[ad_1] Although there was a slight pause in the upward trajectory in 1Q17, 2Q17 set a new record for quarterly spending outlays. Moreover, 1H17 semiconductor industry spending was 48% greater than in 1H16. IC Insights believes that whether industry-wide capital spending in the second half of 2017 can match the first half of the yearRead more about Chip capex to jump 20%.[…]

[ad_1] You can play Jump Doper in your browser, or download it for Windows, Mac or Linux. You control a blocky, Minecraft-esque cactus, which has apparently been challenged to a deadly game of jump-rope by a pair of poltergeists. It’s best not to dwell on the plot too long. Tap a key (or click, inRead more about Download of the day: Jump Doper[…]

[ad_1] Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are to lay the foundation stone for India’s first high-speed rail line that could see trains run at 350 kilometres an hour. The projects is part of a ‘Diamond Qaudrilateral’ of high-speed trains over 10,000km of track that India wants to set upRead more about #India celebrates its first high-speed rail line becoming a reality – an annotated infographic[…]

[ad_1] LabView graphical programming software The distributor has created a list of hardware and software products which are highly relevant for teachers and educators. Items on Farnell element14’s education list are: •Keysight N6705C Power Analyser: This power analyser combines one to four DC power supplies, DMM, oscilloscope, arbitrary waveform generator, and data logger in oneRead more about Farnell element14 targets the classroom with Raspberry Pi and LabView[…]

[ad_1] NBN-related complaints may have hit an all-time high with consumers not being delivered the speeds they were promised, but the NBN’s notoriety has made it a popular cover for scammers. Fraudsters pretending to be NBN staff have taken to cold-calling homes to sign unsuspecting consumers up for fake broadband accounts for cheap prices, thenRead more about Aussies beware: phone scammers are now posing as NBN reps[…]

[ad_1] As you may have heard, North Korea has successfully produced a miniaturised nuclear warhead to be delivered by its Hwasong-14 (KN-14) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), according to an analysis by the U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency. North Korea may have the required technologies and materials for reentry vehicles (RVs) and it may have demonstrated themRead more about North Korea’s miniaturized #nuclear warhead – an annotated infographic[…]

[ad_1] The firm’s role at the organisation will be supporting the commercialisation of 1.7 and 3.3kV SiC mosfets and SiC Schottky diodes. “With key benefits to include higher efficiency, high temperature stability, high voltage operation, better power handling and smaller form factors, the devices will expand the number of applications where SiC technology can be used,”Read more about Microsemi joins US SiC and GaN initiative for 1.7 and 3.3kV devices[…]

[ad_1] My villager hacks away at a tree trunk with his axe. Again and again he strikes it, piling up as many logs as his wheelbarrow can carry before carting it off to the lumber camp a short distance away, which I’ve placed on the edge of a dense forest. Then it’s back to hisRead more about Age of Empires: the RTS that proved strategy could sit alongside simplicity[…]

[ad_1] Moon Express hopes to become the first private spaceflight company to send a robotic lander to the moon, scoop up some moon dust, load it into a small return vehicle and send it back to Earth. In one small step for space business, Moon Express has won US regulatory approval — under the 104-nationRead more about Moon Express details plans to mine the Moon – an annotated infographic[…]

[ad_1] Pulsed in this case is 1% duty cycle  – 10µs pulses in 1ms – in a 50Ω system at 25°C. CW power handling varies around 33-36dBm from ~10MHz to 1GHz, depending on temperature (see graph). “PE45361 delivers reliable and repeatable power protection to sensitive low-noise receivers for test-and-measurement equipment and wireless-infrastructure transceivers,” said Richardson RFPD,Read more about Limiter clamps 100W from 10MHz to 6GHz.[…]