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Feature articles Page 48

Feature articles Page 48
Environmental sensing in consumer electronics has only just begun
Environmental sensing in consumer electronics has only just begun
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Thomas Block, of Bosch Sensortec, sings the praises of the recently introduced BME680 component, a four-in-one combination sensor that is…
Rohde & Schwarz puts spotlight on cybersecurity, adds new division
Rohde & Schwarz puts spotlight on cybersecurity, adds new division
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The communications and T&M company is to set up a specialist group that combines its IT and network security subsidiaries…
Toolset builds gateways to connect IoT devices – from Bluetooth SIG
Toolset builds gateways to connect IoT devices – from Bluetooth SIG
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The Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) has announced an architecture and supporting set of educational tools that enables developers to…
Compact lens-less digital microscope – evaluation kit available
Compact lens-less digital microscope – evaluation kit available
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EDN Europe first reported on the work on lens-free microscopy at Belgian research centre imec in 2014. Now, the technique…

E-car with exotic powertrain enters near-series stadium
E-car with exotic powertrain enters near-series stadium
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At the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, Liechtenstein-based engineering company Nanoflowcell will showcase a near-series version of its Quantino electric vehicle. The two-seater has a rather exotic way of storing the…
BT moves towards 5G with Cloud RAN over G.fast trials
BT moves towards 5G with Cloud RAN over G.fast trials
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BT has announced that it has successfully used G.fast technology to deliver a 'Cloud Radio Access Network' (C-RAN) cellular network service over copper, in an experiment believed to be a…
ARM extends Keil MDK MCU development tools
ARM extends Keil MDK MCU development tools
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MDK Version 5.20 extends the ARM Keil MDK standard software development solution for ARM based microcontrollers, with support for Cortex-A processor-based catalogue devices, connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT),…
Software test specialist reports IoT & ‘technical debt’ trends
Software test specialist reports IoT & ‘technical debt’ trends
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Vector Software’s Annual Software Testing Technology Report offers the company’s insights on technical debt and the internet of things, amongh other topics.
Protocol filter fills ‘missing security layer’ for Modbus/TCP devices
Protocol filter fills ‘missing security layer’ for Modbus/TCP devices
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Icon Labs has released the first embedded protection for Internet of Things devices that connect via the Modbus protocol; the Floodgate Modbus Packet Filter provides advanced security for industrial IoT…
Measuring 2 nV/√Hz noise and 120 dB supply rejection in linear regulators; the Quest for Quiet, part 3
Measuring 2 nV/√Hz noise and 120 dB supply rejection in linear regulators; the Quest for Quiet, part 3
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A quiet, well regulated supply is important for optimum performance in a number of circuit applications; linear regulators are required to provide quiet power supply rails, but how does one…
IP plus software builds low-data-rate over-the-air interface for M2M
IP plus software builds low-data-rate over-the-air interface for M2M
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A communication reference platform for machine-to-machine (M2M) SoC designs, IP vendor CEVA’s Dragonfly reference platform aims to reduce time-to-market for power and cost-sensitive IoT and M2M devices supporting low-data rate…
Electric-vehicle charger packs 2.6 kW/l, >97% efficiency, with GaN switches
Electric-vehicle charger packs 2.6 kW/l, >97% efficiency, with GaN switches
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Automotive electronics company Hella, in collaboration with gallium nitride semiconductor maker GaN Systems and charging technology researchers at Kettering University’s Advanced Power Electronics Lab (Flint, Michigan, USA), have developed a…
Capacitive multi-touch uses metal mesh – from 3M
Capacitive multi-touch uses metal mesh – from 3M
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Providing, according to makers 3M, easy integration and an “exceptional interactive experience”, is a projected-capacitive system incorporating ultrafine Metal Mesh Technology. At three microns wide, the ultrafine mesh conductor allows…
4G LTE ‘maker’ M2M modem project hosts u-blox module
4G LTE ‘maker’ M2M modem project hosts u-blox module
