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Daimler standardizes electronics platform for trucks
Daimler standardizes electronics platform for trucks
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With the introduction of one common connectivity and electronics architecture across its multiple brands, Daimler Trucks and Buses plans to…
Sensing current on the high side
Sensing current on the high side
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As EDN's Design Ideas editor, I see a range of design submissions, from good, to not so good. A recent…
Shields up; Cable shields revisited
Shields up; Cable shields revisited
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Of the different choices that are available for grounding a shield braid that encloses a differential pair of signal wires,…
These are the most innovative cars today
These are the most innovative cars today
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And the winner is…. If it would only be that easy. The Center of Automotive Management (CAM), an independent research…

The joy of patents, part 2: Why patent?
The joy of patents, part 2: Why patent?
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Scott Deuty has started writing and editing patents but here he argues sometimes it is right not to patent.
Symmetry-breaking antenna opens up design options
Symmetry-breaking antenna opens up design options
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Bill Schweber discusses how some assumptions are "baked in" to design methods and tools and what happens when innovators are able to change things with a breakthrough.
Which data do OEMs collect from connected cars?
Which data do OEMs collect from connected cars?
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In modern cars, dozens of computers and hundreds of sensors continuously generate, store and transmit data. Only the car manufacturers know what are those data. Based on the example of…
The joy of patents, part 2: Why patent?
The joy of patents, part 2: Why patent?
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Scott Deuty has started writing and editing patents but here he argues sometimes it is right not to patent.
Research project aims at more flexibility in sensor development and production
Research project aims at more flexibility in sensor development and production
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Multi-sensor systems are one of the crucial elements for the success of industrial internet applications, also known as industry 4.0. These systems collect, process and transfer multiple measurands such as…
Research project aims at more flexibility in sensor development and production
Research project aims at more flexibility in sensor development and production
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Multi-sensor systems are one of the crucial elements for the success of industrial internet applications, also known as industry 4.0. These systems collect, process and transfer multiple measurands such as…
Research project aims at more flexibility in sensor development and production
Research project aims at more flexibility in sensor development and production
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Multi-sensor systems are one of the crucial elements for the success of industrial internet applications, also known as industry 4.0. These systems collect, process and transfer multiple measurands such as…
Proper oscilloscope setup yields correct ESD measurements
Proper oscilloscope setup yields correct ESD measurements
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Automotive electronic components are designed to have, and are tested to determine, a certain level of immunity to ESD (electrostatic discharge). The tests address a variety of conditions the components…
Does Volkswagen plan to build its own battery gigafactory?
Does Volkswagen plan to build its own battery gigafactory?
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Apparently Volkswagen has enough of the Diesel scandal and changes its strategy towards more greenness. According to media reports in Germany, Volkswagen is planning to build a large battery factory…
In analog, EDA tools cannot replace common sense
In analog, EDA tools cannot replace common sense
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Brandt Braswell, a distinguished member of the technical staff at NXP Semiconductor, discusses automated "optimizers" for analog design and their shortcomings.
Osram LEDs into Porsche 919 Hybrids’ latest headlight system
Osram LEDs into Porsche 919 Hybrids’ latest headlight system
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With two newly equipped 919 Hybrids, car manufacturer Porsche boasted the fastest lap time on the first day of practice for round two of the FIA WEC in Spa-Francorchamps.
Osram LEDs goes into Porsche’s latest 919 Hybrids headlight system
Osram LEDs goes into Porsche’s latest 919 Hybrids headlight system
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With two newly equipped 919 Hybrids, car manufacturer Porsche boasted the fastest lap time on the first day of practice for round two of the FIA WEC in Spa-Francorchamps.
Symmetry-breaking antenna opens up design options
Symmetry-breaking antenna opens up design options
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Bill Schweber discusses how some assumptions are "baked in" to design methods and tools and what happens when innovators are able to change things with a breakthrough.
LVIT technology in factory automation
LVIT technology in factory automation
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What is a LVIT and where are they used? LVITs, Linear Variable Inductive Transducers, which have been around for more than 30 years, are relatively low cost, contactless position sensing…
Notes on real-time computing architectures
Notes on real-time computing architectures
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Dennis Feucht discusses different styles of microcontroller architecture and the programming languages they support.
The joy of patents, part 1: The fun stuff
The joy of patents, part 1: The fun stuff
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Scott Deuty has started writing and editing patents and so has decided to write a series of articles around the topic. These he stresses are not advice columns – as…
Neurons firing at the interim stage
Neurons firing at the interim stage
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Recently, there has been a spate of announcements of processors and cores that are suitable for running neural network software – sometimes these are called deep learning capable, sometimes neuromorphic…
In analog, EDA tools cannot replace common sense
In analog, EDA tools cannot replace common sense
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Brandt Braswell, a distinguished member of the technical staff at NXP Semiconductor, discusses automated "optimizers" for analog design and their shortcomings.
Notes on real-time computing architectures
Notes on real-time computing architectures
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Dennis Feucht discusses different styles of microcontroller architecture and the programming languages they support.
The influence of contaminant residues on PCB Spot Weld and Discussion on Cleaning Craft
The influence of contaminant residues on PCB Spot Weld and Discussion on Cleaning Craft
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With the development of the electronic industry and the increased requirement of electronic performance, electronic components are developing with a trend of miniaturization, finer spacing and high integrity. As the…
Canadian startup lures kids into programing lighting effects
Canadian startup lures kids into programing lighting effects
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Following on its first Kickstarter product launches last year (two miniature Arduino robots with sensors and lighting effects), Vancouver headquartered startup Plum Geek LLC is now offering kids to learn…
Your first programming steps with LEDs
Your first programming steps with LEDs
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Following on its first Kickstarter product launches last year (two miniature Arduino robots with sensors and lighting effects), Vancouver headquartered startup Plum Geek LLC is now offering kids to learn…
IoT for the smarter home
IoT for the smarter home
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The advent of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) has revolutionized the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) and has helped take it from concept to commercial reality. The biggest reason…
Electric building blocks are ‘LEGO on steroids’
Electric building blocks are ‘LEGO on steroids’
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Doing quantum physics research at the Tel Aviv University, Boaz Almog is probably best known for his papers about quantum levitation. When together with Barak Deutscher from the superconductivity group…


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