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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…
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.
Altreonic ports RTOS to dual-core processor
Altreonic ports RTOS to dual-core processor
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Boasting a complete RTOS that fits in to the L1 cache, Altreonic has ported its flagship product, OpenComRTOS, to Freescale’s…
Obsolescence mitigation program for discontinued Mil/Aero parts
Obsolescence mitigation program for discontinued Mil/Aero parts
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Maxim Integrated Products is introducing a new Obsolescence Mitigation (OM) program to minimize the impact of integrated circuit device obsolescence…

Two industrial networking kits to win based on the Terasic DE2-115 FPGA board
Two industrial networking kits to win based on the Terasic DE2-115 FPGA board
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Altera has expanded its industrial networking partner program to include IP and Terasic's industrial networking kit (INK) featuring Altera's Cyclone IV E FPGA. The kit is a full-featured hardware platform…
Cavium launches ultra low power search processor into TCAM market
Cavium launches ultra low power search processor into TCAM market
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Using a patent-pending search technology, Cavium claims its Neuron family will focus on high performance, L2-L4 network search applications in enterprise and service provider infrastructure equipment. This new family includes…
Soft memory device opens door to new biocompatible electronics
Soft memory device opens door to new biocompatible electronics
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a memory device that is soft and functions well in wet environments - opening the door to a new generation of biocompatible…
DIDO promises wireless breakthroughs
DIDO promises wireless breakthroughs
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A serial entrepreneur released a white paper describing a wireless technology that can deliver more than ten-fold increases in spectrum utilization compared to today's cellular systems.
The A-Z steps for building a mixed-signal SOC,Part 3: Packaging and the business plan
The A-Z steps for building a mixed-signal SOC,Part 3: Packaging and the business plan
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Tamara Schmitz and Dave Ritter of Intersil Corp., carry on their 'dialogue' series that examines the product development process relating to a mixed-signal SOC design.
Amateur satellite ready to go in to action
Amateur satellite ready to go in to action
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ARISSat-1, the satellite designed and built by amateur radio operators to specifically interest students in scientific and technological careers, is scheduled to be deployed from the International Space Station (ISS)…
Atheros: 5 not 60 GHz is real future of Wi-Fi
Atheros: 5 not 60 GHz is real future of Wi-Fi
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The top technologist of Qualcomm Atheros scoped out the future of Wi-Fi at a recent briefing. The emerging IEEE 802.11ac standard for delivering gigabit/speeds over 5 GHz represents the future…
GENIVI compliance promises multimedia experience
GENIVI compliance promises multimedia experience
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The first platforms compliant with the GENIVI specification have been announcd, marking the first availability of software products intended to standardise in-vehicle-infotainment (IVI) systems across car models and manufacturers. Four…
Op amps in small-signal audio design – Part 3: Selecting the right op amp
Op amps in small-signal audio design – Part 3: Selecting the right op amp
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Douglas Self examines the selection criteria for op-amp technology and surveys the most popular options.
Calculating power loss in switching MOSFETs
Calculating power loss in switching MOSFETs
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Andrew Smith, Engineering Training Manager, Power Integrations, Inc. focuses on calculating power loss in switching MOSFETs.
Nanocircuits that adhere to any substrate
Nanocircuits that adhere to any substrate
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Researchers at Stanford University recently demonstrated a novel wafer-scale lift-off process for fabricating nanowire-based circuits on reusable silicon wafers, then transferring them to any substrate in any shape.
New company targets spintronics
New company targets spintronics
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Based in the North-East of England, Rhomap aims to meet the growing demand for specialist magneto-transport measurement systems as the need for specialist turn-key systems grows. It claims that scientists…
Labview hits 25
Labview hits 25
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The graphical programming language for instrumentation, which first appeared on MACs, has turned 25. Labview was one of the first engineering tools to really take advantage of the power of…
Base station SoC now features LTE PHY software
Base station SoC now features LTE PHY software
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LTE software licensing company, mimoOn, has announced that its 3GPP compliant LTE PHY software will be supplied ready-integrated by Texas Instruments for its KeyStone multicore architecture, with a special focus…
Samsung selects Atmel controller to power touchscreen for Galaxy S II Smartphone
Samsung selects Atmel controller to power touchscreen for Galaxy S II Smartphone
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Samsung has selected the Atmel maXTouch mXT224E controller to power its next-generation Galaxy S II touchscreen. The mXT224E, a device in the new maXTouch E-series, offers advanced noise rejection and…
Virtual Remote Sense controller video – compensating for unknown wire drops without remote sensing
Virtual Remote Sense controller video – compensating for unknown wire drops without remote sensing
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Compensating for unknown wire drops without remote sensing wires is now possible. The LT4180 continuously modulates the power supply output current to interrogate the line drop. Then the output is…
Which filters are noisier – analog or digital? part 1
Which filters are noisier – analog or digital? part 1
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The Filter Wizard takes a look at some fundamental noise mechanisms in filters, using SPICE to illustrate the performance limits you can expect. This article will concentrate on analog filters.
Composite supersets tame wiring harness engineering complexity
Composite supersets tame wiring harness engineering complexity
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Elisa Pouyanne of Mentor Graphics explains how composite supersets can be used to manage wiring harness engineering complexity.
Virtual Remote Sense
Virtual Remote Sense
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Compensating for unknown wire drops without remote sensing wires is now possible. The LT4180 continuously modulates the power supply output current to interrogate the line drop. Then the output is…
Research links data centers, renewables
Research links data centers, renewables
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Advanced Micro Devices and Hewlett-Packard will collaborate with Clarkson University and New York state researchers in an effort to define a greener data center run on renewable energy. The $675,000…
SofCheck preps ParaSail parallel language
SofCheck preps ParaSail parallel language
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SofCheck Inc., best known as a vendor of software analysis and verification technology and Ada Compilers, is working on a parallel programming language called ParaSail that has been presented at…
DIDO promises wireless breakthroughs
DIDO promises wireless breakthroughs
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A serial entrepreneur released a white paper describing a wireless technology that can deliver more than ten-fold increases in spectrum utilization compared to today's cellular systems.
Is this the industry’s smallest 2G and 3G femtocell base station?
Is this the industry’s smallest 2G and 3G femtocell base station?
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The Sidewinder from Cambridge Consultants is billed as the smallest commercially available 2G and 3G small-cell platform. Software configurable between GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA+ and other SDR applications, it is said to…
Want to go Green? Reuse Powerline infrastructure and get there fast
Want to go Green? Reuse Powerline infrastructure and get there fast
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Ashish Garg, Angad Singh Gill of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. explain how the existing Powerline infrastructure can be applied to speed the deployment of green technologies across a wider range of…


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