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Insect-Eye-Inspired Camera Capturing 9,120 Frames Per Second​

Insect-Eye-Inspired Camera Capturing 9,120 Frames Per Second​

The compound eyes of insects can detect fast-moving objects in parallel and, in low-light conditions, enhance sensitivity by integrating signals over time to determine motionInspired by these biological mechanisms, KAIST researchers have successfully developed a low-cost, high-speed camera that overcomes the limitations...

Published on: January 21, 2025

Artificial touch for brain-controlled bionic hand

Artificial touch for brain-controlled bionic hand

For the first time ever, a complex sense of touch for individuals living with spinal cord injuries is a step closer to reality 

Published on: January 21, 2025

ST full bridge with real-time diagnostics for automotive drives

ST full bridge with real-time diagnostics for automotive drives

STMicroelectronics has developed an integrated full-bridge DC motor driver with real time diagnostics for functional-safety automotive applications.As well as integrating advanced diagnostics, the VNH9030AQ full bridge driver has a dedicated pin for real-time output status that saves external circuitry and cuts the...

Published on: January 21, 2025

Europe provides €24 million for cloud-based chip design platform

Europe provides €24 million for cloud-based chip design platform

Norway’s Tampere University and 11 other partners have received €24 million in European Union funding to develop a “comprehensive” chip design platform available to startups and SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises).The Design Platform consortium comprises 12 European research organizations and universities and...

Published on: January 21, 2025

SOLiTHOR appoints new CEO for solid state battery roll out

SOLiTHOR appoints new CEO for solid state battery roll out

Solid state battery material developer SOLiTHOR in Belgium has appointed a new chief executive officer as the company moves to industry adoption.Rodrigo Navarro (above) is to replace co-founder Huw Hampson-Jones in the spin out of imec as the company moves to the...

Published on: January 21, 2025

Electric vehicle market expands beyond automotive

Electric vehicle market expands beyond automotive

IDTechEx is predicting the electric vehicle market outside of automotive will be worth US$1 trillion by 2045, driving significant growth for semiconductors and battery systems. Construction equipment will see compound growth of 24.1% while marine and shipping will see growth of 16.1% says...

Published on: January 21, 2025

Step-down DC-DC converter with 220nA quiescent current

Step-down DC-DC converter with 220nA quiescent current

Nexperia has developed two families of step-down DC-DC converter with low quiescent current  and operating efficiency of over 90% for long standby times in battery applications.The NEX30606 DC-Dc converter has 16 resistor-settable output voltages from input voltages ranging from 1.8 V to 5.0 V....

Published on: January 21, 2025

Automotive full bridge DC motor driver with real-time diagnostics cuts complexity

Automotive full bridge DC motor driver with real-time diagnostics cuts complexity

STMicroelectronics has announced the VNH9030AQ integrated full-bridge DC motor driver, which is ideal for diverse automotive uses including functional-safety applications.As well as integrating advanced diagnostics, the motor driver has a dedicated pin for real-time output status that saves external circuitry and slims...

Published on: January 21, 2025

ST, GloFo suspend plan for joint wafer fab, say reports

ST, GloFo suspend plan for joint wafer fab, say reports

STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries have decided to shelve a €7.5 billion plan for a joint FDSOI wafer fab to be built at Crolles in France, according to reports.The prospects for the plan to make to be picked up later are said to be...

Published on: January 21, 2025

MCUs boost efficiency in motor control and power conversion

MCUs boost efficiency in motor control and power conversion

The latest family of high-performance Arm® Cortex®-M33 based microcontrollers (MCUs) from Infineon, designated PSOC™ Control, come with system design tools and software support with ModusToolbox ™ to enable developers to create high-performance, highly efficient and secured motor control and power conversion systems...

Published on: January 21, 2025