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AMD plans eight core 64bit ARM chip for embedded designs
AMD plans eight core 64bit ARM chip for embedded designs
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AMD is planning a system-on-chip (SoC) for embedded designs using up to eight ARM 64bit A57 cores as well as…
High-Density LED Array doubles intensity at less power
High-Density LED Array doubles intensity at less power
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Cree, Inc. has introduced what it calls the industry’s first High-Density (HD) LED Arrays. With the technology, the LED manufacturer…
Current sensors/transformers measure a wide range of currents
Current sensors/transformers measure a wide range of currents
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API Technologies Corp. has announced the availability of the company's new 5300 series of current sensors and transformers that measure…
Characterizing the dynamic output capacitance of a MOSFET
Characterizing the dynamic output capacitance of a MOSFET
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Alexander J. Young of ON Semiconductor considers how to characterize the dynamic output capacitance of a MOSFET.

Tweeting chair shows innovation with Internet of Things
Tweeting chair shows innovation with Internet of Things
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A public cloud software provider has put a TV presenter’s chair on the Internet of Things via Twitter to demonstrate different ways of connecting up everyday equipment.
Tweeting chair demonstrates the power of the Internet of Things
Tweeting chair demonstrates the power of the Internet of Things
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A public cloud software provider has put a TV presenter’s chair on the Internet of Things via Twitter to demonstrate different ways of connecting up everyday equipment.
LS8 package improves stability of voltage references
LS8 package improves stability of voltage references
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Stability of precision electronic circuits is often dominated by the stability of the voltage reference. Most electronic systems rely on one or more voltage references to ensure that measurements or…
Quantum Tunnelling Composite technology supports variable speed control in electric drill
Quantum Tunnelling Composite technology supports variable speed control in electric drill
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Globalpower has taken a licence for Peratech's Quantum Tunnelling Composite technology. The first product to feature QTC sensors is Globalpower's new Touch 12 V portable electric drill.
Murata shrinks 1-W DC-DC converter footprint by 26 percent
Murata shrinks 1-W DC-DC converter footprint by 26 percent
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Murata has introduced the MEU1 series of ultra miniature single isolated output 1 Watt DC-DC converters which achieves a 26% footprint reduction when compared to previously released products.
JEDEC releases Universal Flash Storage (UFS) version 2.0 standard
JEDEC releases Universal Flash Storage (UFS) version 2.0 standard
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JEDEC Solid State Technology Association has announced the publication of Universal Flash Storage (UFS) version 2.0 developed for mobile applications and computing systems requiring high performance and low power consumption.
MOSFET platform delivers integrated Schottky performance with low leakage current
MOSFET platform delivers integrated Schottky performance with low leakage current
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. has released the NextPowerS3, high-performance 30-V MOSFET platform incorporating the company's 'SchottkyPlus' technology.
Medical devices push microfluidics and electrodes markets to reach $9.5 Billion in 2022, says Lux Research
Medical devices push microfluidics and electrodes markets to reach $9.5 Billion in 2022, says Lux Research
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With health care costs soaring at an unsustainable rate, providers are increasingly moving into a preventive mode, with an emphasis on screening and very early diagnostics. As a result, key…
True white LEDs on the horizon
True white LEDs on the horizon
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Today, white LEDs are not really white, but instead use techniques such as combining the light emission of separate red, blue, and green (R-G-B) LEDs, or coat blue LEDs with…
Solid phase epitaxy enables tensile-strained GeSn MOSFET devices on Si
Solid phase epitaxy enables tensile-strained GeSn MOSFET devices on Si
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KULeuven, imec and AIST have announced a new solid phase epitaxy process developed to integrate GermaniumTin (GeSn) metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) devices on silicon.
TSMC and OIP Ecosystem partners release 16FinFET and 3D IC Reference Flows
TSMC and OIP Ecosystem partners release 16FinFET and 3D IC Reference Flows
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TSMC has released three silicon-validated Reference Flows within the Open Innovation Platform (OIP) that enable 16FinFET systems-on-chip (SoC) designs and 3D chip stacking packages.
Powerful light sources for all projector sizes
Powerful light sources for all projector sizes
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Image visualization by means of projection is now a standard process – in both the business and domestic environments. As projection becomes more and more widespread the demands on image…
Power supplies for automotive Start /Stop systems
Power supplies for automotive Start /Stop systems
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Mark Scholten of ON Semiconductor looks at various solutions available to the designer, including low dropout linear regulators, reverse battery protection schemes, and different boost options for Start/Stop systems.
Verification of SoC internal channel characterization using an ADC
Verification of SoC internal channel characterization using an ADC
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Kushal Kamal and Siddi Jai Prakash of Freescale outline the challenges and good design practice posed by the SoC design and verification stage.
Smart home platform empowers set-top boxes to support energy and security services
Smart home platform empowers set-top boxes to support energy and security services
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STMicroelectronics has introduced the company's Smart Home software platform which will empower set-top boxes to transition to a new class of device, the smart home box, capable of managing home…
Innovative data converter technology aims to revolutionize position and motion sensing solutions
Innovative data converter technology aims to revolutionize position and motion sensing solutions
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Texas Instruments claims to have ‘invented’ a new data converter category that uses coils and springs as inductive sensors to solve difficult system sensing problems.
Smart Home Software Platform adds domestic services via set-top box ICs
Smart Home Software Platform adds domestic services via set-top box ICs
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New software and a hardware portfolio from ST Microelectronics provide the catalyst for a new class of smart-home boxes hosting high-value services.
Basic concepts of linear regulator and switching mode power supplies – Part Two
Basic concepts of linear regulator and switching mode power supplies – Part Two
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Henry J. Zhang, Applications Engineering Manager, Linear Technology looked at an intro and the basics of linear regulator and switching power supply operation in part one of this article series.
Updating Car ECUs Over-The-Air (FOTA)
Updating Car ECUs Over-The-Air (FOTA)
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Getting the growing amount of software in vehicles under control, reducing the costs and raise customer satisfaction at the same time? Is that even possible? This article shows how.
Passive stylus design for large capacitive touchscreens
Passive stylus design for large capacitive touchscreens
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Todd Severson and Cole Wilson of Cypress Semiconductor considers the challenges for passive stylus developers to meet the performance requirements for using capacitive sensing technology on larger touchscreens.
UPnP Forum reveals SensorManagement specifications
UPnP Forum reveals SensorManagement specifications
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Global home networking standards group, UPnP Forum, has published SensorManagement Device Control Protocols.
Novabase selects Sigma Designs’ media processor for turn-key set top box
Novabase selects Sigma Designs’ media processor for turn-key set top box
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Novabase, the Portuguese supplier of IT and digital TV solutions in more than forty countries, has selected Sigma Designs’ SMP8674 media processor for the company's next generation for Set Top…
Bosch interconnects vehicle dynamic systems for customized driving behavior
Bosch interconnects vehicle dynamic systems for customized driving behavior
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The automotive industry is working intensively on the integration of existing on-board electronic systems for more driving safety, comfort and agility. This also enables drivers to customize their vehicles' handling…
Cadence mixed-signal low-power design flow helps Silicon Labs halve MCU power consumption
Cadence mixed-signal low-power design flow helps Silicon Labs halve MCU power consumption
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Silicon Labs has reduced the power consumption of the company's energy-friendly ARM-based microcontroller unit (MCU) by 50 percent using the complete Cadence mixed-signal low-power design flow.


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