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What comes after MEMS’ golden age?
What comes after MEMS’ golden age?
Market news |
The MEMS component market will grow from $11.9 billion in 2015 to $20 billion in 2021, according to Yole Developpement,…
Tyre pressure monitoring fits internally or screws onto tyre valves
Tyre pressure monitoring fits internally or screws onto tyre valves
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Tyre pressure monitoring specialist TyrePal has launched a new range of tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) for commercial vehicles and…
Qualcomm launches reference platform for the connected car
Qualcomm launches reference platform for the connected car
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Fabless chipmaker Qualcomm has announced a reference platform for the connected car. Supporting wireless key technologies such as LTE, GNSS,…
Plessey hires agronomist to drive horticultural LED expansion
Plessey hires agronomist to drive horticultural LED expansion
Business news |
Plessey announced the appointment of Maarten Klein as Head Agronomist to provide specialist expertise for Plessey's horticultural lighting solutions. Former…

Bluetooth LE chip connects in-car applications
Bluetooth LE chip connects in-car applications
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A great number of present and future connected applications in vehicles ranging from smartphones to wireless sensors, intelligent seats and steering wheels to accident reporting systems will utilize the Bluetooth…
Automotive Grade Linux group gains momentum
Automotive Grade Linux group gains momentum
Business news |
Stop the software confusion under the bonnet: With this goal, a group of OEMs and suppliers led by Mazda, Toyota and chipmaker Renesas came together and launched the Automotive Grade…
Chip market will shrink in 2016, says WSTS
Chip market will shrink in 2016, says WSTS
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The global semiconductor market will fall by 2.4 percent in 2016 to $327 billion before turning to modest growth in the following years, according to the European Semiconductor Industry Association…
GaN HEMT transistors top 99% efficiency in power switching
GaN HEMT transistors top 99% efficiency in power switching
Technology News |
Israeli gallium nitride specialist VisIC Technologies has developed new versions of its GaN HEMT switches that boost efficiency over 99% for 200kHz switching designs. …
1 W Axial Cemented Safety Resistor Offers Safe and Silent Fusing Operation
1 W Axial Cemented Safety Resistor Offers Safe and Silent Fusing Operation
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Vishay Intertechnology has launched a new 1 W axial cemented, fusible wirewound 2 kV safety resistor aimed at energy meters, home appliances and power supplies,…
Triaxial DC accelerometers from ±2 to ±400g
Triaxial DC accelerometers from ±2 to ±400g
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Silicon Designs has announced four new low-cost and high-performance triaxial DC accelerometer families as low-cost, integrated plug-and-play vibration measurement devices.
Sensing current on the high side
Sensing current on the high side
Feature articles |
As EDN's Design Ideas editor, I see a range of design submissions, from good, to not so good. A recent DI I turned down for several reasons included a high-side…
RF energy/heating applications boosted by 300W GaN transistor
RF energy/heating applications boosted by 300W GaN transistor
Technology News |
MACOM Technology Solutions recently announced its MAGe-102425-300, a 300W gallium nitride-on-silicon RF power transistor in plastic packaging. MACOM sees this as a significant step forward in enabling rapid growth in…
Industrial Ethernet transition eased with low power, high-integration switch IC
Industrial Ethernet transition eased with low power, high-integration switch IC
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Microsemi’s Ocelot is a low power, feature-rich Ethernet switch family, with associated software, optimized for communications networking in the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market.
