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NXP uses CEVA’s Bluetooth Low Energy IP in Bluetooth Smart SoCs
NXP uses CEVA’s Bluetooth Low Energy IP in Bluetooth Smart SoCs
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Silicon IP provider CEVA has disclosed that NXP Semconductor licensed its RivieraWaves Bluetooth Smart IP for its ultra-low power, long…
MIPS-core, PIC32MX 32-bit MCU range gains larger-memory options
MIPS-core, PIC32MX 32-bit MCU range gains larger-memory options
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With up to 256 kB flash and performance up to 83 DMIPS, Microchip has added ‘cost-optimised’ variants to its PIC32MX1/2…
Analog tip; Continuous-time sigma-delta ADCs
Analog tip; Continuous-time sigma-delta ADCs
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Pipeline ADCs are Nyquist-rate discrete time architectures that will have flat quantisation noise from DC to the Nyquist frequency. Alternate…
The Filter Wizard: The step-by-step birth of a custom digital filter, Part 3
The Filter Wizard: The step-by-step birth of a custom digital filter, Part 3
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Kendall Castor-Perry of Cypress Semiconductor, otherwise known as The Filter Wizard, reveals the twist in the tail of his design…

Independent tests validate FPGA security claims, says Microsemi
Independent tests validate FPGA security claims, says Microsemi
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An assessment by Rambus Cryptography Research – an accredited independent test lab – validates the design security of Microsemi’s FPGAs, according to the company, stating that SmartFusion2 and IGLOO2 devices…
Precision VID regulator supplies FPGAs, ASICs & processors at up to 300A
Precision VID regulator supplies FPGAs, ASICs & processors at up to 300A
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LTC3877, a dual output multiphase synchronous step-down DC/DC controller with 6-bit voltage identification (VID) control that enables 10mV output voltage step resolution, a necessary feature when powering FPGAs and ASICs…
Box PC with Intel IoT Gateway solutions, by Kontron
Box PC with Intel IoT Gateway solutions, by Kontron
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The KBox A-202 offers increased pre-integrated intelligence and multiple connectivity options for internet-connected devices. Kontron’s Box PC supports Intel Gateway Solutions for the Internet of Things.
USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet; controller for laptops, docking stations
USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet; controller for laptops, docking stations
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This high-throughput, low-power USB 3.0 controller is designed to bring seamless connectivity to laptops and docks; Cypress’ EZ-USB GX3 controller is specifically aimed at products migrating to thin USB Type-C…
Arduino/Raspberry Pi open-source formats meet industrial controls – in distribution
Arduino/Raspberry Pi open-source formats meet industrial controls – in distribution
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RS Components has the Industrial Shields brand of PLCs (programmable logic controllers and panel PCs; the range builds on Arduino, Hummingboard and Raspberry Pi boards to deliver open-source advantages on…
“Robust” Galileo GNSS receiver project by Airbus D&S and Lime Microsystems
“Robust” Galileo GNSS receiver project by Airbus D&S and Lime Microsystems
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Lime Microsystems and Airbus Defence and Space, with funding from Innovate UK (formerly the Technology Strategy Board), have announced a joint development of robust GNSS products. Airbus D&S, using Lime’s…
4 x 4 mm GPS module for wearables. portables, in distribution
4 x 4 mm GPS module for wearables. portables, in distribution
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Distributor Acal BFi has the Nano Spider from OriginGPS; the miniature module makes it possible for manufacturers to bring accurate GPS to tiny devices.
Market research, horse racing and selling insurance
Market research, horse racing and selling insurance
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Every so often we are reminded that while market analysis may produce hard numbers it is usually an exercise in hand-waving arguments and really not very precise at all.
DVCon Europe returns to Munich, November 2015
DVCon Europe returns to Munich, November 2015
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DVCon – the Design and Verification Conference – is a format successful in the over more than 20 years, that discusses the practical application of leading edge Electronic Design Automation…
The Filter Wizard: The step-by-step birth of a custom digital filter, Part 2
The Filter Wizard: The step-by-step birth of a custom digital filter, Part 2
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Kendall Castor-Perry of Cypress Semiconductor, otherwise known as The Filter Wizard, describes the process of designing of a decimation filter for an audio signal.
