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VGA CMOS image sensors for surveillance cameras and drive recorders
VGA CMOS image sensors for surveillance cameras and drive recorders
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Toshiba Electronics Europe’s TCM3211PB is a 1/4-inch VGA CMOS area image sensor for security cameras, surveillance cameras and drive recorder…
Design-in for FreeRTOS in crowd-funded home network access product
Design-in for FreeRTOS in crowd-funded home network access product
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FreeRTOS is at the heart of the software in a low-cost, low-power home network remote access appliance from Nabto. The…
Tactile touch technology localises multi-finger HMI contacts, simulates textures
Tactile touch technology localises multi-finger HMI contacts, simulates textures
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A tactile touch display enables multiple users to individually feel the texture of the image they touch.
Beyond CMOS: exploring new roads and putting them to work
Beyond CMOS: exploring new roads and putting them to work
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At research institutes around the world scientists are developing the next IC technology. They are driving the existing technology to…

An SHA-256 master/slave authentication system implements heightened security
An SHA-256 master/slave authentication system implements heightened security
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Maxim Integrated has published an application note based around its DS28C22 DeepCover devices, a secure authenticator with I²C interface that uses the SHA-256 algorithm for bidirectional authentication.
App note; Water and power in the Internet of Everything
App note; Water and power in the Internet of Everything
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An application note – perhaps better described as a discussion paper – posted by Maxim Integrated contrasts some of the hyperbole about the Internet of Things, with the realities of…
Dev kit for TI’s ultra-low power FRAM MCU, now in distribution
Dev kit for TI’s ultra-low power FRAM MCU, now in distribution
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Farnell element14 has the Texas Instruments MSP430 ULP (ultra low power) FRAM LaunchPad, a development platform which combines embedded FRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory) and a holistic ultra low-power system…
Analyst predicts power supply market will grow by $3.5 billion by 2018
Analyst predicts power supply market will grow by $3.5 billion by 2018
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The global market outlook for AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies is set for healthy expansion starting this year until at least 2018, with revenue during these four years projected to…
Gigabit data rates over copper telephone lines
Gigabit data rates over copper telephone lines
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The next milestone in the build-out of the broadband access network is called Fibre-To-The-Distribution Point (FTTdp). This concept calls for running optical fibre to a distribution point that can be…
Has LG production-ised the rollable OLED panel? – promises 60-inch Ultra HD TVs
Has LG production-ised the rollable OLED panel? – promises 60-inch Ultra HD TVs
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Throughout the history of OLED development, one of the sought-after goals has been OLED-on-flexible substrate; now, LG Display says it has developed a 18-inch flexible OLED panel that is rollable,…
Implementing multiple-independent-levels-of-security architectures on multi-core processors
Implementing multiple-independent-levels-of-security architectures on multi-core processors
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In this article, we will introduce the Multiple Independent Levels of Security (MILS) system architecture, and describe how MILS can be deployed on multi-core processor architectures to provide a high-performance,…
The G word: How to get your audio off the ground
The G word: How to get your audio off the ground
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My most daunting challenge is an ongoing one. I am trying to expunge my language of words that aggravate, cause hurt, misunderstandings or that are just meaningless blather. The one…
Cooperation speeds development of virtual platform and Linux port
Cooperation speeds development of virtual platform and Linux port
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Renesas Electronics Europe has described its cooperation with ASTC to produce a virtual platform and fast Linux port for a new ASIC; the combined team created and integrated a virtual…
What about DC Power Integrity? – Part 1
What about DC Power Integrity? – Part 1
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It’s getting really difficult to plan and design a good power network on the PCB. Whether we like it or not, Power Integrity is a challenge that all PCB designers…
Improving performance of Li-Ion cells demands high precision, high accuracy testing
Improving performance of Li-Ion cells demands high precision, high accuracy testing
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Canadian battery chemistry researchers boost measurement integrity by two orders of magnitude over commercial test systems with an ultra-high-precision charger.
7 Tips for using interrupts
7 Tips for using interrupts
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Traditionally programmers and organisations have had an irrational fear of using interrupts. Interrupts are an important instrument for designing embedded software so what is all this fuss about?…
Using conditional complexity to test embedded software
Using conditional complexity to test embedded software
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One of the areas of embedded software development that engineers seem to struggle with is testing. Engineers often get excited about the design and implementation phases but when it comes…
Mentor grows automotive industry presence with German acquisition
Mentor grows automotive industry presence with German acquisition
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EDA tool vendor Mentor Graphics has for some time had a presence in the automotive technology market. The company is now expanding its expertise in this segment by the acquisition…
How to think in dB
How to think in dB
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The dB (decibel) is one of the most common units in engineering, yet also one of the most confusing, especially when it comes to manipulating S-parameters. Here is how not…
IP for audio converter builds silicon to exceed STB audio standards
IP for audio converter builds silicon to exceed STB audio standards
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Dolphin Integration has published the results of their pure digital Audio DAC based on two sound shapers enabling a high versatility in the choice of the application schematics, achieving a…
60V, low-loss FETS for industrial applications
60V, low-loss FETS for industrial applications
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International Rectifier has expanded its 60V StrongIRFET power MOSFET line in a range of standard and performance power packages. The new MOSFETs, which feature ultra-low on-state resistance (Rds(on)), are designed…
3M launches the European Multi-Touch Developers Network
3M launches the European Multi-Touch Developers Network
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3M has launched its developer network for interactive multitouch developers and designers in Europe. This follows the launch of the network in the US earlier this year and European members…
Bluetooth Smart protocol frees wearables from the smartphone
Bluetooth Smart protocol frees wearables from the smartphone
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Nordic Semiconductor has a Bluetooth Smart protocol stack that enables sophisticated Bluetooth Smart wearable hub networks with wireless sensors that don't need smartphones. The S130 SoftDevice is a Bluetooth v4.1…
VAG snaps up Blackberry’s European R&D lab
VAG snaps up Blackberry’s European R&D lab
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With the connected car becoming ubiquitous, even sedate carmakers get moving: Volkswagen has launched an operation dedicated to research and development of automotive connectivity.
Research aims to develop high-capacity automotive supercaps
Research aims to develop high-capacity automotive supercaps
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Despite their good ecological footprint, battery electric cars have a number of properties that limit their appeal as an alternative to conventional vehicles: cost, short driving range, long charging times…
EnOcean Alliance defines intelligent commissioning of smart buildings
EnOcean Alliance defines intelligent commissioning of smart buildings
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The EnOcean Alliance has issued a specification for a standardised process for remote commissioning of EnOcean-based devices in building automation networks…
Digital power: Murata and Ericsson work together to speed adoption
Digital power: Murata and Ericsson work together to speed adoption
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Murata Power Solutions and Ericsson have announced a technical collaboration agreement with the goal of accelerating the adoption of digital power products.
IO-Link transceiver integrates step-down regulator & LDO
IO-Link transceiver integrates step-down regulator & LDO
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LT3669 is an IO-Link PHY compatible (COM1/COM2/COM3) industrial transceiver that includes a high efficiency step-down regulator and a low dropout linear regulator.


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