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- NI launches 10-Year strategy & goals for advancing diversity, equity & sustainability (03/02/2021)
  
  New plan outlines corporate vision to make a measurable, positive impact on society & the environment by 2030. Company also makes $3.4 million commitment to advancing diversity in STEM education.
- World-first GCF certification for 5G RF mmWave demodulation/CSI conformance test achieved by Anritsu in collaboration with Qualcomm (03/02/2021)
  
  Anritsu Corporation in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies has announced that it’s 5G RF Conformance Test System ME7873NR has achieved the world’s first approval from GCF for the mmWave (FR2) 3GPP TS38.521-4 Demodulation/CSI Conformance Testing (Performance Test hereafter), required for 5G NR RF conformance tests.
- EPDT February 2021 issue (inc. Embedded & Mil/Aero features) now available online (02/02/2021)
  
  This month’s issue, now available in print or digital editions, contains features on Embedded technologies and Aerospace & Defence applications, as well as editorial reviewing CES 2021 and what 2021 holds for electronics & technology.
- Case study: Streamlining multi-site aerospace validation & production test systems (01/02/2021)
  
  A world-renowned player in the aerospace industry was seeking to streamline development & production of its avionics LRUs (line replaceable units) at multiple sites, by specifying a new test system architecture that addressed both the design verification & production test functions.
- The rise of heterogeneous devices – and the people problem... (01/02/2021)
  
  Smaller, faster, better has been the mantra across all fields of electronic engineering for decades. But as Colin Funnell, Development Engineer at embedded systems expert, Hitex explains here, these days, this imperative has to go even further: smaller, faster, better and all in one device – necessitating all engineering disciplines working seamlessly together as one unit...
- De-risk your use of RISC-V IP (01/02/2021)
  
  The RISC-V ISA has seen much adoption thanks to its customisable architecture & open-source business model. Naturally, the open-source ISA is also producing new open-source cores that target certain applications. But if you are planning to take advantage of these open-source RISC-V cores in a chip of your own, you must verify its customisation & implementation.
- R&S Demystifying EMC 2021: schedule announced for first-ever all-digital edition of annual EMC event (01/02/2021)
  
  R&S's annual Demystifying EMC conference will go all-digital in 2021 for the first time, offering participants the opportunity to engage with industry experts and featuring a mix of live, educational & interactive events, with a virtual exhibition. Digital content, both live & on-demand, will extend participation to the global EMC community; happening over 3 days from February 9-11, registration is now open.
- Data collected from IoT devices will breed next new ‘Uber’ or ‘Netflix’, predicts report (28/01/2021)
  
  New report outlines 10 emerging IoT trends to watch in 2021, driven by the effect of the pandemic. It predicts that IoT data is set to unlock significant innovation over the coming years, as data insights move from digital to physical interactions, with the mining of vast new sources of data resulting from user interactions with ‘things’, rather than digital services.
- Tech for Good Awards: nominations open to recognise innovation that inspires & drives positive social or environmental change (25/01/2021)
  
  A new awards programme launched today will recognise & champion the organisations & individuals harnessing technology to achieve social, environmental, humanitarian & other positive contributions for public & planetary good.

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