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Fuzzy logic Arduino boost for shaded PV panels
Researchers in Pakistan have used fuzzy logic on an Arduino Uno board to tackle the problem of partial shading that hits photovoltaic (PV) solar panels.Partial shading of a PV panel at different times of the day not only reduces the power output...
Startup raises funds to accelerate development of AR glasses displays
Cellid has announced that it has raised a total of USD 13 million (JPY 2 billion) through a private placement with the Development Bank of Japan as the lead investor to advance its core business of developing displays for AR glasses and...
Americas’ boom continues as China falters in global chip market
December global chip sales completed a year of strong market expansion but showed declining growth in China and other geographic regions and increased European chip market contraction.In the Americas region a phenomenal boom continued to accelerate, according to numbers from the Semiconductor...
Foxconn circles Nissan as Honda deal collapses
Contract manufacturer Foxconn is said to be looking at investing in Japanese car maker Nissan as a proposed merger with Honda collapses.Nissan and Honda are set to make an announcement later this week about the end of the deal, which came about...
Power Integrations CEO to retire
Balu Balakrishnan, CEO of Power Integrations, is to retire. He will continue in the role until a successor is found and both internal and external candidates will be considered.Balakrishnan, who is now 70, plans to serve as executive chairman of the company’s...
TNO and Fraunhofer deliver Germany’s quantum internet node
Fraunhofer ILT and TNO have been working together on an ICON project to develop optical components for the quantum internet and quantum informationAt the forefront of an international partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen, TNO has successfully...
Track wild animals with Smart Microphones
This continuous data stream is very helpful to detect trends in an ecosystem more precisely than just taking measurements once per yearAny nature lover will tell you: the best way to identify the species present in a natural habitat is to listen...
Sustainable AI report looks at power, open source hardware
The UK’s National Engineering Policy Centre has highlighted areas where sustainable AI will impact on the development of semiconductors and data centres, from the power consumption to the water used for cooling and the repair and reuse of open source hardware.This is...
Barcelona goes Quantum with 100% European Technologies
The new system will be available to the research community, companies and public organisations in SpainThe construction and implementation of this infrastructure is part of the Quantum Spain initiative, promoted by the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Civil Service through SEDIA.The Barcelona...
Segger adds real-time multicore analysis to SystemView
Segger in Germany has updated its SystemView development tool with multicore support for real-time verification and code visualization.SystemView is a real-time recording and visualization tool designed to analyze and provide insights into the runtime behaviour of embedded systems.SystemView for Multicore identifies inefficiencies,...
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