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Collaboration to develop ‘small cells’
Collaboration to develop ‘small cells’
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Ubiquisys and Texas Instruments are to work together to create the first dual-mode WCDMA/LTE metro cells to combine macro-class performance…
Payload efficiency and network considerations of MOST and Ethernet
Payload efficiency and network considerations of MOST and Ethernet
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This paper discusses the payload efficiency of MOST and Ethernet and the derived influence on the network architecture of vehicles…
Samsung offers 64Gbit MLC NAND Flash using Toggle DDR 2.0 interface
Samsung offers 64Gbit MLC NAND Flash using Toggle DDR 2.0 interface
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Samsung has started what it claims is the industry's first production of a high-performance toggle DDR 2.0 multi-level-cell (MLC) memory…
OTA updates for smart sensors
OTA updates for smart sensors
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Wireless sensor network specialist, Libelium, is developing technology that will enable over the air (OTA) updates for wireless sensor networks…

MIT prep high-def, glasses-free 3-D
MIT prep high-def, glasses-free 3-D
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A new algorithm for rendering higher resolution 3-D images was recently described by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab. The high-resolution 3-D technique is glasses-free, but does not…
Maxim to demo real-time power efficiency inside LED ballast with Teridian energy-measurement SoC
Maxim to demo real-time power efficiency inside LED ballast with Teridian energy-measurement SoC
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Teridian Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Maxim Integrated Products, is planning to demonstrate both AC- and DC-power measurement suitable for high-power LED-lighting ballasts at the forthcoming LIGHTFAIR International in Philadelphia, USA.
Electric hub motor improves EV range: Part 2—Manufacturability and practical application
Electric hub motor improves EV range: Part 2—Manufacturability and practical application
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Wheel hub motors are regarded as the most elegant solution since they provide a high degree of design liberty for the car manufacturer, and they allow torque vectoring. Nevertheless, they…
Future EW environment calls for high RF power
Future EW environment calls for high RF power
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Since the dawn of electronic warfare, RF engineers have relied on the vacuum tube – specifically the traveling wave tube amplifier (TWTA) – to produce high microwave frequencies of up…
IHS: Intel’s tri-gates to keep ARM at bay
IHS: Intel’s tri-gates to keep ARM at bay
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The recently announced 22-nm tri-gate transistor technology from Intel Corp., gives the world's No. 1 chip vendor the microprocessor ammunition it needs to make headway in the smartphone and media…
Nanocone-based solar cell improves charge transport
Nanocone-based solar cell improves charge transport
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A team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jun Xu has developed a 3D nanocone-based solar cell platform that claims to improve charge transport thereby boosting the light-to-power conversion efficiency…
Prototype controller achieves over 2.6 million steps per revolution
Prototype controller achieves over 2.6 million steps per revolution
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Danish technology company, PCBMotor ApS, recently set a new performance record in printed circuit board (PCB) motors. In an experiment using its latest controller prototype, the company applied short micro-pulses…
Multi-function, unobtrusive, body worn health monitor can be re-furbished
Multi-function, unobtrusive, body worn health monitor can be re-furbished
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Isansys Lifecare, a provider of complete real-time physiological patient data services and systems, launched the LifeTouch HRV011, a radical new addition to its Lifecare Platform.
