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Online configurator offers DIY kits for power electronic assemblies
Online configurator offers DIY kits for power electronic assemblies
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SindoPower is now offering power electronic assemblies for up to 250 A in the form of DIY kits containing heat…
Plastic optics boosted to 25 Gbit/s
Plastic optics boosted to 25 Gbit/s
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A new vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) technology from VI Systems aims to extend the reach of cheap plastic fiber optics,…
‘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…
Imec and Atrenta develop exploration flows for 3D ICs
Imec and Atrenta develop exploration flows for 3D ICs
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Atrenta and imec's 3D integration IIAP (industrial affiliation program) have jointly developed an advanced planning and partitioning design flow for…

SoC targets 40 Gbit/s coherent optical networks
SoC targets 40 Gbit/s coherent optical networks
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The move from10 Gbit/s to 40 Gbit/s optical networks is driving demand for adoption of coherent technology, overcoming the reach limitations of the incumbent direct detect solutions which require a…
AGC develops 0.1-mm thin glass for displays
AGC develops 0.1-mm thin glass for displays
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AGC has developed 0.1 mm-thin sheet glass manufactured using a float process for use in next-generation displays, lighting, and touch panel screens. AGC claims it to be the world's thinnest.
IAR software development toolsuite supports TI’s new ultra-low-power FRAM microcontrollers
IAR software development toolsuite supports TI’s new ultra-low-power FRAM microcontrollers
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IAR Systems is offering its software development toolsuite IAR Embedded Workbench to completely support the ultra-low-power MSP430FR57xx FRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory) microcontroller series from Texas Instruments .
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…
ASIC chip set helps put Continental’s crash prevention system on the road
ASIC chip set helps put Continental’s crash prevention system on the road
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International automotive supplier Continental has selected austriamicrosystems' ASIC chip set for automotive Laser-based obstacle recognition systems (LIDAR) which is now entering high volume production.
3D displays target CAD/CAM
3D displays target CAD/CAM
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NEC LCD Technologies, together with Renesas Electronics Europe, its sales and marketing channel in Europe, has introduced two new 7.2-inch 3D colour thin film transistor (AM-TFT) LCD modules based on…
AMD extends APU range for fanless systems
AMD extends APU range for fanless systems
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AMD has announced immediate availability of two new AMD Embedded G-Series APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) with thermal design power (TDP) ratings of 5.5 and 6.4 watts, up to a 39…
Stretchable sensors aim at improving airbag control
Stretchable sensors aim at improving airbag control
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There are situations when an airbag does not protect but instead hurts car passengers: For instance, if it ignites in a moment when the seat occupant has bent forward. A…
Zytronic bets on ITO to tap industrial apps
Zytronic bets on ITO to tap industrial apps
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Zytronic has launched a range of sensors that use deposited tracks of transparent indium tin oxide suitable for small, ruggedized touch devices. The new sensors complement Zytronic sensors that use…
GSA increases commitment to European talent
GSA increases commitment to European talent
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The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) recently held a panel session focused on the challenges in attracting young talent to the field of A/MS (analogue and mixed-signal) design, finding that the…
Building a power meter application with an 8-bit MCU
Building a power meter application with an 8-bit MCU
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Radomir Kozub of Freescale Semiconductor describes how to build a power meter application with an 8-bit MCU.
Next generation scope powered by IBM’s 8HP process
Next generation scope powered by IBM’s 8HP process
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Tektronix has announced that test chips being manufactured for its next-generation oscilloscope, which will have more than 30GHz bandwidth across multiple channels, are exceeding target specifications. Using IBM’s 8HP SiGe…
Your capacitor choice is key to solar photovoltaic (PV) array economics
Your capacitor choice is key to solar photovoltaic (PV) array economics
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Lesley Chisenga, Chief Architect of Enecsys Ltd examines a critical problem in solar photovoltaic array inverter design and concludes capacitor choice is key to solar photovoltaic (PV) array economics.
NXP demos car-to-x communications platform
NXP demos car-to-x communications platform
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As part of the Automotive Week 2011 which took place this week in Eindhoven (The Netherlands), chipmaker NXP demoed a car-to-x communications platform based on the company's software-defined multi-standard digital…
SFT releases industry’s first commercial hierarchical 3D extractor for post-layout verification
SFT releases industry’s first commercial hierarchical 3D extractor for post-layout verification
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Silicon Frontline Technology, Inc., (SFT) is introducing what the EDA company claims is the industry’s first commercial hierarchical 3D extractor, H3D, for post-layout verification. H3D offers hierarchical parasitic extraction, hierarchical…
IBM and ETH Zurich open the Binnig and Rohrer Nanotechnology Center
IBM and ETH Zurich open the Binnig and Rohrer Nanotechnology Center
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Celebrating its 100th anniversary of existence as well as commemorating the 30th anniversary of the scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) invented by Nobel laureates Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer at the…
Functional Safety: Predictable reactions in real-time (Part 1)
Functional Safety: Predictable reactions in real-time (Part 1)
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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.
Layout and bypass guidelines for high performance video amp/filter boards
Layout and bypass guidelines for high performance video amp/filter boards
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Bill Boldt and Allen Watkins of Fairchild Semiconductor outline a selection of layout and bypass guidelines for high performance video amp/filter boards.
Intersection assistant systems make use of car-to-x communications
Intersection assistant systems make use of car-to-x communications
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BMW and Volkswagen have developed prototypes of "smart" intersection assistant systems aiming at improving the safety in blind or complex intersections. The assistant systems demo for the first time a…
Advances in integration for base station receivers
Advances in integration for base station receivers
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Todd Nelson, Linear Technology Corporation focuses on some of the key advances in integration for base station receivers.
20nm dual Damascene structures plated with new copper chemistries
20nm dual Damascene structures plated with new copper chemistries
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Atotech has partnered with the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) in Albany, New York to develop, evaluate, qualify, and optimize copper chemistries used for plating advanced semiconductor devices.
SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #53: Properly scaled filter components improve noise attenuation
SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #53: Properly scaled filter components improve noise attenuation
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Matthew Hann, Applications Manager, Precision Analog, Texas Instruments explains how properly scaled filter components can help improve noise attenuation.
Hagiwara Electric launches C-to-FPGA design service
Hagiwara Electric launches C-to-FPGA design service
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Impulse Accelerated Technologies today announced that Hagiwara Electric of Tokyo, Japan, has introduced a new service to develop customized FPGA-based image processing libraries and solutions, using the Impulse CoDeveloper high-level…
Open source protocol targets ‘internet of things’
Open source protocol targets ‘internet of things’
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NXP Semiconductors has announced it will make the IEEE 802.15.4 based wireless connectivity network layer software it inherited from the acquisition of Jennic, JenNET-IP, open source, in a bid to…


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