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ARM mbed Bluetooth & WiFi boards from CSR
ARM mbed Bluetooth & WiFi boards from CSR
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CSR will shortly offer two connectivity products for the new ARM mbed operating system (OS) that will enable developers to…
Review: Tektronix RSA306 spectrum analyser (part 2)
Review: Tektronix RSA306 spectrum analyser (part 2)
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In part 1 of this review, we discussed some of the basic operations and specifications of the new Tektronix RSA306…
IPv6 protocol gives “Bluetooth to Internet, on a chip”, from Nordic
IPv6 protocol gives “Bluetooth to Internet, on a chip”, from Nordic
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Nordic Semiconductor’s IPv6 over Bluetooth Smart protocol stack for its nRF51 Series SoCs puts, Nordic says, Bluetooth-direct-to-Internet connectivity - “Thing-to-cloud”…
Reference design for high-power LED-lighting applications
Reference design for high-power LED-lighting applications
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From Power Integrations, this design reduces component count, improving efficiency, size and reliability of LED streetlights and high-bay lighting.

3D print for rapid prototyping in update of RS’ DesignSpark Mechanical 3D software
3D print for rapid prototyping in update of RS’ DesignSpark Mechanical 3D software
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Version 2.0 of RS Components’ free 3D design software features new functionality, making the tool more powerful than ever before to support engineers in the rapid development of product concepts…
Universal fast charge identification, to Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Universal fast charge identification, to Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
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Silego Technology’s SLG4LCxxxxV series presents a Universal Fast Charge Identification Solution, which features Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 technology.
Designing with GaN switches – app note explores thermal aspects
Designing with GaN switches – app note explores thermal aspects
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GaN Systems has an Application Note on designing with Gallium Nitride enhancement mode power switching transistors, specifically related to devices occupying its proprietary GaNPX packaging.
Tiny, boring engineering designs can be fun
Tiny, boring engineering designs can be fun
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Victor Lorenzo, a development engineer with analog and digital experience, discusses how letting analog do much of the work simplified the task of adding some functionality to a control system.
“Most powerful embedded Linux C/C++ debugger” – claims Green Hills
“Most powerful embedded Linux C/C++ debugger” – claims Green Hills
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Green Hills Software has a new MULTI software development environment for embedded Linux developers; you can develop projects for the Internet of things, “cheaper and faster”, the company asserts.
FTDI Chip’s HMI modules focus on capacitive touch
FTDI Chip’s HMI modules focus on capacitive touch
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FTDI Chip has added development modules to accompany its Embedded Video Engine (EVE) modules, that employ an object-oriented approach to creating human machine interfaces (HMIs).
A tale of two thermostats: Nest teardown
A tale of two thermostats: Nest teardown
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Home automation is the application where many consumers are getting their first introduction to the Internet of Things (IoT), so it seemed appropriate to explore how vendors are approaching device…
SoC design webinars aim to maximise power, performance & area from RTL
SoC design webinars aim to maximise power, performance & area from RTL
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As the first in a series of webinars on design services, Dolphin Integration will present a live session on January 20 and January 22, 2015, focussing on services ranging from…
Top 15 news articles on analog, MEMS and sensors in 2014
Top 15 news articles on analog, MEMS and sensors in 2014
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As we approach the end of 2014 we thought it would be interesting to see which news articles that appeared on EE Times Europe Analog were the most read over…
Vector Software & MathWorks blend dynamic testing and static verification
Vector Software & MathWorks blend dynamic testing and static verification
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An integration of two software toolsets – VectorCAST and Polyspace – provides a new mix of tools for improved software quality.
NFC/FRAM/MCU transponder for industrial, medical, and wearable designs
NFC/FRAM/MCU transponder for industrial, medical, and wearable designs
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Texas Instruments’ fully programmable ISO 15693-compliant 13.56 MHz sensor transponder integrates a low-power microcontroller and non-volatile FRAM.
