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PCB design tool links ECAD/MCAD, Altium and SolidWorks
PCB design tool links ECAD/MCAD, Altium and SolidWorks
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PCBWorks is a PCB design tool created by Altium to enhance workflow collaboration between electrical and mechanical designers. Created in…
Too much memory kills memories
Too much memory kills memories
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Year-on-year, memory vendors pack more gigabytes per square inch while consumer electronics come with more sensors, audio and video recording…
The ever changing world of high speed digital design
The ever changing world of high speed digital design
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Advances in semiconductor technology in the first decade of the 21st century have had a dramatic effect on what can…
Man with a big imagination
Man with a big imagination
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CEO of Imagination Technologies Sir Hossein Yassaie sits at the helm of one of Britain’s best technology successes. Here, the…

LDO design techniques for small spaces
LDO design techniques for small spaces
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Erik Mentze, senior IC design engineer with Cactus Semiconductor (Chandler, Arizona), discusses voltage regulation in the context of miniature systems.
Design win; Infineon gains Trusted Computing slot in Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet
Design win; Infineon gains Trusted Computing slot in Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet
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Infineon Technologies’ OPTIGA TPM (Trusted Platform Module) security controller is used in the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet, expanding the company’s design wins in the security domain into tablet computers…
CSRmesh Home Automation to offer control and connectivity to the home
CSRmesh Home Automation to offer control and connectivity to the home
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CSR’s mesh protocol over Bluetooth Smart is now, the company says, optimised for Internet of Things applications beyond lighting control.
12-way RF MEMS ohmic switch targets LTE-A handsets
12-way RF MEMS ohmic switch targets LTE-A handsets
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A SP12T switch made using DelfMEMS’ FreeFlex MEMS technology will, the company says, deliver the performances needed for next generation smartphone handsets…
Brightness & colour sensor adds flexibility to smartphone display design
Brightness & colour sensor adds flexibility to smartphone display design
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Rohm has a colour sensor for display-equipped devices such as smartphones and tablets capable of detecting the colour temperature, brightness, and RGB components of ambient light. Its infrared cutoff function…
Keysight’s FieldFox analysers gain TDR and cable test options
Keysight’s FieldFox analysers gain TDR and cable test options
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Keysight Technologies has added two cable test options for its FieldFox handheld analysers, making them the industry’s most comprehensive handheld solution for cable testing. A Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) cable…
Automotive Ethernet support in Mentor’s AUTOSAR tools
Automotive Ethernet support in Mentor’s AUTOSAR tools
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Mentor Graphics now offers Automotive Ethernet support in its Volcano VSA product for network design of both AUTOSAR-based and non-AUTOSAR electronic control units (ECUs).
New magnetic materials seek memory, wireless applications
New magnetic materials seek memory, wireless applications
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A class of structures called hybrid multiferroics may yeild improved data storage and new wireless applications.
Modern design tools facilitate tuning DDR4 signal paths
Modern design tools facilitate tuning DDR4 signal paths
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Adjusting the lengths of signal tracks so that the delays are matched and meet the DDR4 specification would be an almost impossible task without modern design tools.
TI grows “nano power” DC/DC step-down module range
TI grows “nano power” DC/DC step-down module range
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Additions to Texas Instruments’ Simple Switcher nano modules will, says TI, “redefine small power supply design” - they positioned as the smallest-available, high-efficiency 17V and 5V (input) DC/DC power converter…
Raspberry Pi 2; configured with embedded-hardware use in mind
Raspberry Pi 2; configured with embedded-hardware use in mind
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Introducing the second-generation Raspberry Pi, founder Eben Upton offers some insights into the varied applications where he sees the Pi being used, in addition to its well-publicised role in education.
Isolated power/data connection system, in distribution
Isolated power/data connection system, in distribution
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Mouser Electronics has TE Connectivity’s ARISO Contactless Connectivity system, that allows power and data to be transferred between two couplers without any physical contact, resulting in a virtually maintenance free…
Negative input multi-topology DC/DC controller delivers up to 20A output
Negative input multi-topology DC/DC controller delivers up to 20A output
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Linear Technology says that its LT8709 is unique in solving the problem of regulating a negative voltage with respect to system ground, without the need of complicated level shifting circuitry.
SMBus specification updated for improved power management
SMBus specification updated for improved power management
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Version 3.0 of the System Management Bus specification addresses demands of new and emerging technologies and includes support for bus frequencies to 1 MHz…
Op amps: don’t get caught speeding
Op amps: don’t get caught speeding
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Gustavo Castro, applications engineer in the Instrumentation and Precision Group of Analog Devices Inc., Wilmington, Mass., starts his answer to a question about op amp performance with a traffic analogy.
Raspberry Pi 2, model B; 6x processing power, 2x memory
Raspberry Pi 2, model B; 6x processing power, 2x memory
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Simultaneous announcements from distributors Farnell Element 14 and RS Components notify that the Raspberry Pi 2, model B, is now in production and available to order.
Monolithic EDLC (“supercapacitor”) cell balancing IC
Monolithic EDLC (“supercapacitor”) cell balancing IC
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From Rohm Semiconductor, a cell balancing IC contributes to increased miniaturisation, greater stability, and longer life for EDLCs (electric double layer capacitors), which are driving the adoption of energy regeneration…
Backplane connector system proves 56 Gb/sec electrical transmission
Backplane connector system proves 56 Gb/sec electrical transmission
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Using duobinary encoding of the signals, FCI has announced that it has demonstrated successful error-free transmission at a data rate of 56 Gb/sec over a channel including its ExaMAX High…
Power Integrations’ off-line switcher ICs meet 2016 European and US efficiency rules
Power Integrations’ off-line switcher ICs meet 2016 European and US efficiency rules
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The LinkSwitch-4 Switcher ICs from Power Integrations meet the latest efficiency directives, employing adaptive base and emitter switched drive technology that enables safe use of low-cost bipolar junction transistor switches.
Wind River updates VxWorks 653 Platform for avionics systems
Wind River updates VxWorks 653 Platform for avionics systems
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The latest version of VxWorks 653 includes support for multi-core silicon and partitioning enabling multi-supplier DO-178C certified platforms. Wind River has also announced support for the Safety Base Profile of…
“New class” of 650V IGBTs cuts switching losses over 50 Hz to 20 kHz
“New class” of 650V IGBTs cuts switching losses over 50 Hz to 20 kHz
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Infineon Technologies has a new class of low saturation voltage (VCE(sat)) IGBTs specifically optimised for low switching frequencies ranging from 50Hz to 20 kHz. The devices have a breakdown voltage…
“Virtual-lab” environment provides exemplars of advanced PCB design flows
“Virtual-lab” environment provides exemplars of advanced PCB design flows
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Mentor Graphics has secured the participation of a number of industry players who make leading-edge – especially, high-speed signalling – devices, to demonstrate the capabilities of its HyperLynx design environment…
Yugo Systems externalises FPGA debug with new hardware
Yugo Systems externalises FPGA debug with new hardware
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For the last 10 years, Belgium company Byte Paradigm has operated as a design centre for high-end FPGA-based systems as well as a provider of test and debug solutions for…
Through-silicon-vias to split more chips: re-integration is the focus
Through-silicon-vias to split more chips: re-integration is the focus
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At the European 3D TSV summit which took place in Grenoble's Minatec centre in January 2015, all of the speakers seemed to agree on one thing: in many fields including…


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