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Smallest reflector-type, high brightness 3-colour LED for matrix displays
Smallest reflector-type, high brightness 3-colour LED for matrix displays
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Rohm Semiconductor has an ultra-compact reflector-type LED optimized for consumer devices such as matrix light sources for gaming and wearables…
Study finds storing solar power increases energy consumption and emissions
Study finds storing solar power increases energy consumption and emissions
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Storing solar energy for nighttime use with battery packs such as Tesla's Powerpack actually increases both energy consumption and emissions…
First Sensor snatches up multi-million supply contract from Velodyne
First Sensor snatches up multi-million supply contract from Velodyne
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With autonomous driving anticipating a very sophisticated sensory equipment for the vehicles, manufacturers of Lidar sensors enjoy a winning streak.
EU funds Welsh compound semiconductor research
EU funds Welsh compound semiconductor research
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The Institute for Compound Semiconductors at Cardiff University has received £13 million (about €15 million) in funding from the European…

Bullseye-shaped MEMS couples light and mechanical modes
Bullseye-shaped MEMS couples light and mechanical modes
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Researchers from the University of Campinas (Brazil) have developed a new type of optomechanical device able to confine both optical and mechanical waves.
Heat-driven transistor holds promise for photonics, thermography and electronic skins
Heat-driven transistor holds promise for photonics, thermography and electronic skins
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Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, Sweden, have created a thermoelectric organic transistor that demonstrates a strong dependence on temperature.
Smart logistics connectivity: Transport industry at a crossroad
Smart logistics connectivity: Transport industry at a crossroad
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This decade has already seen much written about the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution – soon, everything in homes, shops and factories will be connected. Businesses are revamping the way…
Biomed partnership seeks ‘holy grail’ cuff-free blood pressure sensor
Biomed partnership seeks ‘holy grail’ cuff-free blood pressure sensor
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Sensifree Ltd. (Cupertino, CA) a developer of an RF-based low-power biomedical sensor, has formed a research partnership with the Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM) research institute to explore…
UV LEDs: solving the droop issue
UV LEDs: solving the droop issue
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In a recent paper published in Optics Express, researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) share their novel approach to designing droop-free AlGaN-based UV LEDs.
Aqueous zinc battery partnership looks to lower cost of grid energy storage
Aqueous zinc battery partnership looks to lower cost of grid energy storage
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Eos Energy Storage (Edison, NJ) and Northern Power Systems (Barre, VT) have teamed up to develop grid-scale energy storage systems using low-cost aqueous batteries with a zinc cathode.
‘At-distance’ wireless charging IC announced
‘At-distance’ wireless charging IC announced
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Dialog Semiconductor plc (Reading, UK) has announced the availability of evaluation kits for its DA4100 RF-transmit IC, which implements the WattUp wire-free, at-distance charging technology.
Heat-driven transistor could benefit IR cameras, medical electronics
Heat-driven transistor could benefit IR cameras, medical electronics
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Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, Sweden, have created a thermoelectric organic transistor that demonstrates a strong dependence on temperature.
2017 – Year for smart logistics connectivity?
2017 – Year for smart logistics connectivity?
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This decade has already seen much written about the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution – soon, everything in homes, shops and factories will be connected. Businesses are revamping the way…
6GHz lab oscilloscope wants to do it all
6GHz lab oscilloscope wants to do it all
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Rohde & Schwarz' R&S RTO2000 model with 6 GHz bandwidth allows developers to test the radio interfaces of 802.11ac WLAN components for IoT modules in the 5 GHz band as…
Reflector-type 1.8×1.6mm 3-colour LED targets wearable matrix displays
Reflector-type 1.8×1.6mm 3-colour LED targets wearable matrix displays
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The MSL0402RGBU reflector-type 3-colour LED achieves what Rohm claims to be the smallest size in the industry, with a 1.8x1.6mm footprint. By reducing the mounting area by 70% compared to…
14-bit digitizer boasts 10GS/s sampling rate
14-bit digitizer boasts 10GS/s sampling rate
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SP Devices' ADQ7 is what the company claims to be the first digitizer to offer an unrivalled combination of 14-bits vertical resolution and a sampling rate of up to 10…
Slow India may lose Cricket wafer fab
Slow India may lose Cricket wafer fab
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Cricket Semiconductor, an analog and power pure-play foundry project that was being prepared for touch down in India, is running late and could end up being constructed in a different…
2017 – Year for smart logistics connectivity?
2017 – Year for smart logistics connectivity?
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This decade has already seen much written about the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution – soon, everything in homes, shops and factories will be connected. Businesses are revamping the way…
Wireless module supports 2 x WiFi and Bluetooth for in-vehicle use
Wireless module supports 2 x WiFi and Bluetooth for in-vehicle use
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In-vehicle WiFi hotspots frequently need to support multiple WiFi connections at the same time. JODY-W1, a new wireless communications module from u-blox, meets this requirement. What’s more, the module also…
ISM RF front-end module integrates harmonic filters and shielding
ISM RF front-end module integrates harmonic filters and shielding
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Skyworks' SKY66105-11 is a high performance, highly integrated RF front-end module (FEM) designed for high power Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) and Connected Home applications operating within the 902 to…
Keysight acquires Ixia for networking software IP
Keysight acquires Ixia for networking software IP
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Keysight Technologies has announced that it is to acquire Ixia in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.6 billion.
60V I²C battery monitor measures state-of-charge parameters to 1%
60V I²C battery monitor measures state-of-charge parameters to 1%
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LTC2944 is a multicell battery monitor which makes direct measurements of 3.6V to 60V battery stacks. No level shifting circuitry on the supply and measurement pins is required to interface…
Sulfur-resistant 2W thick film chip resistors
Sulfur-resistant 2W thick film chip resistors
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Vishay Intertechnology has launched a new series of sulfur-resistant long side termination thick film chip resistors for automotive and industrial applications with power ratings up to 2.0W.
Multispectral time-delay-integration image sensor uses CCD-in-CMOS technology
Multispectral time-delay-integration image sensor uses CCD-in-CMOS technology
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At the SPIE Photonics West meeting 2017, Belgian nanotech research centre imec showed a prototype of a high-performance multispectral time-delay-integration (TDI) imager that is based on charge-coupled device (CCD)-in-CMOS technology.
Higher integration intelligent power modules up to 100W
Higher integration intelligent power modules up to 100W
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STMicroelectronics has extended its SLLIMM nano series of Intelligent Power Modules (IPMs) for motor drives with more package options that help minimize overall size and complexity, extra integrated features, and…
IR liquid level sensing with Arduino
IR liquid level sensing with Arduino
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SST Sensing and Sparkfun, have developed and simple to implement solution for single point liquid detection using infra-red technology, using an Optomax Digital liquid level switch which is connected to…
60V battery monitor measures state of charge with 1% accuracy
60V battery monitor measures state of charge with 1% accuracy
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Linear Technology has launched a multicell battery monitor that makes direct measurements of 3.6V to 60V battery stacks to an accuracy of 1%.
New materials carry current without heating up
New materials carry current without heating up
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Researchers have discovered two very different new materials that can handle current without heating up, enabling advances in power system, sensor and lighting design.


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