Analysis
Raw materials certificate guarantees standard of ethics
DMT has announced the launch of CERA, the first global certification scheme to guarantee a consistent standard of environmental, social and economic impact throughout the entire raw materials value chain.
What’s fuelling our data?
In 2018, Chinese data centres produced 99 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) - generating the equivalent environmental footprint of around 21 million cars. With global data traffic more than doubling every four years, it’s no surprise that the environmental impact of data centres is coming under scrutiny. Here, Simone Bruckner, Managing Director of Cressall Resistors, investigates the efficiency of our data centres.
High medical standard compliance for safety-critical RTOS
Wind River has announced IEC 62304 medical standard compliance for the latest release of VxWorks Cert Edition. The real-time operating system (RTOS) for safety-critical applications is designed and developed to the highest achievable safety levels accepted by worldwide certification authorities, and now includes a full suite of safety certification evidence across sectors, including automotive, avionics, industrial, and medical.
5G, security scanners lift Rohde & Schwarz sales
Rohde & Schwarz has posted full year sales of 2.4bn Euro, an uptick of 4.9$ compared with the previous year. Incoming orders rose by 10.6% to 2.45bn Euro. The company worldwide headcount climbed from 11,500 to around 12,100 in the 12 months from July 2018 to June 2019.
Successful conformance testing with multiple OEMs and Tier1s
Autotalks has successfully showcased its chipset’s conformance to the Chinese C-V2X standard and the Chinese OSCCA security standard in the first-ever large-scale interoperability demonstration of multi-brand C-V2X communication. This demo brought together over 20 automotive companies which formed about 50 demonstration teams including leading automakers, all major chip-makers, and terminal and security solution providers working toget...
LDO linear regulator with fast transient response
The TPS7A02 from Texas Instruments is an ultra-small, ultra-low quiescent current low-dropout linear regulator (LDO) that can source 200 mA with excellent transient performance. The TPS7A02, with an ultra-low IQ of 25 nA, is designed specifically for applications where very-low quiescent current is a critical parameter.
A blueprint for the future? Powering a new breed of building
Just as technology changes society, it changes the businesses and buildings we need. You don’t need to look much further than the internet’s impact on the retail sector to see this transformation in progress. By Pradyumna Pandit, VP of Digital Energy UK and Ireland at Schneider Electric
Duo team up to offer immersive video conferencing experience
Jabra has announced that the Jabra PanaCast, engineered to be an intelligent Panoramic-4K plug-and-play video solution, was selected by Zoom Video Communications as the video solution for its new telepresence capability, Zoom Rooms Speaker Switching. The Jabra PanaCast was selected for being the only enterprise-grade camera with the advanced functionality needed to complete the Zoom Rooms experience.
Skyscanner halves time spent on network monitoring with Paessler
Skyscanner, the global travel search site and app, has cut the time it spends on network monitoring by more than 50% following the introduction of PRTG from Paessler.
LTE data card reaches up to 1.2Gbps download
The LM960A18 Mini PCIe (mPCIe) data card from Telit delivers high-speed data rates via Advanced LTE for products in network appliance environments such as routers, mobile gateways and access points. It is available at Rutronik UK.