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AMD buys Nitero in wireless desktop VR push
AMD buys Nitero in wireless desktop VR push
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) has acquired 60GHz CMOS pioneer Nitero Inc. (Austin, TX) for an undisclosed amount of…
Embedded nanofibres boost perovskite solar cell performance
Embedded nanofibres boost perovskite solar cell performance
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Researchers at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have developed a novel technology of…
Bosch, cybersecurity provider work to mitigate car security flaw
Bosch, cybersecurity provider work to mitigate car security flaw
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Argus Cyber Security (Tel Aviv, Israel) and Bosch (Stuttgart, Germany) have announced that security vulnerabilities were found by Argus researchers…
Peregrine/Arctic Sand’s peak-efficiency LED driver ICs for portables
Peregrine/Arctic Sand’s peak-efficiency LED driver ICs for portables
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Peregrine Semiconductor, itself part of Murata, recently acquired Arctic Sand; now it has announced the ARC3C family of LED driver…

High fidelity, low power, integrated stereo audio amplifier
High fidelity, low power, integrated stereo audio amplifier
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Analog Devices has recently posted details of the SSM6322, an integrated, dual-channel audio amplifier solution that interfaces directly with an audio DAC/CODEC, maximizing the fidelity of high fidelity audio signal…
Argus Cyber Security and Bosch work to mitigate car hacking
Argus Cyber Security and Bosch work to mitigate car hacking
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Argus Cyber Security and Bosch have announced that security vulnerabilities were found by Argus researchers in the Bosch Drivelog Connector dongle and in its authentication process with the Drivelog Connect…
Keyssa launches 60GHz contactless connector 
Keyssa launches 60GHz contactless connector 
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Keyssa Inc. (Campbell, Calif.), a startup that demonstrated a 60GHz wireless data transfer system in 2014, has announced the availability of component connector.
Low phase noise amplifiers cover 1.5 GHz to 18 GHz
Low phase noise amplifiers cover 1.5 GHz to 18 GHz
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Pasternack has released its latest line of low phase noise amplifiers comprising five models that cover select frequency bands ranging from 1.5 to 18 GHz with residual phase noise levels…
42V, 6A output step-down switcher runs at 95%
42V, 6A output step-down switcher runs at 95%
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LT8640S is a 6A, 42V input synchronous step-down switching regulator using Linear Technology’s (now Analog Devices) Silent Switcher 2 architecture to delivers 95% efficiency at 2 MHz, with very low…
AMD buys 60GHz startup for VR potential
AMD buys 60GHz startup for VR potential
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.) has acquired 60GHz CMOS pioneer Nitero Inc. (Austin, Texas) for an undisclosed amount of money.
NXP reference design offers fast route to Amazon Alexa-enabled designs
NXP reference design offers fast route to Amazon Alexa-enabled designs
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Working with Amazon, NXP has created a reference platform that will allow the same 7-microphone, far-field voice recognition technology that Amazon employs as Alexa in its Echo product, to be…
Researchers use paper to create lightweight energy generator
Researchers use paper to create lightweight energy generator
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Researchers in Georgia and China have developed a light-weight, paper-based device that can harvest and store energy from body movements.
Mobile contactless users to reach 300 million in 2017
Mobile contactless users to reach 300 million in 2017
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Fintech analysts Juniper Research estimate that the number of OEM-Pay contactless users, including Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Android Pay, will exceed 100 million for the first time during H1-2017,…
NXP offers Alexa voice-recognition reference platform
NXP offers Alexa voice-recognition reference platform
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NXP Semiconductors NV (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) is offering a reference platform for Amazon's Alexa voice-recognition user interface to enable the inclusion of similar user interfaces on multiple forms of electronics.
