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Stereolithography rapid-prototyping 3D print machines – in distribution
Stereolithography rapid-prototyping 3D print machines – in distribution
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The first stereolithography-based 3D printer available from RS enables high-quality fine-detail plastic prototyping and building of production-ready parts. RS Components…
Wind River’s Pattern Matching Engine addresses NFV security
Wind River’s Pattern Matching Engine addresses NFV security
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Wind River has disclosed performance benchmarks for its high-speed pattern matching software, Content Inspection Engine, which can be applied to…
IDT opens new product line with 8 GHz RF switch
IDT opens new product line with 8 GHz RF switch
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The first in a line of radio frequency switch ICs, and featuring ultra-high isolation and linearity, the F2912 is an…
Consumer chips in the car? Experts demand adequate design processes
Consumer chips in the car? Experts demand adequate design processes
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With the innovation speed in consumer semiconductor markets being much faster than in the automotive semiconductor realm, carmakers increasingly feel…

ARM extends scalability of CoreLink for infrastructure computing
ARM extends scalability of CoreLink for infrastructure computing
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ARM has announced additions to its enterprise-class CoreLink Cache Coherent Network (CCN) SoC interconnects, supporting its commitment to providing a flexible architecture from sensors to servers. The CoreLink CCN-502 and…
Keysight offers researchers signal processing IP, in 5G Exploration Library
Keysight offers researchers signal processing IP, in 5G Exploration Library
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Keysight Technologies’ Keysight EEsof EDA 5G Baseband Exploration Library provides ready-to-use reference signal processing intellectual property (IP) for 5G technology research. The library increases productivity for system architects and baseband…
NXP provides secure access elements for cloud services
NXP provides secure access elements for cloud services
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A “new era” in cloud services security is heralded by NXP Semiconductors, which is providing key elements in securing user logins using secure elements and FIDO U2F authentication…
Digitally-enhanced analogue controllers blend digital power, analogue loops
Digitally-enhanced analogue controllers blend digital power, analogue loops
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Claiming to combine the flexible control and telemetry aspects of digital power supply architectures with easy-to-use analogue control loops, Microchip’s MCP19118/9 provide simple analogue PWM control and a configurable MCU…
Why Haptics matter
Why Haptics matter
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“Now we are all using touch displays on our smart phones, tablets, and increasingly on our computers, we are becoming acclimatised to the lack of naturalistic user interface – we…
Reference text on standardised protocol for automotive ECU development
Reference text on standardised protocol for automotive ECU development
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The second edition of the technical reference book “XCP – The Standard Protocol for ECU Development” is now available from [embedded/automotive development tool maker] Vector. In the new edition, the…
SoC/IP: on-chip memory test and repair for embedded flash
SoC/IP: on-chip memory test and repair for embedded flash
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Synopsys’ DesignWare STAR Memory System for embedded flash reduces test cost and enables in-field diagnostics for IoT and automotive SoCs…
“Natural Light Technology” aims to boost quality of lighting LEDs
“Natural Light Technology” aims to boost quality of lighting LEDs
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These “Natural Light” LEDs will provide a colour quality of better than 95Ra CRI for the high-end, professional lighting market.
Analog Tip; Choosing SAR vs Sigma-Delta ADCs for high dynamic range applications
Analog Tip; Choosing SAR vs Sigma-Delta ADCs for high dynamic range applications
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High-performance data-acquisition signal chains used in industrial, instrumentation, and medical equipment require wide dynamic range and accurate measurements. The dynamic range of an ADC can be increased by adding a…
Qualcomm bids $2.5bn for Bluetooth-chip maker CSR
Qualcomm bids $2.5bn for Bluetooth-chip maker CSR
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Reuters reports that US-based Qualcomm has made a bid of (UK) £9 per share for Cambridge, UK-based CSR, a bid that appears to be agreed although not yet final.
