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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…
Industry 4.0 unplugged
Industry 4.0 unplugged
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Buzzwords fly around in industry like wasps at a picnic. Industry 4.0 is one of these hugely popular concepts, particularly…
XeThru technology is one to watch
XeThru technology is one to watch
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Novelda, under the leadership of CEO Alf-Egil Bogen, is seeking the market pull rather than relying on the technology push…
Textbook on software project delivery, republished on free download
Textbook on software project delivery, republished on free download
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“Software Projects: Evolutionary vs Big Bang” has been launched as a free PDF download. The book that was, say its…

Application processor development platforms for wearable and IoT projects
Application processor development platforms for wearable and IoT projects
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Toshiba Electronics has launched a Hardware Development Kit (HDK) and Software Development Kit (SDK) that together form a development platform for the TZ1000 ApP Lite series. Suitable for wearable and…
Silicon/software package to build USB Type-C to DisplayPort cables
Silicon/software package to build USB Type-C to DisplayPort cables
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Cypress Semiconductor has assembled a complete silicon and software offering for USB Type-C to DisplayPort adapters (dongles).
SoC debug tool offers improved productivity, better system insights
SoC debug tool offers improved productivity, better system insights
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Cadence has launched the Indago Debug Platform, claiming an improvement in debugging productivity of up to 50%; the software embodies techniques that Cadence terms “root-cause analysis technology” which filters unneeded…
10 Questions to ask during code reviews
10 Questions to ask during code reviews
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Over the years I’ve noticed a number of common “gotchas” when reviewing code. They're there no matter what the size the company or how mature the development process (and I…
The Filter Wizard: Don’t put the quantization noise back
The Filter Wizard: Don’t put the quantization noise back
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Kendall Castor-Perry of Cypress Semiconductor, otherwise known as The Filter Wizard, illustrates how sampling resolution influences noise floor by introducing quantization noise.
Power MOSFET & current sensing are integrated in 20A hot-swap controller
Power MOSFET & current sensing are integrated in 20A hot-swap controller
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LTC4234 is a 20A Hot Swap controller with integrated MOSFET and current sensing, providing a small footprint hot-plug solution for high density circuit boards.
Dolphin Integration’s SmartVision IDE for faster IP-based projects
Dolphin Integration’s SmartVision IDE for faster IP-based projects
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Shorter time-to-market, optimised performance, and easier debug are among the claims for SmartVision: software developers, says Dolphin, need innovative solutions to replace obsolete development environments…
Mentor boosts PADS PCB tool with features from high-end Xpedition suite
Mentor boosts PADS PCB tool with features from high-end Xpedition suite
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Mentor Graphics has added three variants of its PADS family products at price points starting at $5000, and aimed at the needs of the independent engineer.
High-speed 5 Gsample/sec LXI digitisers
High-speed 5 Gsample/sec LXI digitisers
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For applications where fast electronic signals in the GHz range need to be remotely acquired and analysed, Spectrum has extended its digitizerNETBOX series of LXI based instruments and released eight…
Power-monitoring IC for single-phase AC, domestic & industrial designs
Power-monitoring IC for single-phase AC, domestic & industrial designs
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Microchip Technology’s MCP39F511 is a highly integrated and accurate single-phase power-monitoring IC, designed for the real-time measurement of AC power, combining the most popular power calculations with advanced features.
Imagination lets universities see source RTL for a “real” MIPS core
Imagination lets universities see source RTL for a “real” MIPS core
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Imagination Technologies says it is revolutionising education in CPU architectures by introducing a university programme that gives “free and open” access to a modern MIPS CPU; the MIPSfpga programme lets…
End-to-end security solutions for next-generation Internet of Things
End-to-end security solutions for next-generation Internet of Things
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INTEGRITY Security Services (ISS), a Green Hills Software Company, has announced its new end-to-end IoT Security Solutions addressing both device and key management infrastructure required for secure embedded development; fips…
First highly-integrated rare-earth-free synchronous motor
First highly-integrated rare-earth-free synchronous motor
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Researchers from one of Europe’s largest e-mobility projects have successfully realised a fully-integrated electric vehicle drivetrain without the need for costly rare earths in the permanent magnet synchronous motor.
Infineon claims a certification “first” for its OPTIGA TPM Security Controller
Infineon claims a certification “first” for its OPTIGA TPM Security Controller
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Infineon Technologies’ OPTIGA TPM (Trusted Platform Module) with SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) has achieved Common Criteria Certification EAL4+. The certificate was presented to Infineon by the Federal Office for Information…
Digitizing analog sensor data for the IoT
Digitizing analog sensor data for the IoT
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Blaine Batemen sings the praises of MQTT as an energy efficient alternative protocol to HTTP for transmitting sensor data.
96% efficient 1A buck converter for single-cell Li-ion supplies
96% efficient 1A buck converter for single-cell Li-ion supplies
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Longer run-times are promised for single-cell Li-ion battery applications; ams’ AS1382’s small footprint and 4 MHz switching frequency enable implementation of very small power circuits in mobile phones and wearables…
Caence/Tensilica shapes DSP IP for low-energy SoC implementations
Caence/Tensilica shapes DSP IP for low-energy SoC implementations
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Tensilica’s Fusion DSP is configured for applications in connected devices, wearables and other scenarios when significant processing or pre-processing of data is required close to the point of data capture,…
Operating system support for ADAS and autonomous vehicle advances
Operating system support for ADAS and autonomous vehicle advances
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Wind River has introduced Automotive Profile for VxWorks, which is AUTOSAR-compliant software to help customers develop ISO 26262 certifiable automotive safety-critical applications such as advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) to…
SoC supports high speed data acquisition: digital front end plus JESD204B interface
SoC supports high speed data acquisition: digital front end plus JESD204B interface
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TI positions this device as a “system-optimised” alternative to FPGAs; the 66AK2L06 is software programmable and delivers “market enabling” performance at up to 50% cost and power reduction…
UltraSoC offers “debug over USB” capability for system insights in complex SoCs
UltraSoC offers “debug over USB” capability for system insights in complex SoCs
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The Cambridge, UK, startup, and provider of advanced debugging and analytic technology for embedded systems, has announces USB-based debugging capabilities within its flagship UltraDebug product.
MOST Forum hears research report: Gbit capacity EM propagation in plastic tubing
MOST Forum hears research report: Gbit capacity EM propagation in plastic tubing
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The yearly MOST Forum is seeing the number of attendees gradually dropping year-on-year. Is this an indicator that the MOST technology is being eclipsed under the attack of Ethernet AVB?…
Analog optical fiber forges RF link
Analog optical fiber forges RF link
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Bill Schweber observes that optical fiber is becoming a preferred domain for carrying analog signals at radio frequencies.
A how-to guide to piezoelectric accelerometers
A how-to guide to piezoelectric accelerometers
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Tim McClune, president of Linear Integrated Systems Inc., discusses the background to a book on piezoelectric accelerometers with integrated electronics with its Russian author, Felix Levinzon.
MOST – a gigabit data backbone for future car generations?
MOST – a gigabit data backbone for future car generations?
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At the yearly MOST Forum, the number of attendees is constantly dropping. Is this an indicator that the MOST technology succumbs to the attack of Ethernet AVB? At the recent…


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