There are many applications in which motion detection is an important element, including robotics, home automation, surveillance and medical instrumentation. However, while the single lens eyes currently used provide better resolution, they lack a suitable field of view.
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In its latest Market Insight report, Gartner Dataquest says the delay in developing extreme ultraviolet lithography (euv) technology will result in significantly higher lithography costs. While it acknowledges that other technologies have the potential to minimise the higher costs, they are still several years away.
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Northwestern University researchers have found a way to print highly conductive, bendable layers of graphene – a breakthrough which they claim could pave the way toward low cost, foldable electronics.
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imec and Globalfoundries are increasing their joint development efforts to advance spin transfer torque magnetoresistive ram (stt-mram) technology.
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Looking to help developers jumpstart their product designs, Texas Instruments has introduced a new processor based evaluation module for industrial applications.
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Toshiba is to apply its second generation 19nm process technology to a new range of 2bit per cell 64Gbit nand flash chips.
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Looking to break into the booming wireless market, Dialog Semiconductor has introduced what it says is the industry's smallest and lowest power Bluetooth SoC.
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Researchers in the US have identified a new security risk in the sensors of implantable medical devices such as defibrillators and pacemakers.
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Cambridge Nanotherm is to build its first prototype manufacturing plant in the UK, following a £250,000 grant from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB).
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Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics and the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology have transmitted data wirelessly at 40Gbit/s over a distance of 1km using a carrier frequency of 240GHz.
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Intel is partnering with Swiss manufacturer u-blox to bring to market a 3G only HSPA module.
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imec has teamed up with Renesas to develop ultra low power wireless technologies for short range communication devices.
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Semiconductor sales in the first quarter of this year were up 16% on Q4, according to the latest figures from DMASS (Distributors' and Manufacturers' Association of Semiconductor Specialists).
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Sheffield based firm sureCore has secured a Technology Strategy Board SMART award of £250K to help realise its low power SRAM technology in a next generation silicon process node.
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According to French research organisation CEA-Leti, the recently concluded HELIOS programme – an €8.5million European Commission project – has put Europe in a strong positioned to design and manufacture volume silicon photonics devices.
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UK firm Ciseco has developed an rf transceiver for the Raspberry Pi which enables the device to be turned into a wireless controller.
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Electronic engineers and computer scientists from four of the UK's leading universities are coming together as part of a £5.6million project to develop the next generation of energy efficient, multi core computing systems.
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The haptics division of HiWave Technologies has been spun out and is launching today as Redux Labs.
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Cree has introduced a new silicon-carbide (SiC) power module, the CCS050M12CM, which it claims cuts power losses by 75% over silicon modules with equivalent ratings.
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Altera has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Enpirion, a developer of integrated power conversion products. According to Altera, the combination of its fpgas with Enpirion's PowerSoCs will bring a range of benefits, including higher performance, lower system power, higher reliability, smaller footprint and faster time to market.
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element14 and RS Components have announced the availability of a new camera board for the Raspberry Pi.
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The Technology Strategy Board (TSB), the UK's innovation agency, has been allocated a record £440million budget, which experts say will provide a boost to the UK's long term competitiveness.
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The latest version of Altium's flagship software solution, Altium Designer, has been launched to provide designers with greater control over design data and a clearer view throughout the development process.
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Samsung has made what it believes is a significant breakthrough in the development of 5G mobile communications.
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ICT standards body ETSI has published the first technical specification addressing DECT Ultra Low Energy (ULE), a radio technology intended for home automation and M2M applications.
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