Hailo announced today the launch of its M.2 and Mini PCIe high-performance AI acceleration modules for empowering edge devices. Integrating the Hailo-8 processor, the modules can be plugged into a variety of edge devices, transforming multiple sectors with superior AI capabilities including smart cities, smart retail, industry 4.0, smart homes, and beyond.
STMicroelectronics Pioneers Smaller and Faster Chargers and Power Supplies with World’s First Driver and GaN Device
STMicroelectronics has unveiled MasterGaN®, the world-first platform embedding a half-bridge driver based on silicon technology along with a pair of gallium-nitride (GaN) transistors.
ULVAC Provides Total Service Solutions to U.S. and European-Based Vacuum Companies That Would Like to Expand in Japan and East Asia
ULVAC Technologies, Inc. (www.ulvac.com) has announced that their sister company, ULVAC TECHNO, Ltd. is offering U.S. and European-based vacuum companies a means of expanding their presence in Japan and East Asia (Korea, China, Taiwan).
Augmenting Reality with MEMS Sensors
Jack McCauley understands the interplay between video game hardware and human interaction like few others in the industry. He designed the guitar and drums for Red Octane’s (later Activision’s) Guitar Hero video game series. As co-founder and chief engineer of Oculus VR, he designed the Oculus DK1 and DK2 virtual reality (VR) headsets and helped guide the company through its acquisition by Facebook in 2014.
Silicon Labs Promotes Serena Townsend to Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer
Silicon Labs announced Serena Townsend, formerly vice president of Human Resources, has been promoted to senior vice president and chief people officer.
Immersion Signs LG Electronics to a Multi-Year Renewal License for TouchSense Software
Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ: IMMR), the leading developer and provider of technologies for haptics, today announced that it has signed a multi-year license renewal with LG Electronics, Inc., for continued use of TouchSense software and haptic technologies in its mobile devices.
NUS Researchers Solve Decades-Old Problem of How to Uniformly Switch Memristors
Lack of uniformity is possibly the biggest challenge in today’s technology of memristor devices as it gives rise to problems like inconsistency, stochastic variability, and instability of the memory state. A uniform switching mechanism in memristors is something researchers have been looking in the last several decades.
Beyond Yardsticks: Time-of-Flight Sensors Measure Social Distancing
Earlier this year when the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, began sprinting around the world, public health officials told us that social distancing was the most effective way to slow its spread. We’re now many months into the pandemic, and social distancing, combined with mask-wearing, is still the best way to prevent new cases of the disease.
STMicroelectronics Raises Performance and Value for Smart, Connected Devices with Even Faster STM32H7 Microcontrollers
STMicroelectronics has revealed record-breaking STM32* microcontrollers (MCUs) with embedded Flash that bring high-end features such as rich graphics, AI, and cyber-protection to cost-sensitive new products.
Touch Solutions Pioneer, TES America LLC, Acquires 3M Touch Systems Asset Portfolio
TES America LLC, a pioneer in the touch solutions market, announces the acquisition of certain assets of 3M Touch Systems, a subsidiary of 3M Company, and specializing in Surface Capacitive (SCT) and Projected Capacitive (PCAP) components and displays for commercial applications in industries as diverse as casino gaming, medical equipment, public kiosks, collaboration tables and financial transactions.