Luke James

About:

Luke James graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with a bachelor's degree in law in 2016, and he is currently pursuing a master's degree in law at the University of York. He's a freelance writer who specialises in law, cybersecurity, and compliance. Luke currently resides in the UK.

Articles

TE Connectivity’s Thermal Bridge Technology: Go Beyond Conventional Thermal Management Methods

With TE Connectivity’s newest thermal bridge technology, the propagation of heat has become more efficient as compared to conventional techniques. This system can withstand incredibly high thermal resistance which fulfills the requirement of increasing power consumption by various modern systems.

6 months ago
Product Highlights

Renesas Electronics RL78 Prototype Board: Better Manage Motor Control in Consumer Electronics and Industrial Equipment

Renesas Electronics Corporation introduces low-cost and low-power RL78 Prototyping Board to enable faster product development for several kinds of IoT endpoint equipment.

6 months ago
Product Highlights

Larger and More Efficient Metalens with Potential to Revolutionise Numerous Types of Applications

Harvard researchers have developed a mass-producible, centimeter-scale metalens for VR, imaging, cameras, microscopy, displays, and virtually anything else that uses focused light.

6 months ago
News

Basics of Instrumentation in Electrical Engineering

From automobile assembly to chemical plants and refineries—namely industries where automated process control is required—precise measurements are crucial. This article will introduce the basic concept of electrical instrumentation and some essential equipment for electrical engineers.

6 months ago
Research

Andes Technology Expands RISC-V High-End Processor Capabilities

Andes Technology Corporation’s new 8-stage superscalar processor balances high performance, power efficiency, and real-time determinism with RISC-V.

6 months ago
News

An Improved Method for Electric Field Management in Multi-Channel AlGaN and GaN Power Transistors

Multi-channel power transistors have been given something of a shape up with a slanted tri-gate geometry. This improves electric field management in multi-channel AlGan/GaN power transistors, leading to higher breakdown voltage and lower on-resistance.

6 months ago
News

German Town Uses 100% Renewable Energy as it Disconnects from the Power Grid

Bordesholm, a small German town in Schleswig-Holstein, has attracted international attention after disconnecting entirely from the power grid and relying on 100% renewable energy sources for a whole hour.

6 months ago
News

Microsemi Le87536 Dual-Channel Differential Amplifier: Drive Signals with Minimal Power Dissipation

DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) technology provides consumers high-speed internet connection (up to 8 Mbps), significantly higher than traditional modems with data speed of up to 56 Kbps.

6 months ago
Product Highlights

TSMC Discloses 3nm and 5nm Chip Production Plans

TSMC has been fast advancing its manufacturing processes. In early December, the company announced that it is on track to start 5nm production by Q3/4 2020 and 3nm production in 2022.

6 months ago
News

Analog Devices ADuCM4050 Power Microcontroller for Low Power Applications

ADuCM4050 microcontroller unit (MCU) by Analog Devices is an ultra-low-power integrated system that utilises an ARM Cortex-M4F processor. Applications for these components include internet of things (IoT), smart systems for agriculture, building and metering, sensor networks and more.

6 months ago
Product Highlights

Poll Demonstrates UK Citizen Support of Decarbonising Energy Methods to Heat Their Homes

A pan-European poll has revealed that citizens from across the continent, including those from the UK, support the decarbonization of energy methods—in the context of climate change—to heat their homes.

about 7 months ago
News

The Key Insights We’ve Learned from the Annual State of European Tech 2019 Report

The 2019 State of European Tech Report, released in late November, highlights that tech continues to drive the growth of the European economy. Prepared by Atomico in partnership with Orrick and Slush, it reveals that Europe is set to receive more than $30 billion in tech investments this year.

about 7 months ago
News

Molex Collaborates With logi.cals to Provide Next-Generation Solutions for Industry 4.0

In November, Molex announced its collaboration with logi.cals to empower the next generation of Industry 4.0 solutions.

about 7 months ago
News

Xometry Parts Manufacturer Acquires Europe’s Largest On-Demand Manufacturing Marketplace

Xometry, a global parts manufacturer and the largest marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, accelerates its global expansion through the acquisition of Europe’s largest on-demand manufacturing marketplace.

about 7 months ago
News

Panasonic Semiconductor Sold to Nuvoton Technology

Panasonic has announced that it will be selling its loss-making semiconductor business to Taiwan’s Nuvoton Technology.

about 7 months ago
News

British Supersonic Racing Car Bloodhound LSR Designed to Set Land Speed Record

British-born Bloodhound LSR is a jet-engine-propelled vehicle that has been designed with one goal in mind: setting a new land speed record.

about 7 months ago
News

UK Power Networks Launches Global View of Vehicle-to-Grid Technology to Encourage Industry Collaboration

UK Power Networks (UKPN) has launched a new website that shows its global vehicle-to-grid (V2G) projects as the company goes “full throttle”, as they put it, in its support of the technology.

