| 09.30.21 | Cambridge Quantum open sources SDK

 

September 30, 2021 This week's sponsor is Avnu Alliance. Webinar: Wireless TSN - Market Expectations, Capabilities, and Certification Monday, October 11, 2021 | 2pm ET / 11am PT Join industry leaders to discuss use cases, market expectations, performance metrics and requirements for Wireless TSN in industries from Industrial IoT to Pro Av and enterprise applications. Register now! WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY: The push to quantum computing is not just about high-qubit systems. It is also about software that programs the systems. Cambridge Quantum announced TKET software that is hardware agnostic in the form of an SDK that is open sourced. Xilinx is working with Sony with its FPGAs and SoC devices for professional Sony A/V systems. - Matt Hamblen Today’s Top Stories Cambridge Quantum open sources SDK as quantum computing software becomes key By Dan O'Shea Software and programming are becoming more critical issues in quantum computing, and open source kits can help. read more Xilinx powers Sony professional A/V products By Dan O'Shea The first announcement involving the two companies is just the latest news from Xilinx related to the video and imaging market. read more This week's sponsor is Air Products. White Paper: Benefits of Inert Gas for Printed Circuit Board Assembly Soldering Processes Learn more about how inert gas soldering reduces costs and increases productivity by using nitrogen to produce an inert, reduced oxygen soldering atmosphere which eliminates the formation of solder oxides, enhances wetting and improves soldering quality. Download the whitepaper. FDA clears wireless, blood pressure-monitoring finger sensor from Caretaker Medical By Conor Hale Attached around the patient’s finger, the VitalStream device aims to catch the changes in blood pressure that may occur during surgery. read more Qualcomm raises curtain on third smart cities accelerate event By Matt Hamblen Construction-as-a-service leads list of 30-plus Qualcomm services that range from traffic management to chicken farming read more Editor’s Corner: Sensors Converge live in-person and streaming yielded keen insights (VIDEO) By Matt Hamblen A few personal highlights: WiSe panel on diversity and inclusion, a renowned physicist on quantum, and worries about the chip shortage read more [VIDEO] Sensors Converge wraps up with awards, more By Fierce Electronics Staff Day 3 of Sensors Converge featured the Best of Sensors awards. read more Ultrasound-analyzing AI improves breast cancer diagnoses by 37%, NYU study finds By Andrea Park On their own, a group of physicians achieved an average accuracy of 92% when they reviewed a set of more than 600 breast exams—a number that jumped to 96% when aided by the AI model. The number of false positives dropped by a whopping 37%. read more The 2021 Best of Sensors Award Winners Announced During Questex’s Sensors Converge By Fierce Electronics Staff Questex’s Sensors Converge and Fierce Electronics announced the winners of the Best of Sensors Awards 2021, which honor the best in sensor technologies and the sensor ecosystem, people and companies. read more Sensors Converge: Supply chain price hikes bleeding toward consumers, enterprise buyers By Dan O'Shea Speakers at Sensors Converge said pricing increases throughout the semiconductor supply chain are making their way into all verticals and toward end users. read more Sensors Converge: Smart Windows give returning office workers a better View By Dan O'Shea View's electrochromic Smart Glass helps users control light and heat exposure, translating to smarter building management. read more NEWS OF NOTE Google and Intel announced the upcoming availability of new Compute Engine N2 VMs powered by the 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processor, code-named Ice Lake) along with new larger N2 machine shapes. They offer 30% better performance for various workloads compared to VMs running 2nd generation Intel Xeon processors. (Blog) ST Microelectronics and Nu Eyne of South Korea jointly announced a wearable therapy device for eye care called CELLENA, which uses electric current and light emitted to the eyes and nearby nerves to relieve eye dryness and fatigue. The STM32WB55 dual core Bluetooth LE microcontroller powers the device. (Release) This week's sponsor is Fierce Sensors. Resources Whitepaper: Benefits of Inert Gas for Printed Circuit Board Assembly Soldering Processes Sponsored By: Air Products Many soldering defects in electronic assemblies occur due to poor wetting of the filler metal with both the component and substrate. By using nitrogen to inert, you can decrease defects up to 65%. read more Events 6th Annual Autotech Council Science Fair Oct 14-15, 2021 Oct 14-15, 2021  .   .   . Senior Director – Sensors & Electronics: Charlene Soucy Editor: Matt Hamblen Publisher: Kevin Gray Advertise | Contact Manage Your Subscriptions Trouble with your subscription? Contact Support Privacy Policy