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Optimal digital power control using LLC resonant converters
Optimal digital power control using LLC resonant converters
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Bilal Akin, PhD and Daniel Chang of Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) describe a digital power control implementation using line level…
Fujitsu shows radiation-hardened RFID using FRAM technology
Fujitsu shows radiation-hardened RFID using FRAM technology
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Fujitsu Semiconductor America (FSA) and a group of partner companies will highlight innovative radio-frequency identification (RFID) solutions using Fujitsu's Ferroelectric…
Medical Standard Challenges – IEC60601: understanding the changes from 2nd to 3rd edition
Medical Standard Challenges – IEC60601: understanding the changes from 2nd to 3rd edition
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Peter Blyth, Industry Director, Medical, XP Power considers the challenges posed by the impending changes relating to the 2nd to…
Heliatek claims new world record efficiency of 10.7 percent for organic tandem solar cell
Heliatek claims new world record efficiency of 10.7 percent for organic tandem solar cell
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Heliatek GmbH is claiming a new world record for organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells with 10.7% cell efficiency on 1.1 cm2.

Renesas Mobile to double operators’ GSM capacity with VAMOS II
Renesas Mobile to double operators’ GSM capacity with VAMOS II
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Renesas Mobile Corporation has undertaken the first pre-commercial trial of the latest version of Voice Services over Adaptive Multi-user Orthogonal Sub-channel (VAMOS II), the next step in the evolution of…
RF Micro Devices unveils rGaN-HV process technology
RF Micro Devices unveils rGaN-HV process technology
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RF Micro Devices has announced the extension of RFMD's industry-leading GaN process technology portfolio to include a new technology optimized for high voltage power devices in power conversion applications.
Swedish VINNOVA grant awarded to Silex Microsystems to develop magnetic MEMS technology for smartphones
Swedish VINNOVA grant awarded to Silex Microsystems to develop magnetic MEMS technology for smartphones
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Silex Microsystems, a pure-play MEMS foundry, has been awarded a nearly 3 million Swedish Kronor research grant from VINNOVA, the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems, to develop cutting-edge ferromagnetic…
World’s first lightning sensor IC targets low power, portable applications
World’s first lightning sensor IC targets low power, portable applications
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austriamicrosystems has introduced the world’s first lightning sensor IC, the AS3935 Franklin Lightning Sensor with an embedded intelligent algorithm.
An overview of the JESD204 standard for analog/digital converters
An overview of the JESD204 standard for analog/digital converters
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Jonathan Harris of Analog Devices, Inc.provides an overview of the JESD204 interface standard for analog to digital converters (ADCs).
Cypress adds new digital filtering, SPI and USB capabilities to update For PSoC Creator 2.0 design environment
Cypress adds new digital filtering, SPI and USB capabilities to update For PSoC Creator 2.0 design environment
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Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has unveiled the second in an ongoing series of extensions to Version 2.0 of the company's PSoC Creator Design Environment for the PSoC 3 and PSoC 5…
Reducing MLCCs’ piezoelectric effects and audible noise
Reducing MLCCs’ piezoelectric effects and audible noise
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Nicolas Guibourg Systems Engineer, Display Power Converters, Texas Instruments outlines the different factors influencing piezoelectric effect in MLCCs and discusses some solutions to attenuate the generated audible noise, as well…
Enabling wireless smart lighting – an Internet address for every bulb
Enabling wireless smart lighting – an Internet address for every bulb
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The need for homes and businesses to reduce both energy consumption and costs is increasing rapidly. Consequently smart-energy solutions are becoming more important to deliver higher energy efficiency and to…
Lightning sensor IC targets low power, portable applications
Lightning sensor IC targets low power, portable applications
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Austriamicrosystems has introduced the world’s first lightning sensor IC, the AS3935 Franklin Lightning Sensor with an embedded intelligent algorithm.
An introduction to Capacitive Sensing – Part II
An introduction to Capacitive Sensing – Part II
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Pushek Madaan and Priyadeep Kaur, Cypress Semiconductor considers the key guidelines for schematic and layout and how they contribute to capacitive sensing design.
