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LIN LED drivers update automotive ambient lighting
LIN LED drivers update automotive ambient lighting
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Melexis (Tessenderlo, Belgium) has added single-chip drivers for automotive ambient lighting. Configurable LIN (local interconnect network) slave LED driver ICs…
Europe’s global satellite navigation system goes ‘live’
Europe’s global satellite navigation system goes ‘live’
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This week saw Europe’s global satellite navigation system finally switched on. After 17 years and more than €10 billion euros…
Position sensing with unidirectional linear Hall IC
Position sensing with unidirectional linear Hall IC
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In a surface-mount package, this pre-programmed device is intended for automotive and industrial applications requiring high accuracy and small package…
Moortec’s voltage monitor now on TSMC 16FF+ & FFC
Moortec’s voltage monitor now on TSMC 16FF+ & FFC
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Moortec Semiconductor is now making available its embedded voltage monitor on TSMC’s 16nm FF+ and FFC processes.

Position sensing with unidirectional linear Hall IC
Position sensing with unidirectional linear Hall IC
New Products |
In a surface-mount package, this pre-programmed device is intended for automotive and industrial applications requiring high accuracy and small package size. ALS31000 is a unidirectional linear Hall sensor IC targeted…
The basics of magnetic components for power
The basics of magnetic components for power
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Steve Subiry, global products manager for magnetics at Eaton, provides an introduction to inductors and transformers and their role in wired power supply.
Novelda raises $12 million, changes CEO
Novelda raises $12 million, changes CEO
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Novelda AS (Oslo, Norway), a developer of sensors based on CMOS ultra wideband impulse radar, has raised $12 million in a funding round and appointed Cornelia Mender as CEO, replacing…
UK-based robotics startup fund launched
UK-based robotics startup fund launched
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The UK’s first dedicated fund for startups in robotics has been launched.
Europe’s global satellite navigation system goes ‘live’
Europe’s global satellite navigation system goes ‘live’
Technology News |
This week saw Europe’s global satellite navigation system finally switched on. After 17 years and more than €10 billion euros ($11 billion) later, the Galileo satnav system promises to, “outperform…
Software hardening techniques help secure IoT devices
Software hardening techniques help secure IoT devices
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Software-development tools vendor GrammaTech's (Ithaca, NY) software hardening techniques complement the company’s static analysis tools and expertise with the aim of improving the current and future robustness of embedded software.
Europe’s Galileo GNSS goes ‘live’
Europe’s Galileo GNSS goes ‘live’
Technology News |
This week – Thursday 15th December 2016, to be exact, saw Europe’s Global satellite navigation system finally switched on. After 17 years and more than €10 billion euros ($11 billion)…
First UK fund dedicated to robotics
First UK fund dedicated to robotics
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The UK’s first dedicated fund for startups in robotics has been launched.
Software hardening at executable/binary level to secure IoT devices
Software hardening at executable/binary level to secure IoT devices
New Products |
GrammaTech's (Ithaca, New York) software hardening techniques complement the company’s static analysis tools and expertise with the aim of improving the current and future robustness of embedded software.
Transphorm’s GaN-on-silicon FETs now at Digi-Key
Transphorm’s GaN-on-silicon FETs now at Digi-Key
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Transphorm’s gallium nitride (GaN) FETs in standard TO-style through-hole and PQFN88 surface mount packaging are now in distribution via Digi-Key.
LIN LED drivers update automotive ambient lighting
LIN LED drivers update automotive ambient lighting
New Products |
Melexis (Tessenderlo, Belgium) has added single-chip drivers for automotive ambient lighting. Configurable LIN (local interconnect network) slave LED driver ICs deliver the precise control of RGB lighting for ‘personalized’ cabin…
HV Zeners withstand surges in automotive ECUs
HV Zeners withstand surges in automotive ECUs
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Rohm Semiconductor has added high voltage Zener diodes optimized for protection and constant current applications. The UDZLV and KDZLV series comprise 12 models in Zener voltages ranging from 51V to…
Microcontrollers optimised for safety-critical automotive functions
Microcontrollers optimised for safety-critical automotive functions
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Renesas has notified that it has added the final variants to a group of microcontrollers; these safetey MCUs are configured to be suitable for as elements on the path to…
HV Zeners withstand surges in automotive ECUs
HV Zeners withstand surges in automotive ECUs
New Products |
Rohm Semiconductor has added high voltage Zener diodes optimized for protection and constant current applications. The UDZLV and KDZLV series comprise 12 models in Zener voltages ranging from 51V to…
Microcontrollers optimised for safety-critical automotive functions
Microcontrollers optimised for safety-critical automotive functions
New Products |
Renesas has notified that it has added the final variants to a group of microcontrollers; these safetey MCUs are configured to be suitable for as elements on the path to…
USA shifts V2V mandate into gear
USA shifts V2V mandate into gear
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) issued Tuesday a proposed rule to advance deployment of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technologies. The action put the United States on a path as the first…
dSpace enhances production code generator
dSpace enhances production code generator
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With its latest version 4.2, the TaregtLink production code generator from software tool vendor dSpace supports on-target bypassing for function development on existing electronic control units (ECUs). For production code…
BMW to demo innovative HMI concept at CES
BMW to demo innovative HMI concept at CES
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As an industry first, BMW plans to show at the upcoming CES a “virtual touchscreen” as an innovative element of the human-machine interface. The HoloActive Touch has a free-floating display…
PCB terminal blocks rated from 16A up to 125A
PCB terminal blocks rated from 16A up to 125A
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Meeting the need for PCB terminal blocks for use in applications requiring higher current and voltage capabilities, distributor Switchtec has introduced Euroclamp’s MV series of high power terminal blocks.
BMW to demo innovative HMI concept at CES
BMW to demo innovative HMI concept at CES
Technology News |
As an industry first, BMW plans to show at the upcoming CES a “virtual touchscreen” as an innovative element of the human-machine interface. The HoloActive Touch has a free-floating display…
dSpace enhances production code generator
dSpace enhances production code generator
New Products |
With its latest version 4.2, the TaregtLink production code generator from software tool vendor dSpace supports on-target bypassing for function development on existing electronic control units (ECUs). For production code…
USA shift V2V mandate into gear
USA shift V2V mandate into gear
Feature articles |
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) issued Tuesday a proposed rule to advance deployment of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technologies. The action put the United States on a path as the first…
Global chip market recovery gathers pace
Global chip market recovery gathers pace
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The pace of year-on-year global chip market growth increased markedly in October led by the regions of the eastern hemisphere. The eastern hemisphere growth more than compensated for flatness in…
The Internet is made of facts, lies and propaganda
The Internet is made of facts, lies and propaganda
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Steve Taranovich searches for solid technical information on the Internet and finds that it is necessary for engineers to remain vigilant and critical of sources, just as they did in…


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