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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…
Raytheon to help better detect rocket, artillery and mortar threats
Raytheon to help better detect rocket, artillery and mortar threats
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Raytheon Company has been awarded a $45.5 million contract for the prototype build of the Ku Band Multi-Function RF System…
Zilog teams up with Icon Labs to embed firewall in 8bit micro
Zilog teams up with Icon Labs to embed firewall in 8bit micro
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Microcontroller specialist Zilog has integrated a firewall into its eZ80 8bit microcontroller system-on-chip to provide embedded security for a wide…
GSMA and WBA team up to simplify Wi-Fi hotspot access for smartphones
GSMA and WBA team up to simplify Wi-Fi hotspot access for smartphones
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The GSMA and the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) have announced they are working together to simplify connectivity to Wi-Fi hotspots…

Third generation solution from XMOS simplifies high speed USB audio design
Third generation solution from XMOS simplifies high speed USB audio design
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XMOS , developer of the industry’s first event-driven 32-bit embedded processor, is releasing the company’s third generation family which delivers up to 700 MIPS of real-time performance per core combined…
Ericsson releases a compendium of technical papers focused on digital power technologies
Ericsson releases a compendium of technical papers focused on digital power technologies
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Ericsson claims to have released the most complete and authoritative collection of technical papers on advanced digital DC/DC power technologies available today. The 'Digital Power Compendium' comprises more than 450…
First phone with ‘hover’ functionality enabled by Cypress TrueTouch controller technology
First phone with ‘hover’ functionality enabled by Cypress TrueTouch controller technology
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Cypress Semiconductor's TrueTouch controllers are driving the ‘floating touch’ navigation feature for magic web browsing on the hot new Xperia sola smartphone from Sony Mobile Communications.
US Optoelectronics industry seeks manufacturing comeback
US Optoelectronics industry seeks manufacturing comeback
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The telecom bust of the last decade only served to hasten the offshoring of U.S. optoelectronics manufacturing to Asian countries like Thailand. As with other technology sectors, industry leaders are…
Applied shows advanced CVD films for displays
Applied shows advanced CVD films for displays
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Applied Materials has developed new plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) technology for use in the production of higher-performance, high-resolution displays for next-generation tablet computers and TVs.
CSEM joins TowerJazz “Design Star Awards Program”
CSEM joins TowerJazz “Design Star Awards Program”
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TowerJazz announced that CSEM, Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology has joined its “Design Star Awards Program,” a design center partnership program offered to leading independent design centers. With this…
X-FAB process combines high voltage, high temperature and NVM features
X-FAB process combines high voltage, high temperature and NVM features
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X-Fab Silicon Foundries has developed a process module that adds high-temperature capability to the company's proven XH018 technology. The new XH018HT process module It offers the industry's first and only…
CSEM joins TowerJazz Design Star Awards Program
CSEM joins TowerJazz Design Star Awards Program
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TowerJazz announced that CSEM, Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology has joined its 'Design Star Awards Program', a design center partnership program offered to leading independent design centers. With this…
World’s first phone with ‘hover’ functionality enabled by Cypress TrueTouch controller technology
World’s first phone with ‘hover’ functionality enabled by Cypress TrueTouch controller technology
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Cypress Semiconductor Corp’s TrueTouch controllers are driving the ‘floating touch’ navigation feature for magic web browsing on the hot new Xperia sola smartphone from Sony Mobile Communications.
TI first to support Thunderbolt technology combining PCI express and DisplayPort
TI first to support Thunderbolt technology combining PCI express and DisplayPort
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Texas Instruments has introduced the industry’s first portfolio of chips optimized for the Thunderbolt Technology that combines PCI express and Diplayport in a high speed, USB-like interface.
How a new driver architecture leads to better LED performance and lower power consumption
How a new driver architecture leads to better LED performance and lower power consumption
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The rapid rate of growth in usage of LEDs for lighting applications will not have escaped anyone's notice, but while developments in LED technology are there for all to see,…
Power Tip 45: Handling high dI/dt load transients, Part 2
Power Tip 45: Handling high dI/dt load transients, Part 2
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Robert Kollman of Texas Instruments continues to look at how to handle high dI/dt load transients and focueses on the amount of bypassing capacitance required with realistic di/dt requirements at…
Meet the power challenges of high-speed interconnects in the cloud
Meet the power challenges of high-speed interconnects in the cloud
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Richard Zarr of Texas Instruments focuses on the interconnect power budgets as connected systems move beyond 10 Gbps interconnects and examines the solutions to lower power consumption in these high-speed…
Using virtual worlds to ‘soft control’ people’s movements in the real one
Using virtual worlds to ‘soft control’ people’s movements in the real one
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Eighty-eight percent of Americans now own a cell phone, forming a massive network that offers scientists a wealth of information and an infinite number of new applications. With the help…
Graphene supercapacitor holding promise for portable electronics
Graphene supercapacitor holding promise for portable electronics
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Electrochemical capacitors (ECs), also known as supercapacitors or ultracapacitors, differ from regular capacitors that you would find in your TV or computer in that they store sustantially higher amounts of…
Power measurement software offers solution for the latest standby power testing standards
Power measurement software offers solution for the latest standby power testing standards
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A new power measurement software package for the Yokogawa range of precision power analysers provides a complete solution for the testing of standby power in accordance with the latest IEC62301…
Generating spatial audio from portable products – Part 2: Acoustic beamforming using the LM48901
Generating spatial audio from portable products – Part 2: Acoustic beamforming using the LM48901
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Ken Boyce, Audio Technologist, Texas Instruments Silicon Valley Labs examines of the benefits of using acoustic beamforming techniques.
University of Central Lancashire prototypes the world’s first digital interactive newspaper
University of Central Lancashire prototypes the world’s first digital interactive newspaper
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Interactive Newsprint is a new research project led by the School of Journalism, Media and Communication at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and funded by the Digital Economy (DE)…
Novel 3D integration process flow from imec: backside ‘soft’ via reveal
Novel 3D integration process flow from imec: backside ‘soft’ via reveal
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Imec has unveiled a via-middle through-Si-via (TSV) approach to 3D stacking. This method is new to industry as it allows to 'reveal' TSV contacts by using a Si-etch process. The…
University lab to provide interoperability testing for NVMe spec
University lab to provide interoperability testing for NVMe spec
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The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), which provides testing and standards conformance services for the networking and storage industries, said this week it is accepting founding members for…
Graphics war heating up in mobile
Graphics war heating up in mobile
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Mobile systems are driving toward better graphics, better voice quality and quad-core processors, according to veteran market watcher.
Group debuts open source Android benchmark
Group debuts open source Android benchmark
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A new open source benchmark aims to give engineers and end users a way to measure the performance of Android-based systems. The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) released its AndEBench…
ISO 26262 cuts electronics complexity risks: Pt. 2- Design for robustness
ISO 26262 cuts electronics complexity risks: Pt. 2- Design for robustness
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As discussed in the Part 1 of this series (requirements and assessment flow), safety is one of the key parameters that most of automotive companies are focusing on. Part I…
All-CMOS silicon oscillator technology now shipping
All-CMOS silicon oscillator technology now shipping
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eoSemi has started to ship pre-commercial versions of its first all-CMOS silicon oscillators to key strategic customers and partners. eoSemi's ATOC (Accurate Timing Oscillator Circuit) technology allows the company to…


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