s winter closes in, we fi nd ourselves facing that annual trauma: the management of air conditioning and electronics, tormenting families as to whether it’s too warm, or if something has been overused. In this issue of Electronics, this takes a frontal position, particularly as part of our enclosures coverage. Climate is a background consideration, but it’s put to question and off ered a solution here (p. 20-21). Asset management, however, is always on customers’ minds: one cabinet solution could prove the diff erence between lost and found (p. 24).
A Christian Lynn - Editor
Learning machine Abu Dhabi announces a graduate level AI university
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he Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artifi cial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has opened, servicing its students with graduate level,
research-based education on AI. His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State, who has been appointed Chair of the MBZUAI Board of Trustees and is spearheading the establishment of the University, said: “The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artifi cial Intelligence is an open invitation from Abu Dhabi to the world to unleash AI’s full potential. It is already changing the world, but we can achieve so much more if we allow the human mind to fully explore it. The University will bring the discipline of AI into the forefront, molding and empowering creative pioneers who can lead us to an AI empowered era.”
Over the next decade, AI is set to have a transformational impact on the global economy,
with experts estimating that, by 2030, AI could contribute nearly $16 trillion to the global economy. Given this and the UAE’s focus on an economy founded on knowledge, the country made AI a strategic national priority in 2017, announcing a clear roadmap for an AI-driven future through the UAE’s Strategy for Artifi cial Intelligence in 2031, and the appointment of the world’s fi rst Minister of State for Artifi cial Intelligence. By 2030, AI’s contribution to the UAE’s GDP will rise to nearly 14 per cent. The University will off er Master of Science (MSc) and PhD level programmes in key areas of AI, such as machine learning and computer vision, while also engaging policymakers and businesses around the world so that AI is harnessed responsibly as a force for positive and eff ective transformation.
MBZUAI
www.mbzuai.ac.ae
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Micron Technology releases a silicon-based, security-as-a-service platform for protecting Internet of Things (IoT) edge devices. The new Micron Authenta key management service (KMS) platform enables a cloud-fi rst deployment model. Authenta-enabled devices can then be switched on through a cloud service, mitigating some of the biggest challenges and complexities related to securing devices in an “everything connected” environment.
www.micron.com
Toshiba’s new voltage driven photorelay – the TLP3407SR – comes in a tiny S-VSON4T package with reduced input power dissipation. It features a maximum LED current of just 1 mA at the input, which represents a reduction to approximately 33 per cent of that of its predecessor, the TLP3407SRH. This allows the product to off er a maximum input power dissipation of 3.3 mW.
www.toshiba.com
Lattice Semiconductor has enhanced its sensAI solutions stack with new and improved performance, and broader application reference designs. This enables sensAI customers to create popular AI experiences, such as key phrase detection and human face recognition.
www.latticesemi.com 6 NOVEMBER 2019 | ELECTRONICS
Panasonic Industry Europe and Siemens Factory Automation sign global agreement
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he factory automation products and solutions from Panasonic Factory Solutions were able to convince after thorough testing, as Panasonic Industry Europe is named as a supplier for the SMD production of Siemens. Initial systems, such as the NPM VF odd-shape mounter for the assembly of THT (through hole technology) components from
Panasonic Industry, have already been integrated at the Siemens site in Vienna, Austria. Further production sites see great potential for the hardware and software solutions of Panasonic Industry, after a thorough examination of the product portfolio. Panasonic Industry is currently working towards connecting the products and solutions to the Siemens systems Teamcenter and MindSphere. “The collaboration is an important milestone on the way to digitalising the supply chain, and our goal is to connect as many machines and plants as possible to Siemens MindSphere in our factories worldwide,” said Andreas Wipper, purchasing council manager, Siemens. Panasonic
www.eu.industrial.panasonic.com Set for six - Researching 6G W
hile 5G is hitting its momentum, National
Instruments looks ahead, bringing forward a real-time sub THz software-defi ned radio (SDR) for 6G research, built on NI’s mmWave transceiver system (MTS) and Virginia Diodes’ (VDI) radio heads. Using VDI radio heads, the
frequency range of the MTS can extend into the sub THz range. Because this testbed is built using SDRs and FPGAs, the software can be upgraded and customised to meet a wide range
of research needs and applications. Therefore, users can leverage existing software reference designs for channel sounding or wireless communications protocols, to create a real-time testbed for 6G research. The development cycle of a typical wireless standard is approximately ten years. As the
commercial rollout of 5G begins in 2019, wireless communications researchers are already investigating the technology and ideas that will serve as the foundation of 6G. The use of sub THz and THz frequencies fi ts numerous applications for communications, and is likely to be a major area of 6G research in the foreseeable future. It seems D-Band is now the new E-Band.
National Instruments
www.ni.com
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