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TI offers $29 package for quick IoT connection of sensors “to the cloud”
TI offers $29 package for quick IoT connection of sensors “to the cloud”
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TI's claim for its SimpleLink SensorTag introduction is that users can connect sensors to the cloud in less than three…
Rugged drone: no more an oxymoron
Rugged drone: no more an oxymoron
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Phoenix-based startup Ascent Aerosystems has come up with a new form factor for prosumer drones with its rugged cylindrical-shaped Sprite…
IoT needs new MEMS approaches
IoT needs new MEMS approaches
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New kinds of MEMS are needed to drive growth in sensors and the Internet of Things, according a panel of…
New MEMS approaches are required for IoT
New MEMS approaches are required for IoT
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New kinds of MEMS are needed to drive growth in sensors and the Internet of Things, according a panel of…

Safety-BSP simplifies MCU deployment in safety-critical applications
Safety-BSP simplifies MCU deployment in safety-critical applications
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Embedded Office, along with other partners, is taking part in the fourth civil aviation research programme (LUFO IV.4) funded by the German Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi).
Cortus FPGA board supports development with independent 32-bit processor IP
Cortus FPGA board supports development with independent 32-bit processor IP
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Cortus is offering a development platform for its APS processor cores in the shape of a Xilinx Spartan-6X75-based board, shipping together with the Cortus Eclipse IDE and Cortus GCC toolchain.
MEMS sensor development platform, in distribution
MEMS sensor development platform, in distribution
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Distributor Anglia Components has created an evaluation platform for MEMS and environmental sensors, by linking the Cinterion Concept Board by Gemalto to an STMicroelectronics NUCLEO expansion board.
Smart Hub broadens application space of USB3.0 Hubs
Smart Hub broadens application space of USB3.0 Hubs
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Microchip Technology’s USB3.0 Smart Hub family reduces system BOM and design complexity; the USB-IF logo-certified hubs offer best-available signal integrity for more robust PCB designs. Direct bridging enables upstream host…
Atmel updates touch devices in touch, moisture and hover performance
Atmel updates touch devices in touch, moisture and hover performance
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Supporting touchscreens from 1.2 in. to 10.1 in. for wearables, super phones and tablets, Atmel’s maXTouch U series of touchscreen controllers gains variants that the company says enable virtually any…
Automating LCD displays testing with machine vision
Automating LCD displays testing with machine vision
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Checking for dead pixels on LCD displays is a challenge. Visual inspection can take about a minute as you have to cycle through having on all the reds, all the…
RF-MEMS ohmic switch exceeds one-billion-operation lifetime
RF-MEMS ohmic switch exceeds one-billion-operation lifetime
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DelfMEMS has announces that its SP12T, MEMS RF switch has exceeded 10 billion operations while on test, and is still fully functional. The company designed its FreeFlex RF-MEMS technology to…
Opel Astra: High-end connectivity for the masses
Opel Astra: High-end connectivity for the masses
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The new Opel / Vauxhall Astra, to be introduced officially at the IAA motor show in September, could well emerge as a serious contender to Volkswagen’s long-standing bestseller Golf. In…
Opel Astra aims to deliver high-end connectivity for the masses
Opel Astra aims to deliver high-end connectivity for the masses
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The new Opel / Vauxhall Astra, to be introduced officially at the IAA motor show in September, could well emerge as a serious contender to Volkswagen’s long-standing bestseller Golf. In…
Gesture sensor uses 60 GHz radar; Infineon develops devices
Gesture sensor uses 60 GHz radar; Infineon develops devices
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Chipmaker Infineon and Google’s R&D team Advanced Technology and Project (ATAP) are jointly developing a radar-based sensor solution for future Human-machine interface solutions. First application examples have been introduced at…
Radio communication analyser supports LTE-Advanced
Radio communication analyser supports LTE-Advanced
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Anritsu’s MT8821C addresses the need for measurement tools that support wider bandwidths using LTE-Advanced CA and higher-order MIMO technologies.
