[ad_1] Huawei announced the world’s first 7nm chipset, the Kirin 980 at IFA last week and based on the information Huawei has revealed, it’s positioned to be the leading chipset on the Android platform- easily surpassing Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 in terms of performance and power efficiency. The 7nm process allows Huawei to pack 1.6x timesRead more about Huawei leads the chipset industry with the world’s first 7mm processor[…]

[ad_1] Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with connector supplier Samtec.  The distributor will stock the full line of Samtec products, including high-speed board-to-board, connectors, cables, and optics. Ashley Quinlan, strategic marketing director at Samtec, writes:  “Mouser recognises that Samtec is a different type of supplier when it comes to offering bleeding edgeRead more about Mouser signs Samtec[…]

[ad_1] Garcia vs Porter – where and when? Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter lock horns at the Barclays Center in New York on Saturday, September 8. The action is set to get underway at 9pm local time, which is 6pm PT and 2am Sunday BST. The eyes of the boxing world fix on New YorkRead more about How to watch Garcia vs Porter: live stream the boxing online from anywhere[…]

[ad_1] Cal Test Electronics is offering the CT4200 series of passive voltage oscilloscope probes featuring compact 2.5 mm barrel size and bandwidths from 55MHz to 1.5GHz.  The 8 model series includes 1x, 10x, 20x, and 100x attenuation ratios.  Six models interface with oscilloscopes having 1 MΩ input impedances while two models require 50 Ω inputRead more about Passive scope probes designed for tight places[…]

[ad_1] How often do you go to the cinema? With the likes of Netflix or Amazon Prime Video allowing you to stream HD shows and films into your home, or just watch them on your commute, the answer may not bode well for traditional cinema chains. But when ‘going to the movies’ has been replacedRead more about Go big or go home: IMAX and the future of cinema[…]

[ad_1] Typical propagation delay is speedy 2.5ns (4.5ns max) and minimum pulse width is 1ns, allowing operation at up to 60MHz. “The single, low-side driver enables efficient, high-performance designs in speed-critical applications such as lidar and time-of-flight laser drivers, facial recognition, augmented reality, and class E wireless chargers,” according to component distributor Mouser, which isRead more about Tiny gate driver delivers 5A for GaN power, at up to 60MHz[…]

[ad_1] Best TV Buying Guide: Settle in for TechRadar’s round-up of the best TV sets you can get your hands on in 2018. Picking a new TV isn’t easy. Whether you’re using it to watch blockbuster movies in 4K, or just tune into the news each night, you’re likely to clock in a lot ofRead more about Best TV 2018: which TV should you buy for big screen action?[…]

[ad_1] What topics have your peers been reading? There is a contract win for military satellite terminals, DRAM price stagnation, an NXP acquisition, China’s share of worldwide fab capacity and the dramatic resurgence of AMD… Here they are, in reverse order: 5. UK firm wins military terminal contract in CanadaUltra Electronics Communication & Integrated Systems, theRead more about Most Read articles – AMD resurgence, NXP acquisition and military terminals[…]

[ad_1] New additions to our best portable charger list in 2018 include the recently launched Mophie that uses a lightning connection for iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 7.  All of the power banks below have one thing in common: they’re always there for you when your smartphone battery dies at the end of theRead more about The best power banks of 2018: portable chargers to keep your gadgets going[…]

[ad_1] As always, the stats are based on active devices interacting with Google Play over the period of a week. (“Data collected during a 7-day period ending on August 31, 2018. Any versions with less than 0.1% distribution are not shown”). The main takeaway is that it’s too soon for the recent official release of Android “Pie”, version 9,Read more about Android platform stats: Oreo grows while Pie is shy[…]