The UK’s energy, logistics and manufacturing sectors could unlock billions in productivity gains and export opportunities from the next wave of global ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) growth, but significant connectivity barriers remain in place, according to new research from UK…
Deal between 3PEAK and Anglia delivers cost effective drop-in analog parts
Anglia Components has signed a distribution deal with 3PEAK Incorporated, semiconductor company focusing on high-performance, high-quality, and highly reliable ICs, including signal chain, power management, and mixed-signal front-ends. Immediately attractive to UK and EU customers will be 3PEAK’s wide range…
Open-standard SMARC form factor added to Digi ConnectCore 95 family
Digi International announced global availability of the Digi ConnectCore 95 SMARC system-on-module (SOM) development kit. Among the first to deliver a SMARC module as part of a complete, ready-to-deploy solution rather than as bare hardware, Digi ConnectCore 95 SMARC goes…
onsemi to acquire Synaptics in $7bn deal to expand Edge AI and industrial IoT capabilities
onsemi has agreed to acquire Synaptics in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $7 billion, a deal that brings together power management, sensing, Edge AI compute, and wireless connectivity technologies as semiconductor vendors race to build integrated platforms for industrial…
Europe’s first sovereign chip manufacturing flow could reshape the IoT supply chain
Europe has taken a significant step towards semiconductor self-sufficiency after Dutch chip designer Qualinx and GlobalFoundries announced what they describe as the first fully European end-to-end semiconductor manufacturing flow for security-critical applications. The milestone centres on Qualinx’s QLX3xx global navigation…
ABB and Samsung connect building intelligence with enterprise IoT
ABB and Samsung Electronics have announced a new integration between ABB Ability Building Pro and Samsung SmartThings Pro, building on their existing partnership. The integration enables building owners and operators to access building data, insights, and controls through a more connected environment. Building owners and…
Mouser now shipping STMicroelectronics mainstream microcontrollers for industrial, smart, and robotics applications
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now shipping the new STM32C5 Arm Cortex-M33 Core Mainstream Microcontrollers (MCUs) from STMicroelectronics. The STM32C5 MCUs are designed to support the development of entry-level, cost-effective, smart home, consumer, industrial, robotics, wearables, and computer peripheral applications. The…
Online Oceans raises £4 million to scale autonomous surface fleets
Online Oceans, a UK company building autonomous surface vessels and fleet software for defence and maritime security, has raised £4 million in funding led by Seraphim Space. The round also includes participation from investors, including Peter Rive, co-founder of SolarCity,…
Taiwan gets RTK GNSS test & design network availability
u-blox announced the availability of a high-precision RTK GNSS testing and designing network across Taiwan. This new capability enables engineers and developers to evaluate and optimise their designs using u-blox’s PointPerfect Flex service, achieving centimetre-level positioning accuracy in real-world conditions.…
ByteSnap Design to help manufacturers beat cellular shutdown deadlines
ByteSnap Design has announced the launch of its Cellular Migration Fast-Track service, a new service designed to help device manufacturers complete 4G LTE and 5G transitions in a fraction of the time typically required. With 2G and 3G network shutdowns already…