Bluetooth beacons not nearly precise enough, says BeSpoon
Bluetooth beacons not nearly precise enough, says BeSpoon
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About a year after it demonstrated ultra-precise real-time location accurate to within a few centimetres based on its Impulse Radio Ultra-Wide Band (IR-UWB) ICs, French company BeSpoon is now pushing…
IP processor doubles performance for embedded Linux applications
IP processor doubles performance for embedded Linux applications
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Synopsys’ 32-bit ARC HS38 processor core is based on the extensible ARCv2 architecture and is optimised for growing number of embedded applications running Linux. It delivers more than 4200 DMIPS…
Digital power consortium formed by CUI, Ericsson Power Modules and Murata
Digital power consortium formed by CUI, Ericsson Power Modules and Murata
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Architects of Modern Power (AMP) promises to advance power system technology and boost supply chain reliability for distributed power systems…
24-V, sinusoidal, sensorless, brushless quiet DC motor driver
24-V, sinusoidal, sensorless, brushless quiet DC motor driver
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Noise is reduced in fan and small pump applications: TI's single-IC solution minimises board space, accelerates design cycles and cuts audible noise by up to 75%.
Layout-dependent effects in analog design
Layout-dependent effects in analog design
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Keith Sabine, product manager at EDA firm Pulsic, discusses souces of intra-chip variability and how the analog engineer can design round them.
Industrial bus connectivity for Renesas 32-Bit MCUs
Industrial bus connectivity for Renesas 32-Bit MCUs
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Renesas Electronics, working with port GmbH has announced efficient multi-protocol connectivity solutions for PROFINET (CCA / CCB RT1), Ethernet/IP and CANopen stacks, as well as the associated design tools for…
Latest releases for MATLAB and Simulink include FPGA support features
Latest releases for MATLAB and Simulink include FPGA support features
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MathWorks has introduced Release 2014b with a range of new capabilities in MATLAB, including graphics and big data, and options in Simulink for accelerating model building and running consecutive simulations.
Microsemi adds security features to create “most secure” FPGAs
Microsemi adds security features to create “most secure” FPGAs
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Microsemi's ultra secure SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs and IGLOO2 FPGAs are claimed to have more advanced security features at the device, design and system levels than any other leading FPGA.
Ultra-wide sunlight readable displays for outdoor applications
Ultra-wide sunlight readable displays for outdoor applications
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SSF2845 ultra wide, sunlight readable display have high brightness capabilities, resulting in maximum visibility in even the brightest conditions. Suitable for a large range of outdoor environments, the SSF2845 is…
Preparing PLC designs for the “Industry 4.0” future
Preparing PLC designs for the “Industry 4.0” future
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Maxim Integrated has published a white paper which asserts, “We need to talk about the analogue aspects of your design,” - especially as it relates to programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
Altium Designer steps to ver. 15, adds high speed PCB design aids
Altium Designer steps to ver. 15, adds high speed PCB design aids
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Design and fabrication of high performance printed circuit boards will be faster and seamless in handoff to fabrication, says Altium, in previewing the upcoming release of its professional printed circuit…
RFEL’s technology applied in Square Kilometre Array radio astronomy project
RFEL’s technology applied in Square Kilometre Array radio astronomy project
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The University of Oxford, a member of the Low Frequency Aperture Array (LFAA) consortium, working together with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation to build the world's largest radio telescope,…
High-voltage SAR ADCs boost system accuracy in industrial applications
High-voltage SAR ADCs boost system accuracy in industrial applications
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Texas Instruments has added successive-approximation register (SAR) analogue-to-digital converters that are the first in a new high-voltage family, fully integrated devices with single 5-V supply to simplify high-voltage designs.
IP, middleware, RTOSs in complete 32-bit PIC support package
IP, middleware, RTOSs in complete 32-bit PIC support package
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Microchip has announced the full release of its MPLAB Harmony firmware development framework supporting all 32-bit PIC MCUs, integrating internal and third-party middleware, drivers, peripheral libraries and RTOSs. It accelerates…


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