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Enabling a wireless smart lighting system – with an internet address for every light bulb
Enabling a wireless smart lighting system – with an internet address for every light bulb
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The 'Internet of Things' (IoT), in conjunction with wireless connectivity, can deliver a smart wireless Internet-enabled and highly energy-efficient lighting…
DARPA seeks breakthroughs in computer vision
DARPA seeks breakthroughs in computer vision
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Computer vision still has a lot to learn, but if researchers embrace real-world challenges they could make important breakthroughs, said…
Xilinx breaks the 2 Tbps bandwidth barrier with transceiver-packed Virtex-7 X690T FPGAs
Xilinx breaks the 2 Tbps bandwidth barrier with transceiver-packed Virtex-7 X690T FPGAs
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Xilinx announced the first shipments of its Virtex-7 X690T FPGA, combining what the company claims to be the industry's most…
Enabling a wireless smart lighting system – with an internet address for every light bulb
Enabling a wireless smart lighting system – with an internet address for every light bulb
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The 'Internet of Things' (IoT), in conjunction with wireless connectivity, can deliver a smart wireless Internet-enabled and highly energy-efficient lighting…

IAR Embedded Workbench tool supports ARM Cortex-M0+ and Freescale’s new Kinetis L series
IAR Embedded Workbench tool supports ARM Cortex-M0+ and Freescale’s new Kinetis L series
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IAR Systems' C/C++ compiler and debugger tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench is now supporting the new ARM Cortex-M0+ core and Freescale Semiconductors' Kinetis L series. …
Dialog Semiconductor works with TSMC to create a process platform to advance BCD power management leadership
Dialog Semiconductor works with TSMC to create a process platform to advance BCD power management leadership
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Dialog Semiconductor plc is working closely with TSMC to develop the company’s next generation of bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) technology specifically tailored to high-performance power management ICs (PMICs) for portable devices.
‘Thermal cloak’ to dissipate heat in electronics
‘Thermal cloak’ to dissipate heat in electronics
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A team of French researchers have found a way of isolating or cloaking objects from sources of heat by diffusing the heat around the objects.
Akustica develops two-chip analog MEMS microphone
Akustica develops two-chip analog MEMS microphone
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Akustica is entering the mobile device market with its first analog microphone, a low-cost two-chip solution that it hopes will widen its market share.
Dialog Semiconductor and TSMC to create a process platform to advance BCD power management
Dialog Semiconductor and TSMC to create a process platform to advance BCD power management
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Dialog Semiconductor plc is working closely with TSMC to develop the company’s next generation of bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) technology specifically tailored to high-performance power management ICs (PMICs) for portable devices.
Akustica unveils new analog MEMS microphone
Akustica unveils new analog MEMS microphone
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Akustica, Inc ., which developed the first single-chip complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) micro-electromechanical systems ( MEMS) microphone, is expanding the company’s microphone product portfolio with the addition of a…
NXP unveils longevity program for ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers
NXP unveils longevity program for ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. has launched a Product Longevity Program for its ARM Cortex -M microcontrollers with a minimum available period of 10 years. The program will assure continuity and stability…
Analog Devices optimizes processors for image processing
Analog Devices optimizes processors for image processing
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Advanced Driver Assistant Systems (ADAS), industrial machine vision applications and surveillance cameras have one thing in common: They have to process large amounts of image data in real-time. Analog Devices…
MEMS’ latest battleground: Hardware-agnostic sensor fusion?
MEMS’ latest battleground: Hardware-agnostic sensor fusion?
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As more and more MEMS sensors are showing up in mobile devices, the focus of MEMS design has begun shifting from discrete MEMS components to MEMS sensor data integration. How…
Analog Devices optimizes processors for embedded vision
Analog Devices optimizes processors for embedded vision
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Advanced Driver Assistant Systems (ADAS), industrial machine vision applications and surveillance cameras have one thing in common: They have to process large amounts of image data in real-time. Analog Devices…
Adjusting and calibrating out offset and gain error in a precision DAC
Adjusting and calibrating out offset and gain error in a precision DAC
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David Fry, Strategic Applications Manager, Maxim Integrated Products outlines how to adjust and calibrate out offset and gain error in a precision DAC.
