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Quantifying serial link performance; SATA 6G signal quality vs SSD benchmarks
Quantifying serial link performance; SATA 6G signal quality vs SSD benchmarks
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SSD benchmarks are used to determine the data transfer rates of hard drives. However, it is all too often forgotten…
The G word: How to get your audio off the ground (Part 2)
The G word: How to get your audio off the ground (Part 2)
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Audio signals are voltages. A voltage is the potential difference developed between two points. We grab a voltmeter and connect…
Design win; XMOS handles AVB audio-video briding in wireless mic system
Design win; XMOS handles AVB audio-video briding in wireless mic system
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XMOS and Revolabs have disclosed that the Executive Elite, Revolabs’ four- and eight-channel wireless microphone systems, use Audio-Video-Bridging (AVB) functionality…
Test and debug tools for Freescale’s latest Qorivva automotive SoCs
Test and debug tools for Freescale’s latest Qorivva automotive SoCs
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Offering third-party support to Freescale’s introduction of its latest Qorivva derivates, PLS Programmierbare Logik & Systeme has its Universal Debug…

Working with DRAM, up to DDR4 – Training course/Copenahgen
Working with DRAM, up to DDR4 – Training course/Copenahgen
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Signal integrity and analysis specialist consultants EKH – EyeKnowHow has added a second date in Copenhagen for its two-day DRAM Training Course “Open the Black Box of Memory”. The first…
Femto/picoammeters and electrometers for materials R&D
Femto/picoammeters and electrometers for materials R&D
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Keysight Technologies’ B2980A Series of femto/picoammeters and electrometers are the first graphical picoammeters and electrometers to confidently measure down to 0.01 fA which is 0.01 x 10-15 A, and up…
A rethought PIC IP Core – the DRPIC1655X – for FPGA or ASIC, with PIC compatibility
A rethought PIC IP Core – the DRPIC1655X – for FPGA or ASIC, with PIC compatibility
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Polish IP Core vendor Digital Core Design has released its DRPIC1655X IP Core, which is compatible with the industry standard PIC16XXX, but claims four-times faster architecture and single-system-clock instruction execution…
Still time to contribute; EE Times’ annual salary & opinion survey report
Still time to contribute; EE Times’ annual salary & opinion survey report
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No matter what you call it, EE Times' Annual Salary & Opinion Survey is all about the money. If you didn't get a chance to participate, here is another opportunity…
MIPS Warrior core IP: 64-bit processing scales from mobile to high-end servers
MIPS Warrior core IP: 64-bit processing scales from mobile to high-end servers
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Intellectual property company, and owner of the MIPS processor architecture Imagination Technologies has disclosed details of the MIPS I-class I6400 CPU family, which it positions as the first IP cores…
NFC + I2C combo device is a passive solution for NFC interaction with electronic devices
NFC + I2C combo device is a passive solution for NFC interaction with electronic devices
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NXP’s NTAG I2C solution enables feature-rich options on home appliances and wearable devices – as well as the ability to power itself. The NTAG’s I²C memory can be accessed via…
ADCs for high dynamic range – successive-approximation or sigma-delta?
ADCs for high dynamic range – successive-approximation or sigma-delta?
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Maithil Pachchigar, an applications engineer with Analog Devices Inc., looks at trade-offs that must be considered when choosing between two different types of ADC.
FRAM microcontroller range grows for metering, health/fitness and wearables designs
FRAM microcontroller range grows for metering, health/fitness and wearables designs
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Texas Instruments has added to its ferroelectric RAM MCUs with the ultra-low-power MSP430FR69x that has integrated smart analogue, extended scan interface, LCD controller and up to 128 kB memory.
Trinamic’s stepper motor package gets you started
Trinamic’s stepper motor package gets you started
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This month, Trinamic Motion Control is offering you to win one of four TMCM-1043 development kits for its highly integrated, NEMA 17-compatible TMCM-1043 stepDancer stepper motor module.
