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How SMPS evolution has sparked a PSU design revolution
How SMPS evolution has sparked a PSU design revolution
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With banner statistics that proclaim DC/DC power-conversion efficiencies around 95% becoming another tick-box in the collective mindset, 30-plus years of…
Flexible glass could offer more rugged smartphone displays
Flexible glass could offer more rugged smartphone displays
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Oneof the limitations of big-screen displays on pocketable products - such as smartphones - is that they have to be…
Small volume, secured ASIC supplies with extended MPW service
Small volume, secured ASIC supplies with extended MPW service
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Dolphin Integration is extending its partnership with STMicroelectronics by adding features in the Custom Fabless activity; the Multi-Project Wafer service…
Wideband active mixer exceeds +30dBm IIP3 with 0dB conversion gain
Wideband active mixer exceeds +30dBm IIP3 with 0dB conversion gain
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LTC5577 is a 300 MHz to 6 GHz active downconverting mixer with +30 dBm IIP3 (Input Third Order Intercept) and…

Pre-certified software for standards-compliant medical product development
Pre-certified software for standards-compliant medical product development
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To simplify the standard-compliant development of medical products, Embedded Office is offering its “Cert-Kit µC/OS-II for IEC62304”. By using the real-time kernel µC/OS-II as a pre-certified component, this product facilitates…
Power conversion to supply micropower applications and the Internet of Things
Power conversion to supply micropower applications and the Internet of Things
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The proliferation of wireless sensors supporting the “Internet of Things” has increased the need for small, efficient power converters tailored to untethered low power devices. Application scenarios, that would have…
How to overcome memory-imposed access rates and bandwidth constraints
How to overcome memory-imposed access rates and bandwidth constraints
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Design teams building high-speed, next-generation network communications equipment suffer under the constraints imposed by memory. Some design solutions use only on-chip memory which is inherently limited in capacity and competes…
Validation and analysis of complex serial bus link models
Validation and analysis of complex serial bus link models
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Faster signalling speeds and shrinking geometries have created the need for robust serial data link applications to support modelling, measurement, and simulation of live waveforms on a real-time oscilloscope. Designs…
Component models for detail RF simulation of ultra-low-ESR MLCCs
Component models for detail RF simulation of ultra-low-ESR MLCCs
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Modelithics Inc. has added Syfer’s Ultra-Low ESR range to its component modelling library, allowing accurate simulation of the performance of the Ultra-Low ESR Series multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) in circuit…
ARM signs up for magnetic-memory IP licence from Crocus
ARM signs up for magnetic-memory IP licence from Crocus
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Crocus Technology has licensed its Magnetic Logic Unit (MLU) technology to ARM; ARM will “explore the potential of Crocus’ MLU to increase performance of embedded systems”.
ST attacks MCU dynamic power with 90-nm process, voltage scaling
ST attacks MCU dynamic power with 90-nm process, voltage scaling
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STM32F4 microcontrollers are the first in what STMicroelectronics is call its STM32 Dynamic Efficiency range; ST says it combines multiple technologies to offer the best balance of dynamic power consumption…
Power integrity checking tool can run in Altium Designer
Power integrity checking tool can run in Altium Designer
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Electromagnetic simulation company Nimbic has become a partner in Altium’s Developer programme; the first outcome will be power integrity verification product - Altium PI-DC.
1-chip, 0.1%-accurate AC power monitoring with mΩ shunts
1-chip, 0.1%-accurate AC power monitoring with mΩ shunts
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Microchip’s MCP39F501 is a power-monitoring IC that embeds high-accuracy signal acquisition and power calculations, with digital data output.
