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Evaluation/development modules for USB 3.1 connectivity
Evaluation/development modules for USB 3.1 connectivity
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Accompanying the FT602 USB 3.1 (Gen 1) video class FIFO IC, USB-connectivity specialist FTDI Chip has introduced a pair of…
Power-path modules meet military SwaP-C requirements
Power-path modules meet military SwaP-C requirements
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Vicor’s DCM VIA family are ruggedized modular DC-DC converters in a high-thermal-performance, low profile (9.3 mm) VIA package, with wide…
Low power, open frame, board mount AC-DC PSUs
Low power, open frame, board mount AC-DC PSUs
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CUI Power Group’s VOF-6B, VOF-10B, VOF-15B, and VOF-20B series are 6, 10, 15, and 20-W power additions to CUI’s general…
Free/low-cost PADS PCB packages from Mentor/Digi-Key
Free/low-cost PADS PCB packages from Mentor/Digi-Key
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Two versions of the PADS software package (by Mentor, now a Siemens business) have been made available through distributor Digi-Key.

Dynamic cylinder shut-off opens up efficiency potential for gasoline engines
Dynamic cylinder shut-off opens up efficiency potential for gasoline engines
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At the Vienna Motor Symposium which took place end of April, automotive suppliers Delphi and Tula Technology Inc. presented a near-series cylinder shut-off system, which can save 8% -15% fuel…
Bosch sells starter motor business
Bosch sells starter motor business
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In the era of micro-hybridization and 48V motor generators, conventional starter motors and 12V DC generators are no longer regarded as strategic. Against this background, the Bosch group has agreed…
Samsung set to take Intel’s chip crown
Samsung set to take Intel’s chip crown
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Intel has been the world's number one chip company since 1993 but could surrender that position to Samsung Electronics in 2Q17 as Samsung revenues are driven higher by climbing averages…
Imperas offers RISC-V processor models
Imperas offers RISC-V processor models
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Processor model licensor Imperas Software Ltd. (Oxford, England) has joined the RISC-V Foundation and has made virtual platform and model support for RISC-V architecture available.
In-home sensor device uses wireless signals to measure people’s walking speed
In-home sensor device uses wireless signals to measure people’s walking speed
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Breathing, blood pressure, body temperature and pulse provide an important window into the complexities of human health. However, a growing body of research suggests that another vital sign - how…
Sensor-to-cloud dev kit simplifies secure IoT design
Sensor-to-cloud dev kit simplifies secure IoT design
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Renesas Electronics America Inc. has linked up with hardware security IP licensor Intrinsic ID BV and cloud services software provider Medium One Inc. to create a sensor-to-cloud platform to simplify…
New power chip increases efficiency of battery electronics
New power chip increases efficiency of battery electronics
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A team of reasearchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has developed a chip that can make lower power electronics, like cell phones, work more efficiently –…
Open frame AC-DC power supplies range from 6 W to 20 W
Open frame AC-DC power supplies range from 6 W to 20 W
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CUI’s Power Group has launched four low power, open frame AC-DC power supply in its VOF series.
50V MOSFET gate drivers target battery powered brushless motors 
50V MOSFET gate drivers target battery powered brushless motors 
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Diodes has launched two 50V MOSFET gate drivers aimed at brushless DC (BLDC) motors for applications such as drones, fans, e-cigarettes and cordless power tools.
Photorelays provide 3.75kV isolation
Photorelays provide 3.75kV isolation
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Toshiba has added two 4-pin SO6 package photorelays to its range with higher temperature and voltage isolation.
Power electronics market to hit $40bn in 2025
Power electronics market to hit $40bn in 2025
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The boom in renewable energy is set to drive the global power electronics market to $39.22 billion by 2025 says a new report by Grand View Research.
Neural network DSP core targets vision, radar/lidar, and fused-sensor apps
Neural network DSP core targets vision, radar/lidar, and fused-sensor apps
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Introducing its Tensilica (Cadence) Vision C5 DSP, the IP vendor emphasises that this is not an accelerator for neural net functions, but a digital signal processor structure that runs all…
High accuracy battery temperature sensors in distribution
High accuracy battery temperature sensors in distribution
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Aimed at electric and hybrid electric vehicles and industrial portable power applications and industrial portable power applications, these battery temperature sensing products from Amphenol Advanced Sensors are at distributor TTI.
AI-based smartphone app estimates user’s health risks
AI-based smartphone app estimates user’s health risks
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed artificial intelligence (AI)-based data analysis methods used in a smartphone application of Finnish startup Odum Ltd that can estimate its users’ health…
Embedded vision dev kit targets edge applications
Embedded vision dev kit targets edge applications
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Lattice Semiconductor (Hillsboro, OR) has optimized its Embedded Vision Development Kit for mobile-influenced system designs that require flexible, low cost, and low power image processing architectures.
Nickel-zinc battery breakthrough promises next-gen energy storage
Nickel-zinc battery breakthrough promises next-gen energy storage
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Researchers at the US Naval Research Laboratory's (Washington, DC) Chemistry Division have developed a way to use well-established zinc technology for rechargeable batteries.
Why do variable speed drives fail and how do we test them?
Why do variable speed drives fail and how do we test them?
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Freezing cold, intense heat, vibration, corrosive chemicals… It’s impossible to know what sort of dangers drives might face. The answer is to design drives for durability and subject them to…
Self-timed logic is Eta Compute’s low-power secret
Self-timed logic is Eta Compute’s low-power secret
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To get to deep sub-threshold voltages – and therefore extreme low power – IP licensor and design services company Eta Compute Inc. (Westlake Village, Calif.) has turned to asynchronous logic.
Renesas offers secure sensor-to-cloud dev kit
Renesas offers secure sensor-to-cloud dev kit
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Renesas Electronics America Inc. has linked up with hardware security IP licensor Intrinsic ID BV and cloud services software provider Medium One Inc. to create a sensor-to-cloud platform to simplify…
Mentor partners with Digi-Key on low-cost PCB design tools
Mentor partners with Digi-Key on low-cost PCB design tools
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Mentor and distributor Digi-Key announced the availability of two new printed circuit board (PCB) design solution offerings, PADS Maker and PADS MakerPro, aimed at the growing maker and start-up community.
Evaluation/development modules for USB 3.1
Evaluation/development modules for USB 3.1
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To complement its FT602 USB 3.1 (Gen 1) video class FIFO IC, which has now gone into full scale production, FTDI Chip has introduced a pair of accompanying hardware modules.
Embedded vision development kit targets edge applications
Embedded vision development kit targets edge applications
New Products |
Lattice Semiconductor has optimized its Embedded Vision Development Kit for mobile-influenced system designs that require flexible, low cost, and low power image processing architectures.
Tensilica IP builds DSP specific to neural net computational model
Tensilica IP builds DSP specific to neural net computational model
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Introducing its Tensilica (Cadence) Vision C5 DSP, the IP vendor emphasises that this is not an accelerator for neural net functions, but a digital signal processor structure that runs all…
Newly-published; “Computer Organization and Design RISC-V Edition”
Newly-published; “Computer Organization and Design RISC-V Edition”
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The RISC-V Edition of Computer Organization and Design features the RISC-V open source instruction set architecture, the first open source architecture designed to be used in modern computing environments such…


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