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120-MHz ARM Cortex-M3 MCU features Ethernet, USB and external memory controller
120-MHz ARM Cortex-M3 MCU features Ethernet, USB and external memory controller
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. has announced availability of its LPC1788 microcontroller which claims to be the industry's first ARM Cortex-M3-based MCU…
Nimbic launches cloud computing solution for EDA
Nimbic launches cloud computing solution for EDA
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Nimbic (formerly Physware) has just announced the open beta launch of nCloud, which they say is the world's first scalable…
MIPS enables new SoCs running Honeycomb
MIPS enables new SoCs running Honeycomb
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A flurry of announcements from MIPS and its licensees show growing alignment with Android, for portable devices and internet-enabled TVs.
Android 2.1 runs on MCU
Android 2.1 runs on MCU
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Based on the ARM926 processor, Atmel has announced that its SAM9G45 and SAM9M10's microcontrollers are now compatible with Android, with…

BASF to deliver electrolyte chemistries for lithium-ion batteries
BASF to deliver electrolyte chemistries for lithium-ion batteries
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BASF has announced it is entering the business of electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries (LIB) and is forming a global electrolytes team in its Intermediates division. By adding electrolytes to its…
TI selects G24i as energy harvest partner
TI selects G24i as energy harvest partner
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G24 Innovations Ltd., a pioneer of dye-sensitized thin-film solar cells, is working with Texas Instruments to combine G24i's solar cell technology with TI power conversion ICs.
Volvo tests flywheel-based KERS technology
Volvo tests flywheel-based KERS technology
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In Formula One racing cars, KERS (Kinetic Energy Recuperation System) help drivers to activate kinetic energy previously stored and thus get the ultimate acceleration in passing maneuvers. Volvo now tests…
Op amps in small-signal audio design – Part 1: Op amp history, properties
Op amps in small-signal audio design – Part 1: Op amp history, properties
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Douglas Self discusses the history of the op amp and its properties and focuses on the design challenges facing op amps in small-signal audio design.
Cutting costs with custom LCD and LED technology
Cutting costs with custom LCD and LED technology
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One of the most significant developments in the global optoelectronics and display markets over the past few years has been a complete revolution in the value proposition offered by custom…
Active filters that still work even when their amplifiers do not
Active filters that still work even when their amplifiers do not
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An addendum to an earlier article in which the Filter Wizard forgot to do a very important simulation. The apparently undesirable behaviour predicted by that simulation turns out to not…
Implementation of the primary-side regulation in flyback converters (Part 2 of 2)
Implementation of the primary-side regulation in flyback converters (Part 2 of 2)
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Sean Chen, Eric Lan, and Lawrence Lin of Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. continue to examine a new control method that uses primary-side regulation in flyback converters to achieve power consumption savings,…
The realities of maximum supply current specifications for op amps
The realities of maximum supply current specifications for op amps
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Harry Holt, Staff Applications Engineer, Analog Devices, Inc. focuses on the the practical design realities of maximum supply current specifications for op amps.
Double-sided cooling lowers semiconductor costs
Double-sided cooling lowers semiconductor costs
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If power modules can be cooled more effectively, the semiconductors in these modules could be utilized beyond the usual thermal limits. This could lead to cost reductions and / or…
IBM to test wafer pruning
IBM to test wafer pruning
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A new wafer pruning technique could save 15 percent in semiconductor chip manufacturing costs and increase profits per chip by as much as 12 percent, according to the Semiconductor Research…
Fabbing graphene arrays rivaling silicon process
Fabbing graphene arrays rivaling silicon process
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Purdue University researchers have advanced a manufacturing method for creating single-crystal arrays of graphene which is similar to the production of silicon wafers.
Microsemi partners Ariane Controls to develop FPGAs to drive Smart Grid and electric vehicle advances
Microsemi partners Ariane Controls to develop FPGAs to drive Smart Grid and electric vehicle advances
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Microsemi Corporation has started working with Ariane Controls, a powerline communications developer, to provide FPGA technology for the industry's first development platform to support key emerging electric-vehicle charging and related…
IMEC makes GaN-on-silicon
IMEC makes GaN-on-silicon
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European research institute IMEC and its partners in a program on gallium-nitride fabrication have produced device quality GaN/AlGaN layers on 200-mm silicon wafers.
Altera joins imec’s advanced CMOS scaling program for 3-D process technology development
Altera joins imec’s advanced CMOS scaling program for 3-D process technology development
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Imec and Altera Corporation have entered into a three-year research collaboration to develop advanced CMOS scaling technologies. Altera joins a growing number of fabless semiconductor companies that are part of…
NXP and Intrinsic-ID demonstrate hardware intrinsic security chip platform
NXP and Intrinsic-ID demonstrate hardware intrinsic security chip platform
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NXP Semiconductors and Intrinsic-ID announced the availability of a demonstration platform for the deployment of hardware intrinsic security (HIS) solutions based on Physical Unclonable Functions on NXP's SmartMX security chip…
Ubiquisys collaborates with Intel to develop intelligent small cells
Ubiquisys collaborates with Intel to develop intelligent small cells
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Ubiquisys has announced a strategic agreement with Intel to develop intelligent basestation (BTS) computing platforms based on Intel architecture. This emerging generation of intelligent small cells (small base stations) will…
Spray modeling improves engine combustion control and simulation
Spray modeling improves engine combustion control and simulation
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In order to achieve highly efficient internal combustion engines, designers either need to employ extensive test series or they have to rely on combustion simulation. The first method is expensive…
Functional Safety: Predictable reactions in real-time (Part 2)
Functional Safety: Predictable reactions in real-time (Part 2)
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Timing is a safety issue - this insight has consequences for the safety-relevant evaluation and even the design process. The authors describe a model-based methodology to achieve maximum functional safety.
Tutorial: Clock jitter measurement and effects
Tutorial: Clock jitter measurement and effects
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Rohit Mittal explains clock jitter and examines some of its effects, especially with respect to a phase lock loop (PLL).
Future of mobile 3-D is a two-way street
Future of mobile 3-D is a two-way street
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From Avatar to Nintendo's 3DS, 3-D entertainment has been popular with consumers for some time now, but it's always been a one way street. Audiences have been able to consume…
LTE suited for traffic applications, research project concludes
LTE suited for traffic applications, research project concludes
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Which communication technologies are suitable to establish future telematics systems for cars? The "Cooperative Cars Extended" (CoCarX) research project figured out that, in combination with short-range radio technologies, the upcoming…
ZSW uses roll-to-roll system to deposit CIGS thin-film cells on a 25 micrometre thin polymer film
ZSW uses roll-to-roll system to deposit CIGS thin-film cells on a 25 micrometre thin polymer film
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The Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) is claiming a breakthrough in the development of efficient web coating of thin-film solar modules made of copper indium gallium…
EVE, Xena Networks link hardware-assisted verification platform with Ethernet testing solution
EVE, Xena Networks link hardware-assisted verification platform with Ethernet testing solution
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EVE and Xena Networks announced a joint strategic development partnership whereby EVE's ZeBu hardware-assisted verification family has been integrated with Xena’s high-density Ethernet testing solution. Xena’s gigabit Ethernet tester is…
‘Green’ displays making more and more economic sense
‘Green’ displays making more and more economic sense
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Energy efficiency is constantly improving in flat-panel displays as backlight LEDs are improved and architected to constantly better performance. This year's DisplayWeek attested to that.


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