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Innovasic adds ‘real-time’ channel to Ethernet
Innovasic adds ‘real-time’ channel to Ethernet
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Innovasic Semiconductor Inc., has announced device-level support for its PriorityChannel, an extension to Ethernet that is intended to ensure Ethernet…
High-efficiency heterojunction silicon solar cells with copper electroplating
High-efficiency heterojunction silicon solar cells with copper electroplating
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At the 21st International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, held on November 28th – December 2nd in Fukuoka, Japan, Kaneka…
Aalto University reduces 3G smart phone power consumption by more than 70 percent
Aalto University reduces 3G smart phone power consumption by more than 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…
European project TeraTOP on track to develop THz passive imaging sensor
European project TeraTOP on track 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…

NASA satellite acquires first VIIRS image
NASA satellite acquires first VIIRS image
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The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard NASA's latest Earth-observing satellite, NPP, acquired its first measurements on November 21, 2011. This high-resolution image is of a broad swath of…
Mentor, JEOL work on improving mask writing
Mentor, JEOL work on improving mask writing
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EDA company Mentor Graphics Corp. and electron microscopy company JEOL Ltd. have said they will work together on improving IC mask writing tools.
Shunt charger systems harvest power and protect battery packs
Shunt charger systems harvest power and protect battery packs
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Energy harvesting ICs can convert an appropriate transducer's output into an electric current for a battery charger device. The article describes in detail application options for Linear Technology's LTC4070 charger…
Microfabrication breakthrough for piezoelectric material
Microfabrication breakthrough for piezoelectric material
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Integrating a complex, single-crystal material with "giant" piezoelectric properties onto silicon, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers and physicists can fabricate low-voltage, near-nanoscale electromechanical devices that could lead to improvements in high-resolution…
Sludge transformed into electricity using solar power, robots
Sludge transformed into electricity using solar power, robots
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Israeli startup Global Recycling Projects Ltd., is working on a system to treat sludge waste and transform it into energy and raw materials by harnessing solar energy to thermo-chemically transform…
Research project brings OLEDs closer to industrialization
Research project brings OLEDs closer to industrialization
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Higher luminous efficacy, better lifetime and an optimized manufacturing process - these are the results of the OLED100.eu research project, presented upon completion of the project. The process developed brings…
Understand and reduce DC/DC switching-converter ground noise
Understand and reduce DC/DC switching-converter ground noise
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Jeff Barrow, Senior Director of Analog IC Design, Integrated Device Technology, Inc., looks at two major sources of DC/DC switching-converter ground noise and offers suggestions on how to reduce them.
Smart system R&D effort launched by EU
Smart system R&D effort launched by EU
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The European Union is launching a three-year, $13 million effort to develop standards for smart systems that will be coordinated by STMicroelectronics.
RS Components launches global DesignSpark chipKIT challenge
RS Components launches global DesignSpark chipKIT challenge
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RS Components has launched the DesignSpark chipKIT Challenge, a global competition starting on the 28th of November 2011 and run in partnership with Elektor and Circuit Cellar magazines across Europe,…
Fuel cell carmakers and industry highlight zero emission mobility
Fuel cell carmakers and industry highlight zero emission mobility
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On 22 and 23 November, carmakers Daimler, Honda, Opel and Toyota have organized for the fourth time their Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Drive 'n' Ride in Brussels. At the…
Renesas and Hilscher to develop 40nm high end ARM chip for industrial automation
Renesas and Hilscher to develop 40nm high end ARM chip for industrial automation
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Renesas Electronics Europe has teamed up with industrial communication systems company Hilscher to develop a customisable 40nm system-on-chip (SoC) based around a combination of the ARM Cortex-A9 and R4 processor…
Wireless display in a contact lens takes shape
Wireless display in a contact lens takes shape
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Researchers in Finland and the US have developed and tested a prototype contact lens that could provide the wearer with a real time hands-free display.
Report claims Amazon to enter smartphone market with Foxconn help
Report claims Amazon to enter smartphone market with Foxconn help
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Having achieved success with its Kindle and Kindle Fire e-readers, Amazon.com (Seattle, Washington) has asked electronics manufacturing services company Foxconn to help it enter the smartphone market in 2012, according…
New software tool removes guesswork from battery life predictions
New software tool removes guesswork from battery life predictions
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A software tool has been introduced by Energy Micro that enables designers to accurately predict battery cell life expectancy in applications based on the company’s low power EFM32 Gecko microcontrollers.
Agricultural vehicles get rid of their drivers
Agricultural vehicles get rid of their drivers
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The romantic picture of a farmer with a straw in his mouth on a chugging tractor in the countryside, will over time become a thing of the past. Agriculture will…
Intel to describe 22-nm Ivy Bridge at ISSCC
Intel to describe 22-nm Ivy Bridge at ISSCC
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Intel will describe as many as four designs using its new 22-nm process technology with 3-D transistors, including one of its next-generation Ivy Bridge processors at the International Solid-State Circuits…
IBM pilots datacenter running on solar power
IBM pilots datacenter running on solar power
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IBM is harnessing the power of the sun with a massive installation of a 6,000 square foot array of solar panels in Bangalore, India, which the firm claims can run…
Sumitomo achieves breakthrough in large OLED mass production
Sumitomo achieves breakthrough in large OLED mass production
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According to various media reports which in turn refer to Japanese newspaper Nikkei, Sumitomo Chemical has found a way to mass-manufacture large OLED screens at lower prices. This could turn…
SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #59: Saving power and minimizing heat with power supply volume control
SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #59: Saving power and minimizing heat with power supply volume control
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Dafydd Roche, Audio Engineer, Texas Instruments outlines how to save power and minimize heat with power supply volume control.
Design capacitive touch systems for robustness and manufacturability
Design capacitive touch systems for robustness and manufacturability
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Jean Viljoen of Azoteq explains how to design capacitive touch systems for robustness and manufacturability.
Nordic to refresh RF family, debuts TV remote reference design
Nordic to refresh RF family, debuts TV remote reference design
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Nordic Semiconductor has announced plans to refresh its 2.4 GHz product line in the next nine months and debuted a reference design for a connected TV remote control using its…
UGA scientists invent long-lasting, near infrared-emitting material
UGA scientists invent long-lasting, near infrared-emitting material
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Materials that emit visible light after being exposed to sunlight are commonplace and can be found in everything from emergency signage to glow-in-the-dark stickers. But until now, scientists have had…
Europe targets leadership with SMArt systems Co-design program
Europe targets leadership with SMArt systems Co-design program
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The partners in a new European research project today announced details of the multinational/multidisciplinary, "SMArt systems Co-design‟ (SMAC) program. This three-year project, partially funded by the EU's FP7 (FP7-ICT-2011-7), aims…
Analog Bits uses Magma’s FineSim SPICE to accelerate analog IP verification
Analog Bits uses Magma’s FineSim SPICE to accelerate analog IP verification
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Analog Bits, Inc., the integrated clocking and interface IP company, is accelerating analog IP verification for its precision clocking macros, programmable interconnect solutions and specialized memories by using Magma Design…


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