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MIKROE simplifies Click board integration with Arduino Portenta
MIKROE simplifies Click board integration with Arduino Portenta
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Enables developers to take advantage of 1600+ Click boards and blend low power consumption with advanced ML and IoT connectivity.
CMOS image sensors: Sony heads towards 50% market share
CMOS image sensors: Sony heads towards 50% market share
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The CMOS image sensor market was worth US$21.8 billion in 2023, up slightly from US$21.3 billion in 2022 as the…
LG accelerates smart factory business with AI
LG accelerates smart factory business with AI
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LG to leverage six decades of manufacturing expertise to develop future-oriented business models using smart factory technology.
SiFive announces 4th generation of RISC-V Essential IP for embedded applications
SiFive announces 4th generation of RISC-V Essential IP for embedded applications
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SiFive is seeing growing adoption, with more than two billion SiFive RISC-V based chips already in the market.

Turning infrared light visible
Turning infrared light visible
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have now fabricated a device to increase or “up-convert” the frequency of short infrared light to the visible range Up-conversion of…
NIR spectroscopy startup spins out of Manchester
NIR spectroscopy startup spins out of Manchester
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PhovIR Technologies Ltd. is a spin-off from the University of Manchester that is developing a near-infrared (NIR) sensor for spectroscopy. The company was founded in 2023 by Tim Echtermeyer, Reader…
Sensors could help cut the cost of groceries
Sensors could help cut the cost of groceries
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A compact, lightweight sensor system with infrared imaging capabilities could be easily fitted to a drone for remote crop monitoring The prototype sensor system, which comprises a filter made with…
Saudi Arabia plans US$266 million fund to attract chip design firms
Saudi Arabia plans US$266 million fund to attract chip design firms
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Saudi Arabia has announced a National Semiconductor Hub with plans to offer a support fund worth 1 billion riyals (about US$267 million) to attract fabless chip companies to the kingdom.
Industrial predictive maintenance demonstrator leverages edge AI
Industrial predictive maintenance demonstrator leverages edge AI
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Fraunhofer IPMS has developed a demonstrator that uses edge AI for intelligent sensors to help predict and maintain industrial systems.
Technical conference supports chiplet paradigm
Technical conference supports chiplet paradigm
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One of the highlights of the upcoming IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) will be a complete computer the size of a grain of salt. At the conference…
Borophene better than graphene with potential use in sensors and medicine
Borophene better than graphene with potential use in sensors and medicine
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Suitable for advanced sensors and implantable medical devices, researchers tweaked borophene to interact with cells and other biological units in unique ways.
Rogue Valley Microdevices confirms 300mm MEMS fab in Florida
Rogue Valley Microdevices confirms 300mm MEMS fab in Florida
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Pure-play MEMS foundry Rogue Valley Microdevices Inc. (Medford, Oregon) has confirmed that its second wafer fab, under construction in Palm Bay, Florida, will be 300mm capable. The company announced the…
Low-light global shutter sensors target machine vision applications
Low-light global shutter sensors target machine vision applications
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Two new image sensors that feature excellent shutter efficiency and low-light performance for vision-guided robotics, logistics barcodes, high-speed inspection and intelligent transportation systems.
Quantum precision: a new kind of resistor
Quantum precision: a new kind of resistor
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Researchers at the University of Würzburg have developed a method that can improve the performance of quantum resistance standards. It´s based on a quantum phenomenon called Quantum Anomalous Hall effect…
Seat occupancy detection added to Novelda UWB in-cabin sensor
Seat occupancy detection added to Novelda UWB in-cabin sensor
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Novelda A/s (Oslo, Norway), a provider of ultrawideband (UWB) sensors, has added a multi-seat occupancy detection function to its X7 in-cabin sensor. The X7 rader chip is already capable of…
Graphene FETs for biosensing available from online store
Graphene FETs for biosensing available from online store
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Graphene device manufacturer Paragraf Ltd. (Somersham, England) has created an online sales portal and is selling GFET-PV01 transistors with four in a pack for £364. The GFET-PV01 is a monolayer…
Edinburgh startup gains support for SPAD-based imaging
Edinburgh startup gains support for SPAD-based imaging
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Singular Photonics Ltd. (Edinburgh, Scotland), a startup developing SPAD-based image sensors, has attracted veteran UK semiconductor executive Peter Hutton to serve the company as a non-executive director and has received…
Global chip market growth crept higher in February
Global chip market growth crept higher in February
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There were signs of potential fatigue in global chip market growth in numbers just published by the SIA for February. However, annual growth could continue to increase through the year…
Archer, EPFL develop quantum sensing chip
Archer, EPFL develop quantum sensing chip
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Semiconductor company Archer Materials Ltd. (Adelaide, Australia) has monolithically integrated a pulsed electron spin resonance (p-ESR) microsystem to analyse materials for signs of quantum electron spin manipulation. Developed with research…
Novosound secures wireless wearable ultrasound imaging patent
Novosound secures wireless wearable ultrasound imaging patent
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Patent covers the instrumentation underpinning Novosound’s first-mover R&D contracts with partners in consumer and wearable digital health…
Segway and NVIDIA offer DevKit for autonomous mobile robots
Segway and NVIDIA offer DevKit for autonomous mobile robots
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DevKit enables robotic applications that can navigate and interact with the world in ways previously unimaginable.
CMUT ultrasound startup Sonus raises funds
CMUT ultrasound startup Sonus raises funds
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Sonus Microsystems Inc. (Vancouver, Canada) has raised $2.1 million to develop an ultrasound diagnostic imaging based on polymer MEMS actuators/sensors. The company has raised more than $3.0 million since its…
Former Moortec executives create chip monitor startup
Former Moortec executives create chip monitor startup
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Stephen Crosher and other former executives with Moortec Semiconductor Ltd. have founded Monic Semiconductor Ltd. (Plymouth, England). The goal of the company is to “develop the next generation of monitors…
Fraunhofer IPMS to integrate microdisplays/sensors
Fraunhofer IPMS to integrate microdisplays/sensors
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Integration of microdisplays/sensors to create synergies that will strengthen research and expedite development for customers and partners.
VoxelSensors gathers more funds for XR sensing
VoxelSensors gathers more funds for XR sensing
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VoxelSensors (Brussels, Belgium), a startup founded in March 2020, has added a €3 million tail investment to its seed round funding. The tail investment was led by new investor SFPIM…
Bluetooth long-range module for low power applications
Bluetooth long-range module for low power applications
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Cost effective module Bluetooth module supports the entire spectrum of Bluetooth LE-LR use cases including industrial IoT.
EnOcean targets sustainable IoT for global megatrends
EnOcean targets sustainable IoT for global megatrends
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IoT-based offerings target energy management, space optimization and wellbeing setting the course for accelerated growth.
Gas sensing market on the up, says Yole
Gas sensing market on the up, says Yole
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In 2023 the gas sensor market was worth about US$1.33 billion and the particle sensor market was worth about US$333 million, according to market analysis firm Yole Group. The gas…


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