Linear Technology Corporation has acquired Dust Networks, Inc., a provider of low power wireless sensor network (WSN) technology. The acquisition of Dust Networks will enable Linear to offer a complete high performance wireless sensor networking solution. Dust Networks’ low power radio and software technology complements Linear’s strengths in industrial instrumentation, power … [Read more...]
University Receives Grant for Silicon-Based Technologies Research
The University of Warwick Department of Physics has been awarded a five-year £1.7 million grant for “Creating Silicon Based Platforms for New Technologies.” The initiative will bring in new technologies ranging from energy harvesting to “cooltronics,” enabling zero-power electronics and could be key to combating global climate change. The £1.7 million Platform Grant from the … [Read more...]