2014 in Test and Measurement: Sensing, troubleshooting and HMI transformation
2014 in Test and Measurement: Sensing, troubleshooting and HMI transformation
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From current sensing to troubleshooting and HMI topics: Measuring is one of the most fundamental disciplines of engineering. Almost every engineer is involved in some king of measurement tasks. And…
Try adding NFC to designs with tag + MCU development board
Try adding NFC to designs with tag + MCU development board
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Distributor Silica’s ArchiTech Louvre board combines an NXP MCU and NFC tag as a platform to accelerate development, and aid evaluation of NFC in electronic devices.
Organic-transistor-based MPU runs at 2 kHz; ROM-coded by ink-jet
Organic-transistor-based MPU runs at 2 kHz; ROM-coded by ink-jet
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Researchers at imec have produced an 8-bit microprocessor that runs at 2.1 kHz. That is not a typing error for GHz; 2.1 kHz is a breakthrough speed in this instance…
STMicroelectronics provides electronic content of Ebola virus detection analyser
STMicroelectronics provides electronic content of Ebola virus detection analyser
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STMicroelectronics, Italian biotechnology company Clonit, and Italy’s Institute Spallanzani have developed accurate point-of-care analyser for early Ebola virus detection; the collaboration of scientific and biotech research centres has produced a…
Prototyping for Software Defined Radio, in LabVIEW Comms Design Suite
Prototyping for Software Defined Radio, in LabVIEW Comms Design Suite
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National Instruments’ LabVIEW Communications System Design Suite combines software defined radio (SDR) hardware with a comprehensive software design flow to help engineers prototype 5G systems.
Software-Defined Car, IoT and Virtual Car Keys: The top ten stories in 2014
Software-Defined Car, IoT and Virtual Car Keys: The top ten stories in 2014
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No doubt, 2014 once again was a very exciting year for developers in the widening field of automotive electronics. Widening because software and applications development are increasingly taking place in…
Design win; ST accelerometer & MCU drive wearable heart-rate monitor
Design win; ST accelerometer & MCU drive wearable heart-rate monitor
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STMicroelectronics provides the MEMS accelerometer and the STM32L microcontroller into what is claimed as smallest wearable heart-rate monitor, from PulseOn. The motion-sensing and data-processing chips provide precision and performance with…
AVnu Alliance and XMOS certify AVB Audio Endpoint Reference Platform
AVnu Alliance and XMOS certify AVB Audio Endpoint Reference Platform
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Fabless chip maker XMOS (designer of multicore, deterministic MCUs), and the AVnu Alliance, an industry consortium that aims to drive open standards-based deterministic networking through certification, have announced the first…
“Analog Circuit Design, Volume Three” – from Linear Technology & Elsevier
“Analog Circuit Design, Volume Three” – from Linear Technology & Elsevier
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Published by Elsevier, “Analog Circuit Design Volume Three: Design Note Collection” – edited by analogue circuit design leader Bob Dobkin – is the next book in the Analog Circuit Design…
Cloud-hosted IoT system securely connects ‘edge’ nodes
Cloud-hosted IoT system securely connects ‘edge’ nodes
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Wind River has extended its product range in a new direction with the introduction of an edge management system – a cloud-based IoT platform that enables devices to connect securely…
Tracealyzer, software visualisation and analysis tool, adds Linux support
Tracealyzer, software visualisation and analysis tool, adds Linux support
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Percepio AB, developer of Tracealyzer, has released version 2.7 of the Tracealyzer tools for Linux, VxWorks, FreeRTOS and On Time RTOS-32.
15 Watt Qi-compliant wireless charging system from Freescale
15 Watt Qi-compliant wireless charging system from Freescale
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Enabling faster charging than conventional USB and other wired technologies, and supporting rapid recharging for tablets, handheld medical devices and other larger devices, Freescale Semiconductor has extended its wireless charging…
Debugging the iPhone 6
Debugging the iPhone 6
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Verification consultant Lauro Rizzatti says that if he's correct in assuming Apple's using hardware emulation in its verification flow, the iPhone 6 should be completely debugged and working perfectly.


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