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Test and simulation environment to improve power module reliability for e-cars
Test and simulation environment to improve power module reliability for e-cars
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Early reliability and life expectancy assessment of power electronics modules for electric cars is the goal of the InTeLekt research…
Sigfox’ IoT network infrastructure rolls out beyond France
Sigfox’ IoT network infrastructure rolls out beyond France
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Since its initial launch in 2010, French company Sigfox has already rolled out several Internet-of-Things radio networks.
World’s smallest and lowest power Bluetooth v4.0 Smart SoC enters volume production
World’s smallest and lowest power Bluetooth v4.0 Smart SoC enters volume production
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Dialog Semiconductor plc's DA14580 SmartBond System-on-Chip (SoC), which the company claims is the world's smallest and lowest power Bluetooth Smart…
Grid2Home demonstrates Smart Energy Profile 2.0 over Tatung Gateway One
Grid2Home demonstrates Smart Energy Profile 2.0 over Tatung Gateway One
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Communications software company Grid2Home is planning to demonstrate Smart Energy Profile 2 on the Tatung Gateway One, based upon STMicroelectronics…

Pixelligent partners OLEDWorks to develop nanoadditives for OLED lighting
Pixelligent partners OLEDWorks to develop nanoadditives for OLED lighting
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Pixelligent is accelerating the development of the company nanoadditives for use in OLED lighting following the award of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant by the Department…
Finnish start-up automates optical inspection for highly reflective objects
Finnish start-up automates optical inspection for highly reflective objects
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A spin-off from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Helmee Imaging Ltd has developed a 3D machine vision system designed to accelerate the quality control of glossy and highly…
Molex and Innovasic partner on isochronous PROFINET
Molex and Innovasic partner on isochronous PROFINET
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Molex and Innovasic are teaming up to provide complete solutions for isochronous real time PROFINET.
Laser system surveys wind turbine vibrations from afar
Laser system surveys wind turbine vibrations from afar
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Rotor and tower of a wind generator tend to vibrate even in normal operation. For design and maintenance of such installations, the analysis of these oscillations is crucial. Fraunhofer Institute…
French company Sigfox rolls out another successful IoT network in Russia
French company Sigfox rolls out another successful IoT network in Russia
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Since it was launched in 2010, French company Sigfox has already rolled out several Internet-of-Things radio networks.
Cranking simulator made easy
Cranking simulator made easy
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Matthias Ulmann outlines how to manage the drop of battery voltage during cranking of an engine.
Optimizing precision photodiode sensor circuit design
Optimizing precision photodiode sensor circuit design
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Photodiodes are one of the most popular sensor types for many light-based measurements. Applications such as absorption and emission spectroscopy, color measurement, turbidity, gas detection, etc., all rely on photodiodes…
Cable Drop Compensator Improves Load Regulation
Cable Drop Compensator Improves Load Regulation
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Power distribution systems such as USB are ubiquitous. They can be found in automotive dashboards, home charging systems and office equipment. Cellphones, electric toothbrushes, PC printers and personal computers all…
Optimize power for user interfaces through wake-on-approach using capacitive proximity sensing – Part 3
Optimize power for user interfaces through wake-on-approach using capacitive proximity sensing – Part 3
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Subbarao Lanka continues to consider proximity sensors and hardware implementation details of wake-on-approach proximity sensors.
