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ANSI plans exploratory meeting for energy efficiency standards panel to support clean energy economy
ANSI plans exploratory meeting for energy efficiency standards panel to support clean energy economy
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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is planning to host an exploratory meeting to examine the need for an Energy…
New USB 3.0 controller offers FX3 flexibility to test thousands of devices for USB compliance with Windows 8
New USB 3.0 controller offers FX3 flexibility to test thousands of devices for USB compliance with Windows 8
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Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has released the EZ-USB FX3 USB 3.0 controller which has been chosen for the SuperSpeed Microsoft USB…
Latest radiation hardened power management products solve new design challenges
Latest radiation hardened power management products solve new design challenges
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Josh Broline, Bernard Theju, Nick van Vonno, Intersil Corporation focuses on radiation hardened power management products and how they solve…
Innovative 3-D solar PV designs from MIT claim to double the solar power generated from a given area
Innovative 3-D solar PV designs from MIT claim to double the solar power generated from a given area
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A team of MIT researchers have added a new dimension to improving the performance of solar photovoltaic cells and bringing…

MEMS’ new battleground: Hardware-agnostic sensor fusion?
MEMS’ new 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.
Multi-cores tackle human interface
Multi-cores tackle human interface
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The diverse demands of realtime process control which must nevertheless offer a touch-enabled user-interface—from smart appliances to point-of-sale terminals to medical monitors — is best addressed by heterogeneous multi-core processors,…
Faraday Technology allies with Arasan Chip Systems to interate MIPI DSI receiver and MIPI D-PHY
Faraday Technology allies with Arasan Chip Systems to interate MIPI DSI receiver and MIPI D-PHY
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Arasan Chip Systems, Inc. has allied with Faraday Technology Corporation to integrate MIPI DSI Device and MIPI D-PHY technology. The Arasan IP was integrated in to Faraday's ASIC customer project…
Echelon highlights fast payback applications for smart street lighting at Light+Building
Echelon highlights fast payback applications for smart street lighting at Light+Building
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Energy control networking platform provider Echelon Corp. has announced that will showcase several Smart Street Lighting and Smart Building solutions at the Light+Building trade fair, held in Frankfurt (Germany) on…
Continental brings second-generation head-up displays to series 3 BMW
Continental brings second-generation head-up displays to series 3 BMW
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BMW will integrate Continental's second-generation head-up display into its medium-class 3 series vehicle. This generation is smaller but offers more features compared to its predecessor which was integrated into the…
ICs facilitate design of full-featured, low-power heart rate monitor (HRM)
ICs facilitate design of full-featured, low-power heart rate monitor (HRM)
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David Guo, Applications Engineer, Analog Devices, Inc. discusses the objectives and circuitry of heart rate monitor front ends and focuses on accuracy, and power consumption.
Liquid-like materials could pave way for new thermoelectric devices
Liquid-like materials could pave way for new thermoelectric devices
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In the continual quest for better thermoelectric materials—which convert heat into electricity and vice versa—researchers have identified a liquid-like compound whose properties give it the potential to be even more…
Energy harvesting and battery pack protection from shunt charger IC systems
Energy harvesting and battery pack protection from shunt charger IC systems
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Steve Knoth of Linear Technology Corp. provides some insights into how to employ energy harvesting and battery pack protection from shunt charger IC systems.