LMG Test Suite – CE compliance test software
LMG Test Suite – CE compliance test software
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LMG Test Suite tests in accordance with the currently valid version of EN 61000-3-2/-12 or EN 61000-3/-11 and also supports measurements according to ECE R-10.4 Annex 11 (that is, electromagnetic…
Programmable wireless charging package from Freescale
Programmable wireless charging package from Freescale
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Offering design flexibility, and aimed at both automotive and consumer uses, Freescale has introduced a range of fully programmable wireless charging ICs and reference designs; transmit controller Ics are Wireless…
Toshiba puts its TransferJet high speed wireless transfer technology into retail channels
Toshiba puts its TransferJet high speed wireless transfer technology into retail channels
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Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) is to place products enabling consumers to transfer a music track or high-resolution image wirelessly between devices, “in the blink of an eye” on retail sale…
Bluetooth for remotes concept gains traction with CSR/Lenovo design
Bluetooth for remotes concept gains traction with CSR/Lenovo design
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CSR and Lenovo have revealed what they believe to be the first fully featured Bluetooth Smart television remote control; CSR says its Bluetooth Smart platforms are “at heart of [the]advanced…
Foundry for MEMS technology incorporating thin-film piezoelectric elements
Foundry for MEMS technology incorporating thin-film piezoelectric elements
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Rohm Semiconductor has established a process for MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) using thin-film piezoelectric elements, and implemented the first foundry business that integrates product design and manufacturing processes, from…
Multichannel, 12-bit, 1-MSPS SAR A/D converters boost power efficiency
Multichannel, 12-bit, 1-MSPS SAR A/D converters boost power efficiency
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Analog Devices has added three ultra-low-power, multichannel, 12-bit, 1-Msample/sec SAR (successive approximation register) A/D converters. The new 2, 4 and 8-channel A/D converters are designed for battery-powered data acquisition modules,…
Altera to offer mil-temperature spec’d FPGAs in 20-nm generation
Altera to offer mil-temperature spec’d FPGAs in 20-nm generation
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Mil temp-qualified Arria 10 FPGAs and SoCs will allow military customers to make early specification decisions in designing avionics, radar and other high reliability applications, Altera says…
ARM Cortex-M0 core in small package targets motor control, interfacing functions
ARM Cortex-M0 core in small package targets motor control, interfacing functions
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Toshiba’s TX100 low-pin-count ARM-core MCU integrates interfacing functions and contributes to lower manufacturing costs.
16-bit ADC precision for industrial control with TI’s C2000 Delfino microcontrollers
16-bit ADC precision for industrial control with TI’s C2000 Delfino microcontrollers
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With these single-core MCUs, you can create scalable designs for variable speed drives, frequency inverters, power converters and renewable energy with pin and software compatibility with the prior dual-core C2000…
Entry-point development kit for MIPS runs Linux and Android
Entry-point development kit for MIPS runs Linux and Android
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Released by MIPS' licensor Imagination, MIPS Creator CI20 is a 90.2 x 95.3mm platform running Debian 7 and, soon, Android 4.4 KitKat.
Safety package speeds functional safety implementation on Renesas MCUs
Safety package speeds functional safety implementation on Renesas MCUs
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Aimed at functional safety systems for industrial equipment, this IEC 61508 TÜV-Certified self-diagnostic software reduces development time and risk for system designers…
Webinar on Software Testing; “Test Like Google”
Webinar on Software Testing; “Test Like Google”
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Vector Software has set a series of dates from September – November 2014 on which it will present its “Using VectorCAST to Test like Google” Webinar.
How to kill an ultracapacitor (or not)
How to kill an ultracapacitor (or not)
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Mike Everett, CTO at Maxwell Technologies, gives an overview of how to cause an ultracapacitor to fail and assesses it to be difficult.
38V step-down controller outputs 24V, takes 50 µA in standby
38V step-down controller outputs 24V, takes 50 µA in standby
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LTC3807 is a low quiescent current synchronous step-down DC/DC controller that draws 50 µA in standby mode with the output voltage in regulation. The 4V to 38V input supply range…
Audi makes the leap to (partial) 48V supply
Audi makes the leap to (partial) 48V supply
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Carmaker Audi has announced to partly equip its cars with an 48V electrical system. The split-voltage system gives automotive electrics and electronics designers the option to electrify additional units for…


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