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First USB-C chips for Power Delivery 3.0 specification
First USB-C chips for Power Delivery 3.0 specification
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Cypress Semiconductor has launched the first silicon to support the latest USB Type-C robust power specification.
Monolithic JFETs are alive and well
Monolithic JFETs are alive and well
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High integration in today’s analogue ICs is ever expanding, but there are time when a circuit designer needs to design…
36V precision op amp cuts LF noise to ultra-low levels
36V precision op amp cuts LF noise to ultra-low levels
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LT6018 is a precision op amp featuring 30n Vp-p, 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz, noise and 50 μV max input…
USB-C controller supports USB Power Delivery 3.0
USB-C controller supports USB Power Delivery 3.0
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Enabling ‘robust charging accessories for laptops and mobile devices’ Cypress Semiconductor has announced that its USB-C controller portfolio now supports…

Compute-module-maker congatec configures an IoT gateway system
Compute-module-maker congatec configures an IoT gateway system
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congatec (Deggendorf, Germany) has designed a flexible IoT gateway that it presents as being reaily customizable for rapid field deployment. The gateway offers wide levels of flexibility in terms of…
EnSilica/BaySand tie-up offers configurable IP on multi-project wafers
EnSilica/BaySand tie-up offers configurable IP on multi-project wafers
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ASIC designers who are working with BaySand’s metal-programmable ASIC technology can, through an agreement between the companies, access EnSilica’s configurable eSi-RISC processor cores, eSi-Connect processor peripherals, eSi-Crypto encryption and eSi-Comms…
Grown on silicon: a room-temperature blue–violet InGaN laser
Grown on silicon: a room-temperature blue–violet InGaN laser
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Growing direct bandgap III-V semiconductor lasers directly on Si through heteroepitaxy, researchers at the Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO) in the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have managed…
Grown on silicon: blue–violet InGaN laser diode operates at room-temperature
Grown on silicon: blue–violet InGaN laser diode operates at room-temperature
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Growing direct bandgap III-V semiconductor lasers directly on Si through heteroepitaxy, researchers at the Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO) in the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have managed…
Radar systems market growing, North America leads
Radar systems market growing, North America leads
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The latest report from Markets and Markets expects the Radar Systems Market to grow from USD 20.29 Billion in 2016 to USD 26.37 Billion by 2021, at a CAGR of…
Würth acquires Amber Wireless
Würth acquires Amber Wireless
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Broad component supplier Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KG has acquired fellow German company Amber Wireless GmbH for an undisclosed sum.
Too much IoT
Too much IoT
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Bill Schweber asks if a scramble to add IoT to power tools and battery packs and to create related applications for smartphones is more of a marketing foible and in…
ViaSat introduces Type-1 100 Gbps Ethernet encryptor
ViaSat introduces Type-1 100 Gbps Ethernet encryptor
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ViaSat has announced the KG-142, a first-to-market 100 Gbps Type 1 Ethernet encryptor delivering speeds 10x faster than existing systems, and with significant improvements in network performance.
Optically isolated measurement system with 1 GHz bandwidth
Optically isolated measurement system with 1 GHz bandwidth
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The IsoVu™ measurement system form Tektronix, previewed earlier this year at the APEC 2016 show, is now shipping and available for worldwide delivery to customers. It combines wide common mode…
Low ESL in DC link capacitor for new IGBT modules
Low ESL in DC link capacitor for new IGBT modules
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TDK has developed a DC link capacitor specifically designed for the HybridPACK 1-DC6 IGBT module from Infineon Technologies.
Measurement basics in LED thermal management
Measurement basics in LED thermal management
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A successful LED design needs a balance of form and function to be a desirable luminaire with the right lumen output. Sounds simple enough, but these two requirements are often…
Mini power supplies for the smart home and office with EN60335 certification
Mini power supplies for the smart home and office with EN60335 certification
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RECOM Power has launched robust and reliable 2W and 3W AC/DC power supplies that are specially designed to power smart building infrastructure through compact sizes and very low standby power…
High temperature solid battery leads to ‘battery on a chip’
High temperature solid battery leads to ‘battery on a chip’
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Researchers at ETH in Zurich have developed an entirely solid, non-flammable lithium battery for high temperature, safety critical applications that could also be used to put a battery on a…
Flexible IoT gateway system is application ready
Flexible IoT gateway system is application ready
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Congatec (San Diego, CA) has introduced its flexible IoT gateway system that is application ready and easily customizable for rapid field deployment.
Ford, Baidu invest in Velodyne LiDAR
Ford, Baidu invest in Velodyne LiDAR
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Velodyne LiDAR (Morgan Hill, CA) is to receive a combined $150 million investment from co-investors Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI) and China’s leading search engine company Baidu (Beijing, China), both…
Top LED suppliers of 2015 as seen by IHS Markit
Top LED suppliers of 2015 as seen by IHS Markit
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Market research firm IHS Markit has released its annual 2015 revenue-share ranking of the top LED suppliers in backlighting, automotive, lighting and other applications.
Solid-state lithium batteries promise safer portables
Solid-state lithium batteries promise safer portables
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Lithium-ion batteries store a lot of energy in a small space, making them the energy source of choice for mobile electronic devices, but also a potential hazard. Researchers at ETH…
Automotive technology firms team on electronic mirrors
Automotive technology firms team on electronic mirrors
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Valeo SA (Paris, France) and Ichikoh Industries Ltd (Japan), two companies who have been separately developing "electronic mirrors" for automotive applications are now joining their efforts to make the most…
Cyber security solution for Raspberry Pi
Cyber security solution for Raspberry Pi
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Infotecs has developed a cost-effective cyber security solution based on Raspberry Pi, turning the credit card-sized mini-PC into a fully-functional VPN gateway and firewall based on ViPNet technology.
Flexible IoT gateway system is application ready
Flexible IoT gateway system is application ready
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Congatec (San Diego, CA) has introduced its flexible IoT gateway system that is application ready and easily customizable for rapid field deployment.
Toyota looks to ‘taxi of the future’
Toyota looks to ‘taxi of the future’
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Toyota Motor Corp and the Japan Federation of Hire-Taxi Associations (JFHTA) have entered into a memorandum of understanding for the development of autonomous driving technologies that address the particular needs…
AMD, MediaTek show good form in chip vendor ranking
AMD, MediaTek show good form in chip vendor ranking
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The top-20 ranking of semiconductor companies by sales in 1H16 according to IC Insights shows that MediaTek and AMD both had good second quarters compared with the first.
Anti-jamming GPS market to be driven by military applications, says report
Anti-jamming GPS market to be driven by military applications, says report
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In its latest report, MarketsandMarkets forecasts that the anti-jamming market for GPS will reach USD 4.80 Billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 7.0%. Further, in terms of volume, the…
Filtered appliance inlet comes with a flat plastic flange
Filtered appliance inlet comes with a flat plastic flange
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Schurter is now making its 5120 series of filtered appliance inlets available with a plastic flange.


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