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Brain implants near milestone: FDA about to give green light
Brain implants near milestone: FDA about to give green light
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The product Steve Archer started work on 14 years ago is just about to hit the market -- he hopes.
Startup Nanotherm aims to cut LED lighting heat sink BOM by half
Startup Nanotherm aims to cut LED lighting heat sink BOM by half
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Founded late 2010, startup Cambridge Nanotherm has recently received the Frost & Sullivan innovation award for its Chip-on-Heatsink technology.
Power Integrations releases Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 smartphone charger reference design
Power Integrations releases Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 smartphone charger reference design
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Power Integrations has introduced the first reference design for a Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0-enabled charger power supply.
Startup Nanotherm aims to slash LED lighting heat sink costs by half
Startup Nanotherm aims to slash LED lighting heat sink costs by half
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Founded late 2010, startup Cambridge Nanotherm has recently received the Frost & Sullivan innovation award for its Chip-on-Heatsink technology.

Teardown: Samsung Galaxy Note 3: still the category leader
Teardown: Samsung Galaxy Note 3: still the category leader
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In 2011 Samsung defined a new category with its 5.3" diagonal Galaxy Note phone. The original Note was so large it was considered by many as a phone that aspired…
28nm CoWoS-based all programmable 3D ICs reach volume production
28nm CoWoS-based all programmable 3D ICs reach volume production
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Xilinx and TSMC have jointly announced the production release of the Virtex-7 HT family, claimed to be the industry’s first heterogeneous 3D ICs in production.
Magnachip adds SOI to improve BCD process
Magnachip adds SOI to improve BCD process
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Analog and mixed-signal chip vendor and foundry supplier MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. has announced that it has developed a 0.35-micron silicon-on-insulator (SOI) bipolar-CMOS-DMOS high voltage IC manufacturing process.
Optimize battery life for battery powered medical devices and wireless medical devices
Optimize battery life for battery powered medical devices and wireless medical devices
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Mike Hawes explains how the medical device industry is seeing an explosion in the number and type of mobile and wireless medical devices, and is ripe for a new approach…
LED lightbulbs access Internet with energy saving LiFi technology
LED lightbulbs access Internet with energy saving LiFi technology
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Chinese scientists have claimed that Wi-fi connectivity from a LED lightbulb (LiFi) is now a step closer. Li-fi promises to be a cheaper and more energy-efficient technology than existing wireless…
Camera-enhanced cockpit recognizes familiar driver face
Camera-enhanced cockpit recognizes familiar driver face
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Visteon has developed a new cockpit concept that uses multiple cameras in the vehicle to keep a constant eye on both the driver and the road ahead.
Online automated battery sizing calculator supports off-grid renewable energy applications
Online automated battery sizing calculator supports off-grid renewable energy applications
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Trojan Battery Co., has developed an automated battery sizing calculator to accurately size a battery bank for renewable energy applications.  …
SMIC forms center for vision, sensors, MEMS, 3D
SMIC forms center for vision, sensors, MEMS, 3D
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Leading Chinese foundry chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (Shanghai, China) has formed CVS3D, the center for vision, sensors, MEMS and 3D integration.
Software solution eliminates engine noise in cars
Software solution eliminates engine noise in cars
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What HiFi lovers know from their headphones will soon be available in car interiors: A silent environment with no noise from engine and gearbox, allowing drivers and passengers to enjoy…
LED lightbulbs access Internet to pave the way for energy saving LiFi technology
LED lightbulbs access Internet to pave the way for energy saving LiFi technology
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Chinese scientists have claimed that Wi-fi connectivity from a LED lightbulb (LiFi) is now a step closer. Li-fi promises to be a cheaper and more energy-efficient technology than existing wireless…
High efficiency bidirectional cell balancer maximizes capacity and lifetime of series connected battery stacks
High efficiency bidirectional cell balancer maximizes capacity and lifetime of series connected battery stacks
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Large, series connected strings of batteries are commonly used in electric vehicles, backup power systems and a wide variety energy storage applications.
TI extends MSP430 MCUs for ultra-low-power battery operation
TI extends MSP430 MCUs for ultra-low-power battery operation
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Boosting battery life in "always on" applications, ultra-low power microcontrollers expand TI's portfolio of 128 kB Flash MCUs with advanced features such as 1.8V split-rail I/Os and eight serial interfaces…
Driving In-Vehicle Networks
Driving In-Vehicle Networks
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The latest advances among In-Vehicle Networking (IVN) ICs improve ESD protection and electromagnetic noise management, as the typical vehicle electrical environment becomes increasingly crowded.
IBM develops two-factor security for mobile transactions
IBM develops two-factor security for mobile transactions
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IBM scientists have developed a mobile authentication security technology based on the near-field communication (NFC) radio standard. The technology provides an extra layer of security when using an NFC-enabled device…
Do high-power LEDs generate IR heat in the forward direction like a filament lamp?
Do high-power LEDs generate IR heat in the forward direction like a filament lamp?
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Ed Rodriguez considers whether high-power LEDs generate IR heat in the forward direction like a filament lamp.
Volvo turns car body into a battery
Volvo turns car body into a battery
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Car batteries are heavy and clumsy, right? Along with research partners, Volvo has developed a concept to integrate the batteries into the car structure. With innovative materials and form factors,…
Single IC enables any portable device to be quickly charged over USB in a car
Single IC enables any portable device to be quickly charged over USB in a car
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Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. has introduced the MAX16984 automotive DC-DC converter with USB charge emulator which uses a single IC to recognize and then charge any portable device (PD) directly…
Laser thermal anneal to boost performance of 3D memory devices
Laser thermal anneal to boost performance of 3D memory devices
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Nanoelectronics research center imec and Excico, a provider of semiconductor laser annealing processes, have demonstrated the application of laser thermal anneal (LTA) to boost the current in vertical polysilicon channel…
Thin Film prints smart sensor label
Thin Film prints smart sensor label
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Thin Film Electronics ASA, a pioneer of organic electronics, has announced it has built a temperature-tracking label display using printed organic electronics. The label and display system is intended for…
CEVA teams with ARM on vector floating-point DSP core for wireless infrastructure
CEVA teams with ARM on vector floating-point DSP core for wireless infrastructure
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CEVA has worked with ARM to develop a vector floating-point DSP specifically designed for advanced wireless infrastructure solutions.
IMEC, SPTS team on bioMEMS
IMEC, SPTS team on bioMEMS
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Research institute IMEC has received an Omega C2L Rapier deep reactive ion etch (DRIE) tool from chipmaking equipment supplier SPTS Technologies to research the creation of nanometer-scale structures for bioMEMS.
CMOS-compatible intra-chip photonics brings new class of sensors
CMOS-compatible intra-chip photonics brings new class of sensors
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Today’s current approach to optical I/Os is to use discrete VCSELs (vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers) at board and rack level only, and achieving higher bandwidth means adding more fibres in a…
HomePlug Smart SoC paves the way for smart-home and smart-energy innovations
HomePlug Smart SoC paves the way for smart-home and smart-energy innovations
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STMicroelectronics has released the company's ST2100 STreamPlug System-on-Chip (SoC) targeting smart-home and smart-energy applications to the world market.
Toumaz’ wireless health monitoring patch receives CE marking
Toumaz’ wireless health monitoring patch receives CE marking
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Toumaz Ltd announced that its SensiumVitals ultra-low power system for monitoring patient vital signs wirelessly, has received CE marking under the EU Medical Devices Directive.


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