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Three-dimensional OLED concept for vehicle rear lighting
Three-dimensional OLED concept for vehicle rear lighting
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The members of the OLED 3D research consortium these days presented a world first: the development of large-area, three-dimensional organic…
Proof of concept uses a smartphone as a machine controller based on gestures
Proof of concept uses a smartphone as a machine controller based on gestures
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A software team within the industry application department of the development service provider, Berner & Mattner has carried out a…
Consortium presents three-dimensional OLED rear lighting concept
Consortium presents three-dimensional OLED rear lighting concept
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The members of the OLED 3D research consortium these days presented a world first: the development of large-area, three-dimensional organic…
Timing closure highlights the challenges of 45nm silicon design and below
Timing closure highlights the challenges of 45nm silicon design and below
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Chi-Ping Hsu of Cadence Design Systems expalins why timing closure analysis highlights the challenges of 45nm silicon design and below. …

Volvo makes the new XC90 a “safety car”
Volvo makes the new XC90 a “safety car”
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In motorsport, a safety car is a special vehicle that limits the speed of the competing vehicles on the racetrack. Swedish carmaker Volvo attaches a different significance to the safety…
Printed electronics opens up large flexible sensor design opportunities
Printed electronics opens up large flexible sensor design opportunities
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Laurent Jamet of ISORG explains how printed electronics is opening up large flexible sensor design opportunities.
Graphene MEMS Outperforms Silicon
Graphene MEMS Outperforms Silicon
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Graphene can increase the sensitivity of micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensors by up to 100 times, according to researchers at the Swedish KTH (Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan) Royal Institute of Technology in…
Leti and EV Group open common lab on wafer bonding technologies
Leti and EV Group open common lab on wafer bonding technologies
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The three-year common lab opened by CEA-Leti and EV Group aims at optimizing temporary- and permanent-bonding technologies related to 3D TSV integration and all direct bonding heterostructures.
Researchers see terabyte data storage in glass
Researchers see terabyte data storage in glass
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Researchers in the UK and Holland have demonstrated the recording and retrieval processes for terabytes of data in silica glass using femtosecond laser writing.
Virtual Design and Verification Solutions for e-Mobility
Virtual Design and Verification Solutions for e-Mobility
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The electrification of the automobile is the most fundamental change within the industry since the beginning of the 20th century. We have witnessed the proliferation of electronic subsystems within conventional…
Modeling skew requirements for interfacing protocol signals in an SoC
Modeling skew requirements for interfacing protocol signals in an SoC
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Hans Kumar Jain, Gourav Kapoor, Babul Anunay of Freescale Semiconductor India consider the modeling skew requirements for interfacing protocol signals in an SoC.
Electrically Aware Design can speed IC design flow
Electrically Aware Design can speed IC design flow
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Cadence's Virtuoso Layout Suite Electrically Aware Design (EAD) can save engineers days or weeks of design time by enabling real-time parasitic extraction during layout; a new product and methodology reduces…
Price advantages of light color regulation via feedback control
Price advantages of light color regulation via feedback control
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When looking at color correction or control solutions in LED lighting systems - these are often regarded as an expensive add-on. But actually it is possible to reduce the overall…
How hackers can take control of your car
How hackers can take control of your car
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You might have seen that frightening episode of the CBS series, Person of Interest, in which a fictional social media company's billionaire founder loses control of his car. From the…
Implementation of efficient geolocation through the use of swarm radio
Implementation of efficient geolocation through the use of swarm radio
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In wireless sensor networks the concept of a swarm is used to illustrate how individuals in a group interact. Individuals in a swarm need to know their position relative to…
Runsafer EU-funded project to prototype running shoe with built-in sensors
Runsafer EU-funded project to prototype running shoe with built-in sensors
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A prototype running shoe that would significantly improve running training is to be developed as part of the “Runsafer” EU-funded project launched in September 2012, involving a total of seven…
Imec’s programmes for 3D IC semiconductor packaging boosted by presence of Dow Corning
Imec’s programmes for 3D IC semiconductor packaging boosted by presence of Dow Corning
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Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, announced today that it is among the newest member organisations to join imec, the Belgian research centre for the…
Fraunhofer Institute finds way to embed RFID antennas into fibre composites
Fraunhofer Institute finds way to embed RFID antennas into fibre composites
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Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS have now found a way to embed RFID antennas into fibre composites.
Dedicated IoT RF communication network supports 1000km line of sight
Dedicated IoT RF communication network supports 1000km line of sight
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To communicate their data, most of the smart meters and sensors spread out in these buildings could rely on ZigBee, an ethernet connection to a local broadband access, sometimes a…
RFID antennas ready for integration into fibre composites
RFID antennas ready for integration into fibre composites
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Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS have now found a way to embed RFID antennas into fibre composites.
Europe dominates Global Innovation rankings
Europe dominates Global Innovation rankings
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European countries dominate a recent global innovation index with 20 out of the top 30 positions.
Xilinx unveils new architecture for its 20nm programmable devices
Xilinx unveils new architecture for its 20nm programmable devices
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By moving to the 20nm design node, Xilinx claims that its UltraScale devices will benefit from a 1.5 to 2X increase in system-level performance and integration a year ahead of…
Power controller drives high power LEDs, regulates solar cells and charges batteries
Power controller drives high power LEDs, regulates solar cells and charges batteries
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The best LED drivers accurately regulate LED current for consistent color reproduction and modulate it rapidly for high contrast dimming. They also recognize and survive short and open circuits, monitor…
Cohda, NXP roll reference design 
for production-line connected vehicles
Cohda, NXP roll reference design 
for production-line connected vehicles
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Cohda Wireless and NXP Semiconductors announced the launch of the MK4, the latest generation of its connected car anti-collision technology based on the NXP/Cohda RoadLINK chipset. The chipset addresses both…
Smart city project near Vienna launched by Siemens
Smart city project near Vienna launched by Siemens
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Along with partners, Siemens has launched a giant Smart City project in Vienna. In the Seestadt Aspern, one of Europe's larges City development projects, the companies and research institutes involved…
Organic CMOS image sensor with photoelectric conversion layer is 20% more sensitive
Organic CMOS image sensor with photoelectric conversion layer is 20% more sensitive
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Fujifilm and Panasonic have jointly developed a novel organic CMOS image sensor technology that uses an organic photoelectric conversion layer to achieve performance beyond that of conventional image sensors.
New coding schemes face Internet streaming problems
New coding schemes face Internet streaming problems
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New coding schemes such as HEVC and Ultra HD are more prone to data loss through dropped packets when streaming on the Internet according to tests by an Israeli equipment…
Testing of CAN, LIN and FlexRay network characteristics of control units to assure reliability of bus systems in motor vehicles
Testing of CAN, LIN and FlexRay network characteristics of control units to assure reliability of bus systems in motor vehicles
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Electronic control units (ECUs) in modern vehicles are all linked together via various communication interfaces. The information, which each ECU needs to function correctly, is received from other system components.


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