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Upgrade adds new functions to free circuit design software
Upgrade adds new functions to free circuit design software
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Components distributor Digi-Key has added enhancements to its Scheme-it circuit design tool, available at no cost on the Digi-Key website.
ADI’s Signal Chain Designer tool in Beta, users & feedback wanted
ADI’s Signal Chain Designer tool in Beta, users & feedback wanted
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Analog Devices has posted online access to its Signal Chain Designer software tool, and is asking engineers to register, try…
Rousset judgment is economic and social mistake
Rousset judgment is economic and social mistake
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Philippe Lambinet, director at General Vision Inc. and leader of the NeuroMem Semiconductor project there, asks where is the France…
How to stay out of trouble when designing with bridge sensors
How to stay out of trouble when designing with bridge sensors
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Instrumentation amplifiers (in-amps) can condition the electrical signals generated by sensors, allowing them to be digitised, stored, or used to…

Wireless connectivity “to the cloud” comes in pre-configured WiFi kit
Wireless connectivity “to the cloud” comes in pre-configured WiFi kit
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Mouser Electronics has the Ayla IoT Design Kit, equipped with a Murata Wireless Wi-Fi connectivity module. This design and development kit allows you to securely connect devices to the cloud…
App note; generating realistic radar signals
App note; generating realistic radar signals
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Tektronix has published an application note on the task of creating test signals that “look real” to radar systems, and highlights the use of one of its arbitrary waveform generators…
AdvancedMC compute module for carrier grade COTS high performance systems
AdvancedMC compute module for carrier grade COTS high performance systems
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This module from Kontron enables design of network elements on either MicroTCA or AdvancedTCA platforms; the AM4024 AdvancedMC module hosts the 4th generation Intel Core i5 / i7 processor series,…
Ready-to-connect industrial-Ethernet package for Renesas MCUs
Ready-to-connect industrial-Ethernet package for Renesas MCUs
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Renesas Electronics has expanded its R-IN32M3 series platform solution for industrial Ethernet protocols with an IAR Systems development kit and multiple Industrial Ethernet protocol stacks support.
DSP tutorials with ‘Lab-in-a-Box’ for audio systems; from ARM & partners
DSP tutorials with ‘Lab-in-a-Box’ for audio systems; from ARM & partners
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This week, ARM and its partners launch a digital signal processing (DSP) 'Lab-in-a-Box' (LiB) to universities worldwide to help boost practical skills development and the creation of new ARM-based audio…
Open FPGA design flow, and real-time measurements, from Agilent-EEsof
Open FPGA design flow, and real-time measurements, from Agilent-EEsof
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The Agilent EEsof EDA W1462 SystemVue FPGA Architect now supports on-board FPGA design and simulation with the Agilent M9703A AXIe wideband digital receiver/digitiser, accelerating design and verification of electronic warfare…
16-channel, 16-bit, ±10V DAC drives 10 mA & 1000 pF
16-channel, 16-bit, ±10V DAC drives 10 mA & 1000 pF
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LTC2668-16 is a 16-channel, 16-bit voltage-output digital-to-analogue converter (DAC) with SoftSpan outputs, each of which can be independently configured for one of five selectable unipolar and bipolar output ranges up…
Configurable data converter offers flexible signal handling in automation systems
Configurable data converter offers flexible signal handling in automation systems
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Replacing as many as 20 discrete chips with one configurable data converter, Maxim describes its MAX11300 PIXI device as the first high-voltage configurable data converter; use it in applications such…
TI’s SimpleLink WiFi enables ubiquitous IP connection with “Internet on a chip”
TI’s SimpleLink WiFi enables ubiquitous IP connection with “Internet on a chip”
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Ease of use, and low power, are key attributes of Texas Instruments’ SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3100 and CC3200 devices, which comprise a single-chip, low-power Wi-Fi solution with built-in programmable microcontroller, designed…
ST’s single-chip balun integrated into sensor-enabled RF modules
ST’s single-chip balun integrated into sensor-enabled RF modules
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A tiny single-chip balun, together with ST’s MEMS sensor and EEPROM, helps boost performance and shrink dimensions of AiroSensor and AssetSensor active-RFID modules from SenseAnywhere. The BAL-CC1101-01D3 is first in…