Displays to order; semi-custom height-adjusted “cut-down letterbox” TFTs
Displays to order; semi-custom height-adjusted “cut-down letterbox” TFTs
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andersDX today announced that it is extending its semi-custom display service to 7 in. and 10.1 in. colour TFT displays, which can be cut to a specified height to suit…
Small-motor drive IC provides speed control versatility
Small-motor drive IC provides speed control versatility
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Offering PWM or DC-voltage speed control, and featuring a bridge-tied-load (BTL) drive architecture to minimize audible switching noise and electromagnetic interference (EMI), the AM9468 and AM9469 brushless DC motor drivers…
Solid-state microwave PAs range up to 18 GHz – in distribution
Solid-state microwave PAs range up to 18 GHz – in distribution
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Specialist distributor Aspen Electronics (Ruislip, UK) now has a range of Exodus Advanced Communications (Henderson, Nevada) RF & Microwave Solid State Power Amplifiers for commercial and military applications.
MESA smart grid battery standard gathers speed with Draft 4
MESA smart grid battery standard gathers speed with Draft 4
Technology News |
A new draft of the MESA modular energy storage architecture helps address key issues as more international companies join the non-profit open standard.
Design library for lithium ion power packs cuts development costs
Design library for lithium ion power packs cuts development costs
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VARTA Storage has launched a new thinner lithium ion battery pack along with a full design library with 3D models and compliance certification to cut development costs.
IoT connected devices to surpass mobile phones by 2018, says report
IoT connected devices to surpass mobile phones by 2018, says report
Market news |
The latest Ericsson Mobility Report claims that the Internet of Things (IoT) is set to overtake mobile phones as the largest category of connected device by 2018.
Drone detection system uses advanced radome
Drone detection system uses advanced radome
Business news |
DSM Dyneema (Greenville, NC) has announced that ROBIN Radar Systems (Den Haag, Netherlands) has selected its industry-leading Dyneema Crystal Technology for the radome of its new Elvira drone detection system.
ToF ranging sensor has 2-m range
ToF ranging sensor has 2-m range
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STMicroelectronics (Geneva, Switzerland) has added a faster and longer-range time-of-flight (ToF) ranging sensor, the second generation of its FlightSense technology, in the form of the VL53L0X laser-ranging module.
Panasonic commercializes surface mount conductive polymer aluminium capacitors for power and automotive
Panasonic commercializes surface mount conductive polymer aluminium capacitors for power and automotive
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Panasonic is commercializing its Conductive Polymer Hybrid Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors for surface mount power in automotive Electronic Control Units.
U.S., Japan will be fastest to adopt autonomous cars, says report
U.S., Japan will be fastest to adopt autonomous cars, says report
Market news |
By 2035, about 21 million autonomous vehicles will populate the streets of the world, predicts market researcher IHS Automotive. However, their distribution will be quite uneven: The early adopters will…
Report: Toshiba adopts imprint litho for NAND production
Report: Toshiba adopts imprint litho for NAND production
Technology News |
Toshiba will adopt nanoimprint lithography (NIL) as a way of reducing the cost of production of NAND flash memory, according to a Nikkei report.
Panasonic commercializes its surface mount conductive polymer aluminium capacitors for power and automotive
Panasonic commercializes its surface mount conductive polymer aluminium capacitors for power and automotive
Technology News |
Panasonic is commercializing its Conductive Polymer Hybrid Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors for surface mount power in automotive Electronic Control Units.
Quad-channel linear driver for for 28 Gbaud PAM-4 applications
Quad-channel linear driver for for 28 Gbaud PAM-4 applications
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MACOM Technology Solutions has introduced the MAOM-003419, a quad channel linear externally modulated laser (EML) driver for 28 Gbaud PAM-4 solutions for 200G and 400G.
U.S market fastest to adopt autonomous driving, predicts IHS
U.S market fastest to adopt autonomous driving, predicts IHS
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By 2035, about 76 million autonomous vehicles will be sold worldwide to reach a sales volume of 21 million units in 20135 alone, predicts market researcher IHS Automotive. However, their…
Sierra Wireless and Movimento collaborate on OTA vehicle software management
Sierra Wireless and Movimento collaborate on OTA vehicle software management
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Sierra Wireless and Movimento have partnered to provide automotive OEMs with an integrated solution to streamline vehicle software installation and updates.


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