2016-07-14 - Stephan Ohr

Tesla fatality: Autopilot or driver error?

We look at the Tesla as if it is supposed to perform miracles, when in fact the crash may have…

2016-07-13 - Susan Nordyk

ICs eliminate need for external voltage dividers

Both controllers offer a programmable minimum-on-time function to ensure reliable operation over a wide range of switching frequencies.

2016-07-12 - Dylan McGrath

Chip sales struggle amidst soft demand, market malaise

Global chip sales hit ₹ 1.74 lakh crore in May, an increase of 0.4% from April. It was the largest…

2016-07-06 - Junko Yoshida

Unified API promises to answer all auto security demands

The self-driving car platform is a battleground from which the big boys—both tech companies like Google and traditional automakers—are unlikely…

2016-07-05 - Junko Yoshida

Tesla’s first fatal crash casts pall at three-way auto event

The accident, currently under investigation by U.S. auto-safety regulators, is likely to direct more scrutiny toward autonomous driving technology, which…

2016-06-27 - Microchip

BLE solutions eliminate MCU use for simple apps

The RN4870 and RN4871 devices deliver up to 2.5 times the data throughput improvement over previous generation products based on…

2016-06-27 - None

Future robots to be equipped with ‘muscle’

The Harvard team envisions that the soft robots built with VAMPs could be used to assist the disabled or elderly,…

2016-06-26 - James Nolan

The road to driverless trucks: ROI triggers IoT adoption

Purely driverless vehicles on busy streets pose a significant challenge--one that’s being gradually met and is expected to ease up…

2016-06-23 - None

ISRO launches record 20 satellites in single flight

ISRO has launched 20 satellites from its Satish Dhawan Space Centre—the largest number of satellites to be launched into orbit…

2016-06-21 - Junko Yoshida

Is driverless car on same route as 3D TV? – Part 1

From start-ups to leading tech companies, opportunities abound for everyone to pile onto the self-driving bandwagon. But there are endless…