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CONTENTS VOL 53 NO 01
COMMENT 5
Could the move to electric
batteries be putting peoples’
health at risk rather than
saving the environment?
NEWS
Neophotonics starts shipping
400G capable ClearLight
CFP2-DCO transceivers to
end customer trials 7
Sound specialist Dirac
and NXP Semiconductors
announce audio collaboration
at this year’s CES 8
Oxbotica and Navtech
to launch radar-based
navigation and perception
system in 2020 9
A new piezo driver chip from
Boreas looks to advance
realistic haptic feedback in
automotive HMIs 10
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COVER STORY 12
Delivering innovation
Understanding how to find and then to invest in
innovation is critical if businesses are to achieve
success. By Neil Tyler
INTERVIEW 18
Delivering security
Silicon Labs’ newly appointed Chief Security Officer,
Sharon Hagi, talks to Neil Tyler about security and
product development
EMBEDDED DESIGN 20
Unseating C
Despite a commanding position can Modern
C++ and Rust convince embedded developers to
switch from C? Chris Edwards investigates
SHOW PREVIEW 22
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics
Southern returns to Farnborough next month,
bringing together the UK’s rich ecosystem of SMEs
SECTOR FOCUS 24
Bridging broadcast
Savvy broadcasters are using software to reap the
benefits of emerging technologies, whilst making
the most of existing assets. By Charlotte Hathway
SYSTEMS DESIGN 26
ASIC anyone?
Has the world got the taste again for ASICs?
Socionext explains the advantages associated
with this technology
INDUSTRY 4.0 29
Staying agile
Jos Martin takes a look at some of the key
trends expected to impact Industry 4.0 in the
year ahead
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 30
Spurring innovation
Machine learning is booming so companies
need to be aware of effective patent protection
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