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ADI grows software-defined radio chip & module range to simplify SDR prototyping
ADI grows software-defined radio chip & module range to simplify SDR prototyping
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Analog Devices has added two software-defined radio (SDR) platform solutions and ecosystems; the AD-FMCOMMS4-EBZ is a transceiver FMC module in…
Rohde & Schwarz fills out oscilloscope line with mid-range unit
Rohde & Schwarz fills out oscilloscope line with mid-range unit
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R&S designed the RTE digital oscilloscopes for everyday T&M tasks such as embedded design development, power electronics analysis and general…
AMD 3W G-Series SOC on a Q7 module: backplane signal problems probed
AMD 3W G-Series SOC on a Q7 module: backplane signal problems probed
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congatec has used the AMD silicon to derive the conga-QG, that requires 33% less power than its previous module with…
Developing IoT products is still much too complex, says Silicon Labs
Developing IoT products is still much too complex, says Silicon Labs
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The main components of an internet-of-things application have been available for some time: why have the numbers of such designs…

CSR adds meshing to its Bluetooth technology for Internet of Things
CSR adds meshing to its Bluetooth technology for Internet of Things
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Engineers at CSR in Cambridge have developed a mesh networking layer on top of Bluetooth to control thousands of low cost devices via a smartphone.
ARM extends CMSIS; adds software deployment methods
ARM extends CMSIS; adds software deployment methods
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Version 4 of the ARM Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard (CMSIS) standardises middleware interfaces and software delivery, accelerating time-to-market and cutting application development costs for new ARM Cortex-M processor-based microcontrollers.
Ambient light sensor reference design integrates IO-Link protocol
Ambient light sensor reference design integrates IO-Link protocol
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Simplifing high-accuracy industrial sensing, the Santa Cruz (MAXREFDES23#) ambient light sensor (ALS) from Maxim Integrated monitors multiple red, green, blue (RGB) and infrared (IR) ambient light sensors.
Tek’s MDO3000 scopes are six-instruments-into-one
Tek’s MDO3000 scopes are six-instruments-into-one
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Tektronix' MDO3000 series of oscilloscopes are not just scopes, as Tek refers to this range as six instruments in one, the six being scope, spectrum analyser, logic analyser, protocol analyser,…
Opinion: For whom Tektronix’ licensing model makes sense
Opinion: For whom Tektronix’ licensing model makes sense
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The licensing model of Tektronix' new MDO3000 oscilloscope takes some getting used to. Nevertheless it makes live easier for many engineers - but not for all.
Smaller, more efficient micro-mirror array generates HD images
Smaller, more efficient micro-mirror array generates HD images
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Texas Instruments has announced its smallest, most efficient HD DLP (digital light processing) Pico chipset; it will enable products to output brighter images, and with longer battery life, using optical…
Voice processors improve audio & recognition accuracy: enable voice wake-from-standby
Voice processors improve audio & recognition accuracy: enable voice wake-from-standby
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Cirrus Logic has added to its portfolio of portable-audio ICs with a new line of voice processors for mobile applications. The ultra-low power Cirrus Logic CS48LV12/13 voice processors with integrated…
Energy-measurement analogue front ends offer high accuracy
Energy-measurement analogue front ends offer high accuracy
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For use in 3-phase smart meters and multiple-load power monitoring, these AFEs integrate up to eight 24-bit ADCs with programmable data rate and specifications of 94.5 dB SINAD, -106.5 dB…
29th March 2014: Arduino’s 10th birthday – hold your own party
29th March 2014: Arduino’s 10th birthday – hold your own party
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Arduino Day is planned as a worldwide event to celebrate its 10th year. It’s a day of official and self-organised gatherings bringing together people interested in Arduino to meet, share…
2014 release of Agilent’s ADS design software: “dramatic” RF productivity gains
2014 release of Agilent’s ADS design software: “dramatic” RF productivity gains
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A new version of the Agilent EEsof EDA Advanced Design System software, ADS 2014 provides users with new technologies, new capabilities and continued enhancements for silicon RFIC, MMIC, RF printed…
Plastic optical fibre forms strain gauge sensor
Plastic optical fibre forms strain gauge sensor
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AMS Technologies, a company that provides solutions in the area of optical, power and thermal management technologies, has developed an innovative application for polymer optical fibres (POF): The fibres are…
Apple, Tesla, the perfect couple?
