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Computer-on-module form factor hosts ARM Cortex-A CPUs
Computer-on-module form factor hosts ARM Cortex-A CPUs
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Distributor Rutronik has boards in a new COM form factor for Cortex-A CPUs, by F&S Elektronik Systeme. efus measures only…
ST offers pre-optimised code segments for STM32 MCU designs
ST offers pre-optimised code segments for STM32 MCU designs
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STM32Snippets from STMicroelectronics provides highly optimised and ready-to-use register-level “morsels” of code to maximise the performance and efficiency of STM32…
New Accellera Committee proposed for Graph-Based Test Specification Standard
New Accellera Committee proposed for Graph-Based Test Specification Standard
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Mentor Graphics recently announced it has proposed that a new Accellera standards committee be formed to investigate the standardisation of…
TI’s Tiva C Series Connected LaunchPad, designed for connected-device projects
TI’s Tiva C Series Connected LaunchPad, designed for connected-device projects
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Texas Instruments has announced an addition to its microcontroller LaunchPad ecosystem – the Tiva C Series Connected LaunchPad. At $19.99,…

UHF RFID – the radio technology of choice for Industry 4.0
UHF RFID – the radio technology of choice for Industry 4.0
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The Industry 4.0 approach aims at migrating the production into smart factories. This, in turn, mandates the use of smart objects. What does this mean for the electronics industry?…
60A point-of-load regulator blends buck and SEPIC topologies
60A point-of-load regulator blends buck and SEPIC topologies
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Using a circuit layout that it calls SEPIC-fed buck, CUI has designed a 60A output, digital-control loop DC/DC point-of-load module that achieves higher power density, higher efficiency, faster transient response,…
Faster timing closure of high-speed PCB interface designs
Faster timing closure of high-speed PCB interface designs
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TimingVision is an environment that provides an innovative context for accelerating timing closure within Cadence’s Allegro PCB Designer…
High-efficiency 300 mA step-down DC/DC reference design
High-efficiency 300 mA step-down DC/DC reference design
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Maxim has posted details of its Palo Verde reference design (MAXREFDES33#); a high-efficiency, high-voltage, synchronous step-down DC-DC converter with integrated MOSFETs operating over a 4.5V to 60V input voltage range…
€2300 USB real-time spectrum analyser spans 6 GHz
€2300 USB real-time spectrum analyser spans 6 GHz
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Signal Hound BB60A is a real-time spectrum analyser and RF recorder designed to capture and display RF events as short as 1 µsec. The BB60A is a small, lightweight, USB-based…
Modular multi-standard readers tackle RFID migration process
Modular multi-standard readers tackle RFID migration process
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Access regulation is one of the security precautions that every company takes most seriously. Large organisations that have to secure sprawling premises and large buildings are currently working with access…
Design review boredom: Is there an alternative?
Design review boredom: Is there an alternative?
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Brandt Braswell, a distinguished member of the technical staff at Freescale Semiconductor, proposes a way to improve the design review process.
GT-cut quartz crystals are smaller, more stable for lower-MHz frequencies
GT-cut quartz crystals are smaller, more stable for lower-MHz frequencies
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Providing a low-power, high-precision, compact, and low-profile unit, River Eltec, (Japan) has developed an ultra-compact, lower MHz frequency quartz crystal unit. It offers the frequency-temperature characteristics of GT-cut quartz crystal…
Environmental sensors will thrive in consumer, wearable products
Environmental sensors will thrive in consumer, wearable products
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Steve Barraclough, senior director of product management at Bosch Sensortec, talks use cases for environmental sensors and how some day products will get a sensor network equivalent of human skin.
Watching software defined networking take hold
Watching software defined networking take hold
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Software defined networking (SDN) is being touted as a disruptive technology that will, once implemented, allow corporations to lower IT costs and be more responsive and flexible. SDN will transform…
Bringing advanced medical technology up to speed
Bringing advanced medical technology up to speed
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Medical-equipment designers can use high-performance FPGAs to boost performance while reducing power consumption, system cost, and development time…
Addressing timing challenges in 6G-SDI, UHD video applications
Addressing timing challenges in 6G-SDI, UHD video applications
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Continued innovation in 4K digital cinema and ultra-high definition (UHD) television increases the need for low-jitter, high-performance timing solutions. Frequency-flexible, low-jitter clocks and oscillators play a critical role in enabling…
Use digital predistortion with envelope tracking
Use digital predistortion with envelope tracking
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By eliminating or drastically simplifying the requirements for DPD, ET can enable fast followers and cost-driven chipset vendors to deliver performance which competes with, or even exceeds, that of the…
Overcome the challenges of driving parallel LED strings
Overcome the challenges of driving parallel LED strings
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Driving parallel strings of LEDs pose additional design challenges over single strings, such as tolerating voltage imbalance, current regulation methods, minimising power dissipation and fault conditions.
Designing IoT: Part 1 – IoT Devices and Local Networks
Designing IoT: Part 1 – IoT Devices and Local Networks
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Thinking About the Internet of Things (IoT) What does the phrase “Internet of Things” mean? It depends a lot on where you stand in the supply chain. Many have tried…
Collect one of 10 RIoTboards free, for your connected applications
Collect one of 10 RIoTboards free, for your connected applications
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EDN Europe's sister title EE Times Europe this month has available ten RIoTboards that Freescale is giving away; the boards each have $74 value…
High-speed /high-resolution CMOS image sensor for machine vision
High-speed /high-resolution CMOS image sensor for machine vision
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CMOSIS, European supplier of advanced CMOS image sensors, has announced the CMV8000, a high-speed 8 MP/105 fps image sensor. CMV8000 is a global-shutter CMOS image sensor addressing the demanding markets…
Qi 5V wireless charger IC uses DSP control techniques
Qi 5V wireless charger IC uses DSP control techniques
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A single chip integrates all critical circuits in a tiny 5 x 5-mm package; NFC enables “smart” wireless charging, aimed initially at mobile phone applications…
Single tuneable antenna design spans all mobile bands
Single tuneable antenna design spans all mobile bands
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Launched in August of 2013, British startup company Smart Antenna Technologies (SAT) announced it has completed a second round of funding to boost product development and its sales and marketing…
Slideshow: Twelve shakers and movers in MEMS
Slideshow: Twelve shakers and movers in MEMS
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On the following pages you will find the names and brief biographies of 12 individuals who have, or who are, doing much to drive microelectromechanical system (MEMS) components forward both…
Step-up energy-harvesting sources from milliVolt levels
Step-up energy-harvesting sources from milliVolt levels
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An ultra-low-voltage energy harvester and power manager IC aims to extend the useful life of primary batteries in wireless network devices…
Five trends from Embedded World
Five trends from Embedded World
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With 850 exhibitors and 26,688 visitors in Nuremberg, Embedded World is the world’s largest trade show dedicated to the embedded market, so it’s a natural place to see the industry…
NFC tag with extra connectivity powers richer user interfaces
NFC tag with extra connectivity powers richer user interfaces
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NXP has demonstrated a new kind NFC tag, the NTAG I2C, offering not only a passive NFC Forum compliant contactless interface but also an I²C contact interface together with energy…
mbed gains GPS and connections with CSR/ARM deal
mbed gains GPS and connections with CSR/ARM deal
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This partnership enables the developer community to create devices using CSR's portfolio of connectivity and location solutions with the flexibility of ARM microcontrollers.


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