7 months ago
News

A New Approach to Transistor Stacking Proposed by University of Michigan Researchers

Silicon integrated circuits are very quickly approaching the maximum workable density of transistors on a single chip. Now, a team of University of Michigan engineers has stacked a second layer of transistors directly on top of an existing silicon chip.

7 months ago
News

The EU Sponsors a RISC-V European Platform for Space and Aviation Markets

A new European project called De-RISC is preparing a hardware-software platform based on RISC-V for the space and aviation market. De-RISC plans to create a market-ready platform for future space and aviation applications with European technology.

7 months ago
News

ANSYS and Microsoft Collaborate to Improve IoT Service That Enables Designers to Track Performance of Machinery Remotely

ANSYS is working with Microsoft to extend Azure Digital Twins, an IoT software service capable of creating comprehensive models of physical environments.

7 months ago
News

MIT-Invented Circuit Offers a More Efficient Method for Computing Using Magnetic Waves

MIT researchers have developed a new circuit that offers a path to ‘spintronic’ devices that require little electricity and generate almost no heat using a nanometer-wide “magnetic domain wall”.

7 months ago
News

ETH Zurich Develops a Simulation Booster to Overcome Overheating in Smaller and More Powerful Transistors

Two ETH Zurich research groups have developed a method that can quickly and accurately simulate nanoelectronics devices.

7 months ago
News

Engineering is Top of the List in Britain as a Most Trusted Profession

Engineering is the fifth most trusted profession in the UK. This is according to the 2019 Ipsos MORI Veracity Index, the UK’s longest-running polls on the trust of professions in Britain.

7 months ago
News

Russia Develops Its First Electric Vehicle — the Cheapest One in the World

The Zetta will be Russia’s first electric car and will sport a budget-friendly price tag of around $7,000, making it the world’s cheapest electric vehicle.

7 months ago
News

Direct Thermal Charging Cell from Hong Kong University Converts Waste Heat to Usable Electricity

Hong Kong engineers have found a way to efficiently convert heat into electricity. This creates a huge potential to reduce CO2 emissions by converting low-grade waste to usable electricity.

7 months ago
News

U.S. Startup Heliogen Improves Solar Thermal Systems Temperature Capability and Retention

Clean energy company Heliogen uses advanced computer vision to reflect sunlight onto a target. It is thought that this method could be used to replace fossil fuels in key industrial processes.

7 months ago
News

Electrodes Found to Increase Efficiency of Electric-Powered Vehicles and Aircraft

Research conducted by Texas A&M University has unearthed new electrodes that could increase the efficiency of electric vehicles and aircraft.

7 months ago
News

Siemens Enhances MultiMech Software — A Tool Enabling Designers to Virtually Predict Failure in Materials

Siemens has recently added materials modeling to Simcenter through its acquisition of MultiMechanics and its proprietary TRUE Multiscale simulation technology.

7 months ago
News

The UK’s Automotive Industry is Preparing for Electric Vehicle and Driverless Technology Dominance

The UK’s automotive industry is doing far more than its European cousins and is set to lead the way when it comes to EVs and driverless technology.

7 months ago
News

Tesla Plans to Establish a Design and Engineering Center in Berlin and Several Other Production Facilities in Germany

Tesla is set to bolster its global manufacturing network with a new factory near Berlin, along with an engineering and design center.

7 months ago
News

Basics of Electronic Systems Troubleshooting for Engineers

Electronic systems troubleshooting is an essential skill for electrical engineers and hobbyists alike. Knowing where to look for issues—and what to look out for in general—can prevent both catastrophic failures and costly replacements.

7 months ago
Research

Arrow Electronics to Begin Offering R3 ECHORING Networking Products in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

Arrow Electronics will offer the full range of R3 Communications’ ECHORING wireless networking products throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

7 months ago
News

Opto-Electro-Mechanical Switch Paves the Way to Large-Scale Reconfigurable Photonic Networks

A new opto-electro-mechanical switch could enable lidar beam steering and reconfigurable photonic networks for information processing.

7 months ago
News

Autodesk University 2019 Promises Exciting New Features for Full Portfolio of Design Software

At Autodesk University in mid-November, an exciting new wave of design software and technology was announced by company executives.