An unconditionally stable loop for voltage-mode-controlled synchronous-buck converters
An unconditionally stable loop for voltage-mode-controlled synchronous-buck converters
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Peyman Asadi, Amir Rahimi, and Parviz Parto of International Rectifier Co. review the problem of conditionally stable loop design of single-phase voltage-mode-controlled non-isolated synchronous-buck converter with examples, and provide some…
G3-PLC is recommended as one of the communication standards in Japan for a smart meter in HEMS solutions
G3-PLC is recommended as one of the communication standards in Japan for a smart meter in HEMS solutions
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Maxim Integrated Products’ G3-PLC protocol has been recommended by the Smart House Standardization Study Group, as a communications platform Japanese electrical utilities may use for communication between a smart meter…
5.4M dot bicolor and tricolor OLED microdisplays for enhanced digital image fusion
5.4M dot bicolor and tricolor OLED microdisplays for enhanced digital image fusion
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MicroOLED's quad pixel architecture brings new advances in high-resolution image processing and power efficiency in digital image fusion for defense and medical applications.
ULIS debuts 17-micron thermal infrared sensor featuring I2C
ULIS debuts 17-micron thermal infrared sensor featuring I2C
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ULIS, a French manufacturer of high-quality infrared (IR) imaging sensors for thermography, security and surveillance, automotive and military applications, has launched the Pico384E, a new 17-micron pixel size thermal sensor…
Xilinx unveils a low-cost RTL synthesis tool optimized for the fabric of its 28nm FPGAs
Xilinx unveils a low-cost RTL synthesis tool optimized for the fabric of its 28nm FPGAs
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Claiming a 4x productivity advantage over competing development environments, Xilinx has announced a new IP and system-centric design environment built from the ground up to accelerate design productivity for what…
Intel exec claims fabless model “collapsing”
Intel exec claims fabless model “collapsing”
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It’s the beginning of the end for the fabless model according to Mark Bohr, the man I think of as Mr. Process Technology at Intel.
3-D FPGAs enable silicon convergence
3-D FPGAs enable silicon convergence
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The three-dimensional (3-D) field-programmable gate array (FPGA) is enabling the era of silicon convergence, according to Altera Corp., (San Jose, CA), which is incorporating application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), application-specific…
Plessey reveals EPIC sensor technology to create a heart monitor in a wristwatch
Plessey reveals EPIC sensor technology to create a heart monitor in a wristwatch
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Plessey Semiconductors has designed a heart rate monitor demonstration using its EPIC sensor technology, which is the same size as a wristwatch and does not require a chest strap or…
Better driving range though energy management
Better driving range though energy management
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Up to 15 percent more kilometers per battery charge just by improving the energy management systems - this is the goal of a research project led by the Dresden Institute…
Flexible architecture facilitates features integration into electric power steering
Flexible architecture facilitates features integration into electric power steering
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Nexteer Automotive has developed an electronic architecture for its electric power steering (EPS) systems that will make integration of new electronic features faster and provide greater functional safety. The architecture…
Xilinx unveils low-cost RTL synthesis tool optimized for its 28nm FPGA fabric
Xilinx unveils low-cost RTL synthesis tool optimized for its 28nm FPGA fabric
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Claiming a 4x productivity advantage over competing development environments, Xilinx has announced a new IP and system-centric design environment built from the ground up to accelerate design productivity for what…
New 32 QFN package for low power MachXO2 programmable logic devices focus on space-constrained environments  
New 32 QFN package for low power MachXO2 programmable logic devices focus on space-constrained environments  
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Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has introduced the company's low cost, low power MachXO2 family of programmable logic devices (PLD) in a new 32 QFN (Quad Flatpack No-leads) package. …
Movea unveils Chemistry of Motion solution to enable rapid prototyping of motion-enabled products
Movea unveils Chemistry of Motion solution to enable rapid prototyping of motion-enabled products
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Movea has revealed the company's Chemistry of Motion solution that enables the company to rapidly prototype new motion features for customers in the mobile, Interactive TV, sports, and health markets. …
Sensor architecture allows real-time auto emissions monitoring, Pt. 2
Sensor architecture allows real-time auto emissions monitoring, Pt. 2
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As opposed to current periodic emission-control system testing—sensors, MCUs, and memory come together in an updated approach to real-time exhaust monitoring for improved pollution control.


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