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Compact solution for camera-based driver assistance systems
Compact solution for camera-based driver assistance systems
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They were primarily developed for powertrain applications. However, thanks to a 'Camera and ADC Interface' module integrated on-chip, Infineon’s new…
Dual screen mobile phone features an always on electronic paper display
Dual screen mobile phone features an always on electronic paper display
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Yota Devices, a private Russian connectivity company, has made a dual screen Android-based mobile phone, designated Yotaphone, available for preorder…
Muscle activity-based gesture control enables wireless control of devices with fingers and hands alone
Muscle activity-based gesture control enables wireless control of devices with fingers and hands alone
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Nordic Semiconductor ASA announces that North American startup, Thalmic Labs, is using Nordic's nRF51822 2.4GHz System-on-Chip (SoC) to provide the…
Muscle activity-based gesture control device enables arm movements to control smartphones
Muscle activity-based gesture control device enables arm movements to control smartphones
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Startup Thalmic Labs is using Nordic's nRF51822 2.4GHz System-on-Chip (SoC) to provide the Bluetooth low energy wireless connectivity in what…

Wireless gesture control device monitors muscle activity to decode user input
Wireless gesture control device monitors muscle activity to decode user input
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With its wearable armband Myo, North American startup Thalmic Labs records and interprets the electric signals of the wearer’s forearm muscle activity to accurately distinguish between different gestures and movements.
Driving LEDs with fluorescent ballasts (Part 1)
Driving LEDs with fluorescent ballasts (Part 1)
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Tom Stamm and Jianwen Shao of STMicroelectronics describes an AC/DC converter without active LED current control.
Transport for London plans new road network lighting program to trim energy use by 40 per cent
Transport for London plans new road network lighting program to trim energy use by 40 per cent
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One of the largest 'invest to save' strategic road lighting projects ever undertaken in the UK will see LED technology used for the modernisation of main road street lighting in…
Connected Lighting Alliance focuses on shaping indoor professional lighting standards
Connected Lighting Alliance focuses on shaping indoor professional lighting standards
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The Connected Lighting Alliance has launched an initiative focused on the indoor professional lighting market following the organization's endorsement of ZigBee Light Link earlier in 2013 as the preferred common…
Researchers significantly improve lithium-air batteries
Researchers significantly improve lithium-air batteries
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Lithium-air batteries have the potential to store ten times more energy than today's lithium-ion batteries. For this reason, they are regarded as their promising successors. In particular the automotive industry…
The Top 10 Most Popular Power Management News Stories of 2013
The Top 10 Most Popular Power Management News Stories of 2013
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News stories about exotic materials with unusual charactistics or properties captured the attention of many readers this year as power management engineers tried to find new ways of storing or…
Startup drives 60 GHz to small cells
Startup drives 60 GHz to small cells
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Startup Peraso Technologies Inc. is taking 60 GHz to infrastructure networks with its first product, a module targeting small cell base stations, now sampling.
Researchers significantly improve efficiency, capacity of lithium-air batteries
Researchers significantly improve efficiency, capacity of lithium-air batteries
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Lithium-air batteries have the potential to store ten times more energy than today's lithium-ion batteries. For this reason, they are regarded as their promising successors.
LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation chipset verified
LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation chipset verified
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Anite has announced that together with HiSilicon it has verified Release 10 LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) protocols in HiSilicon's newly developed LTE-A chipset.
Amazon bets on GPS-driven drones to deliver goods on your door-step
Amazon bets on GPS-driven drones to deliver goods on your door-step
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On the CBS show 60 minutes, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has discussed the company’s plans to use drones to deliver customer packages within 30 minutes after ordering online. This would…
Instrument detects electromagnetic attacks
Instrument detects electromagnetic attacks
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Electromagnetic fields can impair or even damage electronic devices. Fraunhofer researchers have devised measurement equipment that enables users to determine intensity, frequency and direction of an attack.
Multiband analog front end brings one-chip radio closer to reality
Multiband analog front end brings one-chip radio closer to reality
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The proliferation of different, incompatible radios is a serious problem in military and aerospace situations, where a team may need units for airborne links, satellite communications, a base relay station,…
Plessey launches next generation of GaN on Silicon LEDs for entry level lighting
Plessey launches next generation of GaN on Silicon LEDs for entry level lighting
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Plessey has launched its next generation of GaN-on-Silicon mid-power LEDs, doubling the efficiency over the first generation devices for an entry level lighting range…
Europe drives world’s first dedicated narrowband cellular network for the Internet of Things
Europe drives world’s first dedicated narrowband cellular network for the Internet of Things
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M2M module supplier Telit Wireless Solutions is working with French network operator SIGFOX on the first cellular network fully dedicated to machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) communications usnig…
Design a cell-monitoring system to optimize accuracy, lower costs, or both
Design a cell-monitoring system to optimize accuracy, lower costs, or both
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Jeremy Georges, MTS, Maxim Integrated discusses cell-measurement architectures for cell balancing and battery-measurement applications and presents example designs that meet diverse accuracy and cost requirements.
Wireless power: Accommodating new industry standards
Wireless power: Accommodating new industry standards
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Jack Deans of Integrated Device Technology examines how to accommodate new industry standards posed for wireless power technology solutions.
Scottish research centre seeks bright future for Li-Fi internet technology
Scottish research centre seeks bright future for Li-Fi internet technology
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A new research center has opened at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland which aims to bring faster, more reliable internet connections a step closer by using light-based communication technology.
Smart card payment terminals go mobile to tap into emerging markets
Smart card payment terminals go mobile to tap into emerging markets
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At this year’s CARTES Secure Connexions event held near Paris, the main message to anyone holding a smartphone was a loud “Buy! Buy! Buy, impulsively if need be”, especially if…
Supercomputer accelerator comes to datacenter
Supercomputer accelerator comes to datacenter
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At the Supercomputer Conference (SC13, Nov. 17-22, Denver) Nvidia and IBM announced that they will collaborate on accelerating IBM's enterprise software applications with Nvidia's graphics processing unit (GPUs) for IBM's…
Renesas agrees software pact with TMG and Molex to support industrial Ethernet solutions
Renesas agrees software pact with TMG and Molex to support industrial Ethernet solutions
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Renesas Electronics Europe has teamed up with the company's alliance partner Technologie Management Gruppe (TMG) to offer software support for its multi-protocol industrial Ethernet solutions.
Omron to work with Leti on MEMS
Omron to work with Leti on MEMS
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The broad-based systems and components company Omron Corp. (Kyoto, Japan) has agreed to research collaboration on MEMS with French research institute CEA-Leti (Grenoble, France).
Linking in-vehicle infotainment and phones at RTOS level
Linking in-vehicle infotainment and phones at RTOS level
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Abalta Technologies is adding its WEBLINK product to Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY-based In-Vehicle Infotainment Platform; the integration is intended to deliver a seamless, secure connected-car experience to sync with any…
A software-based approach to active noise control in automobiles
A software-based approach to active noise control in automobiles
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Everyone wants a car that consumes less fuel. In fact, some studies indicate that car buyers now rank fuel economy as the top factor in choosing a new vehicle. To…
Field test fathoms out economic potential for electric mobility
Field test fathoms out economic potential for electric mobility
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In order to evaluate the economic efficiency of electric vehicles, the Munich Technical University (TUM) is setting up the “Virtual Electromobility among taxis and commercial vehicles in Munich” (VEM) field…


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