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On-chip SRAM will support real-time image processing in autonomous cars
On-chip SRAM will support real-time image processing in autonomous cars
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Renesas has disclosed an SRAM that achieves 688 psec high-speed operation and a high integration density of 3.6 Mbit/mm² in…
Tensilica HiFi DSPs add Maxim’s dynamic speaker management
Tensilica HiFi DSPs add Maxim’s dynamic speaker management
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Dynamic Speaker Management (DSM) software from Maxim Integrated Products has, Cadence reports, been ported to run on Cadence Tensilica HiFi…
8-switch matrix LED dimmer simplifies complex LED matrix designs
8-switch matrix LED dimmer simplifies complex LED matrix designs
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LT3965 is an LED bypass switching device that enables independent dimming and diagnostics of eight individual LEDs or LED segments.
Used car batteries stabilise renewable energy microgrids
Used car batteries stabilise renewable energy microgrids
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The (albeit slowly) growing popularity of the electromobility increasingly raises the question of the whereabouts of used traction batteries. Nissan…

Bluetooth Smart SoCs link wearables to apps for WeChat users
Bluetooth Smart SoCs link wearables to apps for WeChat users
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Profile support in Dialog’s SmartBond development kit allows creation of tiny, energy-efficient wearables that communicate with WeChat apps over Bluetooth connectivity…
Embedded USB memory modules for industrial and networking applications
Embedded USB memory modules for industrial and networking applications
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Swissbit’s U-400 eUSB modules offer highest data retention with latest SLC technology and data care management as boot device and for data logging…
Inductive sensor interface ICs use ‘LVDT-on-a-PCB’ principle
Inductive sensor interface ICs use ‘LVDT-on-a-PCB’ principle
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Microsemi has to its recently launched family of sensor interface integrated circuits (ICs) based upon inductive sensing technology, with the LX3302.
Push the UVM start button then hit the accelerator, Part 2
Push the UVM start button then hit the accelerator, Part 2
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So, you’re STILL not using UVM? This article won’t help you learn any of the features of UVM, but it will point you to how you might speed up your…
Bluetooth 4.2 compliant parts boost security, privacy and data rates
Bluetooth 4.2 compliant parts boost security, privacy and data rates
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Cypress Semiconductor’s single-mode PSoC 4 BLE Programmable System-on-Chip and PRoC BLE Programmable Radio-on-Chip solutions are positioned as the first to achieve full-featured Bluetooth 4.2 qualification, which includes three specific benefits…
Multichannel streaming/recording on AXIe wideband digital receiver
Multichannel streaming/recording on AXIe wideband digital receiver
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In its modular instrumentation range, Keysight has added a multi-module synchronisation capability that increases the total number of streaming and recording channels. For applications in 5G, radar and satellite communications,…
2nd-source Industrial Mini I/O Connectors from TE Connectivity & FCI
2nd-source Industrial Mini I/O Connectors from TE Connectivity & FCI
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TE Connectivity (TE) and FCI have entered into a second-source agreement covering the Industrial Mini input/output (I/O) connector families, aiming to establish the Industrial Mini I/O family in the market…
Collaborative deals give Cadence a design flow for electronic/photonic ICs
Collaborative deals give Cadence a design flow for electronic/photonic ICs
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Cadence is working with Lumerical and PhoeniX Software to offer a Virtuoso platform-based flow that will integrate purpose-built photonic component design, photonic circuit simulation and photonic layout generation tools within…
Making the most of your data: bITjAM’s top tips
Making the most of your data: bITjAM’s top tips
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Even as far back as 12,000 years ago, visual tools were being used to communicate data. Back then, it was cave paintings, like the ones found in the Lascaux caves…
Design win; Bluetooth Smart controllers add connectivity to home appliances
Design win; Bluetooth Smart controllers add connectivity to home appliances
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OORT employs Nordic Semiconductor's nRF51822 SoC to allow users to control and operate any appliance from a smartphone app or web browser even when outside the home.