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u-blox’ TOBY-L2 LTE module has been embedded in what is claimed as the first 4G LTE Maker Modem by M2M Circuits - now running a campaign on Kickstarter. The 4G…
ARM+FPGA: module hosts Altera Cyclone SoC, offers high I/O count
ARM+FPGA: module hosts Altera Cyclone SoC, offers high I/O count
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Enclustra’s (Zurich, Switzerland) Mercury+ SA2 is an Altera Cyclone V SoC-based module with over 250 I/Os; the Altera chip gives it a high-performance processor system and many standard interfaces: it…
Improving receiver sensitivity: a story of ADCs and SiGe gain blocks
Improving receiver sensitivity: a story of ADCs and SiGe gain blocks
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In modern communications systems the quieter the input network the more sensitive the receiver can be. The receiver section of the system is very sensitive to noise being coupled in…
Adding a little FE memory makes RFID chips hack-proof
Adding a little FE memory makes RFID chips hack-proof
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Researchers at MIT and Texas Instruments have developed a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip that is virtually impossible to hack, potentially defeating capture of data in scenarios such as theft…
Implementing an IoT end-point SoC platform
Implementing an IoT end-point SoC platform
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A typical system for the Internet of Things (IoT) is likely to comprise a number of 'end-point' devices that integrate sensors and tiny processors with enough built-in intelligence and communication…
Implementing an IoT end-point SoC platform with minimal engineering resources
Implementing an IoT end-point SoC platform with minimal engineering resources
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A typical system for the Internet of Things (IoT) is likely to comprise a number of 'end-point' devices that integrate sensors and tiny processors with enough built-in intelligence and communication…
Microsemi adds aviation electrics speciality team in Ireland
Microsemi adds aviation electrics speciality team in Ireland
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With the specific aim of supporting the shift to “more electric aircraft”, Microsemi has opened a centre-of-excellence for aviation intelligent power solutions at its site in Ennis (near Shannon, County…
Greenpeak on; Connecting ‘smart’ devices to the web – in reality
Greenpeak on; Connecting ‘smart’ devices to the web – in reality
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Cees Links, CEO of GreenPeak Technologies, offers the following thoughts on the topic of; What do IoT and smart home device makers need to know in order to connect their…
Keysight updates signal analysers with 1GHz analysis b/w
Keysight updates signal analysers with 1GHz analysis b/w
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Keysight Technologies’ X-Series signal analysers now feature a multi-touch user interface (UI) that streamlines measurement setup; performance improvements and feature enhancements address emerging needs in aerospace, defence and wireless communications.
Shrinking UWB for mass adoption
Shrinking UWB for mass adoption
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Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) has for some time been the “Cinderella” technology of the RF world – seemingly never quite receiving an invite to the wireless party that has been in…
EMP, geomagnetic storms and the squirrel
EMP, geomagnetic storms and the squirrel
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Paul Pickering considers the various phenomena that can bring down the electricity grid.
EU-funded study starts work on low-power GPU-hosted applications
EU-funded study starts work on low-power GPU-hosted applications
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European Union funds are supporting research into low power graphics; a consortium of interested parties has been awarded a €2.97m R&G grant to research and develop power and performance analysis…
MEMS design for better audio
MEMS design for better audio
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Multiple generations of mobile phone technology have amazed consumers with rapid improvements in the resolution and image capture capabilities of the camera element. This emphasis on imaging technology has made…
MEMS microphone design for better audio
MEMS microphone design for better audio
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Multiple generations of mobile phone technology have amazed consumers with rapid improvements in the resolution and image capture capabilities of the camera element. This emphasis on imaging technology has made…
12-ch, HD video processor looks to autonomous car systems
12-ch, HD video processor looks to autonomous car systems
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Renesas Electronics has developed a video processing circuit block for use in automotive computing SoCs that it expects to be applied autonomous vehicles of the future; the IP block achieves…


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