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IT security is changing: if the SIEM is dead, what’s next?
IT security is changing: if the SIEM is dead, what’s next?
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The job of securing IT assets, customer data and intellectual property has become a mission critical task at organizations around…
Imec collaboration places displays on clothing fabrics
Imec collaboration places displays on clothing fabrics
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Researchers from Holst Centre (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) (set up by TNO and imec), imec (Leuven, Belgium) and CMST, imec’s associated…
How to increase your engineering value in just 20 minutes a day
How to increase your engineering value in just 20 minutes a day
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Scott Deuty provides tips on how to set yourself up for a bit of fun homework that will also keep…
50 GHz hand-held combination analyser, from Keysight
50 GHz hand-held combination analyser, from Keysight
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Keysight Technologies has added six millimeter-wave models to its family of FieldFox handheld analysers, including what the company claims is…

Design win; Dialog’s Rapid Charge in LeTV’s USB Type-C smartphone charger
Design win; Dialog’s Rapid Charge in LeTV’s USB Type-C smartphone charger
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Emerging Chinese smartphone manufacturer LeTV’s Le Max and Le 1 Pro adapters conform tot he newer USB Type-C connector for charging; they include Dialog’s SmartDefender technology for safer, more reliable…
Growing the seeds of electronics on the “radio”
Growing the seeds of electronics on the “radio”
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I am looking forward to an EE Times "radio show" I am moderating next week on the topic of startups, but I could do with some help.
Does a Chinese bid for GloFo make sense?
Does a Chinese bid for GloFo make sense?
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In recent months China has moved on multiple fronts as it seeks to use its considerable financial resources to improve its position in the global semiconductor industry.
eeNews Europe Reader Offer; Grab Altera’s latest MAX 10 FPGA kit
eeNews Europe Reader Offer; Grab Altera’s latest MAX 10 FPGA kit
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This month, Altera is giving away three of its second-generation Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), worth $359 each, for readers of EETimes Europe & EDN Europe to win.
Fraunhofer develops cost-effective EV wireless charging system
Fraunhofer develops cost-effective EV wireless charging system
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Wireless charging for battery-electric vehicles may come one step closer with the prototype system developed by Fraunhofer institute. The system which will be demonstrated at the Frankfurt International Motor Show…
Grab Altera’s latest MAX 10 FPGA kit
Grab Altera’s latest MAX 10 FPGA kit
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This month, Altera is giving away three of its second-generation Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), worth $359 each, for EETimes Europe's readers to win.
7 Steps to a successful analogue ASIC
7 Steps to a successful analogue ASIC
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I’m willing to bet that there are tens of thousands of analogue applications out there that would benefit financially from ASIC integration. So what’s the holdup? Based on my 40+…
PSUs configured as photovoltaic array simulators, test & set inverter MPPT
PSUs configured as photovoltaic array simulators, test & set inverter MPPT
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This introduction from Keysight is intended to assist engineers to test and optimise inverter maximum power point tracking algorithms and circuits, for maximum solar power production…
High-current sensors target HEV and mild-hybrid power trains
High-current sensors target HEV and mild-hybrid power trains
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Melexis has added to its IMC-Hall Advanced current sensor portfolio with high current devices targeted at hybrid & mild hybrid vehicle power measurements. The devcie joins the MLX91208 series of…
Power solutions for Altera’s Arria 10 FPGA, from Linear Tech.
Power solutions for Altera’s Arria 10 FPGA, from Linear Tech.
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Linear Technology has announced power management designs that address key power requirements of Altera’s Arria 10 FPGA Development Kit and its supporting system blocks.
GrammaTech (“CodeSonar”) joins in DARPA system-security research
GrammaTech (“CodeSonar”) joins in DARPA system-security research
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GrammaTech Research is extending its work on automated methods for systems to defend themselves against cyber-attacks; the New York-based developer of software-assurance tools and cyber-security solutions is to participae in…
Atmel’s BitCloud ZigBee PRO software development kit goes ‘gold’
Atmel’s BitCloud ZigBee PRO software development kit goes ‘gold’
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Atmel has announced that its BitCloud ZigBee PRO Software Development Kit (SDK) has achieved “Golden Unit” status for the ZigBee PRO r21 standard. As an approved Golden Unit, the Atmel…
Pis in Space… Raspberry Pi Sense HAT sensor board, in distribution
Pis in Space… Raspberry Pi Sense HAT sensor board, in distribution
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Distributor element14 has the latest addition to the expanding ecosystem of Raspberry Pi accessories; the Raspberry Pi Sense HAT, as featured in the ‘Astro Pi’ space mission. The Sense HAT…
Map maker Here strives to establish uniform auto sensor data format
Map maker Here strives to establish uniform auto sensor data format
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Electronic map provider Here is working across the automotive industry to establish an interface format for in-vehicle sensor data. Such a uniform data definition format would enable the data to…
600V power FETs that get “close to perfection”, says ST
600V power FETs that get “close to perfection”, says ST
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With the assertion of switching performance that is approaching “perfect”, STMicroelectronics has extended its MDmesh M2 series of N-channel power MOSFETs with a family of devices that offer the highest…
A New York adventure
A New York adventure
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New York's gain is Europe's loss as Austria's AMS grabs the analog and mixed-signal news headlines with an innovative plan hatched with the State of New York to let the…
Ultrasonic sensors for single-use medical applications
Ultrasonic sensors for single-use medical applications
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Non-invasive ultrasonic sensors are widely used in medical technology: they measure flow rates with automatic fluid intake, monitor fluid levels in drip chambers, detect air bubbles in tubes or measuring…
Getting the heat out of PCBs demands intelligent simulation
Getting the heat out of PCBs demands intelligent simulation
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The drive for miniaturisation means that more heat is being generated in very restricted spaces inside electronic and electrical equipment. Accurate thermal simulation of system behaviour can accelerate the design…
The DreamBoard project – probing tomorrow’s global electronic trends
The DreamBoard project – probing tomorrow’s global electronic trends
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Development kits – or dev kits – have shaped the technology-led world we know today. These printed circuit boards sit at the heart of technology innovation, enabling developments within smart…
The perils of figure of merit based circuit selection
The perils of figure of merit based circuit selection
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Brandt Braswell, a distinguished member of the technical staff at Freescale Semiconductor, points out that overdependence on a figure of merit equation can result in poor circuit block selection…
Continuing focus on lithium-ion cells at battery technology conference, Hamburg
Continuing focus on lithium-ion cells at battery technology conference, Hamburg
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The 9th Developer Forum Battery Technologies, organised by Batteryuniversity takes place November 3-4, 2015 in Hamburg, Gemany; the event includes a training programme, and 16 presentations by experts in specific…
Analog is more important than digital – scientific proof
Analog is more important than digital – scientific proof
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Paul Pickering goes back to maths, physics and cosmology sources to seek proof that analog is more important than digital.
Application note; Welcoming Water Metering into the 21st Century
Application note; Welcoming Water Metering into the 21st Century
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Maxim Integrated has posted an application note, by Kris Ardis, its Executive Director for Energy Products, that argues for an upgrade in water-metering technology – in support of its ultrasonic,…
10-cell Li-ion monitor IC operates stand-alone, without MCU supervisor
10-cell Li-ion monitor IC operates stand-alone, without MCU supervisor
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Aimed at portable products such as cordless vacuum cleaners and electric tools, Lapis Semiconductor’s 10-cell lithium-ion battery monitoring LSI features current consumption of only 25 μA (typ.), claimed as the…


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