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3D camera-computer carries out image processing integral with image capture
3D camera-computer carries out image processing integral with image capture
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Founded in 2013, Seattle-based startup Orbbec is putting together an Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign to bring to market what the company…
NFC for wearables to enable reliable contactless payments
NFC for wearables to enable reliable contactless payments
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ams’ AS3921 is an NFC transceiver with the company’s boostedNFC technology: it has ultra-small footprint and very low power consumption,…
TeakLite-4 DSP IP gets its own hardware development platform
TeakLite-4 DSP IP gets its own hardware development platform
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IP provider CEVA is best known for its DSP IP for SoC designs – although the company is also increasingly…
Highly-integrated x86-architecture embedded processors from AMD
Highly-integrated x86-architecture embedded processors from AMD
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AMD’s Embedded R-Series SOC processors target the embedded application markets for digital signage, retail signage, medical imaging, electronic gaming, media…

Energy-efficient computing needs new devices & architectures says report
Energy-efficient computing needs new devices & architectures says report
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A new report on energy efficient computing from the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and (USA's) National Science Foundation (NSF) outlines key factors that are limiting progress in computing, and research…
Powerline modem IC supports worldwide standards and frequency bands
Powerline modem IC supports worldwide standards and frequency bands
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Renesas’ third-generation OFDM powerline (PLC) modem provides the flexibility to support any PLC protocol standard, such as PRIME1.3.6/1.4 and G3, for all global frequency bands including CENELEC A, FCC and…
Hardware is crucial to IoT rollout
Hardware is crucial to IoT rollout
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is gaining momentum rapidly with a huge number of potential applications across multiple end markets. For companies looking to add sensing, control with wireless connectivity…
ARM buys back virtual prototyping EDA tech with Carbon takeover
ARM buys back virtual prototyping EDA tech with Carbon takeover
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ARM is to step up its internal development-tool support and offer cycle-accurate virtual prototyping for complex SoCs through acquisition of Carbon Design Systems; ARM has acquired the product portfolio and…
Marvell jumps gun on Gigabit Ethernet for cars
Marvell jumps gun on Gigabit Ethernet for cars
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Marvell has won the race to a Gigabit automotive Ethernet PHY transceiver chip that can be shown off to car OEMs and Tier Ones. Called 88Q2112, it is compliant with…
Integrated multiplexed input ADC saves PCB area, power, and cost for high channel count systems
Integrated multiplexed input ADC saves PCB area, power, and cost for high channel count systems
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This article highlights the design considerations for multiplexed data acquisition systems and focuses on an integrated multiplexed input ADC solution to address these technical challenges for space-constrained applications such as…
Design win; STM32 MCU runs wearable cardiac recorder
Design win; STM32 MCU runs wearable cardiac recorder
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An STM32 microcontroller from STMicroelectronics, performs key functions inside HTEC’s wearable ECG recorder that provides continuous and accurate remote cardiac monitoring.
HMI Blog; Rules for next-generation user interface design
HMI Blog; Rules for next-generation user interface design
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Newly-posted in EDN Europe’s Blog pages is an entry from Redux Labs, that speaks to the role of new engineering functions in the HMI landscape; user interface (UI) and user…
White paper; build a 5W, X-band (9.4 GHz) PA with a commercial, plastic SMT GaN transistor
White paper; build a 5W, X-band (9.4 GHz) PA with a commercial, plastic SMT GaN transistor
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Plextek RFI has published a new White Paper entitled "5W X-Band GaN Power Amplifier using a Commercially Available Discrete Plastic Packaged SMT Transistor".
IoT engineering challenges drive new IC- and system-design trade-offs
IoT engineering challenges drive new IC- and system-design trade-offs
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Besides the obvious challenges of keeping costs low for IoT devices, there area a number of design and verification challenges that are primarily driven by finding the balance between functionality…
Low cost dashboard combines three displays, with Socionext silicon
Low cost dashboard combines three displays, with Socionext silicon
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A free programmable instrument cluster, a head-up display and an infotainment system with touchscreen, all driven by one dual-core processor – all that is needed to implement a comprehensive dashboard…
IoT engineering challenges drive IC, system-design trade-offs
IoT engineering challenges drive IC, system-design trade-offs
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Besides the obvious challenges of keeping costs low for IoT devices, there area a number of design and verification challenges that are primarily driven by finding the balance between functionality…
Asynch image sensor is optimised for machine vision with ‘sparse’ data
Asynch image sensor is optimised for machine vision with ‘sparse’ data
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Chronocam AS (Paris, France) is a startup company that develops vision sensors and systems for machine vision based on an asynchronous pixel sensor technology.
Coexistence measurements ensure good reception in cars
Coexistence measurements ensure good reception in cars
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More and more of today's cars include infotainment systems that allow occupants to communicate with the outside world. Good reception in cars is ensured by an increasing number of transmit…
Improving reliability and lowering audible noise on LED drivers
Improving reliability and lowering audible noise on LED drivers
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Every day, more and more incandescent light bulbs are replaced by LEDs. The main disadvantage of the light bulb is its poor efficiency regarding generation of light in the visual…
Ultra-high-sensitivity, millimeter-wave spectrum analysis
Ultra-high-sensitivity, millimeter-wave spectrum analysis
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Antritsu’s fundamental mode Waveguide Mixer MA2808A enables precision testing for the automobile radar and wireless backhaul markets…
1080p video development kit for connected-devices
1080p video development kit for connected-devices
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This integrated Video Development solution delivers low power 30 fps intelligent streaming over Wi-Fi and Ethernet; ON Semiconductor’s MatrixCam video development kit (VDK) has been developed specifically to enable greater…
TI embedded SoC MCUs add real-time processing and multimedia capability
TI embedded SoC MCUs add real-time processing and multimedia capability
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Texas Instruments’ Sitara AM57x family, along with an associated processor SDK, claims new levels of integration, scalability, on-chip peripherals and ease of use.
Simulating an IoT system for home automation
Simulating an IoT system for home automation
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Imagine that you are a developer of an embedded control system, such as hotel ventilation and air conditioning systems. The basic system is just doing closed-loop control, controlling the temperature…
Low-latency, local computing speeds big data analytics
Low-latency, local computing speeds big data analytics
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From IDT’s Open High-Performance Analytics and Computing Lab, this platform is optimised for computing services in access networks and video network distribution: it facilitates “deep learning at the edge of…
Conductive inks print circuits in moulded parts, eliminate PCBs
Conductive inks print circuits in moulded parts, eliminate PCBs
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DuPont Microcircuit Materials is introducing a range of in-mould electronic inks, that increase the variables for mechanical and electronic designers, andaid functional integration.
Modules enable drop-in use of FTDI Chip’s ‘Super-Bridge’ MCUs
Modules enable drop-in use of FTDI Chip’s ‘Super-Bridge’ MCUs
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FTDI Chip (Glasgow, Scotland) has introduced a series of modules for evaluation, development and application of its 32-bit FT90X Super-Bridge MCUs.
Time-of-flight IC for optical object detection/ranging within 2m
Time-of-flight IC for optical object detection/ranging within 2m
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Intersil’s ISL29501 signal processing IC detects objects up to two metres away; the device is a time-of-flight (ToF) signal processing IC that provides a complete object detection and distance measurement…
IDTechEx pinpoints three technology megatrends
IDTechEx pinpoints three technology megatrends
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According to Raghu Das, CEO of the technology market research firm IDTechEx, three new megatrends are emerging in the world of technology: namely Structural Electronics (SE), 3D Printed Electronics (3DPE),…


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