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Benchmark Electronics to Buy Secure Communications Systems

Benchmark spends $230 million for greater industrial opportunities.

Cypress Semiconductor Licenses Fingerprint Recognition Technology

The agreement with Precise Biometrics will allow for security features in chips for tablets and smartphones.

IBM Watson and Triax Sensor Tackle Head Injuries

Triax and IBM’s Watson technology are collaborating on concussion prevention and management.

Magic Leap Showcases Augmented Reality Demo

Is this the future of media and entertainment?

Mouser Adds ADAS Data to Automotive App Site

ADAS section includes products, discussions and technical resources.

Powerbox Introduces High-Performance Power Supplies for Industrial Apps

New line of Powerbox standard AC/DC power supplies target most demanding industrial applications.

Varian Medical Intros Portable Industrial X-Ray Devices

The compact, lightweight Linatron Xp offers high-energy X-ray penetration for industrial inspection.

Department of Energy Researchers Demonstrate Their 2D-Laser Breakthrough

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have taken a big leap toward next-generation ultra-compact photonic and optoelectronic devices.

Google and the New York Times Team Up Launch Virtual Reality Project

The New York Times has just announced the launch of NYT V, its new virtual reality project in collaboration with Google, which includes shipping out over 1 million Google Cardboard viewers to home delivery subscribers along with the regular copy of The New York Times the weekend of Nov. 7-8.

Lam Research to Acquire KLA-Tencor for $10.6 Billion

The combined company will be able to provide key equipment to chipmakers struggling with next-generation technology.

Lockheed Martin’s F-16V With Advanced AESA Radar Tech Successfully Embarked on First Flight

Lockheed Martin’s successfully completed the maiden flight of the F-16V, a next-generation configuration that leverages a common worldwide sustainment infrastructure and provides capability improvements to one of the most affordable, combat-proven multi-role fighters.

Western Digital Grabs SanDisk for $19 Billion

The deal will give the storage vendor access to a flash memory supply and a stronger foothold in the SSD market.

Custom Designed High-Temp LVDT Features +800 Degree F Operating Range

Macro Sensors has unveiled a custom designed LVDT with an 800º F operating range to be the operating principal for the Magnetrol Digital E3 ModulevelDisplacer Level Transmitter.

Data Storage and the Cloud: Why Dell Wants a Piece of the Action

If you’re old enough to remember an era 20 years ago when IBM bought Lotus and Compaq bought Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), then Dell announcing plans to acquire the data storage and software company EMC for $67 billion might seem to you like it’s the ghost of Christmas past. Back in the 1990s PC companies like Compaq acquired DEC to gain scale and move into higher-end computing.

dSPACE Rolls New RTI AUTOSAR Embedded Capabilities

Enabling the frontloading of software development and validation activities,engineers can execute production AUTOSAR-compliant application software on the dSPACE MicroAutoBox II real-time development platform.

Electronics Get a Boost with This Newly Discovered Technique

The tiny transistor is a major part of the electronics revolution. Now, Penn State materials scientists have discovered a way to give this bit of tech a big boost by using a new technique to incorporate vanadium oxide, a functional oxide, into the electronic devices.

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