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  • Renesas Expands Quick Connect Studio with Real-Time Code Customization, Remote Debugging and Broad Portfolio of Supported Devices

    Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced new features and additional coverage for its Quick Connect Studio, a cloud-based embedded system design platform. Quick Connect Studio enables users to graphically co-optimize hardware and software to quickly validate prototypes and accelerate product development.  Quick Connect Studio empowers engineers to graphically drag…


  • ASIC or FPGA?

    ASIC or FPGA?

    ~ Selecting the right IC for your application ~  When it comes to hardware design, system engineers have more than one architecture to choose from. Both Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) can offer benefits, but which one is best for your application? Here, Ross Turnbull, Director of Business Development…


  • Tom Forsythe from Kyzen at IPC Apex EXPO 2024

    Justin Worden speaks to Tom Forsythe from Kyzen at IPC Apex EXPO 2024 in Anaheim, USA. [embedded content] WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by Hanwha, Koh Young Technology, Essemtec, Kyzen, Nordson Test and Inspection, PVA, ROCKA Solutions, Adaptsys, Viscom, BTU and Scienscope.


  • Bransys Expands PCB Assembly Capabilities with Pillarhouse Jade MKII Selective Soldering System

    Bransys Group, a leading provider of comprehensive PCB design and assembly services, is pleased to announce its recent acquisition of the Jade MKII Selective Soldering System from Pillarhouse. This investment in state-of-the-art technology reinforces Bransys’ commitment to delivering high-quality assembly solutions to its customers.  The Jade MKII is renowned for its precision and reliability in…


  • Fluke celebrates 25th anniversary with CalPlus GmbH

    The longstanding partnership between Fluke Corporation and CalPlus GmbH in Germany will be celebrated with an award ceremony and a new time-limited discount offer on multi-product calibrators for end-customers. Fluke Corporation, a global technology leader in the manufacture of compact, professional electronic test and measurement tools and software, recently hosted an award ceremony celebrating the…


  • Advanced conductors – an unsung approach to unlocking transmission grid capacity

    Image: Energy Innovation Large-scale reconductoring of transmission lines with advanced conductors in the US offers a cost-effective approach to rapidly expand their capacity, a new study suggests. The study from the Goldman School of Public Policy at University of California Berkely and grid consultancy GridLab, indicates that advanced conductors could up to double the power…


  • Legal & General Capital invests a further £15m in decarbonising homes

    Legal & General Capital (LGC) has invested £12.5 million across three companies – Cambridge Electric Cement (CEC), Hometree, and SunRoof – and increased its existing investment in Sero Technologies as part of its commitment to decarbonise the residential sector. These partnerships demonstrate the breadth of LGC’s investments into decarbonising residential real estate, from reducing construction emissions…


  • NYPA approved for drone use beyond visual line of sight to inspect energy assets

    A Skydio X10 drone (Credit: Skydio) The New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced that it will be expanding its drone capabilities as part of the asset monitorisation and inspection of its electric infrastructure around the state, following the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) granting of a waiver to fly drones beyond visual line of sight. The…


  • Australian super battery Waratah gets connection greenlight

    Image courtesy 123rf The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has granted Generator Performance Standard (GPS) approval for the Waratah Super Battery, marking the first approval for such a large battery energy storage project. The super battery is anticipated to be 850MW/1,680MWh. According to Akaysha Energy, which is developing the battery, GPS approval represents a pivotal…


  • BGG unveils ambitious plans for global expansion on an international scale

    BGG, which is based in China, and well established in the dietary supplement and cosmetics sectors is diversifying into the food sector. One of China’s foremost suppliers of premium branded ingredients, has announced the establishment of a new global headquarters in Switzerland as part of a major restructuring plan. Operating as BGG World, the HQ…