Financially Intel is no slouch, with its market capitalisation of close to $148 billion, but the amount it’s paid to get its hands on Altera’s programmable logic expertise is serious stuff. You’ve got to want something very badly to splash out close to $17 bil...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 10-06-2015

Internet of Things gateways need to be interoperable, reliable and secure. One way to achieve this is by using separation kernel hypervisor technology which provides the tools to deal with all security vulnerabilities and real-time concerns, writes Will Keegan...

By Will Keegan | 04-06-2015

Electrical safety for medical devices is governed by IEC/EN 60601-1, which details measures to guard against electric shock. Since the introduction of the 3rd edition of the standard, this situation has become a lot more complicated. Here’s a quick guide which...

Articles | By Philip Lechner | 02-06-2015

Electrical safety for medical devices is governed by IEC/EN 60601-1, which details measures to guard against electric shock. Since the introduction of the 3rd edition of the standard, this situation has become a lot more complicated. Here’s a quick guide which...

Technical Analysis | By Philip Lechner | 02-06-2015

Electrical safety for medical devices is governed by IEC/EN 60601-1, which details measures to guard against electric shock. Since the introduction of the 3rd edition of the standard, this situation has become a lot more complicated. Here’s a quick guide which...

Insights | By Philip Lechner | 02-06-2015

Hot on the heels of its recent tie-up with the Large Hadron Collider people at Cern, Switzerland, Integrated Device Technology (IDT) has announced its latest collaboration. The Californian chip company is teaming up with Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), a lea...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 27-05-2015

Hot on the heels of its recent tie-up with the Large Hadron Collider people at Cern, Switzerland, Integrated Device Technology (IDT) has announced its latest collaboration. The Californian chip company is teaming up with Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), a lea...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 27-05-2015

Microchip’s Andrew Rogers looks at the advantages of HSIC over USB and the involved connection procedures. The high-speed inter-chip (HSIC) interface is becoming more popular due to its notable advantages over USB for hard-wired inter-chip applications. The in...

By Microchip | 26-05-2015

According to industry analysts IHS the power semiconductor sector has not had a terrific time in recent years with less than impressive market growth in 2013. Admittedly this was followed by a stronger performance in 2014 and if my discussion with exhibiting c...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 21-05-2015

According to industry analysts IHS the power semiconductor sector has not had a terrific time in recent years with less than impressive market growth in 2013. Admittedly this was followed by a stronger performance in 2014 and if my discussion with exhibiting c...

In The News | By Paul Whytock | 21-05-2015

According to industry analysts IHS the power semiconductor sector has not had a terrific time in recent years with less than impressive market growth in 2013. Admittedly this was followed by a stronger performance in 2014 and if my discussion with exhibiting c...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 21-05-2015

FTDI Chip’s Gordon Lunn and Lee Chee Ee present an idea for a lighting control system using a platform based on the FT900 microcontroller. Given the growing interest in both home and building automation and the long-awaited arrival of the IoT era, there is cur...

By FTDI | 19-05-2015