CPI demonstrates ultra-flexible OTFT device array for foldable AMOLED displays
CPI demonstrates ultra-flexible OTFT device array for foldable AMOLED displays
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The UK-based Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has developed novel backplane fabrication processes to allow the bending of Organic Thin Film Transistors (OTFT) arrays to small radii (1 mm) without…
3D graphene structures for use in super-capacitors inspired by sugar bubbles
3D graphene structures for use in super-capacitors inspired by sugar bubbles
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Xuebin Wang and Yoshio Bando at Japan’s World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), together with co-workers across Japan and China, have created a new way of making 3D…
Cree smashes efficiency benchmark with first 200-LPW LED luminaire
Cree smashes efficiency benchmark with first 200-LPW LED luminaire
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Cree, Inc. is claiming to have raised the performance bar with the demonstration of the first 200-lumen-per-watt (LPW) LED concept luminaire, which is more than twice the efficiency of the…
OTFT device array targets foldable AMOLED displays
OTFT device array targets foldable AMOLED displays
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The UK-based Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has developed novel backplane fabrication processes to allow the bending of Organic Thin Film Transistors (OTFT) arrays to small radii (1 mm) without…
Oxford spin-out raises £2.7m for ultrasound-based cancer treatment
Oxford spin-out raises £2.7m for ultrasound-based cancer treatment
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A spin-out from the University of Oxford has raised £2.7m to use ultrasound to fight difficult-to-treat cancers and chronic low back pain.
Cree beats LED efficiency benchmark
Cree beats LED efficiency benchmark
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Cree, Inc. is claiming to have raised the performance bar with the demonstration of the first 200-lumen-per-watt (LPW) LED concept luminaire, which is more than twice the efficiency of the…
Slashing costs in 3D IC wafer processing: forget about adhesives!
Slashing costs in 3D IC wafer processing: forget about adhesives!
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At Grenoble’s 3D TSV Summit which took place this week on Minatech’ campus, the talks were about 3D IC manufacturability, and all its associated costs, or how to trim them…
Alcatel-Lucent and BT achieve fastest real-world fiber speeds of 1.4Tb/s
Alcatel-Lucent and BT achieve fastest real-world fiber speeds of 1.4Tb/s
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Alcatel-Lucent and BT have announced trial speeds of up to 1.4Tb/s with a record spectral efficiency of 5.7 bits per second per Hertz (b/s/Hz)on an existing core fiber connection.
Audi to test laser headlight at Le Mans race
Audi to test laser headlight at Le Mans race
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During the Le Mans 24 Hours and other endurance races which are partially held in darkness, optimal vision plays a crucial role for the racing teams. Audi plans to equip…
Evaluation Framework for MOST Based Driver Assistance Systems Based on Virtual Prototypes
Evaluation Framework for MOST Based Driver Assistance Systems Based on Virtual Prototypes
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An efficient communication network is the backbone of distributed Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. Analyzing such systems in different scenarios under different system parameters is a complex task. Evaluating crucial system…
National University of Singapore partners BASF to develop graphene for use in OLEDs
National University of Singapore partners BASF to develop graphene for use in OLEDs
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The Graphene Research Centre (GRC) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Science is partnering with German chemical company BASF to develop the use of graphene in organic…
San Francisco selects UK’s Telensa to implement street lighting ‘smart’ controls trial
San Francisco selects UK’s Telensa to implement street lighting ‘smart’ controls trial
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Cambridge-based Telensa, the UK’s ‘smart’ wireless street lighting technology specilist, has been selected by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to demonstrate the company's PLANet (Public Lighting Active Network)…
Transponder allows cars to “see” pedestrians
Transponder allows cars to “see” pedestrians
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Researchers of the Munich Technical University (TUM) have developed a method how driver assistance systems in vehicles can identify pedestrians and cyclists even if they are obscured by large obstacles.
DC-DC converters and highly capacitive loads
DC-DC converters and highly capacitive loads
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Dave Berry, Principal Applications Engineer, Vicor explains how to use DC-DC converters to maintain an efficient and reliable design when powering highly capacitive loads.
Thermocompression bonding: an approach for narrow-pitch die-to-die and die-to-wafer 3D stacking
Thermocompression bonding: an approach for narrow-pitch die-to-die and die-to-wafer 3D stacking
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imec and Besi announced their cooperation on the development of a thermocompression bonding solution for narrow-pitch die-to-die and die-to-wafer bonding with high accuracy and high throughput.


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