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| Google to develop diabetic guaging lenses |
7/16/2014 |
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Alcon eye care division will license Google technology and work with a team from Google to develop a lens that uses microchips and miniaturized electronics.
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| HP chairman withdraw for health reasons |
7/16/2014 |
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"While I'm disappointed to step down from HP's board at such an exciting time for the company, it gives me great comfort that HP is in such talented and steady hands."
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| UMC validates Cypress Flash memory process |
7/16/2014 |
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Cypress' 55nm SONOS embedded nonvolatile memory (NVM) process provides significant advantages over other embedded NVM offerings. SONOS requires fewer additional mask layers to insert it into a standard CMOS process, specifically, three to four additional masks compared with the 11 to 12 additional masks generally needed for other embedded Flash technologies.
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| New Raspberry Pi microcomputer board is feature filled |
7/15/2014 |
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It has a 40-pin General-purpose input/output (GPIO) -- building on the previous version's 26 pins -- so that even more sensors, connectors and expansion boards can be added. Four USB accessories -- including a 2.5 inch hard drive -- can be powered through the device thanks to advanced power management.
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| Seat sensor knows driver conditions |
7/15/2014 |
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The dangers of falling asleep while driving may soon become a thing of the past with the development of car seats which can detect when a driver is beginning to nod off.
Researchers at Nottingham Trent University are set to begin how to embed an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor system into the fabric of car seats in an effort to save lives. Driver fatigue is a contributory factor in one in five motorway accidents, according to a study by the Department for Transport.
The sensor system can be used to detect heart signals which indicate a driver is beginning to lose alertness, and trigger a warning to pull over. Should the driver choose to ignore the alerts, active cruise control or lane departure technology could be deployed to gently guide the vehicle. The information could also be sent over a wireless network to a control centre to take further action.
Sensors embedded into the fabric of a car seat could be used to detect heart signals triggered by fatigue
Professor Tilak Dias and William Hurley of the University’s Advanced Textile Research Group will collaborate with semiconductor company Plessey on the study.
The experiment marks the first time Plessey's Electric Potenial Integrated Circuit (EPIC) sensors could be used to extract electrophysiology signals in an automotive environment without direct contact with the body.
Professor Dias said: “Plessey has already demonstrated that cardiac signals can be measured unobtrusively using capacitive sensors mounted within the driver’s seat; the requirement now is to improve the consistency and reliability of the data so that it can be used for the intended purpose.
"This requires a novel approach to the design of the electrodes, and Nottingham Trent University’s knitted conductive textile technology offers the potential to produce robust electrodes that can be easily incorporated into automotive seats.”
Should the study prove successful, the team is aiming to develop the seats initially for lorry drivers, before expanding into the luxury car market.
The study has received over £88,000 of funding from the Technology Strategy Board, as part of its investment in the development of internet-enabled sensors communicating with other machines and appliances through an information network, known generally as the Internet of Things.
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| Samsung Exynos gets more powerful |
7/15/2014 |
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With the integration of its own quad-core processor, Samsung is consolidating its cellular component under the Exynos brand—mimicking Qualcomm's Snapdragon family of mobile chips. The intention is clear: Get Qualcomm.
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| Nanya raised outlook for current quarter |
7/14/2014 |
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gIn the third quarter, we are seeing strong demand from almost all segments, including PCs, servers and handsets, because of seasonal factors. We are expecting supply constraint to take place in the third quarter.h
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| Bell Labs run 10Gbits on copper into home |
7/14/2014 |
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Now Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs has invented a solution—a method of running 1Gbit/s to 10Gbit/s broadband signals from the curb to the residence using the existing copper telephone lines already there.
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| Hong Kong I'M Memory announced 8Gb DDR3 DRAM |
7/14/2014 |
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The I'M 8Gb components are 100 per cent compatible with the JEDEC standard pinout, timing, and row/column/bank addressing, providing the simplest path to higher density DDR3 upgrades.
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| Smartphone demand boosted mobile memories |
7/14/2014 |
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Smartphone shipments in 2014 are expected to grow 29 per cent on year to 1.196 billion due to increased demand in China as a result of 4G TD-LTE developments.
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| House approved bills to bring manufacturing job back |
7/11/2014 |
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WIOA modernizes and strengthens national workforce training programs, creating smaller, more strategic state and local workforce development boards and allowing them to tailor programs to meet local needs.
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| New consortium to form IoT connectivity standards |
7/10/2014 |
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For its part, the OIC plans to release this fall an implementation of open-source code targeting home and office devices and a general specification by early 2015. Versions for automotive, healthcare, and industrial markets will follow.
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| $60 Million acquirstion based on motion processing IP's |
7/10/2014 |
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Movea SA in France, has a portfolio of over 500 patents and established business relationships with major consumer electronics makers worldwide. Canada-based TPI is smaller, but has a highly specialised solution for determining the orientation of a device for navigation, wearable, and other high-volume applications.
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| Global semiconductor growth seen |
7/9/2014 |
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Sales in the Asia Pacific increased 8.6 per cent year-over-year in May, while the Americas led the growth with 10.6 per cent, marking the region's twelfth consecutive month of double-digit growth.
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| Panasonic to use Intel foundry for 14nm SoC |
7/9/2014 |
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"We are doing extremely well getting customers who can use our technology. We are in this business to grow, and it's strategically an important vector in our Intel strategy."
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| ChipMOS received US$334 loan |
7/8/2014 |
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The five-year syndicated loans with floating rates ¡ª composed of a NT$6 billion secured loan and a NT$4 billion unsecured credit line ¡ª were provided by 11 domestic banks led by the Bank of Taiwan (BOT, ̨ž³ãyÐÐ).
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| WTO ruled on US/China trade dispute |
7/8/2014 |
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The WTO appellate body said in an opinion Monday it was "unable to complete the analysis" and could not uphold China's appeal of a previous WTO ruling on the law signed by President Barack Obama in 2012.
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| IoT Innovation Hub to be built in Bangalore |
7/8/2014 |
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As part of this effort, Cisco will help provide the network infrastructure and expertise for testing and production of electronic product prototypes for an IoT enabled smart city environment.
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