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Imaging with lensless microscopy sorts living cells
Imaging with lensless microscopy sorts living cells
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At a recent Technology Forum held by the Belgian nanoelectronics research institute imec, Life Sciences – as enabled by nanotechnology…
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…
Analog Devices acquires Hittite Microwave
Analog Devices acquires Hittite Microwave
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ADI has announced that it intends to buy the microwave/millimetre waver device maker to add to its RF product range.
Electromagnetic software designs non-electronic energy storage
Electromagnetic software designs non-electronic energy storage
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An electromagnetic design tool is assisting with commercialisation of an innovative energy storage system – a magnetically coupled flywheel –…

New architecture ADC sets records for software-defined-radio conversions
New architecture ADC sets records for software-defined-radio conversions
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Imec, the Belgium-based nanoelectronics and systems research body, has reported record analogue-to-digital conversion performance metrics, in a device aimed at next-generation software defined radio; a 14bit, 200 Msamples/sec dynamic pipelined…
How much is an antenna engineer worth?
How much is an antenna engineer worth?
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Well obviously it all depends on where in the world he or she is operating, the size of the company and on the end application.
How much is an antenna engineer worth?
How much is an antenna engineer worth?
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Well obviously it all depends on where in the world he or she is operating, the size of the company and on the end application.
Agilent reveals collaboration behind entry into thermal imaging
Agilent reveals collaboration behind entry into thermal imaging
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Agilent Technologies recently introduced the handheld Agilent U5855A TrueIR thermal imager; the company has now disclosed that the product is the outcome of a collaboration with Nippon Avionics (Avio) on…
Mentor continues high-end PCB EDA revamp with system assembly tool
Mentor continues high-end PCB EDA revamp with system assembly tool
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Mentor Graphics has introduced Xpedition Path Finder Suite, a package for efficient optimisation, assembly, and visualisation of system designs from IC package to PCB…
TI adds Export feature to WEBENCH for “instant” PSU PCB layouts
TI adds Export feature to WEBENCH for “instant” PSU PCB layouts
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You can create a power supply board layout in minutes with TI's WEBENCH PCB Export, the company says; you can customise and download PCB layout to CAD development platforms from…
Low-cost embedded-system prototyping platform is based on Raspberry Pi
Low-cost embedded-system prototyping platform is based on Raspberry Pi
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“Industrial and commercial equipment designers [are] incorporating a Raspberry Pi into their end system [here is] a solution that provides them with all the computing resources of the Raspberry Pi…
TFT display modules in custom shapes, and low volumes
TFT display modules in custom shapes, and low volumes
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andersDX has launched a new semi-custom service based on standard 4.3-in. And 2.8-in. colour TFT displays which can be cut to a specified height to suit the space available. The…
VDE-certified Self-Test MCU Routines for IEC60730/60335 Safety Compliance from Renesas
VDE-certified Self-Test MCU Routines for IEC60730/60335 Safety Compliance from Renesas
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Supplied free of charge, a VDE certified software package is now available for the RX100 microcontroller family to quickly achieve safety compliance.
Bluetooth Smart Arduino single-board updates over-the-air from smartphones and tablets
Bluetooth Smart Arduino single-board updates over-the-air from smartphones and tablets
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By eliminating the need for an extra shield board, Hong Kong-based RedBear says it has developed compact product that is up to half the cost of previous two-board solutions and…
Piezo detection controller enables touch keys on metal surfaces
Piezo detection controller enables touch keys on metal surfaces
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Providing a robust user interface for home appliances and industrial controls, Aito's software-enhanced piezo (SEP) touch control technology in its ATB250 AitoTouch Controller provides a configurable user interface for up…
Time for action on Europe’s electronics initiative, Commission VP Kroes declares
Time for action on Europe’s electronics initiative, Commission VP Kroes declares
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Speaking at imec’s Technology Forum in Brussels this week, Neelie Kroes, vice president of the European Commission, gave an update on the Commissions’s initiative to foster innovation in Europe, and…
Give a voice to your body with a smart wristband – imec and Samsung collaborate
Give a voice to your body with a smart wristband – imec and Samsung collaborate
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Imec, the nano-scale semiconductor and applications research organisation, is working with Samsung on a “digital health” initiative, with imec adding sensors and applications to Samsung’s SimBand reference design for a…
XMOS and Synapticon partner on robotics, produce development kit
XMOS and Synapticon partner on robotics, produce development kit
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XMOS and Synapticon have entered a partnership that the two companies intend will accelerate the uptake of next-generation motion control technologies in robotics, smart factories and autonomous vehicles.
AMD grows embedded G-Series processors with pin-compatible SoCs and CPUs
AMD grows embedded G-Series processors with pin-compatible SoCs and CPUs
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x86 AMD Embedded G-Series system-on-chip (SoC) and central processing unit (CPU) solutions ar configured for embedded applications, including early adoption by HP for thin client deployment in healthcare, finance, education…
Manufacturing matters to Analog Devices in the IoT era
Manufacturing matters to Analog Devices in the IoT era
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Analog Devices Inc. is a classical example of a company operating a fab-lite business model. It manufactures some chips in house where it feels the design is closely tied to…
Will sensor fusion drive neuromorphic computing?
Will sensor fusion drive neuromorphic computing?
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Sensor fusion is the technique of combining data from several sensors for improved performance and is one of the latest hot topics in mobile computing partly as a result of…
Design win for Cypress’ USB 3.0 controller: streams full-HD video
Design win for Cypress’ USB 3.0 controller: streams full-HD video
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Cypress Semiconductor has secured a design-in with Taiwanese company Oneking Technologies, which is using its EZ-USB FX3 USB 3.0 controller for its high-definition (HD) colour video conference camera. FX3 provides…
Automotive MCU is built on 55nm automotive-specific semiconductor platform
Automotive MCU is built on 55nm automotive-specific semiconductor platform
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In a recent announcement, Scaleo chip has positioned itself as the first fabless company to introduce an automotive microcontroller manufactured with the GlobalFoundries 55nm automotive-specific advanced semiconductor manufacturing platform.
The Materials scramble from 10nm down to 5nm
The Materials scramble from 10nm down to 5nm
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The semiconductor industry faces a veritable scramble of material selections as it scales transistors from 10nm, to 7nm, and beyond. There are substrate, channel, gate, and contact materials to be…
The materials scramble below 10nm
The materials scramble below 10nm
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The semiconductor industry faces a scramble to make advantageous material selections as it scales transistors from 10nm, to 7nm, and beyond. There are substrate, channel, gate, and contact materials to…
Analog Devices’ 2.5-Gsample/sec ADC, driver amplifier and rapid prototyping FMC module
Analog Devices’ 2.5-Gsample/sec ADC, driver amplifier and rapid prototyping FMC module
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Analog Devices recently introduced the AD9625 analogue/digital converter, specified at 12 bits and 2 Gsamples/sec, for signal digitisation early in the signal chain of software-defined radios. Now, the company has…
SOI-technology, monolithic RF chip optimises Doherty amplifier performance
SOI-technology, monolithic RF chip optimises Doherty amplifier performance
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Peregrine Semiconductor's UltraCMOS Monolithic Phase & Amplitude Controller (MPAC) addresses a problem that has prevented, Peregrine says, the Doherty configuration from achieving its potential performance in communications-infrastructure transmitter stages.
ARM sets up embedded & Internet-of-Things Cortex CPU design centre in Taiwan
ARM sets up embedded & Internet-of-Things Cortex CPU design centre in Taiwan
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ARM is to establish its first design centre in Asia, in the Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan. The IP vendor says the centre will focus on design, verification and delivery of…


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