7 months ago
News

What’s Been Going on at Power-Gen Europe?

POWER-GEN Europe is a three-day event for professionals working in the European energy market, offering a platform where energy sector stakeholders can meet, learn, and innovate.

7 months ago
News

ON Semiconductor RSL10 Solar Cell Multi-Sensor Platform Powered Entirely by Solar Energy

The RSL10 is the industry’s lowest power Bluetooth radio that enables a new multi-sensor solution powered entirely by solar energy.

7 months ago
Product Highlights

Siemens Introduces Diagnostic Tool to Manage the Inevitably Complex Power Grids of the Future

Powered by MindSphere, Siemens’ Grid Diagnostic Suite enables grid data to be processed transparently in the cloud, enabling faster reactions to grid conditions and better maintenance planning.

7 months ago
News

Dyson’s Electric Vehicle: An Example of Why Staying in Your Own Lane is Often a Good Idea

In early October, Dyson announced that it had scrapped a project to build electric vehicles due to problems surrounding commercial viability.

7 months ago
Opinion

STMicroelectronics’ ST730MR LDO Voltage Regulator for Medium Voltage Applications

STMicroelectronics’ ST730MR is a 300 mA, 28V low-dropout voltage regulator with a quiescent current of only 5 microamps.

7 months ago
Product Highlights

UK Power Networks Receives International Recognition on London Power Grid Development

UK Power Networks, a company that operates supplies powering 18 million homes and businesses across the East and South East of England and London was recognized in June for its role in enabling Britain’s transition to low carbon.

7 months ago
News

AI Startup Groq Designs Chip to Support Performance Demands of Leading AI and ML Applications

Groq, a high-profile AI startup, has recently claimed that it has developed a single chip architecture capable of delivering 1PetraOps/second.

7 months ago
News

STMicroelectronics STPMIC1 Power Management IC: Managing Low Power Without Sacrificing Efficiency

The STPMIC1APQR is a fully integrated power management IC designed for products requiring low power function with the assurance of maintaining high efficiency in performance.

7 months ago
Product Highlights

The Eaton XTM-18 Supercapacitor Module: Providing High Density Power for Automation

The XTM-18 Supercapacitor Module is a high-reliability energy storage solution that provides high-density power for a variety of automation machines.

7 months ago
Product Highlights

U.S. Start-Up Blaize Develops AI Chip That Addresses Prominent Tech and Economic Barriers to AI Adoption

Earlier this month, Blaize unveiled its innovative next-generation computing architecture that precisely meets the demands and complexity of AI computation workloads.

7 months ago
News

Dassault Systèmes Introduces New Features to 3D Design and Engineering Software SOLIDWORKS

Dassault Systèmes has introduced SOLIDWORKS 2020. This is the company’s latest release of its portfolio of 3D design and engineering applications with all-new enhancements, capabilities, and workflows.

7 months ago
News

CERA: A Global Certification to Ensure Future Sustainability in the Use of Raw Materials

Due to be launched next year, a group of European bodies and companies have joined forces to create the first global certification scheme ensuring consistent standards of environmental, social, and economic impact.

7 months ago
News

ADI LT8550 Four-Phase DC-DC Expander for Synchronous Buck DC-DC Converters

LT8550 4-Phase DC-DC Expander is a multi-phase expander for synchronous buck DC/DC converters. The expander operates with any other buck DC-DC converter to increase load current capability.

7 months ago
Product Highlights

The Royal Academy of Engineering Leads Campaign to Change Misrepresentation of Engineers Online with AI

An AI program has highlighted the widespread misrepresentation online of the engineering profession, prompting a campaign to change how they are portrayed in the imagery used for advertising, media, and recruitment.

7 months ago
News

TDK GXE600 Power Supply with a Product Life Expectancy of 7 Years

The GXE600 is a medically certified series of power supplies that offer constant voltage / constant current (CVCC) operation through RS-485 communication.

7 months ago
Product Highlights

Syslogic and Nvidia Partner to Advance AI Development in the Embedded Market

AI meets edge computing with Syslogic and Nvidia’s recently announced strategic partnership that paves the way for AI development in the embedded systems market.

7 months ago
News

Reduce Programming Workloads with Würth Elektronik’s WSEN-PADS Pressure Sensor

The WSEN-PADS Pressure Sensor from Würth can be used with activatable integrated algorithms to reduce the programming workload for a connected controller.

