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Double-layer capacitor powers start-stop system
Double-layer capacitor powers start-stop system
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Start-stop systems for hybrid and micro hybrid cars are among the most efficient approaches to reduce a vehicle's fuel consumption.
French startup develops embedded Java machine for Cortex M microcontrollers
French startup develops embedded Java machine for Cortex M microcontrollers
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A French startup has developed the first Java platform for low cost, memory-constrained C and C++ applications running on Cortex…
TI’s new SensorTag kit helps to jump-start Bluetooth low energy smartphone app development in minutes
TI’s new SensorTag kit helps to jump-start Bluetooth low energy smartphone app development in minutes
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Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced the company’s Bluetooth low energy SensorTag kit which removes the barriers to entry for smartphone…
Audi-led research project develops e-mobility platform
Audi-led research project develops e-mobility platform
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In a joint research program with electronics supplier Bosch and the RWTH university of Aachen, carmaker Audi has developed a…

Secunet demos near-production security platform for connected cars
Secunet demos near-production security platform for connected cars
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Automotive online connections represent a challenge to electronics designers since they are more difficult to protect against cyber threats than a PC or a smartphone. At the Freescale Technology Forum…
OKLabs hypervisor ported to Xilinx Zynq ARM-based SoC
OKLabs hypervisor ported to Xilinx Zynq ARM-based SoC
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General Dynamics Broadband, which bought software developer Open Kernel Labs in September, has ported the OKL4 hypervisor to the Xilinx Zynq 7000 family of ARM-based programmable SoCs.
High quality wireless audio in the car: how developments in Bluetooth are making it possible
High quality wireless audio in the car: how developments in Bluetooth are making it possible
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As the home environment marches towards the reality of wireless connectivity, car drivers and passengers are expecting the same functionality and freedom associated with a wire-free environment. There are two…
Flexible wireless power specification rolled out
Flexible wireless power specification rolled out
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Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) has announced that the technical working committee has approved a more flexible wireless power specification that will allow consumers to charge their mobile devices on…
PCM data retention and the impact of crystal electrodes (Part 1)
PCM data retention and the impact of crystal electrodes (Part 1)
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Ron Neale examines the fabrication benefits of PCM data retention and the impact of crystal electrodes.
Cadence reveals tapeout of 14-nm test-chip with ARM processor and IBM FinFET process technology
Cadence reveals tapeout of 14-nm test-chip with ARM processor and IBM FinFET process technology
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has announced the tapeout of a 14-nanometer test-chip featuring an ARM Cortex-M0 processor implemented using IBM’s FinFET process technology.
Agilent and the University of Leeds open terahertz measurement research lab
Agilent and the University of Leeds open terahertz measurement research lab
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Agilent Technologies has announced the opening, at the University of Leeds, of the first Agilent-equipped terahertz measurement laboratory in Europe. The laboratory will enable research on devices, components, circuits and…
Imec and Nantero launch joint carbon nanotube memory program
Imec and Nantero launch joint carbon nanotube memory program
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Imec and Nantero have announced a joint development program that will focus on the carbon-nanotube-based memory developed by Nantero, NRAM, and its application in high-density next-generation memories with a size…
National Instruments and TU-Dresden collaborate on 5G mobile network research
National Instruments and TU-Dresden collaborate on 5G mobile network research
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National Instruments has announced its collaboration with TU-Dresden on the exploration of new technologies for 5G wireless systems using NI LabVIEW system design software.
Philips, Apple offer web-controlled LED lighting
Philips, Apple offer web-controlled LED lighting
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Consumer electronics giant Philips has introduced a range of wireless- and Internet-addressable LED light bulbs called "hue" that consumers can control from any iOS or Android device, including changing colors…
Texas Instruments begins sampling of MSP430FR59xx low-power microcontrollers based on leading Wolverine technology
Texas Instruments begins sampling of MSP430FR59xx low-power microcontrollers based on leading Wolverine technology
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Texas Instruments Incorporated has begun sampling the first of the world’s lowest power microcontrollers based on the company’s ‘Wolverine’ technology platform.
Electrically conductive carbon nanotubes for thin touchscreens
Electrically conductive carbon nanotubes for thin touchscreens
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A Rice University team has hit upon a method to produce nearly transparent films of electrically conductive carbon nanotubes, a goal sought by researchers around the world.
Low cost, consumer wireless muscle stimulator targets low back pain sufferers
Low cost, consumer wireless muscle stimulator targets low back pain sufferers
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Medical device company, Hollywog, has launched the world's first remote controlled consumer muscle stimulator to employ clinically-proven Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation technology to target low back pain, using a pair…
Electrically-aware design improves analog/mixed-signal productivity
Electrically-aware design improves analog/mixed-signal productivity
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David White describes a new EDA methodology, called electrically-aware design, where every physical design decision regarding placement and routing can be analyzed or visualized in terms of its impact on…
ARM launches two cores for next generation smartphones and servers
ARM launches two cores for next generation smartphones and servers
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ARM has developed a new 64bit architecture for two new application processor cores that can be combined in big.little systems for the next generation of smartphones, tablets and data center…
ARM launches two new cores for next generation smartphones and servers
ARM launches two new cores for next generation smartphones and servers
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ARM has developed a new 64bit architecture for two new application processor cores that can be combined in big.little systems for the next generation of smartphones, tablets and data center…
Next-generation vehicle controls inspired by mobile devices
Next-generation vehicle controls inspired by mobile devices
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Automotive supplier Visteon Corporation is demonstrating to auto manufacturers its latest advancements for vehicle controls – including features and functionality to which consumers have grown accustomed in their handheld devices.
NXP delivers NFC to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 devices
NXP delivers NFC to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 devices
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. has revealed that Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system will integrate the software stack of NXP’s NFC controller, the PN544, enabling rich user experiences and convenient interactions…
Microsemi releases ultra-low power sub-GHz radio in compact chip scale package for wireless sensor applications
Microsemi releases ultra-low power sub-GHz radio in compact chip scale package for wireless sensor applications
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Microsemi Corporation has introduced a new ultra low power (ULP) radio frequency (RF) transceiver for short-range wireless applications where power consumption is of utmost importance.
Researchers demonstrate steps toward commercial fabrication of carbon nanotubes as a successor to silicon
Researchers demonstrate steps toward commercial fabrication of carbon nanotubes as a successor to silicon
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IBM scientists have demonstrated a new approach to carbon nanotechnology that opens up the path for commercial fabrication of dramatically smaller, faster and more powerful computer chips.
New sensor solution helps to monitor driver fatigue
New sensor solution helps to monitor driver fatigue
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Plessey has developed a novel car seat sensor solution to monitor driver fatigue that is based on its multi-award winning EPIC sensor technology. The company is making available evaluation kits…
LED performance boosted by wireless bonding
LED performance boosted by wireless bonding
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Jonathan Domingo, Lumex considers the performance benefits wireless bonded LEDs are able to achieve.
Memory solution addressing power and security problems in embedded designs
Memory solution addressing power and security problems in embedded designs
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Andre Hassan of Kilopass outlines a memory solution addressing power and security problems in embedded designs.
FieldFox microwave analyzers deliver precise measurements in virtually any field environment
FieldFox microwave analyzers deliver precise measurements in virtually any field environment
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For most, the phrase “precise microwave measurements” brings to mind a lab bench in a comfortable office. These days, more and more technicians and engineers need to make accurate measurements…


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