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Heinrich-Hertz-Institut doubles the efficiency of black silicon solar cells
Heinrich-Hertz-Institut doubles the efficiency of black silicon solar cells
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Solar cells convert three-quarters of the energy contained in the Sun‘s spectrum into electricity – yet the infrared spectrum is…
Cadence accelerates CSR’s low-power, mixed-signal Wi-Fi, Bluetooth combo chip tapeout
Cadence accelerates CSR’s low-power, mixed-signal Wi-Fi, Bluetooth combo chip tapeout
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CSR plc has boosted the tapeout speed of a complex low-power, mixed-signal chip by using the Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation…
Fibre backhaul – easing the transition with multipoint microwave
Fibre backhaul – easing the transition with multipoint microwave
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In terms of their long-term backhaul strategies, mobile operators need to start looking at wireless and fibre backhaul as complementary…
New Smart Meter SoC from Texas Instruments aims to reduce system costs and improve reliability in e-meter designs
New Smart Meter SoC from Texas Instruments aims to reduce system costs and improve reliability in e-meter designs
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Texas Instruments Incorporated is now sampling a fully integrated and optimized Smart Meter System on Chip (SoC) for smart electrical…

Qi expands into wireless charging in automobiles
Qi expands into wireless charging in automobiles
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The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) has announced it approved a series of guidelines for Qi wireless chargers intended for automotive aftermarket use. Products meeting the guidelines will be able to…
Flexible OLED used for wristwatch display
Flexible OLED used for wristwatch display
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At the Ceatec electronics fair, Japanese display manufacturer Futaba Corp. has shown the prototype of a wristwatch equipped with a flexible OLED display. The screen, with a diagonal of 3.5",…
ON Semiconductor joins imec’s GaN-on-Si research program
ON Semiconductor joins imec’s GaN-on-Si research program
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ON Semiconductor has joined the multi-partner, industrial research and development program at imec, a leading nanoelectronics research center, to collaborate on the development of next-generation Gallium Nitride (GaN) on silicon…
How to develop Z-Wave Devices
How to develop Z-Wave Devices
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Z-Wave is an international standard for wireless communication in smart homes. It is based on ITU G.9959 specification and defines all aspects of the communication to ensure interoperability of devices…
System-on-Chip technology comes of age
System-on-Chip technology comes of age
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Pushkar Ranade, Senior Director, Process Integration SuVolta, Inc. describes the emerging importance of the SoC, its likely technological evolution and its potential impact on the semiconductor industry in a mobility…
Stretching the dynamic range of ADCs
Stretching the dynamic range of ADCs
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Robert Fifield, Senior Digital Systems design engineer at RFEL explains you can set about stretching the dynamic range of ADCs.
20nm and CoWoS reference flows enable next generation chip designs
20nm and CoWoS reference flows enable next generation chip designs
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TSMC has delivered two foundry-first reference flows supporting 20nm and CoWoS (Chip on Wafer on Substrate) technologies, within the Open Innovation Platform (OIP).
ASMgrid2 reference designs support next generation smart meter capability
ASMgrid2 reference designs support next generation smart meter capability
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Accent is introducing the ASMgrid2 Reference Designs to the company’s comprehensive set of hardware and software tools.
Research cooperation aims at affordable energy storage for e-cars
Research cooperation aims at affordable energy storage for e-cars
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The high costs for batteries are regarded as a major roadblock for a broad introduction of electric vehicles. One of the reasons for the high costs is the complex manufacturing…
RFEL stretches dynamic range of ADCs to offer ‘Best in Class’ performance
RFEL stretches dynamic range of ADCs to offer ‘Best in Class’ performance
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RFEL has produced a solution to overcome the common performance bottleneck of the dynamic range of high speed ADCs that can prevent innovative projects in wireless communications and instrumentation from…
ST and Omron team on MEMS gas flow sensor technology
ST and Omron team on MEMS gas flow sensor technology
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OMRON and STMicroelectronics have teamed up to develop a MEMS-based gas flow sensor with a unique built-in correction for differences in gas composition.
JESD204B high speed serial data converter interface standard offers significant advantages over parallel data formats
JESD204B high speed serial data converter interface standard offers significant advantages over parallel data formats
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Ed Kohler of Intersil Corp explains how the JESD204B high speed serial data converter interface standard offers significant advantages compared with parallel data formats.
VoLTE – the next big test for 4G networks
VoLTE – the next big test for 4G networks
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Global LTE deployments are continuing to rise and the technology is gaining ever more market recognition. However, LTE currently possesses a key limitation that the industry is actively looking to…
Could smartphones save the High Street?
Could smartphones save the High Street?
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With the high street as we know it under threat of extinction, according to some forecasters, retailers need to fight back by incorporating mobile into the heart of their marketing…
Pushing the dynamic range of ADCs for enhanced data capture
Pushing the dynamic range of ADCs for enhanced data capture
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UK signal processing expert RFEL has developed a solution to overcome the common performance bottleneck of the dynamic range of high speed ADCs in wireless communications and instrumentation projects.
e:lumix cranks up LED production in Germany
e:lumix cranks up LED production in Germany
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After having launched several manufacturing lines in China, LED manufactuerer e:lumix is about return to its roots in Augsburg (Germany): The company is preparing a new production facility in this…
Wearable monitoring system provides clinical support to patients at home
Wearable monitoring system provides clinical support to patients at home
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STMicroelectronics announced it is providing wearable body sensor technologies to power the new BodyGuardian Remote Monitoring System from Preventice for the detection and monitoring of non-lethal cardiac arrhythmias for ambulatory…
NXP’s SmartMX2 secure microcontroller receives CC EAL6+ security certificate
NXP’s SmartMX2 secure microcontroller receives CC EAL6+ security certificate
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NXP Semiconductors’ SmartMX2 secure microcontroller has been awarded the world’s first Common Criteria EAL6+ certification for a secure microcontroller with a contactless interface based on 90-nm technology.
Bosch optimizes ABS for all-terrain motorbikes
Bosch optimizes ABS for all-terrain motorbikes
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More intelligence on the motorbike - this is not an appeal to the drivers but an offer from technology provider Bosch: The company has introduced a new generation of its…
Noise to the outside, silence inwards
Noise to the outside, silence inwards
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A major European automaker will integrate the HALOsonic External Sound Synthesis (ESS) equipment from infotainment group Harman in a line of plug-in hybrid vehicles. HALOsonic generates sound outside the vehicle…
Wireless headset can diagnose epilepsy
Wireless headset can diagnose epilepsy
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Imagine a $200 wireless headset that can pick up brain signals with enough sensitivity to diagnose epilepsy or help someone with attention deficit learn more effectively. That was the goal…
Flexible OLED prototype points way to mass production
Flexible OLED prototype points way to mass production
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OLED materials research company Cynora GmbH (Karlsruhe, Germany) claims it has reached the home stretch for the production of flexible organic light emitting diodes. The company has demonstrated a prototype…
Printable silver nanowire ink enables transparent and flexible conductive patterns
Printable silver nanowire ink enables transparent and flexible conductive patterns
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In cooperation with the Osaka University, Showa Denko has developed a printable silver nanowire ink for the manufacture of electronic devices.
The sportier side of electric vehicles
The sportier side of electric vehicles
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Materials company Vacuumschmelze GmbH (VAC) is playing a part in the Formula Student Electric by supplying its new advanced alloy VACODUR 49 for performance-optimised electric motors. In partnership with AMK…


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