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Next-generation NAND flash memory coming soon from Toshiba
Next-generation NAND flash memory coming soon from Toshiba
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Toshiba has announced that the it has developed second generation 19-nanometre process technology that it will apply to mass production…
Benchmarking code for automotive MVUs will factor energy efficiency
Benchmarking code for automotive MVUs will factor energy efficiency
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Many MCUs in cars are not completely switched off when the driver parks and locks the vehicle, but remain "semi-active"…
Integrated ZigBee single-chip solution with an ARM Cortex-M3 MCU
Integrated ZigBee single-chip solution with an ARM Cortex-M3 MCU
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Texas Instruments has announced the CC2538 system-on-chip (SoC); TI aims the ZigBee chip at applications in smart energy infrastructure, home…
u-blox works with Intel on dedicated HSPA module for M2M
u-blox works with Intel on dedicated HSPA module for M2M
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Intel’s XMM 6255 HSPA platform is the engine inside u-blox’ low-cost 3G-only module; u-blox and Intel collaborated on a 3G-only…

Ethernet-AVB conferencing audio equipment uses XMOS silicon
Ethernet-AVB conferencing audio equipment uses XMOS silicon
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XMOS has secured ongoing business from leading German audio brand beyerdynamic, producers of high-quality audio systems.
Exploiting depth sensing for 3D interfaces and complex image analysis
Exploiting depth sensing for 3D interfaces and complex image analysis
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Nowadays intelligent sensor networks have entered many application fields ranging from building and industrial automation to traffic management or medical applications. Intelligent sensors are able to process the sensor inputs…
Opening up new user-interaction scenarios with Time-of-Flight measurements
Opening up new user-interaction scenarios with Time-of-Flight measurements
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STMicroelectronics recently unveiled an all-in-one module embedding both a wide dynamic ambient light sensor and a robust ranging sensor along with an infra-red light emitter.
Accurate non-contact current measurement uses Rogowski coils principle
Accurate non-contact current measurement uses Rogowski coils principle
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Power Electronic Measurements' latest generation of Rogowski coils for non-contact current measurement, is designed specifically for monitoring advanced power systems and semiconductors.
600V super junction MOSFETs have integrated high-speed diodes
600V super junction MOSFETs have integrated high-speed diodes
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Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has introduced 4th generation, low-on-resistance DTMOS IV devices with reduced recovery times improve efficiency and reduce size of switching power supplies.
Automation software improves design process visibility
Automation software improves design process visibility
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Altium, with product lines comprising 3D PCB design (Altium Designer) and embedded software development (Tasking), has launched Altium Designer 13.2 to provide designers with greater control over design data and…
Bring EMI diagnostics and precompliance test into the design phase
Bring EMI diagnostics and precompliance test into the design phase
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A measurement option for the Rohde &Schwarz FSW signal and spectrum analyser allows developers to optimise the EMI performance of their products in the design phase. This saves valuable time…
LEDs still far from displacing conventional automotive lighting, study says
LEDs still far from displacing conventional automotive lighting, study says
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Despite the impression some LED manufacturers and carmakers are trying to create, in automotive lighting LED is still far from replacing conventional lighting technologies. A market study from Marketsandmarkets provides…
Six-pack three-phase power switch uses all-silicon-carbide devices
Six-pack three-phase power switch uses all-silicon-carbide devices
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Cree, has introduced the industry’s first commercially available silicon carbide (SiC) six-pack power module in an industry standard 45 mm package.