Altera launches Design Services Network Program
Altera launches Design Services Network Program
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Altera have announced the launch of their Design Services Network (DSN) program to help customers accelerate FPGA design productivity and innovation through a global network of Altera-qualified design experts.
Group demos power-saving PON protocol
Group demos power-saving PON protocol
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A consortium has demonstrated a new protocol it says can slash thirty-fold power consumption of today’s passive optical networks. Members of the GreenTouch Consortium showed a working version of their…
High voltage surge stoppers ensure reliable operation during power surges
High voltage surge stoppers ensure reliable operation during power surges
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In automotive, industrial and avionic applications, high voltage power supply spikes with durations ranging from a few microseconds to hundreds of milliseconds are commonly encountered. The electronics within these systems…
Zhaga members show Zhaga-compliant, interchangeable LED modules at Light+Building
Zhaga members show Zhaga-compliant, interchangeable LED modules at Light+Building
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The international lighting industry has so far lacked clear guidelines to ensure the interchangeability of LED modules made by different manufacturers. With Zhaga that is now changing. Since its foundation…
Atmel university program kicks off 2012 robotics contest
Atmel university program kicks off 2012 robotics contest
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Microcontroller and touch solutions provider Atmel has launched the 2012 Atmel Robotics Contest (ARC) through its Atmel University Program.
GainSpan selects IAR Embedded Workbench as primary development tool chain for MCU Drivers
GainSpan selects IAR Embedded Workbench as primary development tool chain for MCU Drivers
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GainSpan, a leader in low power Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi connectivity for the internet of things, has selected IAR Embedded Workbench for its next generation Wi-Fi chip currently in development.
Third generation Battery Management System monitors, balances and protects large-scale battery stacks
Third generation Battery Management System monitors, balances and protects large-scale battery stacks
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Nuvation Engineering has developed the 3rd generation version of the company’s Battery Management System (BMS) that monitors, balances and protects large-scale lithium battery stacks. Other battery chemistries including nickel are…
USB 3.0 controller offers FX3 flexibility to test thousands of devices for USB compliance with Windows 8
USB 3.0 controller offers FX3 flexibility to test thousands of devices for USB compliance with Windows 8
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Cypress Semiconductor has released the EZ-USB FX3 USB 3.0 controller which has been chosen for the SuperSpeed Microsoft USB Test Tool (SuperMUTT).
Bio-inspired perception systems reacts in real-time to colors, movements and objects structure
Bio-inspired perception systems reacts in real-time to colors, movements and objects structure
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French firm BVS (Brain Vision Systems) design and manufacture bio-inspired vision systems with many potential uses in the field of robotics vision.
Three very-low-current analog ICs make a USB-powered thermostat
Three very-low-current analog ICs make a USB-powered thermostat
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Javier Solorzano, Senior Applications Engineer, Touchstone Semiconductor, Inc.
Opel develops intelligent, non-dazzle LED-based headlight
Opel develops intelligent, non-dazzle LED-based headlight
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Carmaker Opel has developed a headlight technology which significantly improves the safety during night trips: The new system intelligently adapts to changing lighting situations and avoids dazzling drivers in the…
Reap the benefits of 10GBase-T connectivity in data centers – Part I
Reap the benefits of 10GBase-T connectivity in data centers – Part I
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Ron Cates, PLX Technology, and George Zimmerman, CME Consulting focus on the basics of 10GBase-T technology, explain the many benefits it brings to the data center and outline the current…
Synopsys unveils 3D-IC initiative for designing stacked multi-die systems
Synopsys unveils 3D-IC initiative for designing stacked multi-die systems
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Synopsys unveiled its initiative to accelerate the design of stacked multiple-die silicon systems using 3D-IC integration to meet the requirements of faster and smaller electronic products that consume less power.


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