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Field test of IPv6 wireless mesh communication at Norway’s Smart Grid centre
Field test of IPv6 wireless mesh communication at Norway’s Smart Grid centre
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Connode AB, together with NTE, is now trialling the new generation of communications for the Energy market at Demo Steinkjer.
Imec and Renesas Electronics reveal world’s first multi-standard RF receiver in 28nm CMOS
Imec and Renesas Electronics reveal world’s first multi-standard RF receiver in 28nm CMOS
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imec and Renesas Electronics have just unveiled what the companies claim to be the world’s first multi-standard radio frequency (RF)…
Manufacturing of OLEDs – challenges and solutions
Manufacturing of OLEDs – challenges and solutions
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Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) are frequently regarded as the better alternative to conventional LEDs - they offer greater design…
Impact of electronics design methods in the automotive industry
Impact of electronics design methods in the automotive industry
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The increase in electronic modules adds a new complexity to the overall product design of a car, while at the…

Battery-less wireless temperature sensors based on low power UHF RFID tags
Battery-less wireless temperature sensors based on low power UHF RFID tags
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Nowadays, there is an undeniable and unstoppable trend to use RF identification (RFID) in a number of applications, such as supply chain management, public transportation, access control and many more.
Smart lighting triggers technology boom, researchers predict
Smart lighting triggers technology boom, researchers predict
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The lighting systems of the future could be multi-purpose devices similar to smart phones. Lighting will not just allow us to see but could also be used to survey surroundings,…
Laser process enables OLEDs individually made-to-order
Laser process enables OLEDs individually made-to-order
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At the LOPE-C trade fair for organic and printed electronics, 4JET Technologies GmbH has introduced a laser process for customization and optimizing of organic LEDs (OLEDs). The method drastically simplifies…
Imec describes multiple enhancement options for next-generation FinFETs
Imec describes multiple enhancement options for next-generation FinFETs
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At this week’s VLSI 2013 Symposium in Kyoto, Japan, imec highlighted new insights into 3D fin shaped field effect transistors (FinFETs) and high mobility channels scaling for the 7 nm…
Non-volatile CBRAM memory block operates at less than 1V
Non-volatile CBRAM memory block operates at less than 1V
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Adesto Technologies is to demonstrate ultra-low power operation of its proprietary CBRAM (Conductive Bridging RAM) memory in a paper to be presented at the 2013 Symposia on VLSI Technology and…
Image sensor sensitive to 1mLux for true night vision
Image sensor sensitive to 1mLux for true night vision
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SiOnyx has had its 'Black Silicon' image sensors qualified down to 1mLux, operating on moonless nights and opening up tiny surveillance cameras.
Multiple enhancement options for next-generation FinFETs
Multiple enhancement options for next-generation FinFETs
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At this week’s VLSI 2013 Symposium in Kyoto, Japan, imec highlighted new insights into 3D fin shaped field effect transistors (FinFETs) and high mobility channels scaling for the 7 nm…
NASA uses commercial smartphone as control system to put three satellites into orbit
NASA uses commercial smartphone as control system to put three satellites into orbit
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On April 21, NASA launched a novel project, putting into orbit three satellites that employ an off-the-shelf commercial smartphone as the control system.
Cree XLamp MK-R LEDs now available in distribution
Cree XLamp MK-R LEDs now available in distribution
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Mouser Electronics is now stocking the new XLamp MK-R LEDs from Cree, which use the SC³ Technology next-generation LED platform to deliver up to 200 lumens-per-watt, a level that the…
XMOS continues focus on AVB standard; demonstrates low cost daisy-chain Ethernet audio
XMOS continues focus on AVB standard; demonstrates low cost daisy-chain Ethernet audio
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XMOS Semiconductor has developed a reference design for its xCORE multicore microcontrollers that allows daisy chaining of Ethernet AVB (Audio Visual Bridging) equipment without the need for a central switch.
