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Duo partner to amp up the sound of custom cars
HARMAN International and Milan-based Garage Italia has announced a new partnership, that will bring legendary JBL sound to Garage Italia’s custom-designed cars. As part of the collaboration, Garage Italia will customise their vehicles with JBL’s portfolio of car aftermarket and consumer audio solutions to create unique sound solutions.
VxWorks cert edition is now IEC 62304 compliant
VxWorks has been used in the medical device industry since the early days. The market leading safe, secure and reliable RTOS (real-time operating system) can be found in surgical robots, infusion pumps, dialysis machines, pace maker programmers, assisted ventilators, etc. When critical Class III devices are being developed, and lives are at stake, medical device manufacturers have turned to Wind River. Guest blog written by Davide Ric...
Semiconductors back to growth in 2020
The global semiconductor market is headed for the largest decline in 18 years. The market dropped 32% in 2001 when the Internet bubble burst. The 2019 decline should be around 15%, the third largest annual drop after 2001 and a 17% drop in 1985. The current weakness is largely due to excess memory capacity (DRAM and NAND flash) relative to demand.
Keysight and Qualcomm extend DSS partnership
Keysight Technologies has extended its collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies to accelerate commercialisation of Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) technology, which will enable mobile operators to quickly and cost-effectively roll out 5G new radio (NR) services.
First full automotive LCD video controller with MIPI-CSI2 input
Renesas Electronics has announced the automotive industry’s first full HD 1080p LCD video controller to include a 4-lane MIPI-CSI2 input. The RAA278842 LCD video controller’s 4-lane (or dual 2-lane) MIPI-CSI2 input supports up to 1 Gbpsper lane to interface with the latest generation of automotive cameras, application processors and graphics processors.
Third of UK adults say we will never switch to driverless cars
Nearly a third of UK adults think we will never switch to having only driverless cars on the roads while 60% of people say they would always prefer to drive themselves rather than use a self-driving vehicle, according to a new opinion poll from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The poll, which follows a similar survey by the Institution in 2017, found the public remains wary of driverless technology with two thirds of people uncomfort...
Apple crowned Britain’s best tech sector employer
Apple has been rated the best tech sector company to work for in Britain, according to data released by the world’s biggest job site, Indeed. The global tech giant landed the top spot in Indeed’s top-rated tech employers category, which launched for the first time this year and is based on hundreds of thousands of reviews by employees past and present.
Winning teams impress judges in IoT Challenge
Keysight Technologies has announced the winners of its IoT Innovation Challenge. All six finalist teams – three in the Smart Water category and three in the Smart Land category, were flown to New York City to present their IoT innovations to a panel of judges.
Helen Sharman sounds the climate alarm with Ørsted
Ørsted is partnering with Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut in space, in a bid to encourage people to take action on climate change. Space Safari, a 360° VR project launching today, blasts the user into space and gives them a unique view over planet Earth from hundreds of kilometres away.
Automotive lightweight material market to grow 5%
Sales of automotive lightweight material are estimated to surpass 76 kilotons in 2019, up from nearly 74 kilotons in 2018, according to a recent Fact.MR report. The automotive lightweight material industry is significantly influenced by broader trends in the automobile industry, especially evolving regulations on fuel efficiency. Fact.MR’s new report analyses this landscape in detail, and offers readers a comprehensive analysis on the key f...