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eDP: the next rung on display control’s evolutionary ladder
eDP: the next rung on display control’s evolutionary ladder
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When it comes to controlling TFT LCD modules directly, there have been two widely used technologies. For smaller displays sized…
Why NOW is the time to invest in security
Why NOW is the time to invest in security
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Researchers from Kaspersky Labs, at their annual Security Analyst Summit (SAS), presented detailed findings of pervasive malware and embedded surveillance…
Sensor choices power industrial Internet innovation
Sensor choices power industrial Internet innovation
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Whether or not the Internet of Things will live up to its own hype, the notion has certainly got people…
Imagination’s OmniShield proposed as next-generation SoC security approach
Imagination’s OmniShield proposed as next-generation SoC security approach
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Changing use models in connected devices necessitate a new approach to ensure security for OEM products and operator services, says…

US DoT: Car-to-car communication is coming sooner
US DoT: Car-to-car communication is coming sooner
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U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) Secretary Anthony Foxx has announced steps to accelerate the use of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications technologies in America's vehicles and highways.
Formal verification company provides technology access on “app” model
Formal verification company provides technology access on “app” model
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Formal verification has long held promise as a verification tool for the SoC design chain – but the arcane nature of the applied mathematics involved has limited its use to…
Ceramic antenna for 2.4 GHz consumer applications: world’s smallest?
Ceramic antenna for 2.4 GHz consumer applications: world’s smallest?
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The Weii 2.4 GHz ceramic antenna is positioned as “possibly the smallest antenna in the world” by Antenova; the miniature ceramic antenna is intended for all 2.4GHz, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee…
Flexible LCD touch displays for curved surfaces
Flexible LCD touch displays for curved surfaces
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Flexible LCD touch displays for curved surfaces…
FRAM MCUs “revolutionise” context save and restore
FRAM MCUs “revolutionise” context save and restore
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Using the tag-line “lose power, not data”, Texas Instruments has introduced ultra-low-power FRAM (ferroelectric RAM) microcontrollers that feature a facility TI calls Compute Through Power Loss (CTPL); TI aims the…
Fairchild cuts losses in IGBT structures, parts “closer to theoretical limits”
Fairchild cuts losses in IGBT structures, parts “closer to theoretical limits”
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With a new technique in device fabrication, Fairchild has disclosed, ahead of production later in 2015, a series of IGBTs that it says cut energy losses to boost power efficiency…
Bosch adjusts course for future mobility requirements
Bosch adjusts course for future mobility requirements
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With the increasing significance of networked services for the individual traffic of the future, automotive supplier Robert Bosch GmbH is re-defining its role in the automotive value chain. At its…
Bosch reinvents itself for a future outside the automobile
Bosch reinvents itself for a future outside the automobile
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With the increasing significance of networked services for the individual traffic of the future, automotive supplier Robert Bosch GmbH is re-defining its role in the automotive value chain. At its…
Top tips for keeping corporate Email secure
Top tips for keeping corporate Email secure
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Data breaches are on the rise and cyber criminals are doing everything they can to steal sensitive corporate and private personal data. As innovation drives Internet into every area of…
China wonders: whither wearable wares?
China wonders: whither wearable wares?
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Surveys indicate that 45.7 percent of consumers stop using their wearable devices within a month. In six months, that number swells to almost 99 percent. The sobering stats that show…
High-integration ADCs offer 14-/12-bit resolution, 200 Msps conversion
High-integration ADCs offer 14-/12-bit resolution, 200 Msps conversion
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Microchip Technology has added two families of high-speed A/D converters in the MCP37DX0-200 and MCP372X0-200 series comprising 12- and 14- bit pipelined A/D converters with a maximum sampling rate of…
ARM-based intelligent actuator/motor controller with integrated drivers
ARM-based intelligent actuator/motor controller with integrated drivers
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ZMDI’s ZAMC4100 is an intelligent actuator and motor controller IC with integrated motor drivers, aimed at actuator/motor control in industrial, medical and automotive applications, for use where a small form…
Using deep wells in analog IC design
Using deep wells in analog IC design
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Keith Sabine, product manager at EDA firm Pulsic, discusses how to add a deep n-well in an analog or mixed-signal IC as a means of providing additional isolation from noise…
Wireless sensor node demonstrator hosts MAX32600 “wellness MCU”
Wireless sensor node demonstrator hosts MAX32600 “wellness MCU”
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Maxim integrated has posted details of its MAXWSNENV demo kit that provides a platform evaluating the capabilities of the environmental sensor version of Maxim’s wireless sensor node (WSN). The kit…
Self-contained 3.8 mΩ/10-A high-performance power switch
Self-contained 3.8 mΩ/10-A high-performance power switch
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Silego Technology’s SLG6M6201V is a self-contained 3.8 mΩ power switch optimised for 3V to 3.6V power distribution and designed to handle continuous load currents up to 10A.
Spectrum analysis within a VNA speeds spurious search
Spectrum analysis within a VNA speeds spurious search
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Keysight Technologies offers a facility to accelerate spurious searches by up to 500 times using a high-performance spectrum analyser capability integrated in its PNA vector network analysers…
Wireless charging meets WiGig data in IDT/Blu Wireless tie-up
Wireless charging meets WiGig data in IDT/Blu Wireless tie-up
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Integrated Device Technology is to work with Blu Wireless Technology to demonstrate integrated wireless charging along with ultra-fast 60 GHz WiGig data transmission, a combination that will enable consumers to…
Silicon Labs applies “energy-friendly” approach to USB MCUs
Silicon Labs applies “energy-friendly” approach to USB MCUs
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Silicon Labs has configured the “Happy Gecko” microcontroller family to simplify USB connectivity for power-sensitive, battery-operated IoT applications.
Integrated analogue front-end simplifies sensor interfaces
Integrated analogue front-end simplifies sensor interfaces
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Analog Devices’ (ADI) ADA4350 is a FET-input AFE (analogue front-end) with an integrated ADC driver designed to interface directly with current mode sensors such as photo diodes and high-output impedance-voltage…
Imagination upgrades Creator CI20 compute board, with cloud access
Imagination upgrades Creator CI20 compute board, with cloud access
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The upgraded CI20 introduces a new board layout, FlowCloud integration and enhanced Wi-Fi capabilities.
Data conversion chipset for fastest wideband signal handling
Data conversion chipset for fastest wideband signal handling
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Texas instruments has introduced a set of three devices; two ADCs and a variable-gain amplifier. The 16-bit 1-Gsample/sec ADC is positioned as the fastest available; there is also a four-channel…
16-bit, 2.7 Gsps DAC delivers 80 dB SFDR, high spectral purity
16-bit, 2.7 Gsps DAC delivers 80 dB SFDR, high spectral purity
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LTC2000A is a 16-bit, 2.7 Gsample/sec digital-to-analogue converter (DAC) optimised for high end broadband wired-and-wireless communications and radar applications.
Octal high-side switch boosts throughput and channel density
Octal high-side switch boosts throughput and channel density
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Maxim Integrated’s octal digital output switch increases throughput by up to 70x for PLCs, HVAC, and industrial equipment.
Solving real-world RTOS problems; a case of priority inversion
Solving real-world RTOS problems; a case of priority inversion
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Debug visualisation specialist Percepio has collected a series of case studies of how its Tracealyzer product has resolved specific issues for its customers and has recreated similar issues to illustrate…


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