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3D magnet stack subs for transistors
3D magnet stack subs for transistors
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Remember those magnetic core memories that IBM invented at the beginning of the computer revolution.
LG targets flexible OLED TV launch in 2015
LG targets flexible OLED TV launch in 2015
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Korean electronics manufacturer LG has confirmed plans to launch the world's first flexible OLED TV in 2015.
ARM extends into IoT software
ARM extends into IoT software
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This year, ARM will release a free, open source operating system for Cortex-M devices and processor-agnostic IoT cloud software that…
Will fault management solution be key to DC switch?
Will fault management solution be key to DC switch?
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Researchers at the UK's University of Birmingham claim to have removed the final barrier preventing energy suppliers making the switch…

Google, Silicon Labs mesh for ZigBee-like protocol
Google, Silicon Labs mesh for ZigBee-like protocol
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With industry players all battling to "own" customers and their data, the Internet of Things (IoT) market looks chaotic and fragmented.
Airbus bring back lithium-ion batteries on A350-900 fleet
Airbus bring back lithium-ion batteries on A350-900 fleet
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Airbus Group NV is planning to re-introduce lithium-ion batteries to the company's A350-900 fleet of aircraft from 2016.
European 3D TSV Summit to add business focus
European 3D TSV Summit to add business focus
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The European 3D TSV summit, due to take place January 19 to 21, 2015 in Grenoble, is the third such event and will add a business agenda to the previous…
Could low-power 3D nanomagnetic logic replace transistors?
Could low-power 3D nanomagnetic logic replace transistors?
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Electrical engineers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) have demonstrated a new kind of building block for digital integrated circuits that require extremely low energy consumption.
Beyond programmability: full design observability at runtime
Beyond programmability: full design observability at runtime
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After the successful launch of two generations of ABAX general-purpose 3D programmable logic devices (3PLDs) based on its proprietary Spacetime programmable logic architecture, Tabula is nailing the verification challenges inherent…
Blue LED light therapy device targets skin disease
Blue LED light therapy device targets skin disease
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A clinically tested wearable medical device that uses blue LED light to control mild to moderate cases of psoriasis vulgaris skin disease has been launched by Philips.
High output GaN-On-Silicon LED PAR38 lamp receives IES recognition
High output GaN-On-Silicon LED PAR38 lamp receives IES recognition
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Lattice Power, which claims to be first company to commercialize high performance, low cost GaN-on-Silicon LEDs, has seen the company's new PAR38 LED lamp be recognized by the Illuminating Engineering…
Ultra-low power platform from TSMC targets IoT and wearable device applications
Ultra-low power platform from TSMC targets IoT and wearable device applications
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TSMC has announced a comprehensive ultra-low power technology platform aimed at a wide range of applications for the rapidly evolving Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable device markets that require…
Accurate compact thermal models of three-die power packages
Accurate compact thermal models of three-die power packages
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Chong-Sheng Wang considers how accurate compact thermal models of three-die power packages can be used to improve the thermal managemen of electronic systems.
What Is Digital Power System Management?
What Is Digital Power System Management?
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Power management of a high rail count circuit board can be very difficult with meters and oscilloscopes. There is a growing trend to configure and monitor power supplies over a…
Electron innovation prolongs power in mobile devices
Electron innovation prolongs power in mobile devices
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Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas have created technology that could be the first step toward wearable computers with self-contained power sources or, more immediately, a smartphone that…
2D photonic crystal boosts solar energy harvesting potential
2D photonic crystal boosts solar energy harvesting potential
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Researchers at MIT claim to have developed a material that comes close to the 'ideal' for solar absorption. The material is a two-dimensional metallic dielectric photonic crystal capable of absorbing…
X-ray imaging reveals path to extending battery lifetimes
X-ray imaging reveals path to extending battery lifetimes
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A novel X-ray technique used at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source has revealed surprising dynamics in the nanomechanics of operating batteries and suggests a way to mitigate…
16nm FinFETs boost ARM’s 64-bit big.LITTLE
16nm FinFETs boost ARM’s 64-bit big.LITTLE
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TSMC and ARM today have announced the results from a key FinFET silicon validation of the ARM big.LITTLE implementation, using ARM Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A53 processors on TSMC’s advanced 16nm FinFET…
Self-tuning acoustic-ready chip increases audio focus
Self-tuning acoustic-ready chip increases audio focus
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About a month ago, Microsemi was announcing a new programmable DSP platform, dubbed Timberwolf, packed with a proprietary 4 MAC digital signal processor engine together with dedicated hardware accelerators for…
Oscilloscope engine plugs into portable Apple products
Oscilloscope engine plugs into portable Apple products
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This month, Oscium is giving away three of its iMSO-204L dual analogue iOS oscilloscopes, worth USD400 each. Designed with native Lightning compatibility, the iMSO-204L transforms the iPad, iPhone, and iPod…
Is FPGA power design ready for concurrent engineering?
Is FPGA power design ready for concurrent engineering?
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Robert Cravotta says that when designers address the power requirements and constraints for an FPGA-based design earlier in the development process, it can yield significant competitive advantage in the final…
Dresden 5G Lab delves into next-gen mobile communications
Dresden 5G Lab delves into next-gen mobile communications
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Mobile Internet and high-bandwidth wireless data communication technologies are playing a pivotal role for developing future electronics applications in industry, consumer technology, traffic and even medical applications. An interdisciplinary team…
ON Semiconductor partners Transphorm for GaN solutions
ON Semiconductor partners Transphorm for GaN solutions
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ON Semiconductor has formed a partnership with power conversion specialist Transphorm to co-develop and co-market gallium nitride (GaN) based products and power system solutions for a variety of high voltage…
Lateral GaN Transistors – A Replacement for IGBT devices in Automotive Applications
Lateral GaN Transistors – A Replacement for IGBT devices in Automotive Applications
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The current drive-train power requirements of most hybrid vehicles (HVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) are met by using Silicon IGBT devices. Higher performance can be achieved with GaN power transistors…
Safety package protects small electric vehicles
Safety package protects small electric vehicles
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Efficient subcompact vehicles with electric propulsion are regarded as a valid option in making electromobility more popular. However, vehicles of the "Quad class" (official term: L7E) currently only offer an…
Infineon’s secret weapon: Dresden Fab, 48V car battery
Infineon’s secret weapon: Dresden Fab, 48V car battery
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Talk to any automotive chip companies these days. Be it Infineon Technologies, Freescale, STMicroelectronics or NXP Semiconductors. They all share one common goal: Go get Renesas and grab major design-wins…
Ten-fold lifetime extension for blue PHOLEDs offers power gains
Ten-fold lifetime extension for blue PHOLEDs offers power gains
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Researchers at the University of Michigan have extended the lifetime of blue organic light emitting diodes by a factor of 10 which could extend the battery life in smartphones and…
European researchers drive ultra-low energy electronic systems developments
European researchers drive ultra-low energy electronic systems developments
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Nine partners, universities, research institutes and companies, have committed to work together to develop new electronic systems with ultra-low energy consumption under the European project E2SWITCH which aims to make…


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