Here is our blog about all things Milliamp, technology and other interesting stuff !! Enjoy and feel free to leave us a comment !
Bluetooth LE Audio takes audio devices to new levels
Bluetooth LE Audio is the latest addition to the Bluetooth standards, and this new technology will bring higher quality, seamless listening to devices, while also minimising battery usage. Bluetooth LE Audio is based on the popular Bluetooth standard Bluetooth LE…
Posted in Design News, Tech News Tagged with: audio, bluetooth, bluetoothle, bluetoothleaudio, design, electronics, engineering, Technology, wireless
AlphaCode AI out to take over Milliamp’s work?
Google’s UK-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) unit DeepMind has created a tool that can solve programming problems on its own and write code. They even put it to a test in a programming competition with people and the AI named AlphaCode…
Posted in Design News, Tech News Tagged with: ai, artificialintelligence, coding, codingproblems, DeepMind, programming, programmingcompetition, software, softwaredevelopment, softwareengineering
Enter Year of the Tiger
The 1st of February marks the start of Chinese New Year also called Lunar New Year, and this year will be the year of the tiger. Many Chinese people travel to their families to celebrate the new year, but during…
Santa delivers KiCad 6
Last month during the holiday period, alongside festive joy brought by the big man in the red coat delivering Coca Cola, excitement was also brought to the electronics world with the unveiling of KiCad 6, our electronics and PCB design…
Posted in Design News, Tech News Tagged with: design, EDA, electronic, KiCad, OpenSource, PCBLayout, software
Season’s Greetings from Milliamp
Enjoy the Festive Break ! Rich and the team at Milliamp send all our customers, suppliers, collaborators and associates best wishes for the festive season! This year feels like it has flown by – and we hope 2022 will bring…
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COP26 ends but no discussions on e-waste
Last week, COP26 drew to a close with an extended day, but many have been left rather disappointed by the outcome. This was the first climate deal ever that planned explicitly to reduce coal – the worst fossil fuel for…
Posted in Design News, Tech News Tagged with: carbon footprint, COP26, design, electronic, electronics, ewaste
Design Your Way Out of Component Shortages
In our previous blog article on chip shortages we detailed how electronic component shortages are having a huge impact on global supply chains and this has now become even more widespread – impacting on everyday life from the unavailability of…
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Lancashire becomes home to the National Cyber Force
A few weeks ago the UK Government quietly announced that Preston in Lancashire would become the home to a new organisation tasked with protecting the UK against hostile cyber threats — the National Cyber Force or NCF for short. This…
Posted in Lancaster, Tech News Tagged with: cyber security, design, electronics, IoT, Lancashire, National Cyber Force, Samlesbury, Technology
Milliamp Features in Digital Economy Report
Over the past few days we’ve been digesting the Lancashire Digital Economy Report 2021 published last week during the Lancashire Innovation Festival. This showcases our thriving tech industry in Lancashire and really shows particular activity around the Lancaster district and…
Lancashire LEP Report
As a part of Lancashire’s industrial community we are interested in keeping our county thriving in the electronics sector. Reading the latest Lancashire LEP report it is clear that our sector is thriving and has survived the pandemic very well.…
