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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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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