7 months ago
Product Highlights

The European Processor Initiative: A Project Aiming for EU Independence in HPC Technologies

The European Processor Initiative hopes to create a new family of low-power European processors aimed primarily at high-performance computing.

about 8 months ago
News

Analog Devices Acquires Test Motors — Building on 2018 Acquisition of OtoSense

Analog Devices Inc. recently announced its acquisition of Test Motors, a company that specializes in predictive maintenance of electric motors and generators.

about 8 months ago
News

Integrated Device Technology’s All-in-One OB1203 Biosensor for Wearables and Mobile

Integrated Device Technology (IDT) recently announced its fully integrated all-in-one biosensor module for mobile and wearable devices. It is the smallest sensor of its kind currently available on the market.

about 8 months ago
Product Highlights

SECO Acquires the Entirety of InHand Electronics in Strategic Move to Increase Presence in U.S. Market

SECO has signed an agreement to acquire InHand, a Maryland-based provider of low-power embedded systems and software to manufacturers of portable, battery-powered, and IoT devices.

about 8 months ago
News

Alliance Memory’s DDR4 SDRAMS Bolster Product Line Up

Alliance Memory's new DDR4 SDRAMs combine low 1.2V power consumption with fast data transfer rates to 2400Mbps/pin and 2666Mbps/pin for increased efficiency and performance.

about 8 months ago
Product Highlights

Rigol’s DS1202Z-E Affordable Digital Oscilloscope for Hobbyists and Embedded Engineers

The new DS1202Z-E 200MHz oscilloscope from Rigol joins the DS100Z family of digital oscilloscopes as an affordable option that target hobbyists, embedded engineers, entrepreneurs, and educators.

8 months ago
Product Highlights

Environmental Sensors and Monitoring Systems May Replace Standalone and Integrated Sensors

Environmental sensors and monitoring systems are undoubtedly going to become more prevalent in the future as global power consumption grows—and great efforts are made to reach and maintain optimal levels of efficiency.

8 months ago
Opinion

Keithley 4200A-SCS High Performance Parameter Analyzer from Tektronix

The Keithley 4200A-SCS Parameter Analyzer is an accurate research tool that facilitates reliability and failure analysis studies of semiconductor devices, materials, and process development.

8 months ago
Product Highlights

GlobalFoundries and TSMC Settle Dispute With Patent Cross-License Agreement

GlobalFoundries and TSMC announced their settlement and dismissal of all litigation between them, as well as those that involve their customers, on October 28.

8 months ago
News

Texas Instruments’ TPS2596xx 2.7V to 19V eFuses for Consumer Appliances

Texas Instruments' TPS2596xx family of 2.7V to 19V eFuses provide highly integrated circuit protection and power management in a small package for a range of primarily consumer applications.

8 months ago
Product Highlights

ANSYS Partners With Motor Design Limited to Add Motor-CAD to Simulation Tool Portfolio

The combined ANSYS and Motor-CAD solution creates a comprehensive end-to-end workflow by adding Motor-CAD electric motor design software to ANSYS' existing simulation tools.

8 months ago
News

The UK Visa System: Why is the UK Turning Away the Engineering Talent That it Needs?

It is no secret that the UK's visa system and all its red tape makes it difficult to address its own engineering skills shortage. With thousands of STEM professionals refused entry last year, why is this happening and what can be done to address it?

8 months ago
Opinion

Renesas Expands Access to its Portfolio of Highly Sought IP Licenses

Additional IP solutions include the latest cutting-edge 7nm process to help designers meet a range of customer requirements in a dynamic and constantly evolving industry.

8 months ago
News

Boost Reliability with Advanced Linear Devices’ Overvoltage Protection PCBs

Advanced Linear Devices (ALD) has added over-voltage protection to its new SABMBOVP and SABMBOVP2XX family of PCBs to boost reliability for products that require low-loss energy power.

8 months ago
Product Highlights

Loughborough University and Ford Collaborate to Replace EV Prototyping with Modeling and Simulation

The £39m Virtual Vehicle Integration and Development (ViVID) Project aims to replace EV prototyping with modeling and simulation.

8 months ago
News

OMC Fibre Optic LED Emitter With Next-Gen Infra-Red Die Technology

OMC's new fiber-optic LED emitter sends data over greater distances whilst being more energy and cost-efficient by generating less heat in sensitive and enclosed designs.

8 months ago
Product Highlights

University Carlos III de Madrid to Implement 5G Technology in Four Different Test Working Environments in Europe

Coordinated by the University Carlos III de Madrid, 5Growth will implant 5G technology across four European working environments with a view of validating the functioning of new telecommunication networks.

8 months ago
News

Eaton’s Range of Multilayer and Wirewound Chip Inductors: A Variety of EMC Options for RF Applications

Eaton's multilayer and wirewound chip inductors provide new EMC options for RF wireless circuits.