Agilent explains SSIC, CSI-3 interface needs: plans analyser release
Agilent explains SSIC, CSI-3 interface needs: plans analyser release
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Agilent Technologies has said it will introduces Protocol Analyser support for the SSIC and CSI-3 variants of the MIPI protocols. The update to the U4431A MIPI M-PHY protocol analyser will…
Things you need to know in 2014, according to NI
Things you need to know in 2014, according to NI
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You can download National Instruments’ NI Trend Watch 2014, which summarises the company’s view of latest technology trends to help engineers meet evolving demands and integrate the ever-increasing power of…
Check out Freescale MEMS with distributor’s eval board offering
Check out Freescale MEMS with distributor’s eval board offering
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The MEMS sensor evaluation board distributed by Farnell element14 contains multiple Freescale Xtrinsic sensors including the MPL3115 high-precision pressure sensor, the MAG3110 low-power 3D magnetometer, as well as the MMA8491Q…
40 GHz handheld cable and antenna analyser
40 GHz handheld cable and antenna analyser
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Anritsu’s Microwave Site Master S820E is claimed as the first handheld cable and antenna analyser with frequency coverage up to 40 GHz.
Designing compact medical ultrasound systems
Designing compact medical ultrasound systems
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Over the past decade, medical ultrasound imaging equipment has experienced a revolution. Advances in integrated electronics have allowed equipment manufacturers to significantly improve the portability and the affordability of this…
Bluetooth Smart SoC now in volume production
Bluetooth Smart SoC now in volume production
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Claiming it as the world’s smallest and lowest power device in its class, Dialog’ SmartBond Bluetooth v4.0 Smart SoC, targeting wearable, sport & fitness, medical and computing applications is now…
Can the Internet of Things Drive Adoption of Energy Harvesters?
Can the Internet of Things Drive Adoption of Energy Harvesters?
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A report from industry analysts IDTechEx, “Energy Harvesting and Storage for Electronic Devices 2014-2024” predicts that the energy harvesting market will reach a value of $596million in 2018, up from…
Bosch and X-Fab speakers will open MEMS congress with keynote addresses
Bosch and X-Fab speakers will open MEMS congress with keynote addresses
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Rudi de Winter, CEO of X-Fab Silicon Foundries AG, and Klaus Meder, president of automotive electronics at Robert Bosch, will provide keynote speeches at the MEMS Executive Congress Europe to…
TI claims fastest 16-bit DAC at 2.5 GSPS for 12.5 Gbps JESD204B-compliance
TI claims fastest 16-bit DAC at 2.5 GSPS for 12.5 Gbps JESD204B-compliance
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Providing up to 2 GHz of information bandwidth, TI says its 4-channel, 2.5-Gsample/sec DAC38J84 is 66% faster than competition and supports the JEDEC JESD204B serial interface standard for data converters…
Molex and Innovasic will cooperate to develop product for isochronous PROFINET
Molex and Innovasic will cooperate to develop product for isochronous PROFINET
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Molex and Innovasic are teaming up to provide complete solutions for isochronous real time PROFINET.
High-speed connectors handle data rates above 25 Gbps
High-speed connectors handle data rates above 25 Gbps
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MicroSpeed family connectors from Erni Electronics are initially specified for data rates of up to 20 Gbps (using differential pairings). Current measurements and simulations now prove that, with suitable design…
JESD204B simplifies fast data converters’ integration in FPGA systems
JESD204B simplifies fast data converters’ integration in FPGA systems
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Altera has announced a range of JESD204B solutions to simplify the integration of Altera FPGAs and high-speed data converters in systems using the latest JEDEC JESD204B standard. Customers can quickly…
Sub-milliOhm DCR-sensing multiphase step-down DC/DC controller
Sub-milliOhm DCR-sensing multiphase step-down DC/DC controller
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LTC3875 is a dual output current-mode synchronous step-down DC/DC controller that enables the use of very low DC-resistance (DCR) power inductors by using a novel DCR sensing architecture that enhances…
2.4 GHz transmitter powered by a button press
2.4 GHz transmitter powered by a button press
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EnOcean has added to its offering of batteryless devices for the “Internet of Things” with a prototype of a self-powered wireless transmitter in the worldwide 2.4 GHz ISM band…
Innovative back EMF based stall detection simplifies stepper-motor drive designs
Innovative back EMF based stall detection simplifies stepper-motor drive designs
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Stepper motors provide significantly more flexibility and control than traditional continuously rotating electric motors, and are widely used in a variety of industrial, consumer, and automotive applications.


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