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Nordic Semi eyes low-power cellular IoT
Nordic Semi eyes low-power cellular IoT
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Nordic Semiconductor (Trondheim, Norway) has set out how it intends to expand its low-power radio product to make use of…
Apple hit by 2Q16 PC shipment decline
Apple hit by 2Q16 PC shipment decline
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Worldwide PC shipments declined on an annual basis for the seventh consecutive quarter in the second quarter of 2016, according…
GaN FET driver is offered as world’s fastest
GaN FET driver is offered as world’s fastest
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Peregrine Semiconductor (San Diego, CA) claims to offer the word's fastest gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistor (FET) driver, the UltraCMOS…
ZF cranks up radar investment
ZF cranks up radar investment
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Automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen (Friedrichshafen, Germany) announced that it will invest €2.9 million into its radar center in Brest, France.

Open-source Bluetooth sensor beacon offers “IoT for everyone”
Open-source Bluetooth sensor beacon offers “IoT for everyone”
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Finnish startup Ruuvi Innovations has successfully crowdfunded the first fully open-sourced Bluetooth Smart (Bluetooth 5 ready) sensor beacon. The device, RuuviTag, is claimed to be the only sensor beacon with…
Chip equipment spending to stay flat in 2016
Chip equipment spending to stay flat in 2016
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The worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment market will be flat this year and will rebound in 2017 according to the SEMI trade association.
World’s first 100 V 10 μF MLCC capacitor
World’s first 100 V 10 μF MLCC capacitor
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Murata has launched the world's first surface mount monolithic ceramic capacitor (MLCC) to handle 100 V at 10 μF.
Full HD low-light UVC camera board, in distribution
Full HD low-light UVC camera board, in distribution
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Offering low light performance for web, sports and security camera applications, distributor L2Tek has the See3CAM CU30 USB Video Class (UVC) Camera with S-mount (M12 mount) lens holder from e-con…
Truck spare parts on demand – out of the 3D printer
Truck spare parts on demand – out of the 3D printer
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In the truck business, customers expect from their vendors that they are able to provide spare parts even many years after the vehicle has been rolled off the assembly line.
Terahertz automated IC packaging inspection system
Terahertz automated IC packaging inspection system
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TeraView Ltd. (Cambridge, England), a pioneer of systems based on the terahertz frequency electromagnetic waves is introducing an automated IC packaging inspection system at Semicon West.
Small vector signal transceiver boosts bandwidth 5x
Small vector signal transceiver boosts bandwidth 5x
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National Instruments (NI) has announced a second-generation vector signal transceiver (VST), the PXIe-5840 module, which claims to be the first 1 GHz bandwidth VST and is designed to solve the…
Nordic Semi sets sights on low power cellular IoT
Nordic Semi sets sights on low power cellular IoT
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Nordic Semiconductor has set out how it intends to expand its low-power radio product to make use of cellular services, including narrow-band IoT (NB-IoT) and the emerging 3GPP Release 13…
Mouser boosts circuit design software features with MultiSIM BLUE Premium
Mouser boosts circuit design software features with MultiSIM BLUE Premium
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Distributor Mouser Electronics’ MultiSIM BLUE Premium is the latest release of the Mouser Edition of the National Instruments Multisim circuit design tool. The premium edition, for €300 per licence, extends…
Peregrine applies SoI UltraCMOS technology to claim fastest GaN FET driver
Peregrine applies SoI UltraCMOS technology to claim fastest GaN FET driver
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Peregrine Semiconductor has been best known for building low-parasitic devices such as RF switches and other functions in its UltraCMOS, silicon-on-insulator technology; now, it is applying the same process to…
Mixed-signal programmable adds I2C interface, expands logic
Mixed-signal programmable adds I2C interface, expands logic
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Silego Technology’s SLG46533V GreenPAK 5 configurable mixed-signal IC gains additional flip-flops, look-up tables, I²C, and improved counter/timer blocks. Dynamic (on-the-fly) parameter and configuration changes are assisted by the added interface.
Leti develops 3D network-on-chip to speed high-performance computing
Leti develops 3D network-on-chip to speed high-performance computing
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French researchers at Leti, a CEA Tech institute, have announced a on-chip communications system that is intended to improve high-performance computing (HPC), with a scheme that is faster and more…
10 µF, at 100V, in MLCC format
10 µF, at 100V, in MLCC format
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Murata claims the first 1210(EIA) size, 3.2 x 2.5 mm, 100 VDC 10 µF monolithic ceramic capacitor (MLCC) breaking the previous MLCC design barrier of 4.7 uF.
DMOS microstepping driver with translator simplifies design-in
DMOS microstepping driver with translator simplifies design-in
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Allegro MicroSystems’ A5985 is an integrated bipolar stepper motor driver IC with built-in translator; a proprietary current control method maximises microstepping accuracy .
Secondary-side MOSFET driver cuts costs in aux. 5-12V PSUs
Secondary-side MOSFET driver cuts costs in aux. 5-12V PSUs
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The APR345 secondary-side MOSFET driver (Diodes Inc.) is positioned as the smallest available, lowest BOM cost solution for synchronous rectification in 5V to 12V power supplies.
Full HD 1080p60 low-light UVC camera board, in distribution
Full HD 1080p60 low-light UVC camera board, in distribution
New Products |
Offering low light performance for web, sports and security camera applications, distributor L2Tek has the See3CAM CU30 USB Video Class (UVC) Camera with S-mount (M12 mount) lens holder from e-con…
Small MOSFET driver cuts cost in 5V to 12V supplies
Small MOSFET driver cuts cost in 5V to 12V supplies
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Diodes has launched a small footprint secondary-side diode that can cut the bill of materials cost of 5V and 12V power supplies.
Battery tech drives electric bicycle sales to $24bn by 2025
Battery tech drives electric bicycle sales to $24bn by 2025
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Improvements in lithium ion battery technology are driving a boom in electric bicycle shipments around the world says a new report from market researchers Navigant Research.
MOSFET relays switch at 0.1ms with 5A or 600V loads
MOSFET relays switch at 0.1ms with 5A or 600V loads
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New high capacity MOSFET relays launched by Omron Electronic Components Europe support AC and DC loads of up to 5A or 600V with fast switching for industrial and factory automation…
Open-source bluetooth sensor beacon to transform market
Open-source bluetooth sensor beacon to transform market
Technology News |
Finnish startup, Ruuvi Innovations has successfully crowdfunded the first fully open-sourced Bluetooth Smart (Bluetooth 5 ready) sensor beacon. The device, RuuviTag, claims to be the only sensor beacon with a…
Radar: ZF changes into higher gear
Radar: ZF changes into higher gear
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Automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen announced to invest €2.9 million into its radar center in Brest, France. Against the background of a boom in radar sensors for advanced driver assistance systems,…
Peregrine claims fastest GaN FET driver
Peregrine claims fastest GaN FET driver
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Peregrine Semiconductor claims to offer the word's fastest gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistor (FET) driver, the UltraCMOS® PE29100.
EU commission signs agreement on cyber security with NXP
EU commission signs agreement on cyber security with NXP
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As a founding member of the European Cyber Security Organization (ECSO), NXP has signed an agreement regarding the public-private partnership in the area of cyber security. Launched by NXP and…
Brexit vote results in cut to global chip market forecast
Brexit vote results in cut to global chip market forecast
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IC Insights has lowered its 2016 semiconductor market forecast from 2 percent growth to an annual decline of 1 percent.


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