International

Platform presented

Develop embedded systems faster

To develop image processing software for embedded systems, the developer must laboriously translate program code from one language to another. Mostly from C++ to FPGA code. To speed up the process, an EU consortium has now created a development…

Electronic Components for Biomedicine

Organic Thin Film Transistors

Can silicon technology be replaced? That, at least, is what researchers in the field of…

Fraunhofer IZM / Electromobility

Embedding SiC Semiconductors into Organic Substrates

Silicon carbide, a novel power semiconductor material, has been investigated for years.…

All-Time High

Farnell sells 15 Million Raspberry Pis

Since the introduction of the Raspberry Pis in 2012, Farnell alone has sold 15 million…

New Market Figures

Lidar Remains Favourite of Investors

No other sensor technology in the automotive sector stimulates the imagination of…

Trade War USA-China

Number of LCDs for Cars Falls

The number of TFT-LCDs for cars will decline in 2019 for the first time in ten years.

Eutelsat and Sigfox

Nanosatellites for the IoT

By 2022, a network of 25 nanosatellites in combination with Sigfox will enable IoT…

Topag Laser Technology

New Generation of Femtosecond Lasers

Topag Lasertechnik now offers the femtosecond laser Carbide of the manufacturer Light…

IAA 2019

Strong decline in exhibitor and visitor numbers

Many leading trade fairs in Germany would be satisfied with 560,000 visitors. This cannot…

Satellite Navigation

Why the Galileo System Failed

Embarrassing: In July 2019, the European navigation system Galileo had failed for 11 days.…