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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…
IP to simplify power mode transitions in SoC designs
IP to simplify power mode transitions in SoC designs
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Silicon IP provider Dolphin Integration (Grenoble, France) offers a method of assuring “easy and secure” management of SoC power mode…
High-voltage Li-ion batteries connect via 100-V high-side FET driver
High-voltage Li-ion batteries connect via 100-V high-side FET driver
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Offering, according to Texas Instruments, unprecedented flexibility and power protection for advanced industrial battery applications, the bq76200 is presented as…
Dual extruder 3D printer, plus cloud-enabled controller
Dual extruder 3D printer, plus cloud-enabled controller
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Designed in-house by the (distributor) Conrad Technology Centrum (CTC), the renkforce RF2000 has an expanded feature set and comes with…

Xsens modules with latest inertial MEMS sensing; in distribution
Xsens modules with latest inertial MEMS sensing; in distribution
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Mouser Electronics has the MTi 1-series motion tracking modules from Xsens, that incorporate advanced sensor fusion and miniature MEMS technologies to offer complete, self-contained motion tracking for high-volume industrial and…
Don’t get caught out by changing energy efficiency regulations
Don’t get caught out by changing energy efficiency regulations
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While the harmonisation of energy efficiency standards is an obvious goal that benefits international trade, the existence of various regulatory bodies around the globe continues to make this a game…
AI recognises correct code, fixes programming errors
AI recognises correct code, fixes programming errors
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Researchers from MIT's electrical engineering and computer science group made use of machine-learning to comb through the history of repairs made to open-source computer programs and learn the general properties…
Find the settings and open the eyes
Find the settings and open the eyes
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Serial data streams running at 28 Gbps and higher suffer from channel losses. To compensate for those losses, transmitters and receivers use equalisation and error correction techniques. A board may…
Measuring 2 nV/√Hz noise and 120 dB supply rejection in linear regulators; the Quest for Quiet, part 2
Measuring 2 nV/√Hz noise and 120 dB supply rejection in linear regulators; the Quest for Quiet, part 2
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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…
Spice up your Pi for IoT development
Spice up your Pi for IoT development
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Developers seeking to enter the IoT market quickly discover that creating a nifty device is not enough. No matter how clever, the device is only one part of a larger…
Explore digital power with dev. kit from Würth Elektronik and Infineon
Explore digital power with dev. kit from Würth Elektronik and Infineon
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Würth Elektronik (Waldenburg, Germany) and Infineon are launching the jointly developed "XMC Digital Power Explorer" evaluation kit. This synchronous step-down converter can be assembled with two different control cards (XMC1300…
Data Security demo on Microsemi’s SmartFusion2 FPGA
Data Security demo on Microsemi’s SmartFusion2 FPGA
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Distributor Avnet, working with Microsemi, has announced an update to its (Avnet’s) design software on the SmartFusion2 KickStart Development Kit to offer a data security demonstration. The kit, designed and…
Growing need for smarter test systems in 2016, says NI
Growing need for smarter test systems in 2016, says NI
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National Instruments (NI) has released its Automated Test Outlook for 2016 which, among other content, identifies key business and technology trends to help lower the cost of test.
PXI reference T&M package for military, public safety, avionics radio comms
PXI reference T&M package for military, public safety, avionics radio comms
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For use with military and public safety radios, Keysight Technologies has assembled a complete hardware, software solution in a single, flexible, scalable chassis: the PXI Reference Solution is a flexible,…
Replacing YIG-tuned oscillators with silicon
Replacing YIG-tuned oscillators with silicon
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This week Analog Devices released the wideband phase-locked-loop/voltage-controlled oscillator IC ADF4355. In support of that, ADI has posted an application article, “Replacing YIG-Tuned Oscillators with Silicon by Using an Ultrawideband…
Formal verification toolset aids certification of safety-critical and high-security systems
Formal verification toolset aids certification of safety-critical and high-security systems
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The latest release of AdaCore’s SPARK Pro integrated development and verification environment advances the application of mathematics-based static analysis technology to the challenges of software verification for high-assurance systems.
Standalone DC electronic loads aid power-delivery testing
Standalone DC electronic loads aid power-delivery testing
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The Keithley (Tektronix) Series 2380 supports DC power test applications including power electronics, LED lighting, battery research, automotive, and alternative energy.
Maintaining a competitive edge in 2016
Maintaining a competitive edge in 2016
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Differentiation and competition between distributors has always been an important characteristic of the industry. However, in 2015 we saw a real widening of the scope of this competition.
How to address the communications challenges of Smart Meters
How to address the communications challenges of Smart Meters
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The communication and connectivity requirements of smart meters and other 'smart energy' equipment and devices present significant challenges for designers and developers.
LED lighting driver IC supports selection of circuit topologies
LED lighting driver IC supports selection of circuit topologies
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Power Integrations’ LYTSwitch-5 single-stage LED driver IC family devices combine PFC and constant-current output, and support multiple common LED driver topologies. The flexible platform delivers high PF, low THD and…
Enpirion DC/DCs reach 56 W/cm² density, output 6A
Enpirion DC/DCs reach 56 W/cm² density, output 6A
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Altera, now part of Intel, has expanded its Enpirion power products portfolio with a 6A PowerSoC DC-DC step-down converter that is a full-featured, highly integrated, and fully tested device with…
PLL with VCO synthesiser ranges to 6.8GHz, boosts base station specs
PLL with VCO synthesiser ranges to 6.8GHz, boosts base station specs
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Analog Devices has added a phased-locked loop (PLL) synthesiser with integrated voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO); the ADF4355 PLL with VCO synthesiser operates up to 6.8 GHz, a frequency band that allows…
Cortex-M0, programmable analogue & logic functions, in single-chip PSoC part
Cortex-M0, programmable analogue & logic functions, in single-chip PSoC part
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Cypress Semiconductor has extended its PSoC 4 programmable system-on-chip architecture; the PSoC 4 L-Series integrated single-chip solution has an ARM-Cortex-M0 core, up to 256 kB flash memory, 98 general purpose…
Solderability and tinning: does the industry really know the difference?
Solderability and tinning: does the industry really know the difference?
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For many years NJMET has had the wonderful privilege of providing the electronic component industry with tinning and solderability services in the aerospace, military and medical fields. A particular dilemma…
The analog way for quantum computing
The analog way for quantum computing
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Blaine Bateman looks at the parallels between quantum and analog computing.
Toshiba to pare chip business down to NAND
Toshiba to pare chip business down to NAND
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Toshiba Corp. has decided to exit most sectors of the company’s semiconductor business—except for its NAND flash memory products, Japan’s economic newspaper Nikkei reported on Saturday morning.(23rd February 2016)…
Measuring 2 nV/√Hz noise and 120 dB supply rejection in linear regulators; the Quest for Quiet, part 1
Measuring 2 nV/√Hz noise and 120 dB supply rejection in linear regulators; the Quest for Quiet, part 1
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There are numerous applications where linear regulators are required to provide quiet, often extremely quiet, power supply rails, but how does one ensure that the regulator performs as specified? Although…
UltraSoC’s universal SoC debug architecture gains serial comms capabilities
UltraSoC’s universal SoC debug architecture gains serial comms capabilities
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UltraSoC has added to its SoC debug and analytics product with the availability of the Universal Streaming Communicator (USC) that extends the product with off-chip communications via SWD (Serial Wire…


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