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Algorithm could help detect and reduce power grid faults
Algorithm could help detect and reduce power grid faults
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Researchers in the US have used a new algorithm to find and even predict breaks and flaws in the power…
First USB Type-C Hub Controller with Power Delivery for docks and monitors
First USB Type-C Hub Controller with Power Delivery for docks and monitors
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Cypress Semiconductor has launched the industry's first hub controller to use the USB Type-C Power Delivery specification that changes the…
Samsung demoes 386dpi rollable OLED display
Samsung demoes 386dpi rollable OLED display
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At SID 2016 in San Francisco, South Korean display manufacturer Samsung was exhibiting a 5.7-inch rollable display prototype, wrapping up…
European funding aims to develop FDSOI for IoT
European funding aims to develop FDSOI for IoT
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Globalfoundries and STMicroelectronics are the leading chip companies in a European Commission collaborative research project that aims to create an…

Researchers tap quantum tech for better clocks, sensors
Researchers tap quantum tech for better clocks, sensors
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A number of scientific institutes in Germany has launched a joint activity aiming at opening up quantum mechanic systems to develop more exact quantum sensors such as accelerometers and even…
Single-port smartphone has only one physical connector
Single-port smartphone has only one physical connector
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The first smartphone with a single USB-C port marks the challenge of combining power, data, and audio interfaces.
ARM shapes A73 processor features for ‘immersive mobile experience’
ARM shapes A73 processor features for ‘immersive mobile experience’
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In its latest release, ARM has announced mobile processor and graphics-unit technologies that it has optimised for applications tasks such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) on forthcoming…
IR-based ToF for lightweight 3D mapping
IR-based ToF for lightweight 3D mapping
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Working deeply with CERN (European Centre for Nuclear Research) in 2012, French startup Terabee has taken IR-based time-of-flight (ToF) to centimetre-level, boasting update frequencies up to 1kHz for fast moving…
FDSOI grabs European money for IoT
FDSOI grabs European money for IoT
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Globalfoundries and STMicroelectronics are the leading chip companies in a European Commission collaborative research project that aims to create an ultra low-power platform for Internet of Things applications based on…
Light centimetre-level SLAM for drones
Light centimetre-level SLAM for drones
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Working deeply with CERN (European Centre for Nuclear Research) in 2012, French startup Terabee has taken IR-based time-of-flight (ToF) to centimetre-level, boasting update frequencies up to 1kHz for fast moving…
Europe commits $40M to improve FDSOI for IoT
Europe commits $40M to improve FDSOI for IoT
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Globalfoundries and STMicroelectronics are the leading chip companies in a European Commission collaborative research project that aims to create an ultra low-power platform for Internet of Things applications based on…
World’s first single port smartphone highlights power and data convergence
World’s first single port smartphone highlights power and data convergence
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The first smartphone with a single USB-C port marks the challenge of combining power and data interfaces.
NGMN workshop concludes that open source needed in 5G standards
NGMN workshop concludes that open source needed in 5G standards
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The recent NGMN-ITU joint public workshop "Open Source and Standards in 5G" addressed the interaction between standards and open source in a 5G context.
Mechanical glove delivers physical cues about virtual objects
Mechanical glove delivers physical cues about virtual objects
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Manipulating objects in the virtual world may become a bit more straightforward if you wear CEA-LIST's (Gif-sur-Yvette, France) latest hand exoskeleton, a sort of mechanical glove laden with sensors and…
MRAM is leading embedded NVM race, says IMEC researcher
MRAM is leading embedded NVM race, says IMEC researcher
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The spin-torque transfer magnetic RAM (STT-MRAM) is leading a race for inclusion as an embedded non-volatile memory at the 28nm chip production node according to Arnaud Furnemont, memory department director…
Audi vehicles get their own IoT identity
Audi vehicles get their own IoT identity
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The connected car becomes reality for the drivers of certain Audi vehicles: All cars whose head unit is based on Volkswagen’s standardized Modular Infotainment Platform (second generation) will be equipped…
Progress in perovskite PV; stacking with Si cells promises record efficiency
Progress in perovskite PV; stacking with Si cells promises record efficiency
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The era of widespread deployment of photovoltaic (solar cell) power generation in the form of building-integrated installations – that is, incorporated into window, roof and wall panels – may have…
Feeling virtual objects at your fingertips
Feeling virtual objects at your fingertips
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Manipulating objects in the virtual world may become a bit more straightforward if you wear CEA-LIST's latest hand exoskeleton, a sort of mechanical glove laden with sensors and actuators. The…
Design win; silicon carbide FETs enable portable e-Car charger
Design win; silicon carbide FETs enable portable e-Car charger
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STMicroelectronics has disclosed that its silicon-carbide (SiC) devices are used in the ZapCharger Portable, claimed by makers Zaptec (Stavanger, Norway) as the smallest, smartest, and safest electric-car charging station, from…
Satellite GTP/LTE traffic breaks 350 Mbps barrier
Satellite GTP/LTE traffic breaks 350 Mbps barrier
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VT iDirect, Inc., (iDirect), a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc., (VT Systems), has announced that lab tests with SpeedCast International Ltd., a global network and satellite communications service provider,…
Wi-Fi on wheels delivers coverage anywhere
Wi-Fi on wheels delivers coverage anywhere
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Ericsson claims a world first in rolling out a mobile Wi-Fi unit, designated Wi-Fi on Wheels, that will potentially give thousands of people outdoor wireless access while on the go…
Low profile DC-DC converters target IoT in automotive applications
Low profile DC-DC converters target IoT in automotive applications
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Two new low profile DC-DC converters are the start of a new series aimed at connected devices in automotive applications.
Increased support for RF MIMO systems design and development with MathWorks updates
Increased support for RF MIMO systems design and development with MathWorks updates
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Designers and R&D teams developing the next round of Wireless Infrastructure will need to provide a system with ultra-high throughput, massive connectivity for the IoT and high integration for devices.
Industrial IoT starts to make real-world progress
Industrial IoT starts to make real-world progress
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While the Internet of Things (IoT) for consumers is gaining the lion's share of the publicity (and hype), the technology is quietly finding its way into industrial applications. Industrial adopters…
Tool-equipped drones make scaffolds obsolete
Tool-equipped drones make scaffolds obsolete
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French startup Aerial Coboticus aims to fly industrial-grade robotic tools affixed to a king-sized remotely controlled drone. Created in May 2015, the startup has patented the concept and is in…
Removing the need for scaffolds: tool-equipped drones
Removing the need for scaffolds: tool-equipped drones
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French startup Aerial Coboticus aims to fly industrial-grade robotic tools affixed to a king-sized remotely controlled drone. Created in May 2015, the startup has patented the concept and is in…
Stretchable circuits promise to bring IoT to healthcare
Stretchable circuits promise to bring IoT to healthcare
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A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers claim to have created the fastest stretchable, wearable integrated circuits, an advance that could drive the Internet of Things and a much more…
Liquid battery promises cheaper smart grid storage
Liquid battery promises cheaper smart grid storage
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A new approach to designing a liquid battery proposed by MIT researchers could reduce the cost of storing energy from renewable sources.


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