FPGA development kit for high-bandwidth space & rad-hard applications
FPGA development kit for high-bandwidth space & rad-hard applications
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Offering it as the first radiation-tolerant FPGA for designers of space systems, Microsemi has introduced an evaluation and design platform, the RTG4 FPGA Development Kit…
Smarter, lighter car battery vies to replace lead acid types
Smarter, lighter car battery vies to replace lead acid types
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A new drop-in car battery replacement from Ohm Laboratories - called Ohm - is claimed to offer a smarter and lighter [starter] car battery for existing conventional-fuel-engine vehicles.
Automotive embedded software toolset from Altium & Infineon
Automotive embedded software toolset from Altium & Infineon
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Altium has released a Tasking embedded software development toolset with Infineon; this toolset provides a complete development environment, to augment the previous offering of a stand-alone compiler, for TriCore/AURIX microcontrollers…
ams’ foundry services in optoelectronics broadens process options
ams’ foundry services in optoelectronics broadens process options
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An expanded process portfolio for ams’ (Graz, Austria) foundry users improves the potential sensitivity and form factor of advanced optoelectronic devices…
60V dual DC/DC controller: I²C/PMBus control/analogue loop regulation
60V dual DC/DC controller: I²C/PMBus control/analogue loop regulation
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LTC3886 is a 60V input dual output synchronous step-down DC/DC controller with programmable loop compensation and I²C-based PMBus interface. This controller employs a constant-frequency, current-mode architecture with programmable output voltage…
USB 3.0 camera reference design: 13 Mpx & 21 fps
USB 3.0 camera reference design: 13 Mpx & 21 fps
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Cypress Semiconductor and THine Electronics (Tokyo) claim the fastest USB 3.0 camera reference design kit with 13-megapixel resolution at 21 frames per second. The Ascella design kit is based on…
Distributor’s own-brand 3D printer accepts multiple filament materials
Distributor’s own-brand 3D printer accepts multiple filament materials
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Positioned as affordable and providing professional-quality rapid prototyping, the IdeaWerk Pro 3D printer from RS Components costs £590 (UK Pounds, or equivalent) and targets wide range of users including electronics…
Cypress’ EZ-BLE PRoC module: Bluetooth-ready in distribution
Cypress’ EZ-BLE PRoC module: Bluetooth-ready in distribution
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Mouser Electronics is now shipping the CYBLE-022001-00 EZ-BLE PRoC Module from Cypress, a programmable, SMT-ready, fully certified Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module that eliminates RF hardware design and reduces investment…
4-die 365nm LED engine delivers 4W of UV light flux
4-die 365nm LED engine delivers 4W of UV light flux
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Solid State Supplies now has available a high-power and high-performance ultra-violet (UV) light emitter from manufacturer LED Engin, aimed at a wide range of industrial applications.
Satellite simulator speeds production testing of products with GNSS features
Satellite simulator speeds production testing of products with GNSS features
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Rohde & Schwarz designed its GNSS simulator for the R&S SMBV100A with a focus on production testing of GNSS receivers. The fast GNSS production tester supports the GPS, Glonass, BeiDou…
Low-jitter synchroniser clock IC for sync. Ethernet & IEEE1588
Low-jitter synchroniser clock IC for sync. Ethernet & IEEE1588
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Silicon Labs positions its Si5348 clock IC as “enabling pervasive adoption of SyncE and IEEE 1588 network synchronization in Internet infrastructure”…
Hack-proof mobile applications: hardening tips from a security pro
Hack-proof mobile applications: hardening tips from a security pro
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Application developers across all platforms are faced with the same problem: how do you protect your product after it has been released into the wild?…
Distributor bundles Raspberry Pi with Matlab/Simulink Student edition
Distributor bundles Raspberry Pi with Matlab/Simulink Student edition
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Farnell element14 is listing a package that puts together MATLAB and Simulink Student Suite software with a complete starter kit of Raspberry Pi hardware.
LDPC Error Correction IP on FPGA, for flash-based data centre storage
LDPC Error Correction IP on FPGA, for flash-based data centre storage
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Calling it “fundamental to enabling next generation flash-based applications for the cloud and data centre storage market” Xilinx has announced it will demonstrate Flash Memory Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) Error Correction…


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