cleaners, such as the Roomba.

TSMC and Renesas Team Up to Develop 28 nm MCUs for Autonomous Vehicles

The collaboration will result in microcontrollers ready for mass production by 2020.

Safety, Privacy and Ethics—The Dilemma of the Electronics Engineer

Where do engineers get their understanding of their ethical obligations—or do they? Where are the boundaries of privacy, safety and ethics, and how do we ensure they aren’t crossed?

AMD to Partner with GlobalFoundries Through 2020

The agreement will give AMD access to 14 nm and 7 nm technology nodes for future semiconductor products.

Littelfuse Completes Acquisition of Automotive Components from ON Semiconductor

Littelfuse has acquired several lines of TVS diodes, switching thyristors and IGBTs from ON Semiconductor to strengthen its automotive market presence.