Graphene modulator tackles optics
Graphene modulator tackles optics
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The world's smallest graphene modulator was unveiled recently by researchers at the National Science Foundation (NSF) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center at the University of California-Berkeley. The research team, led…
USB interface enables quick inverter updating
USB interface enables quick inverter updating
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KACO new energy, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of grid-tie inverters for feeding solar energy, is releasing new software for three-phase inverters that can now be downloaded from KACO…
Catalogue distributor to offer prototype PCB service
Catalogue distributor to offer prototype PCB service
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element14 has announced a partnership with PCB manufacturer Pentalogix, to offer its PCB fabrication service on element14’s electronics community, offering instant, customised quotes and fast, high-quality board delivery for prototype…
Renesas expands RL78 ecosystem
Renesas expands RL78 ecosystem
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The microcontroller family now has additional compiler support from IAR Systems, as well as ports of real-time operating systems (RTOS) from Micrium and CMX Systems. The company claims it is…
G3-PLC chipset complies with IEEE P1901.2 pre-standard for smart grid communications
G3-PLC chipset complies with IEEE P1901.2 pre-standard for smart grid communications
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Maxim Integrated Products has introduced the MAX2992, an OFDM-based powerline communication (PLC) modem that pairs with the MAX2991 analog front-end (AFE) to provide a complete PLC chipset for smart grid…
MIPS chooses alternative Java VM for Android distribution
MIPS chooses alternative Java VM for Android distribution
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MIPS Technologies has entered into a license agreement with Myriad Group AG, through which MIPS will make Myriad's Dalvik Turbo Virtual Machine (VM) available to its licensees as part of…
CEA-Leti and five partners to develop self-powered cardiac pacemaker
CEA-Leti and five partners to develop self-powered cardiac pacemaker
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CEA-Leti and five partners are combining their expertise to develop a self-powered cardiac pacemaker eight times smaller than current models. The Heart-Beat Scavenger (HBS) Consortium, which also includes the Sorin…
Energy harvester produces power from local environment, eliminating batteries in wireless sensors
Energy harvester produces power from local environment, eliminating batteries in wireless sensors
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Jim Drew of Linear Technology explains how remote sensors are able to operate without batteries by harvesting ambient energy from the surrounding environment.
The basics of power factor correction (PFC), Part 2 of 3
The basics of power factor correction (PFC), Part 2 of 3
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ON Semiconductor and Dhaval Dalal, ACP Technologies have written a new handbook that examines the fundamental theory behind PFC and looks at the key considerations that need to be addressed…
Measure the input capacitance of your op amp
Measure the input capacitance of your op amp
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Akshay Bhat of Maxim Integrated Products Inc explains how to provide a sanity check in the lab by assisting the system-level designer or QA engineer to accurately determine the input…
Jaguar Land Rover to build super sports vehicle with low carbon emission
Jaguar Land Rover to build super sports vehicle with low carbon emission
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Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) unit has announced that Jaguar will develop the C-X75 super car concept revealed at the Paris Motor Show in 2010 into a production reality.
Lab aims for superconducting FET
Lab aims for superconducting FET
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The resistance of superconductivity to rational explanation has prompted the U.S. Department of Energy's (DoE) Brookhaven National Laboratory to fabricate atomically perfect ultra-thin-films capable of accurately characterize the transition from…
IEEE looks beyond 100G Ethernet
IEEE looks beyond 100G Ethernet
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The IEEE has kicked off a new group to explore what comes after today's emerging 40 and 100 Gbit/second versions of Ethernet. The 802.3 Ethernet Bandwidth Assessment Ad Hoc group…
UK sees shortfall in electric car charging points
UK sees shortfall in electric car charging points
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The BBC is reporting that in the UK only 704 of the 4,700 electric car charging points expected by the end of the year are in place and two-thirds of…
PaperPhone prototype opens door to flexible, interactive computing
PaperPhone prototype opens door to flexible, interactive computing
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An advanced "thin-film" flexible paper computer has been developed through collaborative efforts of researchers at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, and Arizona State University. Called PaperPhone, it's described as a…
Posedge selects EnSilica’s eSi-3250 processor to perform wire-speed routing at multi-gigabit rates
Posedge selects EnSilica’s eSi-3250 processor to perform wire-speed routing at multi-gigabit rates
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Posedge, a semiconductor intellectual property and solutions provider based in Sunnyvale (California, USA), has licensed EnSilica'sa high-performance eSi-3250 32-bit processor core for an innovative, new Residential and SMB Gateway solution…


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