NXP Semiconductors N.V., the world’s largest supplier of automotive semiconductors, announced a new automotive radar microcontroller (MCU), the NXP S32R27, that will deliver the features and performance required for making safe, automated driving a reality. NXP is the leading supplier of radar-based ADAS semiconductor solutions. An estimated 50 percent of all car radar modules shipped in 2016 will utilize NXP radar processing and front-end technology.
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Anritsu Co. expands its field test portfolio with the introduction of PIM Hunter,™ a passive intermodulation test probe that helps field technicians more quickly discover the precise location of external PIM sources at cell sites. Designed for use with Anritsu’s PIM Master,™ Spectrum Master™ and BTS Master™ handheld analyzers, the PIM Hunter test probe enables field professionals to use traditional interference hunting techniques to accurately locate external PIM sources for optimum wireless network performance.
u-blox technology is powering a new smart bus solution from Baoruh Electronic in Taiwan, which combines LTE-based telematics and Automated Fare Collection (AFC) for intelligent fleet management.
Leti, an institute of CEA Tech, announced the launch of a European Commission Horizon 2020 project to enable mass commercialization of Si photonics-based transceivers to meet future data transmission requirements in data centers and super computing systems.
The European Space Agency (ESA) announced that an Ariane 5 rocket has launched four additional Galileo satellites, accelerating deployment of the new satellite navigation system.
The Communications & Medical Products Division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has been awarded an €8.7 million, or approximately $9.5 million, contract by Airbus Defence and Space to support a new generation of satellites that is expected to provide global advanced meteorological data from 2021 until after 2040.