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Cree prototype exceeds DOE’s 21st Century Lamp L Prize requirements
Cree prototype exceeds DOE’s 21st Century Lamp L Prize requirements
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LED lighting technology company Cree, Inc. unveiled a concept LED light that, according to the company, can deliver more than…
Smart skin powered by solar cells
Smart skin powered by solar cells
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Engineers at the University of Illinois have developed a device platform that combines electronic components for sensing, medical diagnostics, communications…
LCD polarizer greatly increases display backlighting efficiency
LCD polarizer greatly increases display backlighting efficiency
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UCLA engineers have created a concept for harvesting and "recycling" energy from LCD screens. Built-in photovoltaic polarizers allow them to…
Microwave-based quantum computers touted
Microwave-based quantum computers touted
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently demonstrated a microwave technique for performing quantum entanglement, opening the door…

An early look at the JEDEC JESD204B third-generation high-speed serial interface for data converters
An early look at the JEDEC JESD204B third-generation high-speed serial interface for data converters
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Maury Wood – NXP Semiconductors, JEDEC JESD204B TG Chairman, outlines the JEDEC JESD204B third-generation high-speed serial interface for data converters.
Which filters are noisier – analog or digital? part 2
Which filters are noisier – analog or digital? part 2
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The Filter Wizard takes a look at some fundamental noise mechanisms in filters and poses the question: Can we make useful noise level predictions if our filters are implemented digitally?…
Paralleling of IGBTs and diodes of one power module can push power capability
Paralleling of IGBTs and diodes of one power module can push power capability
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Werner Obermaier, Vincotech GmbH describes how paralleling IGBTs and diodes within one power module will help extend its power capability.
New architecture promises better battery
New architecture promises better battery
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A change in architecture is promising to close the gap between semiconductor technology and battery technology, which has traditionally lagged behind semiconductors due to its dependence on unchangeable chemical reactions.
Cognitive radio capabilities for public safety communications
Cognitive radio capabilities for public safety communications
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The Wireless Innovation Forum Public Safety Special Interest Group (PS SIG) Launched a request for information (RFI) on technology for cognitive capabilities for public safety communications. “Over the past four…
Nanosys grabs DoE battery development grant
Nanosys grabs DoE battery development grant
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The U.S. Energy Department continues to push materials development for batteries destined for use in next-generation electric vehicles.
Researchers set up decentralized smart grid
Researchers set up decentralized smart grid
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Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a mechanism which uses smart computerized agents to control energy storage devices in the home, resulting in energy savings of up to…
300 power management reference designs aim to simplify and reduce design times
300 power management reference designs aim to simplify and reduce design times
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Texas Instruments Incorporated has unveiled its PowerLab library, which the company claims is the industry's most extensive collection of tested power management reference designs.
Rapid design and protoyping of Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controllers
Rapid design and protoyping of Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controllers
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Arkadiy Turevskiy, Brian McKay, Doug Eastman and Paul Lambrechts illustrate how a development process can be improved by using Model-Based Design to systematically design, test, and implement PID controllers on…
Certified wireless USB is a quantum leap in ease-of-use
Certified wireless USB is a quantum leap in ease-of-use
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The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has adopted Certified Wireless USB as the wireless extension to USB. Using the WiMedia ultra wideband (UWB) protocol, Certified Wireless USB provides the same bandwidth…
Graphene-based electrodes bring flexible, transparent electronics one step closer
Graphene-based electrodes bring flexible, transparent electronics one step closer
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Flexible, see-through video screens may be the "killer app" that finally puts graphene, the highly touted single-atom-thick form of carbon, into the commercial spotlight once and for all, Tour said.
Serial ATA, PCIe converge for flash drives
Serial ATA, PCIe converge for flash drives
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The serial ATA interconnect will take a ride on PCI Express to support data rates of 8 and 16 Gbit/second to serve the accelerating needs of sold-state and hybrid drives.
MIT’s GelSight enhances 3-D imaging
MIT’s GelSight enhances 3-D imaging
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Researchers have created a simple, portable imaging system that combines a slab of transparent, synthetic rubber, a coat of paint containing tiny flecks of metal, and clever algorithms to achieve…
Blood glucose meter reference platform is certified by Continua
Blood glucose meter reference platform is certified by Continua
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Renesas Electronics has announced the availability of a demonstration platform that implements a blood glucose meter as defined by the Continua Health Alliance. Based on the V850 MCU it runs…
Developing multilayer barriers for flexible OLEDs
Developing multilayer barriers for flexible OLEDs
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ALD NanoSolutions will use a grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop flexible hybrid inorganic/polymer multilayer gas diffusion barriers using atomic layer deposition (ALD) and molecular layer…
Surround haptics extend tactile perception into simulation environments
Surround haptics extend tactile perception into simulation environments
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A new tactile technology developed at Disney Research, Pittsburgh (DRP), called Surround Haptics, makes it possible for video game players and film viewers to feel a wide variety of sensations,…
Design electronic systems for EMC, part 1 of 3
Design electronic systems for EMC, part 1 of 3
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William G. Duff examines considerations for designing circuits, equipment and systems for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) in the presence of electromagnetic interference (EMI).
Satellite service targets M2M
Satellite service targets M2M
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Inmarsat and SkyWave Mobile Communications have announced the commercial launch of IsatData Pro, a new low data rate service for managing and communicating with remote assets around the world. SkyWave…
RELY research project to explore new chip design methodology
RELY research project to explore new chip design methodology
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Seven partners from the German business and research communities are teaming up in the three-year “RELY” project to explore ways of enhancing the quality, reliability and resilience of modern microelectronic…
Nordic Semiconductor collaborates with Broadcom to develop Bluetooth low energy proximity fob prototype
Nordic Semiconductor collaborates with Broadcom to develop Bluetooth low energy proximity fob prototype
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Nordic Semiconductor ASA has completed wireless communication tests between a prototype design for a small, low-cost Bluetooth low energy proximity fob and Broadcom’s BCM4330, the industry’s first combo chip solution…
TI achieves ZigBee Smart Energy 1.1 certification
TI achieves ZigBee Smart Energy 1.1 certification
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ZigBee Certified status has been awarded for its ZigBee Smart Energy 1.1 standard implementation, recently introduced by the ZigBee Alliance. TI has also announced the availability of its new Z-Stack…
UCLA engineers create polymer light-emitting devices that can be stretched like rubber
UCLA engineers create polymer light-emitting devices that can be stretched like rubber
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Today's conventional inorganic electronic devices are brittle, and while they have a certain flexibility achieved using ultrathin layers of inorganic materials, these devices are either flexible, meaning they can be…
Photovoltaics energy-conversion system powered by heat alone
Photovoltaics energy-conversion system powered by heat alone
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A new photovoltaic energy-conversion system developed at MIT can be powered solely by heat, generating electricity with no sunlight at all. While the principle involved is not new, a novel…
Capacitors can reduce size and improve efficiency of cellular handset antennas
Capacitors can reduce size and improve efficiency of cellular handset antennas
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L M.Dakhiya and A.Yaish, AVX outline how capacitors can be used to reduce size and improve efficiency of cellular handset antennas.


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