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First secure stand alone battery gauge simplifies designs
First secure stand alone battery gauge simplifies designs
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The industry’s first stand-alone fuel gauge with SHA-256 authentication prevents cloning of battery packs and accurately predicts the lifetime of…
MRAM is leading embedded NVM race, says IMEC researcher
MRAM is leading embedded NVM race, says IMEC researcher
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The spin-torque transfer magnetic RAM (STT-MRAM) is leading a race for inclusion as an embedded non-volatile memory at the 28nm…
Integrated USB Type-C Hub Controller with USB Power Delivery
Integrated USB Type-C Hub Controller with USB Power Delivery
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Cypress has introduced the EZ-USB HX3C controller that integrates functions previously requiring up to four chips; it provides a low-component-count,…
Audi vehicles get their own IoT identity
Audi vehicles get their own IoT identity
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The connected car becomes reality for the drivers of certain Audi vehicles: All cars whose head unit is based on…

Progress in perovskite PV; stacking with Si cells promises record efficiency
Progress in perovskite PV; stacking with Si cells promises record efficiency
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The era of widespread deployment of photovoltaic (solar cell) power generation in the form of building-integrated installations – that is, incorporated into window, roof and wall panels – may have…
The joy of patents, part 2: Why patent?
The joy of patents, part 2: Why patent?
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Scott Deuty has started writing and editing patents but here he argues sometimes it is right not to patent.
Feeling virtual objects at your fingertips
Feeling virtual objects at your fingertips
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Manipulating objects in the virtual world may become a bit more straightforward if you wear CEA-LIST's latest hand exoskeleton, a sort of mechanical glove laden with sensors and actuators. The…
Design win; silicon carbide FETs enable portable e-Car charger
Design win; silicon carbide FETs enable portable e-Car charger
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STMicroelectronics has disclosed that its silicon-carbide (SiC) devices are used in the ZapCharger Portable, claimed by makers Zaptec (Stavanger, Norway) as the smallest, smartest, and safest electric-car charging station, from…
Globalfoundries expands into Chinese wafer fab
Globalfoundries expands into Chinese wafer fab
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Globalfoundries Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has announced it plans to upgrade an existing semiconductor facility in Chongqing in inland China to run some of its processes on 300mm-diameter wafers.
Mid-range spectrum analyser maintains 160 MHZ BW to 40 GHz
Mid-range spectrum analyser maintains 160 MHZ BW to 40 GHz
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Rohde & Schwarz’ FSVA is an enhanced midrange signal and spectrum analyzer for signal analysis and demodulation up to millimetre-wave frequencies. The full range of measurements is available up to…
Verify HDMI 2.0 receiver compliance with ARB-based suite
Verify HDMI 2.0 receiver compliance with ARB-based suite
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Keysight Technologies’ integrated HDMI test option is intended to simplify product verification, and is ready for the next generation of HDMI with 65 Gsample/sec sample rate and 25 GHz analogue…
HSA spec upgrade supports multivendor SoCs
HSA spec upgrade supports multivendor SoCs
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The Heterogeneous Systems Architecture (HSA) Foundation – a grouping of chip, IP and software companies – has released the HSA 1.1 specification claiming it takes developers closer to energy-efficient heterogeneous…
DC/DC converters target connected-vehicle applications
DC/DC converters target connected-vehicle applications
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Low profile and high power density underpin the desgin appraoch of these converters, which hve been configured to power IoT in automotive applications with ultra-high efficiency.
4kV overvoltage protection for outdoor LED modules
4kV overvoltage protection for outdoor LED modules
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Tridonic's TALEXXmodule RLE OTD EXCITE 2x4/ 2x8 HP high-performance modules stand for a durable lighting system which, thanks to an efficiency of up to 161 lm/W and 4 kV overvoltage…
Digital Lumens and Schneider Electric partner on smart lighting
Digital Lumens and Schneider Electric partner on smart lighting
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A provider of intelligent lighting systems, Digital Lumens has partnered with Schneider Electric, enabling end users to leverage IoT across a variety of building automation environments via Digital Lumens’ sensor-based…
Research project aims at more flexibility in sensor development and production
Research project aims at more flexibility in sensor development and production
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Multi-sensor systems are one of the crucial elements for the success of industrial internet applications, also known as industry 4.0. These systems collect, process and transfer multiple measurands such as…
2′ & 4′ LED vapor tight luminaires integrate array, drivers
2′ & 4′ LED vapor tight luminaires integrate array, drivers
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Access Fixtures has launched 2' and 4' purpose-built vapor tight linear luminaires (delivering 2,000 and 4,014 lumens, respectively) with integrated LED arrays and drivers.
Laser driver enables new generation of high-res head-up displays
Laser driver enables new generation of high-res head-up displays
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The next generation of automotive head-up displays will offer HD resolution, and it will catapult the information projected to the windscreen into the area of augmented reality. For such data-rich,…
Laser driver enables new generation of high-res head-up displays
Laser driver enables new generation of high-res head-up displays
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The next generation of automotive head-up displays will offer HD resolution, and it will catapult the information projected to the windscreen into the area of augmented reality. For such data-rich,…
SMD ultraviolet LEDs deliver high power output for UV disinfection
SMD ultraviolet LEDs deliver high power output for UV disinfection
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RayVio has released a new series of ultraviolet (UV) LEDs, only 6.5mm wide, for integration into a range of products from self-disinfecting water bottles to hospital surface cleaners.
Satellite GTP/LTE traffic breaks 350 Mbps barrier
Satellite GTP/LTE traffic breaks 350 Mbps barrier
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VT iDirect, Inc., (iDirect), a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc., (VT Systems), has announced that lab tests with SpeedCast International Ltd., a global network and satellite communications service provider,…
Battery charging technology cuts smartphone charging times in half
Battery charging technology cuts smartphone charging times in half
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To enable consumers quickly re-charge their smartphones, MediaTek has launched Pump Express 3.0, its fastest battery charging technology to date.
Wi-Fi on wheels delivers coverage anywhere
Wi-Fi on wheels delivers coverage anywhere
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Ericsson claims a world first in rolling out a mobile Wi-Fi unit, designated Wi-Fi on Wheels, that will potentially give thousands of people outdoor wireless access while on the go…
Low profile DC-DC converters target IoT in automotive applications
Low profile DC-DC converters target IoT in automotive applications
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Two new low profile DC-DC converters are the start of a new series aimed at connected devices in automotive applications.
Low profile DC-DC converters target IoT in automotive applications
Low profile DC-DC converters target IoT in automotive applications
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Two new low profile DC-DC converters are the start of a new series aimed at connected devices in automotive applications.
Increased support for RF MIMO systems design and development with MathWorks updates
Increased support for RF MIMO systems design and development with MathWorks updates
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Designers and R&D teams developing the next round of Wireless Infrastructure will need to provide a system with ultra-high throughput, massive connectivity for the IoT and high integration for devices.
Industrial IoT starts to make real-world progress
Industrial IoT starts to make real-world progress
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While the Internet of Things (IoT) for consumers is gaining the lion's share of the publicity (and hype), the technology is quietly finding its way into industrial applications. Industrial adopters…
6 GHz low power direct conversion I/Q modulator
6 GHz low power direct conversion I/Q modulator
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LTC5589 is a low power I/Q modulator that simplifies sideband and carrier suppression calibration, and which enables battery-powered, high performance broadband transmitters operating in the range from 700MHz to 6GHz.


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