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Measure a video ADC’s differential gain and phase
Measure a video ADC’s differential gain and phase
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Sambhav Jain & Abhijan Chakravarty consider how to measure a video ADC's differential gain and phase.
IMEC hyperspectral image sensor exceeds 140 bands
IMEC hyperspectral image sensor exceeds 140 bands
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Research institute IMEC (Leuven, Belgium) has developed a set of hyperspectral sensors and cameras spectral range, going from visible light…
5G will be as disruptive as the Industrial Revolution
5G will be as disruptive as the Industrial Revolution
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5G is not here, but the LTE and the emerging IoT landscape are early indicators of what is to come…
Energy harvesting sole could power smart shoes
Energy harvesting sole could power smart shoes
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Scientists at the Fraunhofer IPMS have developed a new energy harvesting device based on emergent electroactive polymers, which is small…

Micro-LED production technique opens next generation display opportunities
Micro-LED production technique opens next generation display opportunities
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New methods of growing crystals for producing micro-light emitting diodes (LED) have been developed by Zurich based EXALOS - an advanced semiconductor light source solutions provider.
Improving receiver sensitivity: a story of ADCs and SiGe gain blocks
Improving receiver sensitivity: a story of ADCs and SiGe gain blocks
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In modern communications systems the quieter the input network the more sensitive the receiver can be. The receiver section of the system is very sensitive to noise being coupled in…
Test platform for WLAN and Bluetooth chipsets receives Broadcom validation
Test platform for WLAN and Bluetooth chipsets receives Broadcom validation
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The R&S CMW family of wireless test solutions is fully validated by Broadcom which allows Rohde & Schwarz to provide a proven solution for testing Broadcom's WLAN and Bluetooth chipsets.
Hardware cuts costs of fast fiber-to-the-home
Hardware cuts costs of fast fiber-to-the-home
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UCL researchers have designed and tested hardware that could dramatically reduce the cost of deploying fast fibre connections straight to homes — addressing the challenges of providing households with high…
Qualcomm unveils wearable SoC
Qualcomm unveils wearable SoC
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Qualcomm announced a thinner and lower-power family of SoCs, Snapdragon Wear 2100, targeted at the wearable market. The Snapdragon Wear platform is a full suite of silicon, software, support tools,…
Sensor node operates without battery
Sensor node operates without battery
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Many applications in the Internet of Things make use of sensors which are deployed in places that are hard to access – and thus make any kind of maintenance difficult…
Carbon films: The microchip power source for next generation IoT
Carbon films: The microchip power source for next generation IoT
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Researchers from Drexel and Paul Sabatier University in France have developed a method for embedding a supercapacitor energy storage device in the silicon wafer of a microchip.
How important is power design expertise?
How important is power design expertise?
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Rudy van Parijs and Preet Sibia examine the importance of power design expertise when considering time to market pressures.
Analysis focus – Testing phonecalls in noisy environments
Analysis focus – Testing phonecalls in noisy environments
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Sound and vibration test specialst, Brüel & Kjær has published a paper describing what is the best method for smartphone manufacturers to use to establish the optimum sound quality for…
Pinpoint accuracy: Squeezing GPS measurements down to centimeters
Pinpoint accuracy: Squeezing GPS measurements down to centimeters
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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a more computationally efficient way to process measurement data from the Global Positioning System (GPS), to enhance location accuracy from the…
Lens-free digital microscope opens up new fields of view
Lens-free digital microscope opens up new fields of view
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At next week's SPIE Photonics West 2016, imec will demonstrate a lens-free microscope for large field-of-view live imaging at micrometer resolution.
New BMW flagship model: A mini step closer to automated driving
New BMW flagship model: A mini step closer to automated driving
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At the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, BMW’s 7 series will get a new flagship model. The M760Li xDrive, though in terms of powertrain a rather conventional vehicle, will sport multiple…
Pinpoint accuracy: Taking GPS measurements down to centimeters
Pinpoint accuracy: Taking GPS measurements down to centimeters
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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a more computationally efficient way to process measurement data from the Global Positioning System (GPS), to enhance location accuracy from the…
Neon killer?: Samsung, LG unveil OLED Wall technologies
Neon killer?: Samsung, LG unveil OLED Wall technologies
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The traditional neon sign seems to have finally been retired this week if exhibits at the Integrated Systems Europe trade event become a commercial reality.
Vertical nanolasers open optical ports out of silicon
Vertical nanolasers open optical ports out of silicon
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Whilst today's silicon-based photonics chips require complex manufacturing processes to connect the light sources to the silicon, involving wafer-level stacking, physicists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have managed…
Safety authority issues cargo recommendations for lithium batteries
Safety authority issues cargo recommendations for lithium batteries
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The National Transportation Safety Board in the USA issued two safety recommendations to physically separate lithium batteries from other flammable hazardous materials stowed on cargo aircraft.
Strontium clock offer high-precision measurement advance
Strontium clock offer high-precision measurement advance
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Researchers from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) have analyzed the noise processes in their optical atomic lattice clock with neutral strontium atoms.  The clock's stability enables high-precision measurements in a short…
Italian startup wants to speed up transition to EVs
Italian startup wants to speed up transition to EVs
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Italian researchers from the Energy and Propulsion Laboratory (eProLab) at the University of Salerno have developed a kit, dubbed the HySolarKit, which converts conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) two-wheel cars…
Gravitational waves: First glimpse opens new measurement horizons
Gravitational waves: First glimpse opens new measurement horizons
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Gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of spacetime, have been observed for the first time more than 100 years after Albert Einstein predicted their existence in his general theory of…
SiC hybrid power module lowers power conversion costs
SiC hybrid power module lowers power conversion costs
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Anvil Semiconductors is partnering the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) to develop a low cost hydrid module to take advantage of the benefits of 3C-SiC in a close coupled low inductance…
FAA urges airlines to run lithium battery safety risk assessments
FAA urges airlines to run lithium battery safety risk assessments
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a safety alert to U.S. and foreign commercial passenger and cargo airlines, urging them to conduct a safety risk assessment to manage the…
Perovskite/quantum dot interation improves LED and solar performance
Perovskite/quantum dot interation improves LED and solar performance
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Researchers in Valencia have studied the interaction of two materials, halide perovskite and quantum dots, revealing the potential for the development of advanced LEDs and more efficient solar cells.
42V Quad Monolithic Synchronous Step-Down Regulator
42V Quad Monolithic Synchronous Step-Down Regulator
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Frequently, the power supply gets whatever board space is left over regardless of how impossibly small. Using Linear's latest Quad Buck regulator, the LT8602, you can have four regulated outputs…
Wireless optical remote sensor network improves chemical sensing accuracy
Wireless optical remote sensor network improves chemical sensing accuracy
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Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Applied NanoFemto Technologies LLC have developed a miniature wireless optical remote sensor network that claims to improve the accuracy of mid-wave and…


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