Apple, Tesla, the perfect couple?
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In the last couple of days, reports on a potential liaison between Apple and electric carmaker Tesla elicited a strong echo in the media. These reports are just the distant…
Drop-in security for the smart grid comes in a module
Drop-in security for the smart grid comes in a module
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ST’s KERKEY secure solution for smart-grid applications provides protection against malicious attack: developed from ST’s smart-card product lines, this ready-to-use solution includes personalisation to use the Java Card operating system,…
Record-breaking SiGe transistor runs at 798GHz – in liquid He
Record-breaking SiGe transistor runs at 798GHz – in liquid He
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A research team from the IHP institute (Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany) and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia) claims to have demonstrated the world's fastest silicon-based transistor.
mm-wave 256-QAM modem implemented as IP in FPGA
mm-wave 256-QAM modem implemented as IP in FPGA
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Xilinx has announced a 1.6 Gbps low power, low cost, small cell backhaul modem, in the form of SmartCORE IP for millimetre wave applications; the 256 QAM modem supports both…
PicoScope ʼscopes now run on Linux
PicoScope ʼscopes now run on Linux
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Pico Technology has a beta version of the PicoScope 6 oscilloscope software for Linux written, the company says, in response to requests from users in the scientific and educational fields…
HyperBus; a Spansion interface proposal to speed up NOR Flash throughput
HyperBus; a Spansion interface proposal to speed up NOR Flash throughput
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Advanced graphical user interfaces require strong graphics performance. Flash memory provider Spansion, has developed a data bus interface that could increase throughput in embedded systems. Other potential applications include digital…
Wireless audio is a design win for Dialog Semi in Nintendo Wii U
Wireless audio is a design win for Dialog Semi in Nintendo Wii U
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Advanced power management and low latency wireless audio technology offers improved user experience and greater levels of activity for users of the Wii U, Nintendo’s latest gaming console…
28-nm “digital” CMOS generates 79 GHz radar signals – will enable radar-on-a-chip
28-nm “digital” CMOS generates 79 GHz radar signals – will enable radar-on-a-chip
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Imec, in collaboration with Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, has succeeded in producing 79 GHz radar transmitter signals using only “plain digital” 28 nm CMOS. With an output power above 10…
“Power SO-8” package cuts PCB area for 60/100V bipolar transistors
“Power SO-8” package cuts PCB area for 60/100V bipolar transistors
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A portfolio of automotive-qualified transistors offers DPAK-like thermal and electrical performance – on half the footprint…
ARM mbed + Arduino + STM32 MCUs in extensible development platform
ARM mbed + Arduino + STM32 MCUs in extensible development platform
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A series of low-cost STM32 Nucleo prototyping/development boards deliver a combination of ARM Cortex-M-based microcontroller development boards, on an mbed platform, that add extensibility by providing headers for Arduino shields…
Tech-based firm perpetuates geek stereotype
Tech-based firm perpetuates geek stereotype
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InVisage Technologies Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company developing a quantum-dot based film material to enable more efficient light capture in image sensors. So why would it make a video…
Analysts predict upswing in flexible sensors defined by printed electronics
Analysts predict upswing in flexible sensors defined by printed electronics
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Technology analyst company IDTechEx has looked at 68 manufacturers of printed sensors and anticipates that several emerging technologies will offer disruptive new features; the technologies concerned involve variations of direct…
Researchers detect “switch-matrix” brain functions that guide behaviour
Researchers detect “switch-matrix” brain functions that guide behaviour
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Research scientists working in the field of neurobiology, and attempting to develop a more detailed understanding of how our (and other creatures’) brains work at a biological/electrical level, have reported…


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