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Group rolls PCI-based SSD spec
Group rolls PCI-based SSD spec
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The NVM Express 1.0 specification that defines an optimized register interface, command set and feature set for PCI Express-based solid-state…
Renesas Electronics announces support for Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 7 for its SoCs
Renesas Electronics announces support for Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 7 for its SoCs
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Renesas Electronics Corporation has announced its support for the Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 7 operating system for the company's systems-on-chip…
Low energy watch that wirelessly communicates with smartphones offers long coin-cell battery life
Low energy watch that wirelessly communicates with smartphones offers long coin-cell battery life
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A bluetooth low energy watch prototype developed by Casio Computer Co., Ltd., and shown at the International Consumer Electronics Show…
Agilent aims waveform generator at military scenarios
Agilent aims waveform generator at military scenarios
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Precision arbitrary waveform generation is required for realistic testing of low-observable aircraft systems and for high-density communications used in satellite…

Intel’s Gargini sees tunnel FET as transistor option
Intel’s Gargini sees tunnel FET as transistor option
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Raising mobility through the use of non-silicon materials in the transistor channel remains a favored theme with Gargini but he appeared to push back the prospect of deployment until about…
Cadence extends verification IP catalog across silicon, SoC and system development
Cadence extends verification IP catalog across silicon, SoC and system development
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has extensively expanded its broad portfolio of verification IP (VIP) and memory models, which delivers a robust verification solution spanning silicon, SoC and system development. The…
Intel’s Gargini sees tunnel FET as transistor option
Intel’s Gargini sees tunnel FET as transistor option
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Paolo Gargini, Intel Fellow and chairman of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) used a talk at the Industry Strategy Symposium Europe held here by the SEMI industry organization,…
Agilent aims waveform generator at military scenarios
Agilent aims waveform generator at military scenarios
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Agilent is aiming an arbitrary waveform generator at radar, satellite and electronic warfare device designers to make reliable, repeatable measurements and create highly realistic signal scenarios to test their products.
Silver-diamond composite offers cooling capabilities for electronics
Silver-diamond composite offers cooling capabilities for electronics
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Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are developing a solid composite material to help cool small, powerful,microelectronics used in defense systems. The material, composed of silver and diamond,…
Microsemi expands industrial ecosystem for SmartFusion intelligent mixed signal FPGAs
Microsemi expands industrial ecosystem for SmartFusion intelligent mixed signal FPGAs
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Customers now have a broader choice of operating systems and communication protocols for implementation on SmartFusion FPGAs, enabling the acceleration of their designs in industrial and networking applications. “The range…
Sony goes ‘coreless’ in Cell processors
Sony goes ‘coreless’ in Cell processors
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Sony Corp., best known for its consumer products but also a chip supplier, revealed to EE Times Japan that they have been successfully mass-producing high-end processors with coreless substrate packaging…
Wrap-around view technology for driver visual assistance
Wrap-around view technology for driver visual assistance
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The images on that surface are converted into those seen from any desired point-of-view using the technology of 3D virtual projection. By using this special method, the images will…
Wrap-around view technology for driver visual assistance
Wrap-around view technology for driver visual assistance
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Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe has developed an advanced wrap-around automotive view technology whereby images are taken by four cameras and combined in such a way as to appear as if taken…
Sony goes ‘coreless’ in Cell processors
Sony goes ‘coreless’ in Cell processors
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“We started to use coreless packages in mass-production of Cell processors for PlayStation3 since April 2010 and have shipped more than 3 million units,” Tomoshi Ohde, general manager, advanced LSI…
Microsemi expands industrial ecosystem for SmartFusion intelligent mixed signal FPGAs
Microsemi expands industrial ecosystem for SmartFusion intelligent mixed signal FPGAs
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Microsemi Corporation has expanded the industrial ecosystem for the company’s SmartFusion intelligent mixed signal FPGAs. The new ecosystem strengthens the current SmartFusion device ecosystem and includes further support by Microsemi…
Silver-diamond composite offers cooling capabilities for electronics
Silver-diamond composite offers cooling capabilities for electronics
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The research is focused on producing a silver-diamond thermal shim of unprecedented thinness – 250 microns or less. The ratio of silver to diamond in the material can be tailored…
Analog and RF circuit optimization tool unveils new algorithms to port circuits between similar technologies
Analog and RF circuit optimization tool unveils new algorithms to port circuits between similar technologies
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Analog and RF circuit optimization software developer, AgO Inc., is extending its AnXplorer analog design optimization tool with a new porting capability. The new feature improves the productivity of designers…
Using adaptive compensation control to improve transient performance in power supplies with variable number of phases
Using adaptive compensation control to improve transient performance in power supplies with variable number of phases
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Jason Houston and Weihong Qiu, Intersil Corporation outlines how to use adaptive compensation control to improve transient performance in power supplies with variable number of phases.
Mentor Graphics joins CEA-Leti’s IMAGINE program on maskless lithography
Mentor Graphics joins CEA-Leti’s IMAGINE program on maskless lithography
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Mentor will develop multiple e-beam lithography data processing flows in the MAPPER lithography program, a three-year, multiple e-beam-lithography partnership aimed at evaluating a maskless lithography (ML2) infrastructure and studying the…
Reducing EMI in digital systems using spread spectrum clock generators (Part 1 of 2)
Reducing EMI in digital systems using spread spectrum clock generators (Part 1 of 2)
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Ashish Kumar and Pushek Madaan of Cypress Semiconductor Corp expalins how to reduce EMI in digital systems by using spread spectrum clock generators.
Xilinx provides first product details for EPP ARM-based devices
Xilinx provides first product details for EPP ARM-based devices
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Xilinx has released deails for the first products in its Extensible Processing Platform (EPP) at Embedded World today. The Zynq-7000 family integrates a complete ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor-based system with…
1 terabit per second data rate on a single integrated photonic chip
1 terabit per second data rate on a single integrated photonic chip
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With worldwide Internet data traffic increasing by 50 percent each year, telecommunications companies that handle this digital torrent must be able to economically expand the capacities of their networks while…
Smart meter reference design targets residential market
Smart meter reference design targets residential market
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A smart meter reference design developed by Freescale Semiconductor will form part of a Smart Energy Wall display during Embedded World in Nuremberg, Germany.
Fiber optics boosted by crystalline core
Fiber optics boosted by crystalline core
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Researchers at Pennsylvania State University last week demonstrated what they said are the world's first optical fibers to harbor a compound semiconductor core.
Fiber optics boosted by crystalline core
Fiber optics boosted by crystalline core
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The Penn State researchers, led by professor John Badding, demonstrated fiber optic cables with zinc-selenide cores, which they claim have a wider wavelength range and superior photonic qualities to the…
1 terabit per second data rate on a single integrated photonic chip
1 terabit per second data rate on a single integrated photonic chip
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The findings are to be presented at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC) taking place next week in Los Angeles. "Traditional transponder-based system…
Xilinx provides first product details for EPP ARM-based devices
Xilinx provides first product details for EPP ARM-based devices
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The Zynq-7000 family’s programmable logic is based on Xilinx’s 7 series FPGA architecture to ensure 100 percent compatibility with respect to IP, tools and performance across all devices within the…
Mentor Graphics joins CEA-Leti’s IMAGINE program on maskless lithography
Mentor Graphics joins CEA-Leti’s IMAGINE program on maskless lithography
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“Multi-beam systems for maskless lithography are contenders for next-generation patterning. The IMAGINE program is offering a unique infrastructure to enable this technology and we want to be an early…


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