8 months ago
Product Highlights

Brixton Residents Are First in the UK to Trial Smart ‘Flexible Energy’ Project

Residents living in a block of flats in Brixton are set to be the first in the UK to trial a new 'flexible energy' project headed by UK Power Networks in partnership with EDF Energy and Repowering London.

8 months ago
News

Terasic’s DE5a-Net-DDR4 Arria10 FPGA Development Kit for High-Capacity Designs

The DE5a-Net-DDR4 Development Kit is perfect for high-capacity designs and can accelerate and compute for best-in-class performance, all while being ideal for high-performance computing (or HPC).

8 months ago
Product Highlights

UK-Based Highview Power to Pioneer New ‘Liquid to Gas’ Cryogenic Battery Initiative

UK battery tech pioneers plan to build Europe's largest energy storage project using a 'liquid to gas' cryogenic battery ('cryobattery') that is capable of storing renewable energy for weeks.

8 months ago
News

Renesas Electronics Unveils Family of MCUs for Intelligent IoT Applications

Renesas' new MCUs target secure IoT with their open software platform. The MCUs combine advanced security and connectivity with a flexible software package and a comprehensive partner ecosystem.

8 months ago
Product Highlights

Google Proclaims Quantum Supremacy with the Sycamore Quantum Supercomputer

Google attempts to establish "quantum supremacy" by unveiling its landmark 'Sycamore' chip, a quantum computing chip now being prepared for preliminary electrical testing.

8 months ago
News

Digi-Key Electronics Partners with Analog Devices to Develop Innovative MeasureWare Platform

Developed for the partnership between Digi-Key and Analog Devices, MeasureWare enables Digi-Key customers to hastily kickstart designs by providing immediate and seamless access to availability and pricing of products.

8 months ago
News

ADO300 Series DC-DC Converter for Data Processing and Telecommunications

The ADO300 Series from Artesyn comprises low profile units that are ideal for systems with demanding inter-board spacing requirements.

8 months ago
Product Highlights

AImotive and ON Semiconductor Collaborate on Next Gen Sensor Fusion Platforms for Automotive Applications

ON Semiconductor and AImotive have recently announced that they will collaborate to develop prototype sensor fusion platforms for use in the automotive space.

8 months ago
News

Qorvo’s QPA2308 5 to 6GHz 60W GaN Power Amplifier for RF-based Designs

The QPA2308 microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifier from Qorvo is targeted towards commercial and military applications. The MMIC power amplifier provides high-power density and power-added efficiency for 5 to 6GHz RF-based designs.

8 months ago
Product Highlights

Renewable Energy Has Overtaken Fossil Fuels in the UK for the First Time

According to new research, renewable energy sources have now generated and provided more electricity to UK homes and businesses over the last quarter than fossil fuels—for the first time ever since the Industrial Revolution.

8 months ago
News

Diodes Incorporated’s Automotive-Compliant MOSFETs in a Minuscule DFN2020 Package

Diodes Incorporated’s MOSFETs (metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors) offer industry-leading performance and power management in a minuscule DFN2020 package that occupies up to just 10% of the board space of competing devices.

8 months ago
Product Highlights

German Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems Develops Ultrasound Transducer to Assist in Medical Diagnosis

A brand-new type of ultrasound otoscope has been developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) and is expected to facilitate faster and more reliable diagnoses of middle ear infections.

8 months ago
News

Power Integrations’ GaN-Based InnoSwitch3 IC Delivers Significant Benefits Over Silicon Alternatives

Power Integrations' InnoSwitch3-CP, InnoSwitch3-EP, and InnoSwitch3-Pro ICs combine primary circuits, secondary circuits, and feedback circuits in a single surface-mounted package (SMP).

8 months ago
Product Highlights

Altium Launches Altium Designer 20, the Latest Version of its Flagship PCB Design Software

Altium is furthering its lead in PCB design with the release of the newest version of its PCB design software: Altium Designer 20.

8 months ago
News

Socionext’s SC1230 Series Radar Sensors for IoT Networks

Socionext’s SC1230 Series of radar sensors can detect location, movement, plus presence, direction, and distance—opening up a whole host of potential applications.

8 months ago
Product Highlights

How European Engineers Can Overcome Language Barriers When Working Abroad

Unlike in the U.S.—where most, if not all, skilled workers can communicate proficiently in English—in Europe, language barriers can be a major problem. So, what can engineers do to overcome these inherent barriers that are prevalent across the entire continent?

8 months ago
Opinion

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