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Medical MEMS tackles knee replacement
Medical MEMS tackles knee replacement
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Currently, more than 30 percent of knee replacement surgeries suffer from misalignment problems caused by the "fog of surgery"–where the…
Group will define 100G backplanes, cables
Group will define 100G backplanes, cables
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A new group aims to hammer out by March 2014 standards for running 100 Gbit/second Ethernet signals over backplanes and…
Microchip adds PLD to PIC
Microchip adds PLD to PIC
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At the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston, Microchip introduced several new 8-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) that feature configurable logic and…
CERN uses static analysis to find more than 40,000 software defects
CERN uses static analysis to find more than 40,000 software defects
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Coverity has announced that the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), one of the world’s largest and most respected research…

Cloaking magnetic fields prevent magnetic leaks
Cloaking magnetic fields prevent magnetic leaks
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Spanish researchers have designed what they believe to be a new type of magnetic cloak, which shields objects from external magnetic fields, while at the same time preventing any magnetic…
Cognitive science makes use of PCM technology
Cognitive science makes use of PCM technology
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A couple of research papers at the upcoming IEDM will report how PCM technology enables biologically inspired electronic systems designed to mimic cognitive functions.
Intel wins sockets in 10PFLOPs supercomputer
Intel wins sockets in 10PFLOPs supercomputer
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Intel has landed the first major design win for its Many Integrated Core (MIC) processor in a supercomputer expected to hit 10 petaflops when completed in early 2013. The system…
Pre-certified Class B self-test library for EFM32 Cortex-M3-controlled white goods ensures safe operation
Pre-certified Class B self-test library for EFM32 Cortex-M3-controlled white goods ensures safe operation
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Energy Micro and Hitex Devepment Tools have announced the availability of a self-test library for the ARM Cortex-M3 based EFM32 Gecko microcontroller family. The free of charge library was developed,…
Armadeus Systems selects Wolfson power management solution
Armadeus Systems selects Wolfson power management solution
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Armadeus Systems, which develops and produces low-cost embedded Linux systems, has selected Wolfson's WM8311 integrated power management subsystem to support the company's latest processor board, the APF51.
ST claims most powerful Cortex MCU
ST claims most powerful Cortex MCU
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The STM32 F4 series of microcontrollers extends the STM32 platform based on the ARM Cortex-M4 core, which adds signal-processing capabilities. The new series, which is available now, claims the title…
IEDM: Samsung to present 20-nm process
IEDM: Samsung to present 20-nm process
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Researchers from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., are set to unveil the company's upcoming 20-nm logic process at the International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), which is due to take place in…
Hybrid carbon material discovery promises new application benefits
Hybrid carbon material discovery promises new application benefits
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Researchers from Aalto University (Finland) and Umea University have discovered a new hybrid carbon material, which combines both graphene and SWNTs. Graphene nanoribbons encapsulated into Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (GNR@SWNTs) have…
Hybrid carbon material discovery promises application benefits for LEDs
Hybrid carbon material discovery promises application benefits for LEDs
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Researchers from Aalto University (Finland) and Umea University have discovered a new hybrid carbon material, which combines both graphene and SWNTs. Graphene nanoribbons encapsulated into Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (GNR@SWNTs) have…
Ident Technology and AU Optronics partner on 3D gesture multi-touch display
Ident Technology and AU Optronics partner on 3D gesture multi-touch display
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Ident Technology AG and AU Optronics Corporation announced a strategic partnership that will leverage Ident's GestIC three-dimensional (3D) gesture control chip together with AUO’s 2D multi touch as well as…
Nvida ups ante with five-core mobile chip
Nvida ups ante with five-core mobile chip
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Nvidia will pack five cores into its next-generation mobile CPUs using a novel technique it describes as Variable Symmetric Multiprocessing (vSMP) to claim a power efficiency edge over rivals Qualcomm…
First universal mobile payments platform goes live
First universal mobile payments platform goes live
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Luup claims to have launched the first universal mobile payments platform, which is the result of the integration of the Temenos T24 core banking application and Microsoft BizTalk with Luup's…
Jur-ASIC Parts program recreates obsolete and non-linear audio devices
Jur-ASIC Parts program recreates obsolete and non-linear audio devices
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JVD Inc, provider of analog and mixed-signal ASIC design, manufacturing and test services, announced its JurASIC Parts Program, a design service that focuses on bringing obsolete and non-linear audio (NLA)…
Smart OLED display measures distances
Smart OLED display measures distances
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The Fraunhofer research institute for photonic microsystems has created an OLED display that offers a two-way functionality: Besides displaying an image it is able to perform sensor tasks such as…
Fujitsu and Fraunhofer IIS join research efforts on nanometre chips
Fujitsu and Fraunhofer IIS join research efforts on nanometre chips
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In exchanging expertise and granting mutual access to their IP pools, Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe and the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) are facilitating the development of future-proof nanometre chips…
Fraunhofer IIS co-operates on nanometer technology with Fujitsu
Fraunhofer IIS co-operates on nanometer technology with Fujitsu
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Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe and the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) are facilitating the development of future-proof nanometer chips for their customers by exchanging expertise and granting mutual access to…
Holographic radar missile scoring passes proof of concept stage
Holographic radar missile scoring passes proof of concept stage
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Cambridge Consultants has demonstrated its holographic radar technology for target scoring in live firing trials under a US Department of Defense (DoD) program. The program is aimed at improving the…
“Subconscious mode” for smartphones could extend battery life by over 50 percent
“Subconscious mode” for smartphones could extend battery life by over 50 percent
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A proof-of-concept stage "subconscious mode" for smartphones and other WiFi-enabled mobile devices could extend battery life by as much as 54 percent for users on the busiest networks, described in…
Smaller optical transceivers reach 10km
Smaller optical transceivers reach 10km
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JDSU is now demonstrating quad small form factor pluggable plus (QSFP+) transceiver modules for 40G optical transmissions of up to 10 kilometers in enterprise, local area (LAN) and storage area…
Understanding noise, ENOB, and effective resolution in analog-to-digital converters
Understanding noise, ENOB, and effective resolution in analog-to-digital converters
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Steve Logan of Maxim Integrated Products Inc. points out that the performance metrics related to noise is one of the most difficult aspects of transitioning from a SAR to a…
SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #57: RS-232-to-RS-485 converters used in industrial long-haul communication
SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #57: RS-232-to-RS-485 converters used in industrial long-haul communication
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Thomas Kugelstadt, Senior Applications Engineer, Texas Instruments considers RS-232-to-RS-485 converters that used used in industrial long-haul communication.
Osram claims luminous intensity record with LED spotlights
Osram claims luminous intensity record with LED spotlights
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Osram developers claim a breakthrough in LED technology: They were able to generate a rating of 124,000 candelas for an LED spotlight with a coverage angle of 7.5 degrees. Thus,…
Trojan Battery partners Palladium Energy to develop lithium-based battery pack
Trojan Battery partners Palladium Energy to develop lithium-based battery pack
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Trojan Battery Company has formed a strategic alliance with Palladium Energy to develop clean energy battery solutions for a broad range of industries. Together, the companies plan to explore the…
Gennum and Altera demonstrate 4 x 25 Gb/s ICs for 100 Gb/s networks
Gennum and Altera demonstrate 4 x 25 Gb/s ICs for 100 Gb/s networks
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Bolstering the ecosystem for next-generation 4 x 25 Gb/s based optical transceivers, Gennum Corporation and Altera Corporation have demonstrated interoperability of Gennum's 25 to 28 Gb/s PHY with Altera's 28…


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