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Plastic memory firm partners with organic ink startup
Plastic memory firm partners with organic ink startup
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Long-time plastic memory research company Thin Film Electronics ASA has announced a partnership with Polyera Corp., a 2005 startup that…
Piezoelectric MEMS oscillators claim world first
Piezoelectric MEMS oscillators claim world first
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Integrated Device Technology, Inc., has developed and demonstrated the world's first commercially available oscillators incorporating piezoelectric microelectromechanical system (pMEMS) resonators.
Imec and Kaneka research copper for silicon solar cells
Imec and Kaneka research copper for silicon solar cells
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Research consortium imec (Leuven, Belgium) is cooperating with Kaneka (Osaka, Japan) to come up with silver-free heterojunction silicon solar cells.
Researchers demonstrate crystalline alloy that boosts piezo MEMS operation
Researchers demonstrate crystalline alloy that boosts piezo MEMS operation
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Researchers have successfully integrated a new, highly efficient piezoelectric material into a silicon microelectromechanical system.

Continental details in-car Ethernet plans
Continental details in-car Ethernet plans
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Automotive supplier Continental AG has provided details regarding the roll-out of Ethernet as the technology for in-car networking. The company also announced plans to replace MOST as the current infotainment…
NXP reveals ARM Cortex-M0 MCUs with integrated USB drivers
NXP reveals ARM Cortex-M0 MCUs with integrated USB drivers
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NXP Semiconductors N.V., has introduced the LPC11U2x series – the first microcontroller based on the ARM Cortex-M0 processor to offer integrated USB class drivers. By integrating multiple USB drivers in…
AEC-Q100 certified ultra-low-power automotive MCUs improve fuel efficiency and battery life
AEC-Q100 certified ultra-low-power automotive MCUs improve fuel efficiency and battery life
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Texas Instruments Incorporated has announced the qualification of MSP430 16-bit microcontrollers for automotive applications. The AEC-Q100 certification allows developers to integrate higher performance, power efficiency and scalability into their designs…
100 Gbps integrated optical transceivers based on CMOS silicon photonics
100 Gbps integrated optical transceivers based on CMOS silicon photonics
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Molex has demonstrated what the company claims to be the industry's first single chip CMOS photonics-based 100 Gbps optical interconnect to support next-generation cloud computing, data centre and high performance…
NXP reveals industry’s first ARM Cortex-M0 MCUs with integrated USB drivers
NXP reveals industry’s first ARM Cortex-M0 MCUs with integrated USB drivers
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced the LPC11U2x series – the first microcontroller based on the ARM Cortex -M0 processor to offer integrated USB class drivers. By integrating multiple USB drivers…
Wireless Innovation Forum launches open source framework for commercial baseband software
Wireless Innovation Forum launches open source framework for commercial baseband software
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The Wireless Innovation Forum (SDR Forum version 2.0) announced a new project focused on reducing cost and time to market in deploying 3G and 4G, “3G+” systems, including: Fixed WiMAX…
Automotive MCUs certified to AEC-Q100 improve fuel efficiency and battery life
Automotive MCUs certified to AEC-Q100 improve fuel efficiency and battery life
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Texas Instruments Incorporated has announced the qualification of MSP430 16-bit microcontrollers for automotive applications. The AEC-Q100 certification allows developers to integrate higher performance, power efficiency and scalability into their designs…
Open source framework for commercial baseband software announced by the Wireless Innovation Forum
Open source framework for commercial baseband software announced by the Wireless Innovation Forum
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The Wireless Innovation Forum (SDR Forum version 2.0) has announced a new project focused on reducing cost and time to market in deploying 3G and 4G, “3G+” systems, including: Fixed…
Continental to roll out Ethernet in all automotive domains
Continental to roll out Ethernet in all automotive domains
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Automotive supplier Continental AG has provided details regarding the roll-out of Ethernet as the technology for in-car networking. The company also announced plans to replace MOST as the current infotainment…
Audio components integrate into a printed circuit board
Audio components integrate into a printed circuit board
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Soundchip in Switzerland has integrated electrical and audio components, including acoustic waveguides and vias, into a printed circuit board to make audio systems smaller and cheaper. The channels within the…
