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Low power Bluetooth Smart jewellery shows off the benefits of wearable technology
Low power Bluetooth Smart jewellery shows off the benefits of wearable technology
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Technology innovator CSR plc has demonstrated the future of wearable technology by developing a range of connected jewellery which is…
World’s first resonance wireless charger of Qi mobile phones debuts at CES 2014
World’s first resonance wireless charger of Qi mobile phones debuts at CES 2014
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ConvenientPower will debut at CES 2014 what the company claims is the world’s first magnetic resonance technology to wirelessly charge…
NFC-enabled digital media kiosk concept doubles as Qi charger
NFC-enabled digital media kiosk concept doubles as Qi charger
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Toshiba Electronics Europe has developed a so-called “Digital Kiosk” concept that combines TransferJet, NFC and Qi wireless charging technology, which…
Fraunhofer’s MPEG AAC Codecs to integrate Tensilica’s HiFi audio/voice software library
Fraunhofer’s MPEG AAC Codecs to integrate Tensilica’s HiFi audio/voice software library
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Cadence Design Systems announced it has licensed the full suite of MPEG AAC codecs from Fraunhofer IIS for use with…

Harman brings virtualisation and scalability to automotive infotainment
Harman brings virtualisation and scalability to automotive infotainment
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At this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Harman showcases a scalable platform for in-vehicle infotainment in the connected car. The platform transplants concepts known from commercial and…
Three-dimensional liquid crystal hemisphere can be used as a micro-lens
Three-dimensional liquid crystal hemisphere can be used as a micro-lens
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Using liquid crystals as a medium for assembling structures, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have managed to create a three-dimensional liquid crystal array in the shape of a flower.
Millimetre wave technology for backhaul between small-cell base stations
Millimetre wave technology for backhaul between small-cell base stations
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InterDigital, Inc., and Blu Wireless Technology have announced the successful completion of a first phase of collaborative development to explore millimetre wave solutions for small cell base stations and access…
China to force rationalisation on solar-cell manufacturing sector
China to force rationalisation on solar-cell manufacturing sector
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Just prior to the end of 2013, Nikkei Asian Review reported that the Chinese government, perhaps confirming that the concept of the planned economy has not yet been consigned to…
LED driver with integrated spread spectrum reduces EMI without adding flicker
LED driver with integrated spread spectrum reduces EMI without adding flicker
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Keith Szolusha of Linear Technology explains how a LED driver with integrated spread spectrum is able to reduce EMI without adding flicker.
Modular instrument highlights of 2013 set scene for 2014
Modular instrument highlights of 2013 set scene for 2014
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As your friendly barista of Test Cafe, let me brew you an espresso as we look back on the year 2013. Here at Test Cafe, we only serve espresso, and…
Antireflective black silicon technology slashes solar cell production costs
Antireflective black silicon technology slashes solar cell production costs
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To make solar cells, manufacturers typically acquire silicon wafers from an outside source. Since these wafers are cut from a large ingot, they usually have saw damage, which must be…
NikkoIA gets European money for organic NIR sensor
NikkoIA gets European money for organic NIR sensor
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NikkoIA SAS (Grenoble, France) has said it will benefit from €1.5 million (about $2 million) in subsidies over the next two years thanks to multiple European Union backed collaborative development…
Intel takes on Raspberry Pi with a European solution
Intel takes on Raspberry Pi with a European solution
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Intel’s first new processor architecture for a decade is a distinctly European affair. The Quark synthesisable x86 core was developed in Ireland for low cost applications such as wearable electronics,…
University of Valencia develops low cost thin film photovoltaic device with high energy efficiency
University of Valencia develops low cost thin film photovoltaic device with high energy efficiency
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A group of researchers led by Hendrik Bolink of the Institut de Ciència Molecular (ICMol) of the Scientific Park of the University of Valencia has developed a thin film low…
Thumb-sized 32-bit development board with GPS/GNSS receiver seeks crowdfunding
Thumb-sized 32-bit development board with GPS/GNSS receiver seeks crowdfunding
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Fabless GNSS positioning technology company SkyTraq Technology is undertaking a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to explore if there is sufficient interest in applying GPS/GNSS processor technology beyond the standard GPS/GNSS…
Novel circuit helps make laptop charger smaller and cheaper
Novel circuit helps make laptop charger smaller and cheaper
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FINsix, a power conversion startup, has developed laptop power adapters that claim to be 75 percent smaller than their conventional counterparts.
