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Design-rule checking software speeds mixed-signal-programmable designs
Design-rule checking software speeds mixed-signal-programmable designs
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Silego Technology claims that its GPAK Designer Software enables engineers to integrate up to 20 components into the company's programmable…
Characterise wideband and pulsed signals continuously up to 67 GHz
Characterise wideband and pulsed signals continuously up to 67 GHz
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FSW67, recently announced by Rohde & Schwarz, is a high-end signal and spectrum analyser with frequency range up to 67…
Ultra-low-power, high-accuracy 4–20mA 2-wire current-loop sensor reference design
Ultra-low-power, high-accuracy 4–20mA 2-wire current-loop sensor reference design
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The 4–20mA current loop continues to be widely used as an analogue communication interface in industrial applications for transmitting the…
Communicating with robots
Communicating with robots
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Talking to machines is still an awkward experience. Until recently, advancements in machine interpretation of human speech had not gone…

Silicon-based beam-alignment monitor tool keeps X-rays on track
Silicon-based beam-alignment monitor tool keeps X-rays on track
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A collaboration between Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron science facility, and the University of Manchester’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has built a new beam imaging instrument,…
Network analyser “Metrology Option” advances precision S-Parameter measurements
Network analyser “Metrology Option” advances precision S-Parameter measurements
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Agilent Technologies has introduced a metrology option for its PNA family of network analysers that offers national metrology institutes and calibration laboratories around the world the ultimate in S-parameter measurement…
Dual-mode Bluetooth transceiver supports Classic and LE
Dual-mode Bluetooth transceiver supports Classic and LE
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Toshiba's latest Bluetooth IC reduces processing loads on external microcontrollers by incorporating communication profiles…
Flex-PCB design featured in Altium Designer release 14
Flex-PCB design featured in Altium Designer release 14
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Altium has released a new version of Altium Designer, focused on core PCB design technology, and extending features for 3D PCB design…
Engine noise cancellation for cars implemented in software
Engine noise cancellation for cars implemented in software
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A silent car environment with no noise from engine and gearbox, allowing drivers and passengers to enjoy their music while on the road, is the objective of a software package…
Freescale’s ARM-based QorIQ communications processors target the Internet of Things
Freescale’s ARM-based QorIQ communications processors target the Internet of Things
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Freescale Semiconductor has launched its first ARM-based QorIQ communications processors, making use of its core-agnostic, software-aware Layerscape system architecture for gateways in the Internet of Things.
SoC IP for safety-compliant automotive systems
SoC IP for safety-compliant automotive systems
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Synopsys has introduced an ARC EM SEP Processor in its DesignWare IP range for safety compliant automotive systems; it has integrated safety features and ASIL D-ready compiler to speed development…
Near noiseless ADC drivers for imaging
Near noiseless ADC drivers for imaging
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CCDS (charge coupled devices) and other sensors place heavy demands on digitizers, both in terms of sample rates, and in signal-to-noise ratio. The sensor output is typically a ground-referenced series…
Android-specific testing added to code-testing tool suite
Android-specific testing added to code-testing tool suite
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Vector Software has announced Android-Specific testing capabilities that it says will drastically reduce unit testing times and improve code quality…
NI’s Multisim 13.0 SPICE for analogue, digital and power circuit simulation
NI’s Multisim 13.0 SPICE for analogue, digital and power circuit simulation
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National Instruments' latest release of its SPICE simulation package for education, research, and professional design provides a schematic capture environment that, the company says, improves student comprehension and reduces prototype…
Wider coverage and faster sweeps for EMI test
Wider coverage and faster sweeps for EMI test
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Agilent has two new options for its MXE X-Series electromagnetic interference receiver: 44-GHz frequency range and time-domain scans, extending frequency range and increasing scan speed…
Compression and security coprocessors for data analytics, storage and cloud security
Compression and security coprocessors for data analytics, storage and cloud security
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Exar has expanded its range of compression and security solutions with XR9200 Coprocessor family, for high performance applications for the data analytics, storage, and cloud security markets, which include Data…
Portable waveform monitors for installation and maintenance
Portable waveform monitors for installation and maintenance
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Tektronix has expanded its family of waveform monitors with the addition of the portable WFM2300 Series designed for install and maintenance applications. The WFM2300 provides an array of measurement and…
Miniature 600V superjunction power MOSFETs
Miniature 600V superjunction power MOSFETs
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Small outline, low-profile DTMOS-IV devices with ultra-low RDS(ON) save space and reduce losses in high-speed switching designs…
Low-cost FPGA development kits for Altera Cyclone chips
Low-cost FPGA development kits for Altera Cyclone chips
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Altera has added to its low-cost device offering with development kits priced from $49, providing a common development environment with its existing range.
TI provides a building block of the IoT with Zigbee lighting development kit
TI provides a building block of the IoT with Zigbee lighting development kit
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A complete hardware and software kit aims to help LED lighting manufacturers move towards Internet of Things connections, adding control with remote or cloud connectivity…
Limited signal integrity at high data rates: important evaluation options
Limited signal integrity at high data rates: important evaluation options
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Cloud-computing services, hyperconnectivity: internet, video, online networks, mobile video applications, internet TV and online radio are leading to a continuous increase in the transmission capacity of networks.
NXP sampling car-to-X silicon under RoadLINK programme
NXP sampling car-to-X silicon under RoadLINK programme
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NXP has begun to sample its first Car-to-X communications product, SAF5100, to major automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers…
Reference design for smart meter steps up integration level
Reference design for smart meter steps up integration level
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Maxim Integrated’s latest smart metering reference platform integrates metrology, security, and communications for a safer smart grid.
On-chip debug; JESD204B FPGA software for designs with fast converters
On-chip debug; JESD204B FPGA software for designs with fast converters
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Free, on-chip, 2-D statistical eyescan software enables fast in-system verification of high-speed data converter-to-FPGA signal integrity, in systems with ADI's data coverters and Xilinx programmables.
Powerline comms SoC from ST employs HomePlug standards
Powerline comms SoC from ST employs HomePlug standards
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STMicroelectronics' System-on-Chip for smart-home and smart-energy designs – a “hybrid-network intelligent gateway” - has been released following initial applications developed with Tatung…
Gesture recognition on ARM-based devices
Gesture recognition on ARM-based devices
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ARM has announced a partnership with eyeSight to offer gesture control on ARM Mali GPUs; the combination delivers gesture recognition that ARM describes as a flawless natural user interface for…
XMOS meets Raspberry Pi with $15 multicore development board
XMOS meets Raspberry Pi with $15 multicore development board
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XMOS has launched a $15 500MIPS multicore development kit that links to the Raspberry Pi board and its other development boards.
Analyst forecasts doubling in lighting LED supply in 3 years
Analyst forecasts doubling in lighting LED supply in 3 years
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A view on the pace of conversion to LEDs as a mass-market lighting source comes in a report from market researchers IHS, who see the global market for packaged leds…


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