Samsung to present 8-Gbit phase-change memory
Samsung to present 8-Gbit phase-change memory
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., is set to re-ignite debate about whether phase-change memory is commercially viable with the presentation of an 8-Gbit, 20-nm device at the 2012 International Solid-State Circuits…
PCI Express 4.0 offers data rates to 16 GT/s
PCI Express 4.0 offers data rates to 16 GT/s
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The widely used PCI Express printed-circuit board interconnect will double its data rates to support up to 16 GTransfers/second in an upcoming version 4.0. The PCI Special Interest Group hopes…
Nokia tweaks Bluetooth for indoor navigation
Nokia tweaks Bluetooth for indoor navigation
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Nokia Research is courting partners and expanding Bluetooth as part of an initiative on indoor location-based services. The company aims to leverage its handset and mapping products to enable a…
Graphene printed via ink-jet, ups mobility
Graphene printed via ink-jet, ups mobility
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Researchers from the University of Cambridge have reported the ink-jet printing of graphene circuits, thereby demonstrating the suitability of graphene inks for flexible and transparent electronics.
Optical diode boosts silicon photonics efforts
Optical diode boosts silicon photonics efforts
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A thin-film optical diode demonstrated recently at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology can be integrated onto a silicon photonic chip along with lasers and waveguides. Previously, a separate, discrete device…
MEMS accelerometers focus on precision to help archers hit targets
MEMS accelerometers focus on precision to help archers hit targets
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Analog Devices is providing the company’s iMEMS technology to a first-of-its kind measurement system used in high-precision archery. ADI’s ADXL346 3-axis digital MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) accelerometer was selected by Full…
Making sounds with analogue electronics – Part 3: Envelopes
Making sounds with analogue electronics – Part 3: Envelopes
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Martin Russ is the author of the book 'Sound Synthesis and Sampling' and in this extract he focuses on making sounds with analogue electronics - Part 3: Envelopes.
Desden design house joins Tensilica network
Desden design house joins Tensilica network
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RacyICs, a design spin-out from the Technical University of Dresden, has become an authorized design centre for configurable processor core vendor Tensilica and joined its Xtensions partner network.
Designing capacitive sensing for a specific application (Part 1 of 3)
Designing capacitive sensing for a specific application (Part 1 of 3)
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Shruti H and Subbarao Lanka of Cypress Semiconductor corp., focus on different hurdles faced when designing a capacitive sensing interface and methods developers can use to overcome typical problems to…
The technological stars have aligned: why hi-fi digital audio streaming equipment might find a ready market
The technological stars have aligned: why hi-fi digital audio streaming equipment might find a ready market
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Jim Porter, Audio Market Development Manager, Future Electronics (EMEA) examines some of the echnology trends supporting high-end digital audio streaming.
Innovative PFC-driven, high-voltage, high-brightness LED lighting solution
Innovative PFC-driven, high-voltage, high-brightness LED lighting solution
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The development of environmentally-friendly, cost-effective, lighting solutions is becoming increasing important. High-voltage, high-brightness (HVHB) LEDs, present exciting lighting solution opportunities, as well as challenges such as the much higher voltage…
European TeraTOP project to develop THz passive imaging sensor
European TeraTOP project to develop THz passive imaging sensor
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The TeraTOP project's main objective is to develop a device that has the potential to reduce the cost and improve the capability of terahertz (THz) imaging in a wide range…
Stanford’s solar car uses STM32s for subsystems
Stanford’s solar car uses STM32s for subsystems
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Stanford University's latest solar car, which took part in last month's World Solar Challenge, a sun-powered car race across Australia, used STM32 32-bit MCUs to manage its subsystems.
3G smart phone power consumption can be reduced by over 70 percent
3G smart phone power consumption can be reduced by over 70 percent
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Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have designed a network proxy that claims to cut the power consumption of 3G smart phones up to 74 percent. The device enhances performance…


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