AMERICANS LOVE brand-spanking-new everything. But the tide might be shifting: Refurbished smartphone shipments grew 15% year-over-year in 2021, while new smartphone shipments rose only 4.5%, according to a recent report from global market researcher Counterpoint Research. While Americans have been able to buy reconditioned versions of common appliances and tech for decades, the concept has gained traction in the last few years. The reasons for this change aren’t necessarily clear, but advocates say it’s a certain boon for consumers.
The early days of any startup journey are exciting, sure — but also kinda terrifying.
If you’re launching a business, the odds are stacked against you: nine out of every ten companies fail. A lack of money is the top reason startups go under, according to data service CB Insights. Similarly, PwC’s European Startup Survey identifies customer acquisition and sales as the most significant obstacles.
In Sifted’s latest report, we talked to loads of founders who’ve walked the rocky road to come up with (something like) a cheat sheet to startup success.
SAN JOSE, Calif. and SUNNYVALE, Calif., – May 12, 2022 – QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), a developer of ultra-low power multi-core voice-enabled SoCs, embedded FPGA IP, and Endpoint AI solutions, today announced that it has partnered with Intrinsic ID, the world’s leading provider of Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) security IP, to provide security options for devices incorporating embedded FPGA (eFPGA) technology. These options range from secure key generation based on SRAM PUF to full security solutions including bitstream encryption, key wrapping, authentication tags, key verification, and data encryption/decryption for storage within the device or for board or system-level communications. This partnership has created a seamless integration of the solutions of both companies, allowing QuickLogic’s eFPGA customers to add security functionality without any further integration effort.
Avery is noted for functional verification solutions and SystemVerilog/UVM Verification IP, system-level virtual platform co-simulation and hardware-assisted verification, and gate-level simulation sign-off solutions for SoC verification. Its Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing Chris Browy and I discussed a range of functional verification topics a while back. A condensed version of our talk appears in a blog post on the SEMI website.
Phonecheck has partnered with eBay to serve as a provider of refurbished mobile device certifications for one of the largest refurbished device marketplaces in the world.
The partnership furthers eBay’s position as a third-party phone resale leader in trust and security, backed by Phonecheck’s industry-leading device certification and buyback guarantee.
I was just chatting with the folks at Synaptics about their recently launched FlexSense family of teeny-tiny multi-modal smart sensor processors. Actually, I was thinking about using “Teeny-Tiny Multi-Modal Smart Sensor Processors” as the title for this column, but I saw “Reimagining How Humans Engage with Machines and Data” on some of their materials and I ended up flipping a metaphorical coin. (I defy anyone to tell me that this opening paragraph won’t bring tears of joy to the bean counters who stride the corridors of the SEO domain, especially those interested in human-machine interfaces (HMIs), the Internet of Things (IoT), and artificial intelligence (AI) on the edge, Ha!)
PARIS, May 11, 2022 — Event-based Vision Evaluation KitThe EVK HD 4 Event-based Vision Evaluation Kit from Prophesee is based on the Sony IMX636ES high-definition sensor.
Synaptics’ FlexSense low-power processor combines up to four sensor inputs in a form factor that is up to 80% smaller than existing devices. Using proprietary algorithms, FlexSense integrates a mix of capacitive, inductive, Hall effect, and ambient sensing into a single processor to bring immersive IoT experiences to customers.
Synaptics Inc. has unveiled its FlexSense family of sensor processors that supports input from up to four sensors in a tiny form factor, claiming up to an 80% smaller size than existing solutions. The ultra-low-power 4-in-1 sensor fusion processor integrates a mix of capacitive, inductive, Hall-effect, and ambient sensing in a single processor with proprietary algorithms.
Synaptics Inc. has launched the FlexSense family of sensor processors that captures and intelligently handles input from up to four sensors in a tiny, ultra-low-power form factor that is up to 80% smaller than existing solutions.
Integrating a mix of capacitive, inductive, Hall effect and ambient sensing into a single processor with proprietary algorithms, the FlexSense family brings reliable, low-latency, and context-aware force, proximity, and touch sensing to Internet of things (IoT) devices such as true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds, gaming controllers, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets, fitness bands, remote controls, and smart thermostats.
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