Power Tip 66: Reduce EMI from an offline power supply cost-effectively
Power Tip 66: Reduce EMI from an offline power supply cost-effectively
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Robert Kollman, Senior Applications Manager, Texas Instruments points out that in every product, there is a balance to be made between cost and performance. Cell phone adapters are a prime…
Munich seminar set to discuss industry roadmap for sensors
Munich seminar set to discuss industry roadmap for sensors
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Market research firm Yole Developpement and Fraunhofer Institute EMFT are organizing a one-day seminar to discuss the sensors roadmap to take place at the Fraunhofer Institute in Munich on March…
The ‘Let there be light’ applications of 2013
The ‘Let there be light’ applications of 2013
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2013 saw a host of innovative applications of LED lighting technologies being implemented across the world. Here we spotlight some of the more memorable solutions that caught the eye.
IPC to hold conflict minerals workshops before May 31, 2014 reporting deadline
IPC to hold conflict minerals workshops before May 31, 2014 reporting deadline
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The May 31, 2014, U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) deadline for filing conflict minerals reports required by Section 1502 of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act…
Br/N-based dopants open up the band-gap in graphene nanoplatelets for the design of FETs
Br/N-based dopants open up the band-gap in graphene nanoplatelets for the design of FETs
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Reaserchers at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST in Korea) unveiled a method for the mass production of boron/nitrogen co-doped graphene nanoplatelets, which led to the fabrication…
Munich seminar set to discuss sensors roadmap
Munich seminar set to discuss sensors roadmap
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Market research firm Yole Developpement and Fraunhofer Institute EMFT are organizing a one-day seminar to discuss the sensors roadmap to take place at the Fraunhofer Institute in Munich on March…
Chip-on-board LEDs for directional high power applications
Chip-on-board LEDs for directional high power applications
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Dr. Christopher Keusch considers chip-on-board LEDs for directional high power applications.
Prism Microwave quickly and accurately designs RF base station filters with AWR software
Prism Microwave quickly and accurately designs RF base station filters with AWR software
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Prism Microwave relies on Microwave Office® circuit design software for its cavity filter tuning and optimization, as well as the design of active RF electronics and planar components on printed…
Embedded 100G Ethernet in 22-nm FPGAs save power in demonstration
Embedded 100G Ethernet in 22-nm FPGAs save power in demonstration
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Achronix Semiconductor Corporation has demonstrated error-free operation of 100G Ethernet functionality using the hard Ethernet IP in the company's Speedster22i FPGAs.
IEC presses for a single charger specification for notebook computers
IEC presses for a single charger specification for notebook computers
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Aiming to “significantly reduce e-waste”, the IEC international standards and conformity assessment body for all fields of electrotechnology, has announced what it terms the “first globally relevant Technical Specification” for…
Achronix demonstrates power saving benefits of embedded 100G Ethernet in 22-nm FPGAs
Achronix demonstrates power saving benefits of embedded 100G Ethernet in 22-nm FPGAs
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Achronix Semiconductor Corporation has demonstrated error-free operation of 100G Ethernet functionality using the hard Ethernet IP in the company's Speedster22i FPGAs.
Acoustic test systems identify faults in vehicles
Acoustic test systems identify faults in vehicles
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With two new products, automotive test solution provider Göpel electronic GmbH addresses the demand of acoustic analysis of vehicles. Applications include evaluation of vehicle operating noise in development and prototyping…


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