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Huawei rolls own baseband as LTE expands
Huawei rolls own baseband as LTE expands
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China telecom giant Huawei Technologies is producing its own HSPA baseband silicon, according to a new teardown report by ABI…
Ferroelectrics fabbed on plastic
Ferroelectrics fabbed on plastic
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Ferroelectric memories, energy harvesting arrays, sensors and actuators could soon be fabricated on plastic substrates, according to researchers at the…
US scientists demo long-wavelength LED based on InGaN-on-silicon technology
US scientists demo long-wavelength LED based on InGaN-on-silicon technology
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Semiconductor technology company RoseStreet Labs (RSL) has announced what it claims to be the world's first demonstration of a long…
Power considerations for SDI products and other noise-sensitive devices (Part 1 of 2)
Power considerations for SDI products and other noise-sensitive devices (Part 1 of 2)
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Don Rhodes of National Semiconductor Corp., examines the issues and related trade-offs that voltage ripple has on the performance of…

RapidIO revs up to 10 Gbits/s
RapidIO revs up to 10 Gbits/s
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The RapidIO Trade Association announced a roadmap to take its interconnect to serial lane speeds of 10 and 25 Gbits/s.
User Association certifies Smart Meter stack for PICs
User Association certifies Smart Meter stack for PICs
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Through a partnership with Kalki Communication, Microchip is now able to provide a Device Language Message Specification (DLMS) protocol stack optimised for its 16bit PIC microcontrollers. The company claims that…
Multi-threaded analysis now uses multicore models for real-world emulation
Multi-threaded analysis now uses multicore models for real-world emulation
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Vector Fabrics has officially released vfThreaded, a semi-automated approach to ‘tuning’ sequential code for parallel execution on multicore processors. It effectively replaces the company’s existing tool, vfAnalyst, but focuses initially…
Going through a mixed-signal SOC design, from A to Z: defining the concept
Going through a mixed-signal SOC design, from A to Z: defining the concept
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Tamara Schmitz and Dave Ritter of Intersil Corp. continue their discussions about the product development process.
Industrial sensors and control – The basics – Part V
Industrial sensors and control – The basics – Part V
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Sabrie Soloman of American SensoRx, Inc., continues to examine the basics relating to industrial sensors and control technology.
Researchers define brain’s neural hierarchy
Researchers define brain’s neural hierarchy
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A research team at Tel Aviv University has developed a lab-on-a-chip that may help neuroscientists understand how neuronal networks communicate and work together.
University of Freiburg receives prize for research into implantable glucose fuel cells for pacemaker patients
University of Freiburg receives prize for research into implantable glucose fuel cells for pacemaker patients
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The 2011 FAM Research Prize offered by the Forum for Applied Microsystems Technology (FAM) has been awarded to Dr. Sven Kerzenmacher at the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) of the…
What is the best PLL configuration for your app–and how do you find it?
What is the best PLL configuration for your app–and how do you find it?
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Erik Mentze, Sr., of Cypress Semiconductor describes a method for finding all possible PLL configurations (using integer divide PLLs) that can meet a given set of input / output frequency…
Leveraging decoupling capacitance of regular power grids
Leveraging decoupling capacitance of regular power grids
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Chetan Verma, Piyush Mishra and Pankaj Jha of Freescale Semiconductors India outline a method for increasing the effectiveness of the power grid mesh and providing additional on die decoupling capacitance…
A million ARM cores to host brain simulator
A million ARM cores to host brain simulator
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Up to a million ARM processor cores are going to be linked together to simulate the workings of the human brain in a research project in the U.K. The chips,…
Ambient energy stands ready to serve
Ambient energy stands ready to serve
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Tony Armstrong of Linear Technology Corp. explains how energy harvesting provides a complementary approach that can power wireless sensors nodes by converting ambient energy into usable electricity.
MIT researchers grow nanomaterials using liquid process
MIT researchers grow nanomaterials using liquid process
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MIT researchers have grown submicroscopic wires in water opening possibilities for entire electronic devices to be grown through a liquid-based process.
Power Tip 37: Trade AC-line range for input-capacitor ripple current
Power Tip 37: Trade AC-line range for input-capacitor ripple current
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Robert Kollman, Texas Instruments considers the significant tradeoff when selecting the input capacitor and rectifier configuration in a low-power, offline power supply.
Designing graphene into transparent and lightweight speakers
Designing graphene into transparent and lightweight speakers
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Researchers Jyongsik Jang and coworkers from Seoul National University have used inkjet printing and vapour deposition to deposit graphene oxide onto poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), which is then reduced to create…
True blue light emission improves OLED displays
True blue light emission improves OLED displays
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Researchers from IMRE, a research institute of Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), US have proven that the efficiency of fluorescent…
Volvo tests various range extender concepts for e-cars
Volvo tests various range extender concepts for e-cars
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Volvo is taking the next step in the company's electrification strategy by producing test cars with range extenders - electric cars that are fitted with a combustion engine to increase…
IMEC claims ReRAM filament breakthrough
IMEC claims ReRAM filament breakthrough
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Nanoelectronics research institute IMEC has claimed to have made a breakthrough in the understanding of the physical nature of filaments in resistive RAM devices.
Simulation techniques test automotive cluster display ECUs
Simulation techniques test automotive cluster display ECUs
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With automotive display cluster being the main means to convey the status and information of a vehicle system and drive conditions, it is of utmost importance to ensure reliable functional…
Fully depleted silicon-on-insulator technology shown to be the most cost-effective approach at the 22 nm node
Fully depleted silicon-on-insulator technology shown to be the most cost-effective approach at the 22 nm node
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Research firm IC Knowledge LLC has completed a comprehensive cost analysis that determines fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FD-SOI) wafers offer the global semiconductor industry the most cost effective solution compared to…
Scalable solutions for hybrid automotive instrument clusters
Scalable solutions for hybrid automotive instrument clusters
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With increased electronics content, increasingly connected cars and computers taking more and more control in vehicles, it is only logical that instrument clusters massively change their appearance and functions. The…
Automotive MCUs meet ISO 26262
Automotive MCUs meet ISO 26262
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Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced that it will introduce two automotive microcontrollers for electronic control units compliant with ISO 26262, a functional safety standard for automobiles. The new products are…
OpenLink drivers enable low cost WiFi access points
OpenLink drivers enable low cost WiFi access points
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Texas Instruments is now pre-integrating its open source Linux-based OpenLink drivers for WiFi and Bluetooth on to its Sitara-based WiLink 6.0 modules. It is the first time engineers can repurpose…
Researcher develops smaller, longer-lasting LED light
Researcher develops smaller, longer-lasting LED light
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The University of Miami's College of Engineering has designed a light-emitting diode (LED) light that utilizes an array of LEDs 100 times smaller than conventional LEDs. The device is more…
Robots get Kinect’s ‘eyes and ears’
Robots get Kinect’s ‘eyes and ears’
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Microsoft Robotics has been giving away its free Robotics Developer Studio, complete with a 3D simulator, for the last six years, but without gaining much visibility.


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