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CEA-Leti and Arkema set up a platform for lithography based on nanostructured polymers
CEA-Leti and Arkema set up a platform for lithography based on nanostructured polymers
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CEA-Leti and Arkema, in association with LCPO (Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques) of Bordeaux, have shown the unique resolution…
MECHALD project budgets 2.2 million euros to apply atomic layer deposition to MEMSs
MECHALD project budgets 2.2 million euros to apply atomic layer deposition to MEMSs
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New industrial applications are foreseen for MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices, a 7-billion-dollar, rapidly growing market. The mechanical properties of thin…
Latest cores from MIPS may make it relevant again
Latest cores from MIPS may make it relevant again
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MIPS Technologies has rolled out a new generation of microprocessor cores called Aptiv. With the cores' smaller die size and…
Sub 1-V low noise high PSRR LDO with improved load transient
Sub 1-V low noise high PSRR LDO with improved load transient
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Juri Mihhailov, Viktor Strik and Sergei Strik of Texas Instruments decribe a low input low output voltage regulator (LILO), which…

ADC Guide, Part 3: offset error
ADC Guide, Part 3: offset error
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Analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are one of the most commonly used blocks in embedded systems. Applications of ADCs include current sensing, motor control, temperature sensing and a myriad of others. As…
Peratech creates fast-acting electronic nose using its QTC technology
Peratech creates fast-acting electronic nose using its QTC technology
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Peratech is developing an electronic nose using its Quantum Tunnelling Composite (QTC) material.
PCB assumes task of heat dissipation
PCB assumes task of heat dissipation
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An innovative way for the thermal management of high-power LEDs has been demonstrated by Austrian PCM manufacturer Haeusermann GmbH. The approach combines the functions of heat dissipation and current feed.
‘Right-Sized’ graphics for automotive solutions
‘Right-Sized’ graphics for automotive solutions
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Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe (FSEU) has been an expert partner for the automotive industry for many years, providing hardware and software solutions for various vehicle applications. In this article, FSEU discusses…
A shared vision for the UI beyond touch
A shared vision for the UI beyond touch
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IMS Research recently wondered whether Apple and the iPad were falling behind competitors in user-interface technology. In its commentary, the market watcher acknowledged Apple had changed the game by bringing…
Understanding wire-less charging
Understanding wire-less charging
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The increasing popularity of battery-powered consumer electronic devices such as portable media players, smartphones and tablets has led to a host of different chargers and a tangle of wires littering…
Selecting PCB materials for high-frequency applications
Selecting PCB materials for high-frequency applications
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Choosing a circuit material for a high-frequency printed-circuit board (PCB) is generally a tradeoff, often between price and performance. But PCB materials are also selected by two key factors: how…
Use a twist (and other popular wires) to reduce EMI/RFI
Use a twist (and other popular wires) to reduce EMI/RFI
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Bill Laumeister, Maxim Integrated Products discusses how to combine a twisted-pair wire and lowpass filters to produce spectacular rejection of radio frequency interference (RFI) and electromagnetic interference (EMI). The use…
OLED – raising lighting to a new level
OLED – raising lighting to a new level
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If silicon-based LEDs represent the state of the art in lighting, OLEDs will be the next generation. The article gives an overview on what is possible with this type of…
OpenFlow debuts on an optical network
OpenFlow debuts on an optical network
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The move to software-defined networks passed another milestone as ADVA Optical Networking (Munich) demonstrated the OpenFlow specification for the first time on an optically switched network. The demo is part…
UK opens Europe’s largest robotics laboratory
UK opens Europe’s largest robotics laboratory
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Two UK universities have opened the largest robotics laboratory in Europe as the UK government announced a £16m boost for research.
Infineon, Fuji agree on HybridPACK 2 automotive power module specs
Infineon, Fuji agree on HybridPACK 2 automotive power module specs
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Fuji Electric and chip manufacturer Infineon Technologies agreed to extend the supplier base for power modules deployed in automotive hybrid and electrical vehicles (HEV). At the PCIM Europe trade show…
Synchronous stepdown regulator with programmable reference
Synchronous stepdown regulator with programmable reference
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The LTC3600 is a high efficiency, monolithic synchronous buck regulator whose output is programmed with just one external resistor.
Electronic system detects and reports damages at cars
Electronic system detects and reports damages at cars
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A research team from the Bremen University in Germany is developing a damage identification and recording system for automotive usage. The system acquires and processes data caused by mechanical vibration…
IGBT modules with integrated driver and heat sink for converter powers of up to 2.1-MW enter volume production
IGBT modules with integrated driver and heat sink for converter powers of up to 2.1-MW enter volume production
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SEMIKRON has announced volume production of its SKiiP 4 range of Intelligent Power Modules. The company claims that the new modules outperform all other IGBT modules in the market in…
Jasper offers individual formal verifications apps
Jasper offers individual formal verifications apps
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EDA vendor Jasper Design Automation is now offering its formal verification technology through individual apps in a shared interactive environment that fit into existing customer verification flows.
MOS-AK/GSA Modeling Working Group creates compact modeling open directory
MOS-AK/GSA Modeling Working Group creates compact modeling open directory
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The MOS-AK/GSA Modeling Working Group held its annual spring workshop on April 26-27, 2012 at the Design Automation Division EAS of the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Dresden,…
Baolab plans to create low cost, smart, reconfigurable IMU
Baolab plans to create low cost, smart, reconfigurable IMU
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Baolab Microsystems is planning to modify the structures that it designed for the company’s 3D NanoCompass to build a range of other motion sensors to create low cost, smart, reconfigurable…
IEEE preps cameraphone image-quality test
IEEE preps cameraphone image-quality test
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The IEEE aims to release within two years a test suite to help consumers assess the picture quality of cellphone cameras. The suite will consist of a variety of metrics,…
Baolab to create low cost, smart, reconfigurable Inertial Measurement Units
Baolab to create low cost, smart, reconfigurable Inertial Measurement Units
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Baolab Microsystems is planning to modify the structures that it designed for the company’s 3D NanoCompass to build a range of other motion sensors to create low cost, smart, reconfigurable…
Reducing EMI by using spread spectrum techniques
Reducing EMI by using spread spectrum techniques
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Brijesh A Shah, Senior Applications Engineer, Cypress Semiconductor Corp looks at how to use spread spectrum techniques to reduce EMI.
Lattice unveils scalable star topology power management architecture
Lattice unveils scalable star topology power management architecture
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Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has introduced a scalable, in-system upgradable, star topology power management architecture that can be used across a wide range of circuit boards requiring more than 12 power…
Safe use of phone apps at the wheel through smartphone-centric in-vehicle infotainment
Safe use of phone apps at the wheel through smartphone-centric in-vehicle infotainment
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STMicroelectronics has integrated remote control technology from RealVNC onto its automotive-grade infotainment application processors.
28-nm based ARM Cortex-A9 test chip tops 3 GHz
28-nm based ARM Cortex-A9 test chip tops 3 GHz
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TSMC has announced its 28-nm high performance ARM® Cortex™-A9 dual-core processor test chip achieved 3.1 GHz performance under typical conditions.


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