NFC-to-SPI/I²C NFC dynamic tag IC is NFC Forum-compliant
NFC-to-SPI/I²C NFC dynamic tag IC is NFC Forum-compliant
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The AS3955 NFC Dynamic Tag IC adds 13.56 MHz NFC functionality to electronic devices, for example to pair them with NFC phones and transfer data. Thanks to a high sensitivity…
A trusted hypervisor for secure hardware virtualization
A trusted hypervisor for secure hardware virtualization
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Connected products such as many Internet of Things (IoT) devices, gateway routers, IPTVs, mobile devices and automotive systems must increasingly be designed to support numerous unique applications, various content sources,…
I/O module integrates inertial sensing, for robotics
I/O module integrates inertial sensing, for robotics
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Roboteq's intelligent I/O expansion card comes with an optional Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU - also known as an AHRS - Attitude and Heading Reference System).
Avago/Broadcom takeover will create a major force in wired comms
Avago/Broadcom takeover will create a major force in wired comms
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Avago Technologies has announced that it is to acquire Broadcom Corporation, for $37bn. This will represent a slightly-more-than-doubling of the size of Avago, as the estimated vale of the merged…
EPC adds 7 mΩ/200V, and 5 mΩ/150V GaN power transistors
EPC adds 7 mΩ/200V, and 5 mΩ/150V GaN power transistors
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Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) says it has “widened the performance gap” by introducing its latest gallium nitride power transistors; lower on-resistance, lower capacitance, higher current, and superior thermal performance enable…
When did analog steal digital’s mojo?
When did analog steal digital’s mojo?
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Name two semiconductor companies whose names begin with the letter T that used to mainly make digital ICs but now think analog electronics is more exciting and remunerative!…
NXP agrees RF power business sell-off
NXP agrees RF power business sell-off
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. has struck a deal that will facilitate the sale of the company's RF power business to Jianguang Asset Management Co. Ltd (JAC Capital) which will pay $1.8…
Comms processor from Russia based on Imagination Warrior core
Comms processor from Russia based on Imagination Warrior core
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Imagination Technologies has disclosed an IP design-in with its MIPS Warrior P-class CPU in the Baikal-T1 communications processor from Baikal Electronics. The processor targets telecommunications, industrial automation and embedded systems.
IoT is driving an analog opportunity
IoT is driving an analog opportunity
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Blaine Bateman tries to quantify the analog opportunity being driven by the Internet of Things revolution.
Thermal simulation package boosts EDA connectivity for advanced thermal management
Thermal simulation package boosts EDA connectivity for advanced thermal management
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Mentor Graphics’ latest version of its FloTHERM XT software adds to its advanced thermal management capabilities for electronic systems, printed circuit board (PCB) and packages of any geometric complexity. An…
Fully automated decoding of 8b/10b buses added to oscilloscope functions
Fully automated decoding of 8b/10b buses added to oscilloscope functions
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Rohde & Schwarz has expanded the application field of its R&S RTO oscilloscope by adding an option to decode and analyse 8b/10b encoded interfaces up to 6.25 Gbit/sec. The software…
Intel “Compute Stick” with Windows 8, in distribution
Intel “Compute Stick” with Windows 8, in distribution
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Mouser Electronics has the Intel Compute Stick with Windows 8.1, which it describes as a new generation of computer from Intel. The Compute Stick enables any screen with an HDMI…
IPv6 Bluetooth Smart IoT dev kit comes cloud connected out-of-the-box
IPv6 Bluetooth Smart IoT dev kit comes cloud connected out-of-the-box
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The result of a Kickstarter campaign that far exceeded its original funding, the Bluz Bluetooth Smart development kit comprises an Arduino-style stackable prototype board, hosting a Nordic Semiconductor nRF51822-based module,…


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