Faraday Technology and Arasan Chip Systems to integrate MIPI DSI receiver and MIPI D-PHY
Faraday Technology and Arasan Chip Systems to integrate MIPI DSI receiver and MIPI D-PHY
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Arasan Chip Systems, Inc., has allied with Faraday Technology Corporation to integrate MIPI DSI Device and MIPI D-PHY technology. The Arasan IP was integrated in to Faraday's ASIC customer project…
Isolated flyback controller with PFC controls voltage or current
Isolated flyback controller with PFC controls voltage or current
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Linear Technology’s LT®3798 isolated controller with active power factor correction (PFC) is specifically designed for regulating bus voltages or driving constant current applications over a wide input range of 10…
Nickel-based rail batteries offer space savings and weight reductions
Nickel-based rail batteries offer space savings and weight reductions
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Bombardier Transportation has selected Saft’s new generation MSX high power compact rail batteries to provide safety‐critical onboard backup power for a fleet of 30 dual-system FLEXITY Swift tram‐trains currently under…
TSMC, Altera team on 3-D IC test vehicle
TSMC, Altera team on 3-D IC test vehicle
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Claiming an industry first, foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., (TSMC) and programmable logic vendor Altera Corp., have announced the joint development of a heterogeneous 3-D IC test vehicle using…
Saft’s specialized MSX nickel-based rail batteries offer Bombardier Transportation space saving and weight reduction benefits
Saft’s specialized MSX nickel-based rail batteries offer Bombardier Transportation space saving and weight reduction benefits
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Bombardier Transportation has selected Saft’s new generation MSX high power compact rail batteries to provide safety‐critical onboard backup power for a fleet of 30 dual-system FLEXITY Swift tram‐trains currently under…
The touch screen market will reach USD14 billion in 2012, says IDTechEx
The touch screen market will reach USD14 billion in 2012, says IDTechEx
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The biggest application for touch screens in general, and projected capacitive screens in particular, is mobile phones and, right behind, tablets. IDTechEx forecast the touch screen market to reach in…
Digital LED driver technology eliminates harmful flicker
Digital LED driver technology eliminates harmful flicker
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With LEDs gaining traction in replacing incandescent bulbs, a downside of LED-based concepts is gaining visibility as well: There are concerns that the flicker associated with LED lamps might cause…
Nordic to demo freespace pointing upgrade for RF Smart Remote reference design at ESC 2012
Nordic to demo freespace pointing upgrade for RF Smart Remote reference design at ESC 2012
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Nordic Semiconductor ASA will be demonstrating a freespace pointing firmware upgrade for its existing nRFready 2.4 GHz RF Smart Remote reference design at ESC 201.
Cadence unveils high-performance, low-power design IP to supportLPDDR3 memory standard
Cadence unveils high-performance, low-power design IP to supportLPDDR3 memory standard
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has added design intellectual property (IP) for the LPDDR3 mobile memory standard to the company’s design IP portfolio. Designed to provide the high bandwidth and low…
3D Optical Metrology Helps Prevent Leaks in Rotary Dynamic Seals
3D Optical Metrology Helps Prevent Leaks in Rotary Dynamic Seals
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Automobiles have numerous rotary dynamic seals that can fail, resulting in leaks. Such leaks cost the transportation and power equipment industries tens of millions dollars a year in warranty repairs,…
OneLED – Waterproof LEDs advance design of outdoor displays
OneLED – Waterproof LEDs advance design of outdoor displays
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Small multi-color LEDs with high brightness performance are ideal candidates for outdoor video displays with high resolution. This article will discuss the benefits of surface-mount LEDs which are made from…
GSM and GPS combine for European eCall
GSM and GPS combine for European eCall
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eCall is a European emergency call system that will combine GSM and GPS technologies to support automated vehicle emergency services throughout the European Union. Its goal is to provide rapid…
Ethernet enters infotainment domain – on the back of the MOST bus
Ethernet enters infotainment domain – on the back of the MOST bus
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When these days the latest version of the MOST infotainment bus, MOST150, enters serial production, it also brings Ethernet to the infotainment domain. The reason: MOST150 contains a full Ethernet…
New set-top box IC family enables more value-added services for entry-level equipment
New set-top box IC family enables more value-added services for entry-level equipment
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STMicroelectronics has revealed the company’s range of set-top box system-on-chip ICs for HD terrestrial, cable IP and satellite equipment providing platform for operators and retailers to deliver innovative Internet-based services…
Cloning an A/D converter that hit end-of-life presented engineering challenges
Cloning an A/D converter that hit end-of-life presented engineering challenges
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Tony Khazen, Director, DATEL, a Business Unit of Murata Power Solutions outlines some of the challenges faced when selecting a 'cloned' analog-to-digital converter to replace an obsolete model.
Helmet-mounted Bluetooth communication and entertainment system for cyclists
Helmet-mounted Bluetooth communication and entertainment system for cyclists
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Cardo Systems, Inc., has launched the cardo BK-1, an innovative communication and entertainment product designed especially for cyclists. The BK-1 incorporates the engineering expertise and user experience the company has…


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