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Webinar: maximise the performance of your RF signal analyser
Webinar: maximise the performance of your RF signal analyser
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The RF signal analyzer is to the frequency domain what the oscilloscope is to the time domain – a general-purpose…
Physically unclonable functions – ready to serve smart card security?
Physically unclonable functions – ready to serve smart card security?
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It is the nature of things. Put a product into the limelight with exceptional security promises and you draw the…
Development modules for intelligent display systems
Development modules for intelligent display systems
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Adding further dimensions to its EVE graphic control concept, FTDI Chip, says it can enable quicker and easier implementation of…
element14’s energy harvesting design challenge: the winning entries
element14’s energy harvesting design challenge: the winning entries
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It only takes a quick glance around your surroundings to realise that nearly everything we use wastes energy constantly.

Fairchild Semiconductor presents power seminars programme in Europe
Fairchild Semiconductor presents power seminars programme in Europe
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Fairchild Semiconductor is starting the company’s eighth season of worldwide technical power seminars which will begin in September 2013 in Europe at 13 locations.
ams to develop dedicated in-house production capacity for analogue 3D ICs
ams to develop dedicated in-house production capacity for analogue 3D ICs
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ams AG has invested more than €25m to create dedicated 3D IC production capacity at the company’s wafer fabrication plant near Graz, Austria.
2.4dB conversion gain from a downconverting mixer with +36dBm IIP3
2.4dB conversion gain from a downconverting mixer with +36dBm IIP3
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LTC5551 is a what Linear Technology terms an ultra-high dynamic range RF down-converting mixer for demanding applications. It offers very high linearity of +36 dBm IIP3, (input third-order intercept), and…
Thinnest wireless touch surface demo connected by Bluetooth Smart chips
Thinnest wireless touch surface demo connected by Bluetooth Smart chips
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CSR has created a demonstration of a new variation of the HMI, with a keyboard/gesture interface that is a paper-thin wireless touch surface.
Scopes add symbolic triggering to accelerate CAN bus test and debug
Scopes add symbolic triggering to accelerate CAN bus test and debug
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Agilent Technologies has introduced CAN-dbc symbolic decoding and triggering in its InfiniiVision 4000 X-Series and all Infiniium Series oscilloscopes, along with two differential active probes designed for automotive measurement applications,…
Micrel to buy Discera, maker of clock and timing products and MEMS devices
Micrel to buy Discera, maker of clock and timing products and MEMS devices
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Micrel has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Discera, provider of silicon timing solutions.
Ultra-low power radios: key enablers in wireless sensor systems
Ultra-low power radios: key enablers in wireless sensor systems
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Wireless sensor systems with ultra-small and low-power sensors that operate autonomously for a long period have a lot to offer. Their application can range from new patient-centric health care, a…
Altium Designer gains links to SolidWorks
Altium Designer gains links to SolidWorks
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With its DXP 2.0 platform, Altium is creating opportunities for third-party developers to build applications that extend the capabilities of Altium Designer…
Third-generation base station tester is all-in-one tool for field measurements
Third-generation base station tester is all-in-one tool for field measurements
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Anritsu's BTS Master has updated performance in thinner and lighter design; the MT8220T BTS Master is a multi-function handheld durable tester with all the capabilities network operators, sub-contractors, installers, and…
Free circuit simulation tool for power and analogue designers
Free circuit simulation tool for power and analogue designers
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Intersil has introduced the latest version of its iSIM personal edition (iSIM:PE) circuit simulation design tool, adding time saving features and simplifying part selection for power and analogue IC designers.
FPGA IP for MIPI camera and display capabilities
FPGA IP for MIPI camera and display capabilities
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MIPI DSI and CSI Tx/Rx reference designs help designers overcome the challenges of integrating camera and display capabilities to their systems…
Hand-held RF field strength meter with spectrum analyser function
Hand-held RF field strength meter with spectrum analyser function
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Link Microtek is distributing a hand-held RF field strength meter that incorporates spectrum analyser functionality, providing engineers and technicians with a cost-effective yet versatile tool for RF signal analysis.
CMOS antenna tuning switch for ultra-thin LTE-Advanced smartphones
CMOS antenna tuning switch for ultra-thin LTE-Advanced smartphones
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Antenna tuning boosts antenna efficiency to enable longer battery life, higher data throughput and longer range…
Researchers show ulra-thin stretchable polymer LEDs
Researchers show ulra-thin stretchable polymer LEDs
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Researchers in Europe and Japan have produced what they claim to be the first polymer organic light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) that can be stretched while lit.
PCB technology handles high currents on densely populated boards
PCB technology handles high currents on densely populated boards
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A challenge in modern high power circuit boards is combining high current and control electronics into an extremely limited space. A solution is the partial thick copper technology called Wirelaid.
LED lambda-binning may be eliminated by new process technology
LED lambda-binning may be eliminated by new process technology
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Dresden-based Azzurro LED Technologies, working in GaN-on-Si wafer technology, has demonstrated a process that yields LEDs with a light colour variation (production spread) of less than 1.0 nanometers. This uniformity…
Entegris and Imec collaborate on 3D wafer handling challenges
Entegris and Imec collaborate on 3D wafer handling challenges
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Just one of the many problems that must be solved before 3D wafer and IC production becomes routine is highlighted by a collaboration between Belgian research centre imec and Entegris,…
Reference design revisits industrial PLC interfacing
Reference design revisits industrial PLC interfacing
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Maxim Integrated's "Corona" reference design introduces an alternative architecture for industrial PLC digital-input modules that reduces the isolated channel count, simplifying input structures while reducing power, system cost, and size…
“Exploring Arduino”: book showcases versatility of Arduino platform
“Exploring Arduino”: book showcases versatility of Arduino platform
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Arduino expert, author and element14 Community guru Jeremy Blum has released a new book, “Exploring Arduino: Tools and Techniques for Engineering Wizardry”; Win a signed copy from element14 in a…
Dual, low-noise JFET has low capacitance and high input impedance
Dual, low-noise JFET has low capacitance and high input impedance
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Linear Integrated Systems' LSK489 is an N-channel monolithic dual JFET with 1.8 nV/√Hz noise at 1 kHz and low-capacitance (Ciss= 4 pF) . This lower capacitance will greatly improve intermodulation…
LXI-based switching matrix finds its way to the CERN’s high energy collider
LXI-based switching matrix finds its way to the CERN’s high energy collider
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Pickering Interfaces has designed a new LXI based switching matrix for the signal monitoring at CERN’s high energy collider, near Geneva.
Envelope-tracking 4G PA achieves record 40-MHz bandwidth with carrier aggregation
Envelope-tracking 4G PA achieves record 40-MHz bandwidth with carrier aggregation
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Nujira says it can now support 40 MHz channel bandwidths for 4G LTE-Advanced signals, using the company's NCT-L1300 ET modulator IC and a commercially available handset RF Power Amplifier.
Automotive shock absorber doubles as energy harvester
Automotive shock absorber doubles as energy harvester
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Mechatronic company ZF Friedrichshafen and Levant Power aim to jointly develop active suspension that turns kinetic energy into electricity. The system is intended to offer the advantages of an active…
Anritsu expands pulse measurement capabilities in VNA series
Anritsu expands pulse measurement capabilities in VNA series
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A updated version of Anritsu's S4640B vector network analyser features facilities called PulseView and DifferentialView, to address challenges associated with testing and characterising radar and high-speed serial designs.


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