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First eMMC Host Controller focuses on supporting new high speed standard
First eMMC Host Controller focuses on supporting new high speed standard
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Arasan Chip Systems, Inc., has introduced its MMC/eMMC 4.5 Host Controller IP product which claims to be the first to…
Oscilloscopes and ENOB
Oscilloscopes and ENOB
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Joel Woodward and Brig Asay, Agilent Technologies examine how important is ENOB and how effective is it as a prediction…
IMEC benchmarks FinFET superiority
IMEC benchmarks FinFET superiority
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The IMEC research institute has compared one planar and two FinFET technologies to see how they perform against scaling and…
Power Tip 36: Higher-voltage LEDs improve light bulb efficiency
Power Tip 36: Higher-voltage LEDs improve light bulb efficiency
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Robert Kollman, Texas Instruments explains how higher-voltage LEDs can improve light bulb efficiency.

Report claims wireless sensors will be biggest market for thin-film batteries
Report claims wireless sensors will be biggest market for thin-film batteries
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Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has issued its latest report on the thin-film battery market, it predicts that the business will create almost $900 million in revenues in the year 2016.
Basics of SoC I/O design: Part 2 – Hot swap & other implementation issues
Basics of SoC I/O design: Part 2 – Hot swap & other implementation issues
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Kannan Sadasivam and Sachin Gupta of Cypress Semiconductor discuss some of the basics of SoC I/O pin assignment and outline a variety of implementation issues, including hot swap, threshold voltages,…
First eMMC host controller focuses on supporting new high speed standard
First eMMC host controller focuses on supporting new high speed standard
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Arasan Chip Systems, Inc., has introduced its MMC/eMMC 4.5 Host Controller IP product which claims to be the first to support the new specification, released by JEDEC, that is designed…
Dual-core, real-time MCU combines DSP and ARM M3
Dual-core, real-time MCU combines DSP and ARM M3
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Extending its range of real time MCUs based on its C2000 32bit DSP, Texas Instruments has introduced the Concerto family, which marries a C28x DSP with ARM’s Cortex M3 core.
Sony Ericsson selects NXP’s NFC Solution for its Android-based Smartphones
Sony Ericsson selects NXP’s NFC Solution for its Android-based Smartphones
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NXP Semiconductors' near field communication (NFC) technology has been selected by Sony Ericsson for inclusion in its Android-based smartphones.
Solutions for Safety Critical Automotive Applications
Solutions for Safety Critical Automotive Applications
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Increasingly automotive electronic systems need to meet functional safety requirements in chassis, powertrain and body applications. Functional safety is often considered as the part of the overall safety relating to…
German carmakers agree on 48V on-board supply, charging plug
German carmakers agree on 48V on-board supply, charging plug
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Car makers Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen have agreed to jointly incorporate a number of common architectural elements for their on-board power network. These include an additional 48 V…
Sony Ericsson selects NXP’s NFC solution for its Android-based smartphones
Sony Ericsson selects NXP’s NFC solution for its Android-based smartphones
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NXP Semiconductors' near field communication (NFC) technology has been selected by Sony Ericsson for inclusion in its Android-based smartphones.
Atmel’s Sensors Xplained software drivers help accelerate development of sensor-based designs
Atmel’s Sensors Xplained software drivers help accelerate development of sensor-based designs
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Atmel has released the Sensors Xplained software drivers which have integrated with the AVR Studio 5 Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The new software drivers accelerate application and device development by…
Picocells and DAS belong together 
Picocells and DAS belong together 
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Small cells like picocells and femtocells are promising to deliver localised coverage and capacity inside corporate buildings, and in-building coverage will be critical for quality of service in 4G networks.
MEMS for biomedical can do far more than simply “sense”
MEMS for biomedical can do far more than simply “sense”
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Most engineers think of MEMS devices primarily as sensors. This makes sense, because that's where the bulk of the market is, as airbag triggers in cars, pressure sensors, accelerometers, or…
Rambus details new memory clocking approach
Rambus details new memory clocking approach
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Rambus Inc., has described the development of a fast power-on, low-power clocking technology that the company said is capable of enabling a whole new class of memory devices.
Customer engagement puts the Digital Consumer in the driver’s seat
Customer engagement puts the Digital Consumer in the driver’s seat
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This article aims at identifying and proposing customer-centric strategies for reducing "interaction friction" during Digital Consumer interactions. By striving to better orchestrate and socially-enable the automotive customer experience, automotive enterprises…
Novel harmonic analysis method for smart metering
Novel harmonic analysis method for smart metering
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Petre Minciunescu and Gabriel Antonesei of Analog Devices discusses Adaptive Real Time Monitoring which is a new approach to harmonic analysis of current and voltage signals for smart metering.
RF Engines unveils world’s most flexible ultra-wideband channelizer solution
RF Engines unveils world’s most flexible ultra-wideband channelizer solution
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RF Engines Limited (RFEL) is claiming to have taken a large step towards creating the ultimate radio receiver which is capable of detecting and processing signals across all of the…
FEI claims ion beam breakthrough for MEMS, 3-D ICs
FEI claims ion beam breakthrough for MEMS, 3-D ICs
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Semiconductor development has long depended on high-end focused ion beam (FIB) tools to cut cross-sections that reveal details views of advanced processes down to the nanoscale.
Android app creator features WYSIWYG editor for non-programmers
Android app creator features WYSIWYG editor for non-programmers
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Now anyone can build an iPhone or Android app free then submit it to an app store with no programming skills required, claims iBuildApp which provides Android Builder as a…
Flexible ultra-wideband channelizer offers ultimate radio receiver
Flexible ultra-wideband channelizer offers ultimate radio receiver
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RF Engines Limited (RFEL) is claiming to have taken a large step towards creating the ultimate radio receiver which is capable of detecting and processing signals across all of the…
Rail battery systems keep the power on for new Stansted Express Electrostar trains
Rail battery systems keep the power on for new Stansted Express Electrostar trains
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Bombardier Transportation's new Class 379 Electrostar EMU (electric multiple unit) trains which is now being introduced on the Stansted Express services between Stansted Airport and London city as well as…
Comparing hot swap IC solutions in server power reporting (Part 1 of 2)
Comparing hot swap IC solutions in server power reporting (Part 1 of 2)
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Joy Taylor and Jerry Steele, National Semiconductor Corp.compares the area, cost, power saving, and other benefits gained with an integrated solution used in protection and power measurement in servers compared…
McObject adds .NET component to in-memory database system
McObject adds .NET component to in-memory database system
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The support for Language Integrated Query (LINQ), a Microsoft .NET Framework component adds SQL-like data querying capabilities to .NET languages. The addition of LINQ builds on eXtremeDB’s C# application programming…
Peering inside a portable, $200 cancer detector, Part 1
Peering inside a portable, $200 cancer detector, Part 1
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Jim MacArthur of Harvard University's Electronic Instrument Design Laboratory examines the signal-processing challenge posed by making NMR imaging technology more affordable.
Improving USB 3.0 with better I/O management
Improving USB 3.0 with better I/O management
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Sangram Keshari Maharana and Avineet Singh of Cypress Semiconductor explores how to improve USB 3.0 performance by using better I/O management techniques.
SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #54: In audio clocks, who’s the boss, master, and slave?
SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #54: In audio clocks, who’s the boss, master, and slave?
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Dafydd Roche of Texas Instruments examnies audio clocks and pinpoints which ones are the boss, master, and slave.


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