Smart ‘jewelry from the future’ uses flexible e-ink display
Smart ‘jewelry from the future’ uses flexible e-ink display
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Plastic Logic (Dresden, Germany), maker of glass-free electrophoretic displays (EPDs), has been selected by L!BER8 Technology (Boston, MA), a wearable technology start-up, to produce the first ever low-power, high-fashion smart…
Chip market to grow 12.3 percent in 2017, says Gartner
Chip market to grow 12.3 percent in 2017, says Gartner
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Market analysis firm Gartner has increased its forecast for 2017 worldwide semiconductor revenue to $386 billion, representing growth of 12.3 percent over 2016, mainly due to rising memory markets.
CMOS automotive camera sensor reduces LED flicker
CMOS automotive camera sensor reduces LED flicker
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Sony (Tokyo, Japan) has disclosed details of a commercially-available CMOS image sensor for automotive cameras: at 2.45 (effective) megapixels, the IMX390CQV type 1/2.7 will begin sample shipping in May 2017.
AT&T acquires wireless spectrum license holder in 5G push
AT&T acquires wireless spectrum license holder in 5G push
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AT&T (Dallas, TX) has announced that it is acquiring Straight Path Communications (Glenn Allen, VA), which holds a nationwide portfolio of millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum, including 39 GHz and 28…
60V, 3A regulator is CISPR 22 Class B safety compliant
60V, 3A regulator is CISPR 22 Class B safety compliant
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Linear Technology, now part of Analog Devices, has launched a step-down regulator with up to 60V input voltage range and key safety certification.
Thermoelectrics reduce costs for medical laser cooling
Thermoelectrics reduce costs for medical laser cooling
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Laird has designed a series of thermoelectric modules (TEMs) and thermoelectric assemblies (TEAs) that keep laser optics stable and at peak operating performance by controlling the operating temperature of the medical…
Apple in-sourcing reports claim another victim
Apple in-sourcing reports claim another victim
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Mixed-signal, RF and power IC vendor Dialog Semiconductor plc (Reading, UK) could be the latest company to suffer from a wave of in-sourced design by consumer electronics giant Apple Inc.
LDO regulator targets wearable, mobile devices
LDO regulator targets wearable, mobile devices
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Toshiba Electronics has developed a 1.3A output current CMOS low drop out (LDO) regulator for mobile device power supplies in a package measuring just 0.8 x 1.2 x 0.33mm.
Western Digital tells Toshiba it is not free to sell
Western Digital tells Toshiba it is not free to sell
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Disk drive maker Western Digital Corp. has sent a letter to partner Toshiba Corp. saying any plans to Toshiba has to sell its memory business to a third-party could not…
Dialog suffers on report of Apple in-sourcing
Dialog suffers on report of Apple in-sourcing
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Mixed-signal, RF and power IC vendor Dialog Semiconductor plc could be the latest company to suffer from a wave of in-sourced design by consumer electronics giant Apple Inc.
Flexible displays applied as fashion accessories
Flexible displays applied as fashion accessories
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Plastic Logic (Dresden, Germany), maker of glass-free electrophoretic displays (EPDs), has been selected by L!BER8, a wearable technology start-up, to produce the first ever low power, high-fashion smart bracelet called…
CMOS automotive camera with LED flicker mitigation and HDR imaging
CMOS automotive camera with LED flicker mitigation and HDR imaging
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Sony has disclosed details of a commercially-available CMOS image sensor for automotive cameras: at 2.45 (effective) megapixel, the IMX390CQV type 1/2.7 will begin sample shipping in May 2017.
60V, 3A micro-module regulator in 6.25 x 9mm BGA, CISPR 22 Class B-compliant
60V, 3A micro-module regulator in 6.25 x 9mm BGA, CISPR 22 Class B-compliant
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LTM8073 is a µModule (‘micro-module’ or power module) step-down regulator with up to 60V input voltage range (65V abs max). The device can safely operate from unregulated or fluctuating 24V…
congatec’s Type 7 server-on-modules are now PICMG standard
congatec’s Type 7 server-on-modules are now PICMG standard
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congatec presents its conga-B7XD server-on-module as bringing server-grade functionality and performance to COM Express based computing designs. The company notes the PICMG release of the COM Express 3.0 specification: revision…


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