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32-bit RISC MCU draws 2.5uW/MHz, operates from 0.5V
32-bit RISC MCU draws 2.5uW/MHz, operates from 0.5V
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The Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) and wafer foundry Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor (MIFS) have leveraged Extreme-Low Power (ELP)…
Daimler to utilize 5G for real-time capable manufacturing
Daimler to utilize 5G for real-time capable manufacturing
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Not only the high data transfer rates, but above all short latency times and fast response behaviour make 5G mobile…
The Nanosys view on the state of electroluminescent quantum dots
The Nanosys view on the state of electroluminescent quantum dots
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Quantum Dots are amazing particles. They can emit light when pumped with higher energy light (photoluminescent). They can emit electrons…
Electroless spin migration opens perspective on low-power computer
Electroless spin migration opens perspective on low-power computer
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Scientists have investigated the mechanisms of action of electron spin and discovered that spins can also move almost without electrons.

AI dashcam image retrieval method improves urban localization accuracy
AI dashcam image retrieval method improves urban localization accuracy
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Dashcam software provider Nexar (New York, NY) has announced an AI-powered image retrieval method for better localization in cities.
Ultra-low power microcontrollers enabling energy harvesting applications
Ultra-low power microcontrollers enabling energy harvesting applications
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In the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, the Japanese government set up the LEAP (Low power Electronics Association and Project) initiative. This has the express aim of…
Autonomous pizza delivery planned for Houston
Autonomous pizza delivery planned for Houston
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Pizza restaurant chain Domino's Pizza (Ann Arbor, MI) and robotics company Nuro (Mountain View, CA) have announced that they are partnering on an autonomous pizza delivery pilot to deliver pizza…
Daimler establishes 5G-connected car production line
Daimler establishes 5G-connected car production line
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Not only the high data transfer rates, but above all short latency times and fast response behaviour make 5G mobile radio technology interesting for real-time applications such as robotics. Vehicle…
Ultra-low power microcontrollers enabling energy harvesting applications
Ultra-low power microcontrollers enabling energy harvesting applications
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In the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, the Japanese government set up the LEAP (Low power Electronics Association and Project) initiative. This has the express aim of…
Tensilica P6 boosts image recognition performance for ADAS chip
Tensilica P6 boosts image recognition performance for ADAS chip
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Toshiba has picked the Tensilica Vision P6 DSP IP from Cadence for its next-generation automotive SoC to meet functional safety requirements. This Digital Signal Processor IP has been chosen for…
Facebook unveils digital wallet, global cryptocurrency ecosystem
Facebook unveils digital wallet, global cryptocurrency ecosystem
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Social media and social networking service giant Facebook (Menlo Park, CA) has announced plans to provide financial services that will let people access and participate in a blockchain currency network.
Compact head-up display specially designed for sports cars
Compact head-up display specially designed for sports cars
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Continental is addressing manufacturers of sports cars with a particularly small but powerful Head-up Display (HUD): The space available in the dashboard of such vehicles is often not sufficient for…
Smallest Trusted Platform Module being developed
Smallest Trusted Platform Module being developed
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The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) has announced a new project to create the “world’s tiniest Trusted Platform Module (TPM).”…
Imec doubles energy density of solid state battery
Imec doubles energy density of solid state battery
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Belgian research centre Imec has doubled the energy density of its solid-state lithium metal battery technology to 400Wh/litre, approaching that of the best polymer cells.
Processing-in-Memory architecture takes embedded AI to 8.8 TOPS/W
Processing-in-Memory architecture takes embedded AI to 8.8 TOPS/W
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Renesas Electronics announced it has developed a highly efficient AI accelerator that performs CNN (convolutional neural network) at low power, enabling increased intelligence in future endpoint devices with embedded AI…
Laser sensor system could promise ‘anonymized’ surveillance
Laser sensor system could promise ‘anonymized’ surveillance
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3D sensing solutions provider Cepton Technologies (San Jose, CA) has unveiled a "plug and play" 3D Lidar detection system that it says could herald an era of anonymized surveillance that…
Seamless Air Alliance shows technologies for inflight connectivity at Paris Air Show
Seamless Air Alliance shows technologies for inflight connectivity at Paris Air Show
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As airlines are looking at the next-generation of inflight connectivity, the Seamless Air Alliance is demonstrating some of the key technologies that will be a part of the specification being…
Web-based Jitter Measurement Utility gives results in minutes
Web-based Jitter Measurement Utility gives results in minutes
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Integrated Device Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas Electronics Corporation, has developed a powerful, fully-automated, web-based Jitter Measurement Utility that enables designers to quickly and easily evaluate the jitter and…
Solar plant produces kerosene from sunlight, water and CO2
Solar plant produces kerosene from sunlight, water and CO2
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The conversion from fossil to renewable fuels is one of the most important challenges of the future. The Sun-to-Liquid project addresses this issue by enabling the production of renewable kerosene…
Car cockpit uses lightfield technology for 3D display
Car cockpit uses lightfield technology for 3D display
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In cooperation with US company Leia Inc., is automotive supplier Continental developing an innovative cockpit solution: the "Natural 3D Lightfield Instrument Cluster". The solution brings the third dimension into future…
Light-based feedback loop in a 100nm WS2 disk
Light-based feedback loop in a 100nm WS2 disk
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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a completely new way of capturing, amplifying and linking light to matter at the nanolevel. Using a tiny box, built from…
Nanophotonic resonance box links light waves, matter
Nanophotonic resonance box links light waves, matter
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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a completely new way of capturing, amplifying and linking light to matter at the nanolevel. Using a tiny box, built from…
Ultra-thin haptics film can actuate and sense pressure
Ultra-thin haptics film can actuate and sense pressure
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Using readily available flexible foil materials, researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have designed an ultra-thin haptics film capable of strong actuations but also suitable as a pressure sensor.
Flexible haptics patch senses pressure too
Flexible haptics patch senses pressure too
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Using readily available flexible foil materials, researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have designed an ultra-thin haptics film capable of strong actuations but also suitable as a pressure sensor.
IoT access points to form the ‘People’s Network’
IoT access points to form the ‘People’s Network’
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IoT startup Helium (San Francisco, CA), which is developing a fee-free peer-to-peer network for internet of things (IoT) devices, has released its IoT wireless hotspot devices with a blockchain-based incentives…
NXP to utilize UWB for precision distance sensing applications
NXP to utilize UWB for precision distance sensing applications
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At its annual developer conference in Santa Clara (Calif), chipmaker NXP has announced the development of Ultra Wide Band (UWB) devices for a broad range of markets, including automotive, Internet-of-Things…
NXP, Microsoft bring Azure Sphere security to the IoT edge
NXP, Microsoft bring Azure Sphere security to the IoT edge
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In a major collaboration effort, chipmaker NXP and Microsoft will deliver a secure hardware platform for Industrial IoT edge applications. This includes new versions of NXPs i.MX 8 processor, enhanced…
Spin-orbit torque MRAM devices switch field-free
Spin-orbit torque MRAM devices switch field-free
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At the 2019 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits, researchers from imec have demonstrated the field-free switching operation of spin-orbit torque MRAM (SOT-MRAM) devices, eliminating the need for an external…


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