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Free software turns webcams into eye-trackers
Free software turns webcams into eye-trackers
Technology News |
Computer scientists at Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) have developed open-source software that identifies the eyes and tracks the gaze…
Selecting the Right Power Supply Regulators for Automotive Secondary Rail Applications
Selecting the Right Power Supply Regulators for Automotive Secondary Rail Applications
Technology News |
Today’s car manufacturers are focusing their innovations on the sophisticated cockpit electronics that improve driver safety and the overall driving…
MRAM is leading embedded NVM race, says IMEC researcher
MRAM is leading embedded NVM race, says IMEC researcher
Technology News |
The spin-torque transfer magnetic RAM (STT-MRAM) is leading a race for inclusion as an embedded non-volatile memory at the 28nm…
The joy of patents, part 2: Why patent?
The joy of patents, part 2: Why patent?
Feature articles |
Scott Deuty has started writing and editing patents but here he argues sometimes it is right not to patent.

Symmetry-breaking antenna opens up design options
Symmetry-breaking antenna opens up design options
Feature articles |
Bill Schweber discusses how some assumptions are "baked in" to design methods and tools and what happens when innovators are able to change things with a breakthrough.
NFC tag comes in small package
NFC tag comes in small package
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STMicroelectronics and Securitag Assembly Group (SAG) (Taiwan), supplier of RFID transponders, are to cooperate to produce a tiny NFC Ferrite Tag that uses STMicroelectronics’ ST25 NFC tag IC for IoT…
Pest spraying drone eradicates Asian hornets
Pest spraying drone eradicates Asian hornets
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Drone maker Drone Volt (Villepinte, France) has announced a drone designed to control the spread of the Asian hornet. The bee-eating predator hornets are now present in over two thirds…
Dialog adds ambient light, color sensing to SSL control
Dialog adds ambient light, color sensing to SSL control
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Dialog Semiconductor plc has announced it is adding ambient light and color sensor controls to its smart lighting platform.
SimpleLink-based Wi-Fi modules simplify IoT connectivity
SimpleLink-based Wi-Fi modules simplify IoT connectivity
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Murata (Kyoto Prefecture, Japan) has added two 2.4-GHz IEEE802.11b/g/n-compliant wireless modules based around Texas Instruments' CC3200 and CC3100 SimpleLink chipsets. These miniature modules, measuring 13.2 x 21.45 x 2.65 mm,…
Tiny NFC tags target connected devices
Tiny NFC tags target connected devices
Market news |
STMicroelectronics (Geneva, Switzerland) and Securitag Assembly Group (SAG) (Taiwan), supplier of RFID transponders, are to cooperate to produce a tiny NFC Ferrite Tag that uses STMicroelectronics’ ST25 NFC tag IC…
Backlighting kit can be cut to any size
Backlighting kit can be cut to any size
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Lumitex (Strongsville, OH) has launched the Cut-2-Size backlighting kit, created for design engineers who need quick prototype backlighting for membrane switches, keypads, overlays, LCDs or other graphics displays.
Free code turns webcams into eye-trackers
Free code turns webcams into eye-trackers
Technology News |
Computer scientists at Brown University (Providence, RI) have developed open-source software that identifies the eyes and tracks the gaze of subjects on webcams.
Load switch ICs reduce power in mobile, IoT applications
Load switch ICs reduce power in mobile, IoT applications
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Toshiba Electronics has launched three single-chip load switch ICs for industrial tablets, M2M modules, and other portable battery operated equipment.
New power grid algorithm promises to find, predict faults
New power grid algorithm promises to find, predict faults
Technology News |
Researchers at Binghamton University (Binghamton, NY) have used a new algorithm to find and even potentially predict breaks and flaws in the power grid.
Backlighting kit can be cut to any size
Backlighting kit can be cut to any size
New Products |
Lumitex has launched the Cut-2-Size backlighting kit, created for design engineers who need quick prototype backlighting for membrane switches, keypads, overlays, LCDs or other graphics displays.
Daimler bundles energy storage activities
Daimler bundles energy storage activities
Business news |
With the rise of electromobility and the trend towards renewable energy, the market for stationary energy storage increasingly gets going. Carmaker Daimer AG for this reason is bundling development and…
ST falls to fourth in industrial chip vendor ranking
ST falls to fourth in industrial chip vendor ranking
Market news |
Industrial semiconductor revenues rose slightly in 2015 despite weakness in the overall chip market, mainly due to relative economic weakness in China, according to IHS Inc.
Backseat infotainment gets DVB-T2 enabled
Backseat infotainment gets DVB-T2 enabled
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In an increasing number of European countries, the new DVB-T2 standard for terrestrial High-Definition TV is about to replace the currently prevailing DVB-T standard. High time for car manufacturers to…
Free software turns webcams into eye-trackers
Free software turns webcams into eye-trackers
Technology News |
Computer scientists at Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) have developed open-source software that identifies the eyes and tracks the gaze of subjects on webcams.
Algorithm could help detect and reduce power grid faults
Algorithm could help detect and reduce power grid faults
Technology News |
Researchers in the US have used a new algorithm to find and even predict breaks and flaws in the power grid.
First USB Type-C Hub Controller with Power Delivery for docks and monitors
First USB Type-C Hub Controller with Power Delivery for docks and monitors
Technology News |
Cypress Semiconductor has launched the industry's first hub controller to use the USB Type-C Power Delivery specification that changes the way embedded systems can be powered.
Single chip load switches reduce power in mobile and IoT applications
Single chip load switches reduce power in mobile and IoT applications
New Products |
Toshiba Electronics Europe has launched three single-chip load switch ICs for industrial tablets, M2M modules and other portable battery operated equipment.
Samsung demoes 386dpi rollable OLED display
Samsung demoes 386dpi rollable OLED display
Technology News |
At SID 2016 in San Francisco, South Korean display manufacturer Samsung was exhibiting a 5.7-inch rollable display prototype, wrapping up to a 10mm radius.
30kV TVS diode arrays prevent ESD damage
30kV TVS diode arrays prevent ESD damage
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Littelfuse's SP1026 Series 15pF 30kV bidirectional discrete TVS diode array was designed specifically to protect sensitive electronic equipment from damage due to electrostatic discharges (ESD).
40-A, 16-VIN buck converter has true differential remote-voltage sensing
40-A, 16-VIN buck converter has true differential remote-voltage sensing
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Texas Instruments claims the first 40-A, 16-VIN synchronous step-down DC/DC converter with true differential remote-voltage sensing; its SWIFT TPS548D22 buck converter features a small PowerStack package and integrated MOSFETs to…
Tiny NFC tags for connected-device applications
Tiny NFC tags for connected-device applications
Market news |
STMicroelectronics and Securitag Assembly Group (SAG) (Taiwan), supplier of RFID transponders, are to cooperate to produce a tiny NFC Ferrite Tag that uses STMicroelectronics’ ST25 NFC tag IC for IoT…
Digital isolators provide robust galvanic isolation
Digital isolators provide robust galvanic isolation
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These two-channel, bi-directional digital isolators reduce space and system complexity, says Maxim Integrated; the MAX14933 and MAX14937 transfer digital signals between circuits in both directions and provide complete galvanic isolation…
Flip-chip SMD white LEDs withstand second re-flow soldering
Flip-chip SMD white LEDs withstand second re-flow soldering
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Honglitronic has released a new flip-chip SMD series of white LEDs readily available in mass production.


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