Samsung announces the 32-Gbyte DDR4 SoDIMM for gaming laptops. Claimed to be the industry’s first in the SoDIMM format, it is based on 10nm class process technology and will enrich mobile PC-grade computer games, boosting capacity, speed to 2,666Mbit per second, while lowering energy consumption.
Wearable
Imec designs eye tracking technology into eyeglasses for AR/VR and medical use
At the Imec Technology Forum in Antwerp (ITF Belgium 2018, 23 to 24 May), the research centre for nano-electronics has demonstrated a wireless eye-tracking technology based on electro-oculography (EOG). The ophthalmology technique is used to examine eyes and record eye movement and this technology has been integrated into a standard pair of eyeglasses, initially to improve augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) experiences, although it will also be used in clinical research on neurodegenerative diseases, advises Imec.
High speed PIN photodiode slim down sensor designs for wearables
Broadening its optoelectronics portfolio, Vishay Intertechnology has the VEMD8080, a high speed silicon PIN photo diode with enhanced sensitivity for visible light.
Mouser adds Semtech’s LoRa transceivers for LPWAN and IoT applications
Continuing its new product introduction (NPI) mission, Mouser Electronics has added the SX1261 and SX1262 LoRa transceivers from Semtech.
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