Multicore microcontroller delivers low cost daisy-chain Ethernet audio
Multicore microcontroller delivers low cost daisy-chain Ethernet audio
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XMOS Semiconductor has developed a reference design for its xCORE multicore microcontrollers that allows daisy chaining of Ethernet AVB (Audio Visual Bridging) equipment without the need for a central switch.
Large-area fully-organic flexible photodetector array targets x-ray imaging
Large-area fully-organic flexible photodetector array targets x-ray imaging
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At this year's International Image Sensor Workshop, imec and Holst Centre presented a large-area fully-organic photodetector array fabricated on a flexible substrate. The imager is sensitive in the wavelength range…
Maxwell Technologies and Soitec join forces on photovoltaics with integrated energy storage
Maxwell Technologies and Soitec join forces on photovoltaics with integrated energy storage
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Maxwell Technologies and Soitec announced that they will collaborate on a California Energy Commission funded, two-phase program to demonstrate the cost and efficiency benefits of combining an energy storage system…
Flexible image sensor on plastic – a world’s first by ISORG and Plastic Logic
Flexible image sensor on plastic – a world’s first by ISORG and Plastic Logic
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ISORG and Plastic Logic have co-developed the first conformable organic image sensor on plastic. The sensors rely on the deposition of organic printed photodetectors (OPD) pioneered by ISORG, onto a…
Ceramic material drastically shrinks power supplies
Ceramic material drastically shrinks power supplies
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Siemens scientists have developed novel ceramic materials to embed transformers. The good thermal conductance of the material allows designers to reduce the size of power supplies and LED drivers by…
Nujira start of volume production ramp of Envelope Tracking modulator for mobile handsets
Nujira start of volume production ramp of Envelope Tracking modulator for mobile handsets
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Nujira Ltd has unveiled the company's newest Coolteq.L ET power supply modulator chip for LTE handsets.
Altera claims breakthrough levels of power efficiencies with Generation 10 FPGAs and SoCs
Altera claims breakthrough levels of power efficiencies with Generation 10 FPGAs and SoCs
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Altera Corporation has introduced the company’s Generation 10 FPGAs and SoCs offering system developers breakthrough levels of performance and power efficiencies.
Envelope Tracking modulator for mobile handsets enters volume production
Envelope Tracking modulator for mobile handsets enters volume production
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Nujira Ltd has unveiled the company's newest Coolteq.L envelope tracking (ET) power supply modulator chip for LTE handsets.
App Note provides design guidance for using repetitive surge protectors
App Note provides design guidance for using repetitive surge protectors
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STMicroelectronics' STRVS repetitive voltage surge-protection devices come with all the information engineers need to optimise circuit protection and meet cost and energy-efficiency targets.
Ultra transparent conducting oxides offer improved solar cell efficiency
Ultra transparent conducting oxides offer improved solar cell efficiency
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Innovnano, a manufacturer of high performance ceramic powders, has developed nanostructured Aluminium–doped  Zinc Oxide (AZO) for improved thin-film solar cell efficiency.
Electrocardiograms can now be done home with a smartphone app
Electrocardiograms can now be done home with a smartphone app
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A research scientist working at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a user-friendly smart phone application that allows consumers to take an electrocardiogram (ECG) in the comfort of…
Fairchild Semiconductor offers innovative BLDC motor control reference design
Fairchild Semiconductor offers innovative BLDC motor control reference design
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Fairchild Semiconductor's China-based Global Power Resource Center (GPRC) has developed a reference design for Brushless DC (BLDC) motor controller applications using SPM smart power modules, and incorporating Power Factor Correction…
Reference design: One volt Bluetooth Low Energy advertise-only beacon
Reference design: One volt Bluetooth Low Energy advertise-only beacon
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Single-mode Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices may operate in an advertise-only, "connectionless" mode where devices only transmit advertising packets. This mode requires a greatly simplified software stack, further reduces power…
Smart phone app enables consumers to take electrocardiograms at home
Smart phone app enables consumers to take electrocardiograms at home
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A research scientist working at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a user-friendly smart phone application that allows consumers to take an electrocardiogram (ECG) in the comfort of…


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