Connectivity kit brings embedded devices into the cloud
Connectivity kit brings embedded devices into the cloud
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Millions of embedded control devices are still isolated from the Internet of Things. A Cloud Connectivity Kit from Chipmaker NXP promises to close the gap between these devices and the…
Distributor bundles 3D printer with modelling software; “even more affordable”
Distributor bundles 3D printer with modelling software; “even more affordable”
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Distributor RS Components says it is making 3D printing more economical with a 40% price reduction on the FDM 3D printer, when purchased with DesignSpark Mechanical direct-modelling add-on software modules,…
36A single/18A dual µModule PMBus regulator current shares to 144A
36A single/18A dual µModule PMBus regulator current shares to 144A
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LTM4677 is a dual 18A or single 36A µModule (power module) step-down DC/DC regulator with PMBus serial digital interface for autonomous digital power system management. The digital interface enables system…
When the sensor, signal conditioning gate performance
When the sensor, signal conditioning gate performance
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Bill Schweber points out that a few cents spent on a better sensor or analog front end can make all the difference to performance while focus on the digital back…
Motion controller IC implements field-oriented-control in silicon hardware
Motion controller IC implements field-oriented-control in silicon hardware
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The MCGP021 or Green Motion Controller (GMC) designed by Malaysia's national research and development agency in information and communications technology, MIMOS, together with two local collaborators, My Technology and Emerald…
Kandou SerDes capable of 1Tbit/sec
Kandou SerDes capable of 1Tbit/sec
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The Glasswing SerDes core in development at startup Kandou Bus SA (Lausanne, Switzerland) has been tested and demonstrated the "capability of achieving" 1Tbit/sec chip-to-chip at less than 1W of power…
More-than-Moore: Can electronics packaging keep up?
More-than-Moore: Can electronics packaging keep up?
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Analysts at market researchers IDTechEx (Cambridge, UK) raise the question of whether further progress in semiconductor technology might be hindered by the physics of device packaging, in a report.
Magnetic latch/switch family with lateral sensitivity & ASIL B rating
Magnetic latch/switch family with lateral sensitivity & ASIL B rating
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Programmable micropower devices are positioned as the first in the industry to offer ASIL B automotive functional safety…
Single-chip hardware-plus-software for ultrasonic water flow metering
Single-chip hardware-plus-software for ultrasonic water flow metering
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ams' acam TDC-GP30-F01 includes processor to compute water flow, volume and temperature measurements, making metering system implementation simple; ultra-low power consumption allows for up to 20 years’ operation on a…
Surface mount antenna for multiband LTE, cellular and MIMO systems
Surface mount antenna for multiband LTE, cellular and MIMO systems
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Antenova (Hatfield, UK), maker of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the Internet of Things, has added 'Lucida' - an SMD antenna for all LTE applications, including MIMO…
Xilinx’ Vivado Design Suite HLx Editions, for system & platform designers
Xilinx’ Vivado Design Suite HLx Editions, for system & platform designers
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The programmable logic maker's HLx release complements SDx environments for creating and broadly deploying reusable All-Programmable system platforms…
FPGA/MCU watch-format platform for wearable device development
FPGA/MCU watch-format platform for wearable device development
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Lattice Semiconductor's iCE40 Ultra is a low-power platform in compact wrist watch form factor that supports multiple wearable applications. The embedded iCE40 Ultra FPGA is 60% smaller than alternative microcontrollers,…
Correlator IP for FPGA detects patterns across thousands of data streams
Correlator IP for FPGA detects patterns across thousands of data streams
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RFEL (Newport, Isle of Wight, UK) has announced a multi-channel, multi-rate correlator deliverable as IP (Intellectual Property). The Correlator AX core offers high sensitivity Unique Pattern (UP) detection from multiple,…
Small-appliance BLDC motor control MCU has built-in pre-driver
Small-appliance BLDC motor control MCU has built-in pre-driver
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Highly efficient motor control for small appliances is enabled by a tiny microcontroller, says Toshiba Electronics Europe, introducing its TX03 series of ARM Cortex-M3-based microcontrollers now including the TMPM37AFSQG.


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