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TV everywhere platforms for connected devices to drive video delivery in 2016
TV everywhere platforms for connected devices to drive video delivery in 2016
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Operators are investing significantly in equipment to deliver video efficiently to iPads and other streaming devices, including PCs, mobile phones…
GlobalFoundries enters a broad strategic partnership with imec on sub-22nm CMOS scaling and GaN-on-Si
GlobalFoundries enters a broad strategic partnership with imec on sub-22nm CMOS scaling and GaN-on-Si
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GlobalFoundries has signed a strategic long-term partnership on sub-22nm CMOS scaling and GaN-on-Si technology with the nanoelectronics R&D center imec.
Atomic superconductor one-ups squid
Atomic superconductor one-ups squid
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Circulating ultra-cold atoms around a ring exhibits superfluidity—the atomic version of superconductivity—potentially enabling sensors capable of tracking rotational motion in…
Build an IEEE 1451.4 Class 1 MMI smart transducer digital driver circuit (Part 1 of 2)
Build an IEEE 1451.4 Class 1 MMI smart transducer digital driver circuit (Part 1 of 2)
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Bernhard Linke, Principal Member Technical Staff of Maxim Integrated Products explains how to build an IEEE 1451.4 Class 1 MMI…

Transparent LCDs offer clear benefits
Transparent LCDs offer clear benefits
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Samsung has become the first manufacturer to enter in to volume production for transparent LCD panels. Thanks to higher transparency, the LCDs use no backlight, relying instead on ambient light.
Sidense 1T-OTP memory is made available in ON Semiconductor 180-nm process technology
Sidense 1T-OTP memory is made available in ON Semiconductor 180-nm process technology
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Sidense has ported the company’s 180 nm OTP memory SLP product line to ONC18, ON Semiconductor’s 180 nm digital and mixed-signal technology platform.
Miniaturised 9-axis IMU supports new generation of rehabilitation applications
Miniaturised 9-axis IMU supports new generation of rehabilitation applications
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RM Ingénierie, a subsidiary of the CEGEDIM Group, is using Movea’s miniaturized MotionPod , Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to enable a new generation of groundbreaking joint assessment and rehabilitation applications.
Semikron offers customized power module service
Semikron offers customized power module service
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Semikron is offering customer-specific power modules with individual circuit topologies, chip combinations and protection supported by an expert engineering service. The modules are designed and integrated as required in special…
Austriamicrosystems releases 0.18-µm High-Voltage CMOS process for volume production
Austriamicrosystems releases 0.18-µm High-Voltage CMOS process for volume production
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Austriamicrosystems is conditionally releasing for volume production the company’s advanced 0.18 µm High-Voltage CMOS process technology "H18” which will be manufactured in IBM’s 200 mm Burlington wafer facility. Jointly developed…
Transient voltage suppressors (TVS) for automotive electronic protection
Transient voltage suppressors (TVS) for automotive electronic protection
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A major challenge in automotive design is protecting electronics – such as control units, sensors, and entertainment systems – against damaging surges, voltage transients, ESD, and noise that are present…
austriamicrosystems releases 0.18-µm High-Voltage CMOS process for volume production
austriamicrosystems releases 0.18-µm High-Voltage CMOS process for volume production
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austriamicrosystems is conditionally releasing for volume production the company’s advanced 0.18 µm High-Voltage CMOS process technology "H18” which will be manufactured in IBM’s 200 mm Burlington wafer facility. Jointly developed…
Researchers integrate silicon, III-V
Researchers integrate silicon, III-V
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Integrating gallium nitride emitters and other optical materials onto silicon substrates was recently demonstrated at the Toyohashi University of Technology. Researchers there claim to have solved the lattice mismatch problem…
World’s smallest MEMS microphone debuts for mobile phones and portable electronics
World’s smallest MEMS microphone debuts for mobile phones and portable electronics
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The world's smallest MEMS chip—a tiny 700 square micron digital microphone—was fabricated recently by Bosch Sensortec GmbH for its subsidiary Akustica Inc. The CMOS die integrates a mechanical microphone diaphragm…
Altera charts new course for FPGA industry with optical innovation
Altera charts new course for FPGA industry with optical innovation
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Envisioning a world that matches bandwidth capacity with the imagination of application and content developers, Altera Corporation has announced plans for optically interconnected programmable devices.
