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Nikola Tesla Slide Show
Nikola Tesla Slide Show
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Steve Taranovich presents a slideshow illustrating the work of Nikola Tesla.
Analog Devices’ AD7177-2 32-bit ΣΔ ADC, in distribution
Analog Devices’ AD7177-2 32-bit ΣΔ ADC, in distribution
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Mouser Electronics has the AD7177-2 32-bit sigma delta analog to digital converter (ADC) from Analog Devices. AD7177-2 is a low…
Plastic waveguides for future communication networks
Plastic waveguides for future communication networks
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Researchers from the KU Leuven ESAT-MICAS research group in Belgium build a multi-gigabit communication link using a plastic fiber as…
LTE-WiFi debate exposes spectrum land grab
LTE-WiFi debate exposes spectrum land grab
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When the Federal Communications Commission issued a public notice last week seeking information on LTE-Unlicensed (LTE-U) and Licensed Assisted Access…

ADI’s mixed-signal basic learning kit, in distribution
ADI’s mixed-signal basic learning kit, in distribution
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Distributor element14 has the ADALM1000, a complete low cost learning ecosystem for mixed-signal circuit designs from Analog Devices.
Use distributed computing to warm the world
Use distributed computing to warm the world
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Blaine Batemen considers whether distributed computing could provide free heating to households…
Framework protects embedded devices and systems from cyber-attack
Framework protects embedded devices and systems from cyber-attack
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Two specific capabilities are claimed to make the Icon Labs Floodgate Security Framework stand out from other cyber defence solutions – Secure Boot and Intrusion Detection. Icon Labs says that…
Beat bottlenecks in WLANs and retain legacy copper infrastructure
Beat bottlenecks in WLANs and retain legacy copper infrastructure
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Wireless connectivity is transforming enterprise network topology everywhere except in one critical area: the infrastructure carrying wireless traffic from access points to network switches.
Security architecture for automotive microcontroller flash memory
Security architecture for automotive microcontroller flash memory
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The modern vehicular system has a large number of microcontrollers which control functions such as air bags, ABS, driver drowsiness detection (DDD), infotainment, and many more. These applications require security…
Reliability-prediction software updated
Reliability-prediction software updated
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The combination of substrate trace modelling and deeper integration with Abaqus and ANSYS Workbench allows rapid and detailed modelling of all substrate features, providing thermal and mechanical simulation teams with…
Wideband synthesiser ranges to 6.8 GHz, with integrated low noise VCO
Wideband synthesiser ranges to 6.8 GHz, with integrated low noise VCO
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Analog Devices has posted details of the ADF4355, which implements fractional-N or integer-N phase-locked loop (PLL) frequency synthesisers when used with an external loop filter and an external reference frequency.
Qualcomm to integrate NXP’s NFC tech for mobile, wearable IoT designs
Qualcomm to integrate NXP’s NFC tech for mobile, wearable IoT designs
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NXP Semiconductors has announced that Qualcomm Technologies, will integrate NXP’ near field communication (NFC) and embedded secure element (eSE) solutions across Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, 600, 400 and 200 processor based…
Why chip design gets relevant for carmakers
Why chip design gets relevant for carmakers
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Chip design is something for IDMs, fabless chipmakers and the like, right? But times are changing. In times of connected and autonomous cars, it is a becomes a good idea…
NXP / Freescale: A chipmaker takes shape
NXP / Freescale: A chipmaker takes shape
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After the upcoming merger of NXP and Freescale, how will the resulting company look like? At the recent CDN Live Cadence user meeting, NXP Vice President Lars Reger delivered a…
Six Android apps for analog engineers
Six Android apps for analog engineers
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Paul Pickering, an engineer with 35 years' experience of engineering discusses six applications for Android based equipment that could make an analog engineer's life easier, or more fun.
32–ch, high-speed AXIe digitiser offers high-density modular measurements
32–ch, high-speed AXIe digitiser offers high-density modular measurements
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For applications that include research work such as high-energy advanced physics, Keysight Technologies’ M9709A 8-bit high-speed digitiser, provides 32 synchronous channels of 1 Gsample/sec sampling in a single module.
5A, controlled rapid charging for lithium ion cells
5A, controlled rapid charging for lithium ion cells
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Texas Instruments’ MaxCharge technology can cut battery-charge time by 60%; the single-cell Li-ion 5-A battery-charger IC can achieve 80% capacity in 30 minutes…
Application note; Detail considerations when using hot-swap controllers
Application note; Detail considerations when using hot-swap controllers
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Maxim Integrated has posted an application note, 5914, “Using the MAX15090/MAX15090A Hot-Swap Solution in Low-Voltage Applications for Resistive Loads”. The devices are hot-swap controllers designed for a 12V bus and…
SIGFOX/TI deal on long-range, low-power IoT RF connectivity
SIGFOX/TI deal on long-range, low-power IoT RF connectivity
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This collaboration, say its participants, maximises narrowband radio technology's superior performance, network capacity, coexistence and total cost for IoT applications…
Bridge sensor signal conditioning IC
Bridge sensor signal conditioning IC
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ZMDI (Dresden, Germany) has added the ZSSC416x/ZSSC417x family of CMOS integrated circuits for highly accurate amplification and sensor-specific correction of differential bridge sensor signals.
Unmanned aerial solutions come down to Earth
Unmanned aerial solutions come down to Earth
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Advances in airborne photography and image processing have produced new solutions well suited for applications in open pit mining and large earthwork grading projects.
Quantum computing is “closer than you think” – now it has an OS
Quantum computing is “closer than you think” – now it has an OS
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Cambridge Quantum Computing (“CQCL”; Cambridge, UK) has announced that it has developed an operating system for Quantum Computers.
3D integration for embedded graphical user interfaces
3D integration for embedded graphical user interfaces
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For companies developing embedded graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for automotive, medical, consumer and industrial applications, Altia’s GUI development software now offers enhanced support of animated 3D content for production embedded…
UltraHaptics promises free-space tactile interfaces
UltraHaptics promises free-space tactile interfaces
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Founded in 2013, Bristol-based startup Ultrahaptics relies on a compact array of ultrasound transducers to send inaudible sound waves through the air, using phase-shift techniques to precisely control the focus…
Emergency braking relies solely on video camera inputs
Emergency braking relies solely on video camera inputs
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Bosch has succeeded in implementing an emergency brake assistant that gets all its required data exclusively from a stereo video camera; no radar or lidar signals are required to support…
Embedded-code timing analysis package gains Ethernet and multicore functions
Embedded-code timing analysis package gains Ethernet and multicore functions
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Symtavision, provider of timing analysis solutions for planning, optimising and verifying embedded real-time systems, has launched SymTA/S 3.7, extending timing design and verification for automotive Ethernet and multicore systems; the…
Design win; Dialog PMIC manages apps processor power in HTC phones
Design win; Dialog PMIC manages apps processor power in HTC phones
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Dialog Semiconductor has disclosed that one of its power management ICs (PMICs), the DA9210 sub-PMIC, provides precision power management for the MediaTek MT6795 processor in HTC One M9+ and E9+…
Audio DSP chip will produce a better listening experience, says ON
Audio DSP chip will produce a better listening experience, says ON
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ON Semiconductor and AfterMaster Audio Labs have designed what they claim as a “revolutionary” audio chip: the BelaSigna 300 AM embeds AfterMaster technology, from AfterMaster HD Audio Labs (Hollywood, California)…


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