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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…
IEDM: Hynix takes NAND to 15-nm
IEDM: Hynix takes NAND to 15-nm
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While many experts have expressed doubts about the ability of flash memory to scale and indicated the need for an…
Intel to talk of compound FinFET at IEDM
Intel to talk of compound FinFET at IEDM
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An Intel-led team will reveal a tri-gate FinFET-type quantum-well InGaAs MOSFET at the upcoming International Electron Devices Meeting being held…
Sensor combines GPS and driving dynamics data
Sensor combines GPS and driving dynamics data
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An important prerequisite for car-to-x communications is that the vehicles involved in the communications process exactly know - and communicate…

SK Telecom embeds NFC in SIM card
SK Telecom embeds NFC in SIM card
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Mobile phone service provider SK Telecom (Seoul, South Korea) has said that is has developed the world's first SIM card equipped with a Near Field Communications (NFC) chip which can…
Apron illumination: Researchers improve measurement
Apron illumination: Researchers improve measurement
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International regulation demands that for safety reasons the brightness level on airport aprons at all times must not drop below 20 lux. In order to meet this level, today airports…
LTE to challenge test equipment vendors
LTE to challenge test equipment vendors
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The growth of the wireless communication market has a ripple effect on the wireless test equipment market, as increased mobility and internet access through mobile phones are expected to raise…
Switching time reduction using poly-SiGe gate for p-Channel PowerTrench MOSFETs
Switching time reduction using poly-SiGe gate for p-Channel PowerTrench MOSFETs
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Rohit Dixit of Fairchild Semiconductor focus on the switching time reductions that can be achieved using poly-SiGe gate for p-channel PowerTrench MOSFETs.
CICC talk: Graphene could succeed CMOS
CICC talk: Graphene could succeed CMOS
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CMOS semiconductor technology could run out of gas at about 7 nm in 2024, and graphene is the leading candidate to replace it, according to a keynote address to be…
Inphi unveils industry’s first 100-Gigabit Ethernet CMOS PHY solutions for next generation line cards
Inphi unveils industry’s first 100-Gigabit Ethernet CMOS PHY solutions for next generation line cards
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Inphi Corporation has unveiled what the company claims is industry’s first, lowest power100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) CMOS PHY solutions that support the IEEE 802.3ba standard and target next generation high…
Wireless power transmission for consumer electronics and electric vehicles
Wireless power transmission for consumer electronics and electric vehicles
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Over the next decade, the most vibrant Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) markets will be the contactless charging of portable and mobile equipment, in particular consumer electronics and electric vehicles. This…
Sample multiple channels ‘simultaneously’ with a single ADC
Sample multiple channels ‘simultaneously’ with a single ADC
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Kendall Castor-Perry (aka The Filter Wizard) explains that despite its title, this is indeed an article about a filtering technique. Using it, you can sample a number of analog input…
LED’s sail – LED lighting for economical cruising
LED’s sail – LED lighting for economical cruising
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Thanks to their efficiency, their homogeneous light quality and compact installation dimensions, LED lighting solutions offer numerous advantages and new possibilities for the lighting design of ships. For ship owners,…
Wireless solution scheduled for airlines and airport authorities
Wireless solution scheduled for airlines and airport authorities
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Kontron has announced its partnership with Thales, a leader in In-flight entertainment and connectivity systems, to design and manufacture the Enhanced Terminal Wireless LAN Unit (eTWLU) for the company's GateSync…
Motion algorithms lift MEMS-based remotes
Motion algorithms lift MEMS-based remotes
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Armed with a new deal to integrate its MEMS sensor algorithms into Texas Instruments's ZigBee-based radio frequency for consumer electronics (RF4CE) hardware platform—RemoTI—Hillcrest Laboratories Inc., hopes to penetrate further into…
Plastic Logic launches shatter-proof electronic textbook
Plastic Logic launches shatter-proof electronic textbook
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Plastic Logic has announced an electronic textbook designed with the needs of students and educators in mind, providing a more effective way for students to carry, access and review all…
Daimler demos innovative hydrogen-powered research vehicle
Daimler demos innovative hydrogen-powered research vehicle
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Amidst ongoing discussions over the shortfalls and challenges of battery electric vehicle concepts, at the Frankfurt Motor Show Daimler presented a research car driven by hydrogen fuel cells. The vehicle…
Efficient management of lead-acid batteries for Micro Hybrid Vehicles
Efficient management of lead-acid batteries for Micro Hybrid Vehicles
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More than half of the vehicle breakdowns that are caused by the electrical system can be traced back to the lead-acid battery and could have been avoided by knowledge of…
LED’s sail – LED lighting for economical cruising
LED’s sail – LED lighting for economical cruising
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Thanks to their efficiency, their homogeneous light quality and compact installation dimensions, LED lighting solutions offer numerous advantages and new possibilities for the lighting design of ships. For ship owners,…
Atollic realigns for generic ARM support
Atollic realigns for generic ARM support
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In a bid to appeal to the growing ARM community, Atollic has changed its marketing strategy from deploying vendor-branded versions of its IDE, TrueStudio, to a version targeting the ARM…
ST and Microsoft collaborate on sensing technologies for Windows 8-based tablets and computers
ST and Microsoft collaborate on sensing technologies for Windows 8-based tablets and computers
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The companies have develop a motion and orientation Human Interface Device (HID) sensor solution running on the Windows 8 operating system, and will be demonstrated at the Microsoft BUILD conference,…
MIT researchers simplify energy harvesting device
MIT researchers simplify energy harvesting device
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MIT researchers have designed a MEMS energy-harvesting device for wireless sensors that can generate two orders of magnitude more power compared to current designs.
Isolated gate driver rejects hybrid powertrain drive common mode noise
Isolated gate driver rejects hybrid powertrain drive common mode noise
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One of the challenges engineers often encounter while designing a practical and reliable powertrain drive is the existence of high common mode noise. Common mode noise (also known as dV/dt…
Atmel’s maXTouch controllers becomes first to support Windows 8
Atmel’s maXTouch controllers becomes first to support Windows 8
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Atmel Corporation has announced that the Atmel maXTouch mXT1386 is the first touch controller to enable touch performance with Microsoft Corp.'s new touch-centric operating system, Windows 8. The mXT1386 controller…
Electronics enters era of ‘systemic risk’
Electronics enters era of ‘systemic risk’
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The electronics industry has entered an era of “systemic complexity” where growing ecosystems of companies need to collaborate closely, according to a panel of chief executives.
AMD ‘clocks’ FX processor at 8.429-GHz
AMD ‘clocks’ FX processor at 8.429-GHz
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has announced it has achieved the Guinness World Record for the "Highest frequency of a computer processor," by running an 8-core FX processor at 8.429-GHz.
Nvidia launches Win 8 developer program
Nvidia launches Win 8 developer program
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Nvidia Corp. Tuesday (Sept. 13) announced a developer program to support the rollout of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 8 operating system, which will for the first time support ARM-based SoCs including…
Intel describes 22nm Ivy Bridge CPUs
Intel describes 22nm Ivy Bridge CPUs
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Intel gave its first public disclosure of Ivy Bridge, its first 22nm processor family at the Intel Developer Forum. The chips boast significant improvements in on-board graphics, overall performance and…


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