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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…
Intermodulation tester maintains telecoms infrastructure
Intermodulation tester maintains telecoms infrastructure
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A portable PIM tester from US maker AWT-Global helps telecoms companies improve network quality.
New CEO for Analog Devices; company names Vincent Roche
New CEO for Analog Devices; company names Vincent Roche
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Following the untimely death last month of CEO Jerry Fishman, Analog Devices has announced the appointment of Vincent Roche as…
Evatronix acquired by Cadence as part of IP business expansion
Evatronix acquired by Cadence as part of IP business expansion
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Cadence Design Systems is to buy the IP business of Polish EDA company Evatronix.

Nallatech joins Altera’s Preferred Board Partner Program for OpenCL
Nallatech joins Altera’s Preferred Board Partner Program for OpenCL
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Nallatech's PCIe Accelerator Board with latest-generation Altera Stratix V FPGAs is at the heart of the announcement that it is officially a member of the Altera Preferred Board Partner Program…
Momentum for silicon carbide power devices impacted by slow EV growth
Momentum for silicon carbide power devices impacted by slow EV growth
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An analyst's report has cast doubt over wide-bandgap transistor and diode growth potential; prospects are obscured by automotive qualification, explains Yole Développement's Philippe Roussel, though PV inverter growth is a…
Intelligent diagnostics maximize factory-floor up-times
Intelligent diagnostics maximize factory-floor up-times
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More than often it is common that when technical equipment fails, finding the root cause of the failure consumes significantly more time than actually fixing the problem.
Electro-wetting display technology approaches market, enables digital billboards
Electro-wetting display technology approaches market, enables digital billboards
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A revolutionary display technology can, say its originators, lift the ban that some authorities have placed on roadside digital billboards.
Superjunction MOSFETs claim lowest on-resistance
Superjunction MOSFETs claim lowest on-resistance
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Infineon's CoolMOS C7 technology is, the company says, a significant step in superjunction structures that results in the lowest-available RDS(on) for hard switching applications…
Driver-assistance radar modules a fast-growing sector, says Bosch
Driver-assistance radar modules a fast-growing sector, says Bosch
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Having already manufactured one million automotive radar sensors, Bosch expects that the significance of the radar technology for automotive safety and intelligent driver assistance systems will significantly increase in the…
European co-operation to offer advanced silicon photonics technology
European co-operation to offer advanced silicon photonics technology
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Mosis, a provider of low-cost prototyping and small volume production services for custom ICs, is to work with ePIXfab, the European Silicon Photonics support centre providing low-cost prototyping services for…
Euro technology venture fund part of EU bid to kick-start economy
Euro technology venture fund part of EU bid to kick-start economy
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The European Union is setting up a multi-billion Euro venture capital fund to invest in technology startups and spinouts.
Bosch highlights radar technology for safety-relevant driver assistant systems
Bosch highlights radar technology for safety-relevant driver assistant systems
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Having already manufactured one million of automotive radar sensors, Bosch expects that the significance of the radar technology for automotive safety and intelligent driver assistance systems will significantly increase in…
ZigBee’s Smart Energy Profile 2 standard now finalised
ZigBee’s Smart Energy Profile 2 standard now finalised
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The ZigBee Alliance has announced it has completed development and ratified the Smart Energy Profile 2 (SEP 2) standard.
Analog Devices’ European Design Conference 2013 – dates announced
Analog Devices’ European Design Conference 2013 – dates announced
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Starting the series with two German editions in June, the new Design Conference aims to connect engineers with high-performance signal processing experts from ADI, Xilinx and MathWorks, over a content-rich…
RF building-block IC; quadrature demodulator with PLL/VCO
RF building-block IC; quadrature demodulator with PLL/VCO
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The CMX972 Quadrature Modulator/Demodulator is the latest RF building block from CML Microcircuits, following on from the CMX970, CMX971 and CMX973 devices.
Win one of five Sabre Lite i.MX6 development board platforms
Win one of five Sabre Lite i.MX6 development board platforms
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The development platform for i.MX 6Quad from element14 (built to the Freescale SABRE Lite design) is an evaluation platform featuring the powerful i.MX 6Q, a multimedia application processor with Quad…
Vehicle suspension configuration with virtual test benches
Vehicle suspension configuration with virtual test benches
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A new simulation tool for efficient suspension design and analysis supports a virtualised vehicle test bench for analysing wheel suspensions, and includes graphical design, and comprehensive automation and analysis functions.
Environmental protection increased; Bulgin’s Buccaneer connectors now rated to IP69K
Environmental protection increased; Bulgin’s Buccaneer connectors now rated to IP69K
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The Buccaneer range of advanced waterproof power and data connectors from Bulgin has been independently rated to IP69K – DIN 40050-9, further extending the potential applications of this robust circular…
Distributor Silica creates design-support programme for power
Distributor Silica creates design-support programme for power
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Avnet company Silica has announced an investment in training and customer support for power-electronics design; following the pattern it established in microcontrollers and embedded design (“Core 'n More”) the new…
Embedded System Access for 3rd-party tools in Goepel’s JTAG platform
Embedded System Access for 3rd-party tools in Goepel’s JTAG platform
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Embedded System Access for 3rd-party tools in Goepel's JTAG platform…
Remove heatsinks from bridge rectifier configurations with Quad-MOSFET package
Remove heatsinks from bridge rectifier configurations with Quad-MOSFET package
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Fairchild Semiconductor has introduced the FDMQ86530L 60 V quad-MOSFET which provides designers with an all-in-one package to help meet critical design challenges.
New levels of noise and linearity performance achieved in analogue ASICs
New levels of noise and linearity performance achieved in analogue ASICs
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Dolphin Integration (Grenoble, France) has demonstrated previously un-achieved levels of performance in a circuit for a space application. Dolphin's design and integration services were working on circuitry in preparation for…
CMOS image sensor steps up sensitivity for true nightglow imaging
CMOS image sensor steps up sensitivity for true nightglow imaging
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Image sensor developer SiOnyx has demonstrated its XQE family of CMOS image sensors for the first time with sensitivity enhancements as high as 10x for infrared sensing.
FlexRay transceiver range extended
FlexRay transceiver range extended
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After initially being a feature of high-end vehicles, NXP says, the data bus now is increasingly designed into mid-size cars. Already present in the FlexRay silicon market, NXP is tracking…
Wi-Fi and ZigBee in one chip for networked product designs
Wi-Fi and ZigBee in one chip for networked product designs
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Alpha Micro has available GainSpan's GS2000 single chip solution, the first to bring together two IEEE low power standard wireless technologies: Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n) and 802.15.4.
Cypress in production with PSoC 4, adds Arduino links
Cypress in production with PSoC 4, adds Arduino links
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New low-cost and low-power PSoC 4 families combine the ARM Cortex-M0 processor core with programmability, analogue performance and integration. Cypress has introduced the first two product families from the programmable…
10/100 Ethernet decoding software added to scopes
10/100 Ethernet decoding software added to scopes
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Teledyne LeCroy has announced an Ethernet decode software option compatible with its wide range of oscilloscopes featuring bandwidths from 200 MHz to 65 GHz. With the software, users can decode…


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