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Mobile, embedded applications take MPU share
Mobile, embedded applications take MPU share
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Software-programmable microprocessor units (MPUs) have long been at the heart of mainframe computers, minicomputers, personal computers and servers but since…
Alpha Micro stocking high accuracy, low power GNSS module
Alpha Micro stocking high accuracy, low power GNSS module
Alpha Micro has added the u-blox ZOE-M8B GNSS SiP that combines high accuracy and low power consumption in a small…
First Solar to build 50MW battery-backed plant in Arizona
First Solar to build 50MW battery-backed plant in Arizona
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Solar cell producer First Solar has teamed up with Arizona Public Service to build one of the largest battery-back solar installations…
Automotive and industrial grade molded inductors
Automotive and industrial grade molded inductors
New Products |
Pulse Electronics Power has developed a series of automotive grade molded inductors and extended its range of industrial grade molded…

CANape 16.0 eases measurement and calibration of ECUs and sensors
CANape 16.0 eases measurement and calibration of ECUs and sensors
New Products |
Vector Informatik (Stuttgart, Germany) has introduced a new iteration of its CANape measurement and calibration tool; the current version bears the number 16.0. According to Vector, the usual exchange of…
Automotive-compliant film capacitors for use in rough environments
Automotive-compliant film capacitors for use in rough environments
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Passive component manufacturer Kemet introduces a new series of metallized polypropylene film capacitors for automotive electronics. The F863 Class X2 miniature capacitors provide reliable safety applications in harsh environments and…
Audi, Porsche jointly develop electric sports car architecture
Audi, Porsche jointly develop electric sports car architecture
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Carmakers Audi and Porsche want to develop the most important components for an electric sports car together. According to a newspaper interview, Audi plans to spend more than a billion…
Bluetooth Low-Energy transceiver slashes consumption by over half
Bluetooth Low-Energy transceiver slashes consumption by over half
Technology News |
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have announced a Bluetooth Low-Energy transceiver with the lowest ever power consumption, designed for use in the popular 2.4 GHz band.
China Mobile enlists VIAVI to introduce 5G services in 2019
China Mobile enlists VIAVI to introduce 5G services in 2019
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VIAVI Solutions has announced a collaboration with China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) to introduce 5G service in China by the end of 2019. VIAVI is a preferred vendor of China…
Electronic skin can be healed, is full recyclable
Electronic skin can be healed, is full recyclable
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With a focus on recyclability, researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a malleable e-skin whose base chemistry is fully reversible into re-usable molecules and metal. Made up…
High power SPDT switch
High power SPDT switch
New Products |
RLC Electronics has added a high power 12.4 GHz SPDT switch with N connectors to its product capabilities. The switch can handle up to 400-W CW at 12.4 GHz, and…
Nanogenerator harnesses human body to power wearable devices
Nanogenerator harnesses human body to power wearable devices
Technology News |
Researchers in the US and China have developed a triboelectric nanogenerator that can generate high voltage power from static electricity on the body.
GaN HEMT addresses UHF radar market
GaN HEMT addresses UHF radar market
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Wolfspeed, a Cree Company, has extended its family of 50 V transistors with the introduction of the CGHV40180, an unmatched, gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) that targets…
Smart LED bulb/camera ‘makes home security easy’
Smart LED bulb/camera ‘makes home security easy’
New Products |
A home security solution combining a smart HD 1080p security camera and a controllable smart light bulb has been launched on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo.
Wearable nanogenerator harnesses human body to produce power
Wearable nanogenerator harnesses human body to produce power
Technology News |
Researchers in the US and China have developed a triboelectric nanogenerator that can generate high voltage power from static electricity on the body.
Cryptocurrency malware attack on SCADA network discovered
Cryptocurrency malware attack on SCADA network discovered
Feature articles |
Cybersecurity solutions provider Radiflow (Mahwah, NJ) has reported what it believes to be the first documented cryptocurrency malware attack on a SCADA network of a critical infrastructure operator. Radiflow discovered…
Optical AI startup raises funds from Baidu, U.S. semi execs
Optical AI startup raises funds from Baidu, U.S. semi execs
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Lightelligence Inc. (Boston, MA) is a second startup company spun out of Massachusets Institute of Technology (MIT) to commercialize optical processing as an approach to artificial intelligence.
“Project Things” launches to bring IoT devices together
“Project Things” launches to bring IoT devices together
Technology News |
Firefox internet browser maker Mozilla (Mountain View, CA) has announced an open framework for connecting IoT and smart home devices to the web.
Veeco, AMEC settle semiconductor dispute
Veeco, AMEC settle semiconductor dispute
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Semiconductor manufacturing equipment companies Veeco Instruments Inc. (Plainview, New York), Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (Shanghai, China) and SGL Carbon SE (Wiesbaden, Germany) have agreed to settle a pending patent litigation…
Anton Paar gets materials R&D foothold in US with Quantchrome deal
Anton Paar gets materials R&D foothold in US with Quantchrome deal
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Austrian process test equipment maker Anton Paar has acquired Quantachrome Instruments for its expertise in the analysis of particle surface areas, porosity and density of solids, including battery systems.
Buck regulators simplify EMI compliance in rugged applications
Buck regulators simplify EMI compliance in rugged applications
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Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced two families of wide input voltage synchronous DC-DC buck regulators with a focus on electromagnetic interference (EMI) and thermal performance. …
IQE responds to critical reports
IQE responds to critical reports
Business news |
Engineered wafer supplier IQE plc and Cardiff University, its partner in a Welsh compound semiconductor engineering cluster, have both responded to critical reports published by short-selling investors ShadowFall Capital &…
TSMC’s sales show modest growth in January
TSMC’s sales show modest growth in January
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Leading foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Hsinchu, Taiwan) has announced sales revenues for January 2018 of NT$79.74 billion (about $2.72 billion), up 4.1 percent from January 2017.
IQE changes auditors, responds to critical reports
IQE changes auditors, responds to critical reports
Business news |
Engineered wafer supplier IQE plc and Cardiff University, its partner in a Welsh compound semiconductor engineering cluster, have both responded to critical reports published by short-selling investors ShadowFall Capital &…
Rugged conductive and transparent silver fibre mesh for flexible substrates
Rugged conductive and transparent silver fibre mesh for flexible substrates
Technology News |
Researchers from Tsinghua University, Beijing, have devised a novel process to create large and highly flexible 90% transparent submicron silver fibre meshes at room temperature. The highly conductive film (sheet…
MIT optical AI spin-off raises funds from Baidu
MIT optical AI spin-off raises funds from Baidu
Business news |
Lightelligence Inc. (Boston, Mass.) is a second startup company spun out of Massachussets Institute of Technology to commercialize optical processing as an approach to artificial intelligence.
144nA buck converter for energy harvesting
144nA buck converter for energy harvesting
New Products |
Ricoh Electronic Devices has launched a buck DC-DC converter with a quiescenet current of 144nA for energy harvesting devices which are able to collect and store energy obtained from sources…
Four switch controller integrates bias supply
Four switch controller integrates bias supply
New Products |
Analog Devices has launched a 150V high efficiency 4-switch synchronous buck-boost DC/DC controller, which operates from input voltages above, below or equal to the regulated output voltage.


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