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Ultrasonic presence detection for smart home devices
Ultrasonic presence detection for smart home devices
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Elliptic Labs AS (Oslo, Norway), an innovator in ultrasound sensing, has released a presence detection technology it calls Inner Peace.
Li-Fi swarm intelligence among luminaires uses sensors, IR LEDs
Li-Fi swarm intelligence among luminaires uses sensors, IR LEDs
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Intelligent lighting company Organic Response (Victoria, Australia) controls large lighting installations in a way that enables each luminaire to communicate…
Single-chip UWB radar offers scalable sensor dev platform
Single-chip UWB radar offers scalable sensor dev platform
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Novelda (Oslo, Norway) first disclosed its single-chip radar-based sensor technology in 2015. The company employs a low-power pulsed waveform at…
Lithium-sulfur battery cycle stability improved using new approach
Lithium-sulfur battery cycle stability improved using new approach
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Researchers at the University of Delaware (Newark, DE) are using ferroelectric nanoparticles to make high-energy-density lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries hold…

Ultra-low power MCUs draw 37µA/MHz
Ultra-low power MCUs draw 37µA/MHz
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STMicroelectronics' STM32L496 and STM32L4A6 microcontrollers (MCU) from STMicroelectronics offer features unavailable in other ultra-low-power MCUs, delivering both high core performance and outstanding ultra-low-power efficiency.
Brazilian smart city chip maker chooses MIPS CPU
Brazilian smart city chip maker chooses MIPS CPU
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Unitec Semiconductores (Ribeirão das Neves, Brazil) is using a MIPS M-class processor core as a controller in a new power management chip for smart city applications.
Sonar time-of-flight gesture IC launched
Sonar time-of-flight gesture IC launched
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Ultrasonic gesture recognition company Chirp Microsystems Inc. (Berkeley, CA) has launched its first product - a time-of-flight sensor based on the send and return of ultrasound waves.
Survey reveals safety-critical designers ignoring security
Survey reveals safety-critical designers ignoring security
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About a quarter of the designers of internet-connected products that could be dangerous do not have security as a design requirement, according to a survey of embedded systems designers conducted…
In-store lighting experiment uses LEDs, AI to test sales
In-store lighting experiment uses LEDs, AI to test sales
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In the near future, will there be a place on earth without a subliminal "buy" message insidiously floating around the corner? In a pilot experiment conducted at German grocery retailer…
Optimizing in-store colour scheme efficiency with LEDs and AI
Optimizing in-store colour scheme efficiency with LEDs and AI
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In the near future, will there be a place on earth without a subliminal "buy" message insidiously floating around the corner? In a pilot experiment conducted at German grocery retailer…
Ultrasound for HMI on intelligent personal assistants
Ultrasound for HMI on intelligent personal assistants
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Elliptic Labs AS (Oslo, Norway), an innovator in ultrasound sensing, has released a presence detection technology it calls Inner Peace.
Cloud-compatible Wi-Fi module eases IoT and M2M applications
Cloud-compatible Wi-Fi module eases IoT and M2M applications
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STMicroelectronics' SPWF04 Wi-Fi module integrates an ARM Cortex-M4 STM32 microcontroller with a rich set of multi-functional GPIOs and with 2MB on-chip Flash and 256Kbyte RAM for generous code and data…
Volkswagen sounds out future mobility models
Volkswagen sounds out future mobility models
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At the Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen has introduced a vehicle that incorporates both technological promises of individual mobility in the future: The Sedric is driven by electricity, and it is…
X-Fab plans Paris IPO
X-Fab plans Paris IPO
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X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE (Erfurt, Germany) is planning to raise about €250 million (about $265 million) to fund acquisitions by way of an initial public offering of shares on the…
Tunnel FETs proposed as alternative to MOSFETs for ultralow power chips
Tunnel FETs proposed as alternative to MOSFETs for ultralow power chips
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Belgian researchers from imec are to present promising device results with a InGaAs-only TFET (tunnel field-effect transistor) that achieves a sub-60 mV/decade sub-threshold swing at room temperature.
6W DC-DC converters integrate EMI filter
6W DC-DC converters integrate EMI filter
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RECOM has launched a series of low power DC-DC converters with built-in EMI filters to meet the EN55022 class A specification. Class B can be achieved easily with a small capacitor.
Table-top plastic enclosures for tough working environments
Table-top plastic enclosures for tough working environments
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OKW's Evotec designer table-top plastic enclosures have been designed for tough working environments. They are moulded from ASA+PC-FR (UL 94 V-0) for enhanced UV stability and can be specified with…
Farnell launches ‘Win a Lab Makeover’ competition
Farnell launches ‘Win a Lab Makeover’ competition
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Aimed at education organisations in the UK, the ‘Win a Lab Makeover’ competition launched by Farnell element14 is an opportunity for a selected few to have their teaching space refurbished.
Wireless telemetry sensor system for hazardous areas
Wireless telemetry sensor system for hazardous areas
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Mantracourt's X24 range is an intrinsically safe version of its established T24 wireless telemetry sensor system, ATEX and IECEx approved for Zones 1 & 2 and developed after feedback from…
LiFi swarm intelligence through IR LED signals
LiFi swarm intelligence through IR LED signals
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Australian company Organic Response controls large lighting installations in a way that enables each luminaire to communicate with its immediate neighbors, just like a school of fish would do. The…
Green Hills demos secure automotive and IoT solutions
Green Hills demos secure automotive and IoT solutions
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At the upcoming Embedded World trade show, system software vendor Green Hills will demonstrate how to achieve the highest level of operational security and data privacy in automotive and IoT…
Si-CMOS compatible nanopillar LEDs promise accurate photonics integration
Si-CMOS compatible nanopillar LEDs promise accurate photonics integration
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Researchers from the University of California at Berkeley have not only demonstrated the design of III−V nanopillar LEDs with a Si-CMOS compatible optical lithography process, they also controlled the precise…
InGaAs TFET, a potential alternative to MOSFET in future ultralow power chips
InGaAs TFET, a potential alternative to MOSFET in future ultralow power chips
Belgian researchers from imec, at a conference** dedicated to compound semiconductor technology, are to present promising device results with a InGaAs-only TFET (tunnel field-effect transistor) that achieves a sub-60 mV/decade…
Pi design shrinks EMI suppression filter
Pi design shrinks EMI suppression filter
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TDK has used a Pi filter design to achieve an LC filter for EMI suppression with dimensions of just 1.0 x 0.5 x 0.35 mm…
Ferroelectric nanoparticles improve lithium-sulfur batteries
Ferroelectric nanoparticles improve lithium-sulfur batteries
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Researchers at the University of Delaware are using ferroelectric nanoparticles to make high energy density lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries hold their charge more effectively.
Bluetooth chip is only 4- x 4-mm
Bluetooth chip is only 4- x 4-mm
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Part of the Swatch group, EM Microelectronic announced what the company believes to be the world's smallest Bluetooth chip. Offered in a 4- x 4-mm QFN-28 package, in a WLCSP-21…
Radar sensor can detect human vital signs
Radar sensor can detect human vital signs
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With its XeThru system Norwegian sensor tech company Novelda is offering a developer platform that enables customers to implement sophisticated sensors capable of detecting small movements, determine presence and room…
8-bit PICs add core independent peripherals for complex designs
8-bit PICs add core independent peripherals for complex designs
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Microchip's PIC18F “K42” family combines an array of Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs), high-resolution analogue, on-chip Direct Memory Access (DMA) and vectored interrupts for fast processing. They have the largest total…


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