Analog semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA is partnering with SMC Networks, a customer premise equipment (CPE) manufacturer for multi-service operators (MSOs), to develop wireless connectivity solutions for ...
Tags: semiconductor, Electrical, Electronics
IBM has been appointed as the Technology and Innovation Partner in the Thames Water AMP6 Alliance. IBM will join forces with Thames Water to create innovative strategies by analysing big data and social media with the aim of improving ...
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May 2, 2013 - The IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm) has extended the Call for Papers deadline to May 19, 2013, for its 4th annual event be held October 21-24 in Vancouver, B.C. The transformation ...
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In 2012, MCU unit shipments surged 16%, but total revenues declined 3% and ASPs plunged 17%, says IC Insights. While uncertainty about the global economy played a factor in lowering MCU revenues, the market was significantly ...
Ofgem has approved an industry code-of-practice designed to protect consumers during the smart meter roll-out. “With the roll-out of smart meters getting fully under way next year, it is essential that householders and businesses ...
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John Johnson considers the use of FPGAs to tackle the design challenges of smart metering systems Legacy power infrastructure is intrinsically inefficient, aging and the operation of it is often harmful to the environment. ...
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The government's vision to have every home in the UK equipped with smart energy meters is getting closer. Next year comes the mass rollout stage but in the meantime, three remaining bidders are battling it out for the right to provide the ...
Tags: Smart Meters, Electrical, Electronics, Meters
Gateway Electronic Components has invested in increased levels of inventory of capacitor products from supplier Epcos. The Cheshire-based distributor has decided to increase its portfolio of general purpose polyester film capacitors with ...
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Element14 has introduced a website to support the selection of software tools and BoosterPacks for the Texas Instruments MSP430 Value Line, C2000 and Stellaris microcontrollers. Dubbed TI LaunchPad, the microsite provides access to ...
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IBM been selected to continue supporting Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) by operating the province’s Meter Data Management & Repository (MDM/R) system with new computing infrastructure and an updated ...
The robust M2M conference program will focus on topics that inform and educate its audience of the latest technologies, current and future regulatory policies, new verticals, new applications and all of the hottest topics in the ...
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The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) intends to create a standard method to evaluate the energy efficiency of ultra-low power(ULP) microcontrollers. To date, the industry has lacked a common method to test, validate, ...
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Investment in smart grid improvements (such as smart metering, outage management and distribution management systems) by utilities companies in the US could have enabled Hurricane Sandy to be handled more effectively. Outages could have ...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy, Opus Energy Summary Smart Grid, smart grid technology
Utility companies in Western Europe will spend $10.5bn on IT this year, of which over 62% will be invested in IT services. IDC Energy Insights expects IT spending by utility companies in the region to exceed $13bn in 2016, after average ...
Tags: Western Europe, Utility Companies, IT services, IDC Energy Insights
Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has launched a family of highly efficient front-end solutions for smart water and gas metering applications. The front-end solutions ...
Tags: Skyworks, smart water, smart metering application, smart utility