Altera organises its own device power provision with Enpirion acquisition
Altera organises its own device power provision with Enpirion acquisition
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Altera is to acquire Enpirion, known for high-efficiency, integrated power conversion products under the name PowerSoCs (power system-on-chip). The combination of Altera's FPGAs with Enpirion's PowerSoCs will offer, the company…
Critical factors in air-mouse system design
Critical factors in air-mouse system design
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Motion control is coming to Smart TVs in the form of in-air mice. MEMS sensors and sensor fusion algorithms provide the foundation for wireless, 3D cursor control, which bring exciting…
PCI Express protocol analyser spans full range of PCIe 2.0
PCI Express protocol analyser spans full range of PCIe 2.0
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Teledyne LeCroy has introduced a cost-effective PCI Express protocol analyser with interchangeable interposers for probing. The compact Summit T24 Protocol Analyser features a small chassis footprint while maintaining the same…
Surface-mount advanced bus converter saves board space
Surface-mount advanced bus converter saves board space
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Ericsson has introduced a surface-mounted version of its second generation of digital Advanced Bus Converter (ABC) products, called the BMR456-SI, a high-efficiency, digitally controlled DC/DC converter compliant with full surface-mount…
Gallium nitride delivers 97.5% efficiency in PFC-corrected supply
Gallium nitride delivers 97.5% efficiency in PFC-corrected supply
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A circuit using 600-V GaN HEMTs combines totem pole PFC circuit with LLC converter to achieve total conversion losses that are claimed to be half of that possible with silicon.
40V automotive-qualified FETs lower on-state resistance
40V automotive-qualified FETs lower on-state resistance
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International Rectifier has introduced a family of automotive-qualified COOLiRFET MOSFETs distinguished by on-state resistance (Rds(on)) for heavy load applications including electric power steering (EPS), braking systems and other heavy loads…
Understanding onboard flash programming
Understanding onboard flash programming
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Firmware often is preprogrammed into flash memory devices prior to the printed-circuit board's (PCB) manufacture to maintain high throughput and avoid slowing the manufacturing beat rate. Yet there are advantages…
Identifying the best power supply for your test application
Identifying the best power supply for your test application
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Most electrical engineers believe they have a good understanding of power supplies because they are relatively simple, single-function DC devices designed to output controlled voltages.
Piezoelectric transistor hybrid devices – “taxels” – convert motion to signals
Piezoelectric transistor hybrid devices – “taxels” – convert motion to signals
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Using bundles of vertical zinc oxide nanowires, researchers of the Georgia Institute of Technology have fabricated arrays of piezotronic transistors capable of converting mechanical motion directly into electronic controlling signals.
Ultra-sensitive touch sensor for domestic, commercial and industrial use
Ultra-sensitive touch sensor for domestic, commercial and industrial use
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Peratech has developed an ultra-sensitive sensor using its QTC technology. Quantum Tunnelling Composite material changes its resistance when pressure is applied, enabling it to be used to make pressure sensors…
Cadence meeting applauds Virtual ECU development environment
Cadence meeting applauds Virtual ECU development environment
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Cadence recently held its regular CDN Live user meeting, in Munich. At meeting a master thesis focusing on hardware/software co-design was honored with the first prize: Master student Phillip Wehner…
Power factor and solid state lighting – implications, complications and resolutions
Power factor and solid state lighting – implications, complications and resolutions
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Lighting comprises approximately 17.5% of global electricity consumption. As the world transitions from incandescent to solid state lighting (SSL) technology, utilities and government regulatory agencies worldwide are concerned that, as…
High-isolation RF switch for wireless infrastructure
High-isolation RF switch for wireless infrastructure
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Peregrine Semiconductor has announced what it presents as the industry’s highest-isolation SPDT RF switch for the wireless infrastructure market; the UltraCMOS-based PE42420 RF switch has high isolation of 64 dB…
Digital isolation replaces opto devices for reliable motor controls
Digital isolation replaces opto devices for reliable motor controls
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CMOS-based isolated gate drivers provide robust drop-in replacements for opto-drivers used in industrial power systems.
PICs get more analogue integration
PICs get more analogue integration
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8-bit MCUs from Microchip feature on-chip 12-bit ADC, Op Amps, high-performance 16-bit PWMs and high-speed comparators; advanced analogue and digital integration is combined with low power consumption, enabling self-sustaining smart…


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