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Rising memory prices lift chip market outlook
Rising memory prices lift chip market outlook
Market news |
A spike in DRAM and NAND flash average selling prices has prompted IC Insights to revise its growth forecast for…
Convection cooled 600W power supplies add PMBus communication
Convection cooled 600W power supplies add PMBus communication
New Products |
Excelsys Technologies has added PMbus communications to its CoolX600 Series of 600W convection-cooled modular power supplies.
TDK to acquire Belgian sensor ASIC specialist
TDK to acquire Belgian sensor ASIC specialist
Business news |
Japan's TDK Corp. is set to acquire ICsense NV (Leuven, Belgium), an analog and mixed-signal ASIC design specialist. The value…
Is AI about to normalize human behaviour?
Is AI about to normalize human behaviour?
Feature articles |
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all the rage and certainly a topic that's now trending more than the Internet of Things…

Ultra-low dropout 150mA regulator supports wide input voltage
Ultra-low dropout 150mA regulator supports wide input voltage
New Products |
An ultra-low dropout regulator introduced by Diodes Incorporated operates from a wide 24V input voltage range and offers various fixed output voltage options to address common system requirements.
Laser headlamp module targets cars and motorcycles
Laser headlamp module targets cars and motorcycles
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Vertically integrated LED manufacturer Lextar has developed a laser-based headlamp module the company calls the LED Poly-Ellipsoid Headlight System (PES), tailored for automotive and motorcycle headlights.
MaxLinear to buy Exar for $700 million
MaxLinear to buy Exar for $700 million
Business news |
Consolidation continues in the semiconductor industry with two US mixed-signal IC companies coming together to create economies of scale.
ARM Compute Library now publicly available
ARM Compute Library now publicly available
Technology News |
ARM Compute Library is a collection of low-level software functions optimised for ARM Cortex CPU and ARM Mali GPU architectures, targeted at a variety of use-cases including image processing, computer…
Europe’s largest supercapacitor factory opens
Europe’s largest supercapacitor factory opens
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Skeleton Technologies has opened a new supercapacitor production line in Saxony, Germany as part of a €6.2m investment.
Hand-held, portable 3D antenna spans 9 kHz to 6 GHz for detail spectral searches
Hand-held, portable 3D antenna spans 9 kHz to 6 GHz for detail spectral searches
New Products |
RF measurement specialist Aaronia (Strickscheid, Germany) has recently posted details of its IsoLOG 3D Mobile, an ultra light and small isotropic antenna which is compatible with any spectrum analyzer.
IoT ecosystem combines DALI and Ethernet
IoT ecosystem combines DALI and Ethernet
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Dortmund-based company Lemonbeat GmbH has added interfaces for “DALI”, the international standard for lighting controls in building automation, as well as cabled Ethernet to its Lemonbeat IoT infrastructure. Lemonbeat's comprehensive…
Lowest-IQ ‘fuel gauge’ monitors batteries in wearable & portables
Lowest-IQ ‘fuel gauge’ monitors batteries in wearable & portables
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Maxim Integrated has posted details of a battery charge monitor IC for which it claims the lowest quiescent current available, at 7µA. The 1-cell Fuel Gauge with Maxim’s ModelGauge m5…
Ultra-small humidity sensors for consumer electronics
Ultra-small humidity sensors for consumer electronics
Technology News |
Today, sensors make many new applications possible that were inconceivable just a few years ago. Sensors such as the SHTW2 humidity and temperature sensor from Sensirion are microscopic in size,…
Digitally-enhanced, analogue controller supports bi-directional DC-DC conversion
Digitally-enhanced, analogue controller supports bi-directional DC-DC conversion
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Microchip Technology’s MCP19214/5 is designed as a flexible controller for applications needing variable output power supplies, together with dynamic reconfiguration. It can operate as a bi-directional converter (above) or as…
Renesas fills out product line in Synergy MCUs, for constrained applications
Renesas fills out product line in Synergy MCUs, for constrained applications
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Renesas Electronics has added to its Synergy microcontroller platform with the S128, S3A3, and S3A6 Groups of Synergy MCUs. There are now seven MCU Groups with 57 devices based on…
A symphony in quartz
A symphony in quartz
Technology News |
The more complex a musical piece and the larger an orchestra, the more urgent the need for a good maestro. In the internet of the future, the equivalent of a…
D3 Semiconductors launches its first power MOSFETs
D3 Semiconductors launches its first power MOSFETs
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D3 Semiconductor has launched its first line of power semiconductors with a series of 650V superjunction MOSFETS.
Superjunction +FETs extend performance at 650V ratings
Superjunction +FETs extend performance at 650V ratings
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D3 Semiconductor (Addison, Texas), a new entrant into the power semiconductor sector, is offering 650V-rated superjunction MOSFETs in a range of package configurations; and is claiming figure-of-merit numbers ahead of…
Passives kit supports wireless design with Nordic ICs – in distribution
Passives kit supports wireless design with Nordic ICs – in distribution
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Distributor Rutronik (Ispringen, Germany) has Starter Kits, assembled by Murata from its range of passive devices, for Nordic Semiconductor chip based designs, specifically those using nRF51x22 and nRF52x32 ICs.
Rotational sensor offers robustness, compactness
Rotational sensor offers robustness, compactness
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Designers of rugged vehicles want all the benefits of a non-contact rotation - no wear -, and without costly over-engineered solutions.
600V FETs boost efficiency in low and high power applications
600V FETs boost efficiency in low and high power applications
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Infineon’s 600V CoolMOS P7 and 600V CoolMOS C7 Gold (G7) series are designed to deliver improved superjunction MOSFET performance, and highest power density in the respective target applications – with…
System evaluation tool for 48V hybrid vehicles
System evaluation tool for 48V hybrid vehicles
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Software tool vendor TESIS Dynaware has enhanced its DYNA4 Advanced Powertrain system simulation to support the development of 48V hybrid vehicles and components.
Test software simplifies EMI measurements
Test software simplifies EMI measurements
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Rohde & Schwarz’ Elektra EMI test software has been designed for easy and intuitive EMI measurements during product development, and is for use with the company’s EMI test receivers and…
Mitsubishi Electric develops technologies for real-time 3D maps
Mitsubishi Electric develops technologies for real-time 3D maps
Technology News |
A combination of Artificial Intelligence and proprietary mobile mapping system advances autonomous driving.
New sensor material changes color, magnetism when exposed to vapors
New sensor material changes color, magnetism when exposed to vapors
Technology News |
Scientists at the University of Hokkaido (Sapporo, Japan) have developed a nickel complex that changes color and magnetism when exposed to methanol vapor. The new material can potentially be used…
Machine learning in embedded vision systems
Machine learning in embedded vision systems
Feature articles |
One of the hottest topics within the embedded vision space at the current time is machine learning. Machine learning spans several industry mega trends, playing a very prominent role within…
Intel on Moore’s Law: ‘Setting the record straight’
Intel on Moore’s Law: ‘Setting the record straight’
Technology News |
The “limits to Moore’s Law” have been much discussed, as semiconductor processes – despite the odd doom-laden prediction – continue to scale. The nomenclature of the topic has not helped,…
Smart lighting project aims to lower technical barriers to adoption
Smart lighting project aims to lower technical barriers to adoption
Business news |
Although LED dimming and color tuning are a hot topic, today, individually adjustable lighting applications are rather the exception than the rule. No matter the time of day or season,…


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