Infineon’s DrBlade 2 puts complete DC/DC voltage regulation stage in a package
Infineon’s DrBlade 2 puts complete DC/DC voltage regulation stage in a package
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Infineon’s DrBlade 2 is an integrated power stage device that combines two power MOSFETs and a DC/DC driver IC with integrated current and temperature sensing in a low-profile package that…
Almost-free prototyping kit for Cypress’ PSoC 4, ARM-based devices
Almost-free prototyping kit for Cypress’ PSoC 4, ARM-based devices
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Embedded system design engineers looking to upgrade their 8- and 16-bit legacy designs to a 32-bit ARM CPU can do so for less than a pack of AA batteries, according…
Programmable RF/FPGA partnership to develop flexible wireless platforms
Programmable RF/FPGA partnership to develop flexible wireless platforms
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Altera and Lime Microsystems are to cooperate to “Accelerate and simplify the development of wireless networks”, aiming to produce combined programmable RF and FPGA solutions, and to combine marketing, sales,…
High speed, 40-V rail, 1-A output drive amplifier
High speed, 40-V rail, 1-A output drive amplifier
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Analog Devices has posted details of the ADA4870, a unity-gain-stable, high speed current feedback amplifier capable of delivering 1A of output current and 2500 V/μsec slew rate from a 40V…
Handheld spectrum analysers with 6GHz coverage
Handheld spectrum analysers with 6GHz coverage
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Two RF spectrum analysers are available in 3.6 GHz and 6.0 GHz versions and maintain a true handheld format whilst offering bench-top level features. Signal input is via an N-type…
PROFINET cabling evolves for the Smart Factory
PROFINET cabling evolves for the Smart Factory
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What exactly does the protocol for process automation have to do with intelligent production? Is there really something new here, or is it just a battle between marketing strategists?…
Hold back your high tech marketing tactics!
Hold back your high tech marketing tactics!
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In a recent survey carried out across its 1,500,000 strong Retale App user base in the US, mobile couponing and digital flyer publisher Retale depicts customers as mostly unaware of…
Micro-module DC/DCs handle 1.5W, with 2 kVAC isolation
Micro-module DC/DCs handle 1.5W, with 2 kVAC isolation
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LTM8057 and LTM8058 are 1.5W output µModule (micromodule) DC/DC converters with 2 kVAC galvanic isolation (production tested to 3 kVDC) in a 9 x 11.25 x 4.92 mm BGA (ball…
World Cup: Ref’s watch vibrates when a goal is scored
World Cup: Ref’s watch vibrates when a goal is scored
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Sports technology pioneer Hawk-Eye Innovations has vigorously denied suggestions that its Goal Line Technology (GLT) for football is not sufficiently robust and could pose security risks when sending decisions to…
Blackfin DSPs target power-limited imaging in automotive, industrial applications
Blackfin DSPs target power-limited imaging in automotive, industrial applications
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Analog Devices has extended the Blackfin DSP series with devices that offer doubled performance/power ratios. The ADSP-BF70x processor ranges up to 800 MMACs performance and 1 MB of embedded SRAM.
Reference design to drive Cree LEDs as standard lamp bulbs
Reference design to drive Cree LEDs as standard lamp bulbs
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Power Integrations has released a driver reference designs for Cree LED bulbs, representing a simple, reliable drivers that will enable efficient, long-lasting PAR 30 and PAR 38 bulb formats.
Passive RFID measures and reports resistance – delivers sensor read-out function
Passive RFID measures and reports resistance – delivers sensor read-out function
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Farsens’ RMETER is a battery-free RFID resistance meter tag: it is a full passive RFID tag that measures the resistance value of the device connected to it with a 10Ω…
METIS task group defines world’s first 5G channel models
METIS task group defines world’s first 5G channel models
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Wireless equipment testing technology specialist Anite has announced that an Anite-led task group within the METIS (Mobile and wireless communications Enablers for Twenty-twenty (2020) Information Society) project has published the…
NXP adds to its RoadLINK ICs, targeting ‘car-to-X’ communications
NXP adds to its RoadLINK ICs, targeting ‘car-to-X’ communications
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TEF510x is the second product in NXP’s RoadLINK range; it is a dual radio multi band RF transceiver for Car-to-X (C2X) applications. Supporting global C2X and Wi-Fi standards, the TEF510x…


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