Microfluidics detects cancer with nanotubes
Microfluidics detects cancer with nanotubes
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A Microfluidic device created by a pair of professors from MIT and Harvard Medical School uses an internal detector studded with tiny carbon nanotubes to detect individual cancer cells in…
3D radiation sensors target CERN upgrade
3D radiation sensors target CERN upgrade
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Scientists at SINTEF are collaborating with colleagues from universities in Norway, other European countries and the USA to perfect the fabrication of 3D radiation sensors. The special sensors will be…
Ultra-low-power technology group focuses on energy-efficient applications
Ultra-low-power technology group focuses on energy-efficient applications
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STMicroelectronics has demonstrated a next-generation variation of its smart power technology, which is expected to enable significant reductions in the power consumption of a wide range of electronic systems –…
Researchers make MEMS-over-CNT memory
Researchers make MEMS-over-CNT memory
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A combination of a radio frequency capable metallic MEMS cantilever beam and a carbon nanotube (CNT) transistor shows promise as a non-volatile memory, according to researchers from the University of…
First consumer Bluetooth low energy watch features ultra-low power Nordic nRF8001 solution
First consumer Bluetooth low energy watch features ultra-low power Nordic nRF8001 solution
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The first consumer Bluetooth low energy watch to be announced – a new Casio G-SHOCK shock-resistant watch that will be able to communicate Bluetooth v4.0-equipped smartphones – is based on…
Understand baluns for highly integrated RF modules
Understand baluns for highly integrated RF modules
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Mark Forbes, Mentor Graphics Corp. and Mark Gorbett, Microwave Assurance, LLC, show why it is essential to understand balun technology to achieve highly integrated RF modules…
SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #51: Clock jitter demystified—Basic specifications in high-speed links (Part 2)
SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #51: Clock jitter demystified—Basic specifications in high-speed links (Part 2)
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John Johnson, Manager and Market Development and Systems Engineering, Texas Instruments takes a look at the parameters comprising the total jitter budget.
IDT expands RapidIO Gen2 switch portfolio
IDT expands RapidIO Gen2 switch portfolio
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Integrated Device Technology, Inc., has added the sixth member to its portfolio of RapidIO Gen2 switches. The intermediately-sized CPS-1432 comes in response to the strong demand for RapidIO Gen2 switches…
Self-adaptive MEMS vibration energy harvester targets low frequencies
Self-adaptive MEMS vibration energy harvester targets low frequencies
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Ghislain Despesse of CEA-Leti outlines how a self-adaptive MEMS vibration energy harvester is able to handle low frequencies.
TRW brings Electric Park Brake to front axle
TRW brings Electric Park Brake to front axle
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Automotive supplier TRW has unveiled an Electric Park Brake (EPB) system for front axles – a development which makes the technology more affordable for a wider range of vehicle segments.
iWatt selects Magma’s Titan platform to automate analog design of power supply control ICs
iWatt selects Magma’s Titan platform to automate analog design of power supply control ICs
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iWatt has adopted Magma Design Automation's Titan platform to improve analog design and layout productivity, and to automate difficult routing tasks including analog cell layouts and chip-level assembly.
MIPS plans 64-bit multithreaded cores
MIPS plans 64-bit multithreaded cores
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Hoping to get a jump on archrival ARM Ltd., MIPS Technologies aims to launch this fall at least two 64-bit synthesizable cores. Unlike its now-discontinued offerings from several years ago,…
3D antenna printing yields an order of magnitude better performance than monopole antenna designs
3D antenna printing yields an order of magnitude better performance than monopole antenna designs
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Researchers at the University of illinois have experimented with omnidirectional printing techniques using metallic nanoparticle inks and a 3D controlled dispensing nozzle to manufacture very compact and high performance antennas.
Achieving high currents on PCBs with fine-pitch SMD components
Achieving high currents on PCBs with fine-pitch SMD components
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Peter Mauer, the head of electronics design for Semikron Elektronik explains how to achieve high currents on PCBs with fine-pitch SMD components.


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