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14-bit, 3-Gsps RF sampling ADC – at $2.5k each
14-bit, 3-Gsps RF sampling ADC – at $2.5k each
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Texas instruments has what it presents as the highest-available performance RF sampling analogue-to-digital converter, with greatest dynamic range, widest bandwidth…
A power management chip for lower-power FPGAs/processors
A power management chip for lower-power FPGAs/processors
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This power management IC (PMIC) from Exar is the first the company has configured as a universal PMIC with three…
ARM and TSMC collaborate on a multicore test chip in 10 nm FinFET
ARM and TSMC collaborate on a multicore test chip in 10 nm FinFET
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ARM and foundry TSMC say they have “fully validated [a] complete design enablement solution [that] includes IP, EDA tools, design…
Measure power electronics with 80dB range at 1GHz – fully isolated
Measure power electronics with 80dB range at 1GHz – fully isolated
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In mid-March 2016 we reported Tektronix’ development of an isolated measurement systems for high-bandwidth, high-dynamic-range measurements on power electronic systems;…

ARM describes 10nm test chip
ARM describes 10nm test chip
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ARM announced it taped out a 10nm FinFET test chip in January at TSMC. Chips made in the process will be in handsets by the end of the year, ARM…
Startup launches digital pyroelectric sensor
Startup launches digital pyroelectric sensor
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Pyreos Ltd. (Edinburgh, Scotland), a developer of thin-film infrared sensors that spun out of Siemens in 2007 and is backed by Robert Bosch among others, has launched ezPyro, a pyroelectric…
Machine learning digs big data within EDA tools
Machine learning digs big data within EDA tools
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With SeaScape and SeaHawk, the EDA company ANSYS has combined the advanced computer science of elastic computing, big data and machine learning to the physics-based world of engineering simulation.
16-bit MCU with smart card interface targets card reader tokens
16-bit MCU with smart card interface targets card reader tokens
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Seiko Epson Corporation is now shipping samples of the S1C17M10, a new low-power, 16-bit microcontroller with on-chip Flash memory.
Knowles wins as MEMS mics penetrate hearing aid market
Knowles wins as MEMS mics penetrate hearing aid market
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MEMS microphones will displace electret condenser microphones in hearing aids over the next five years, according to market analysis firm Yole Developpement.
LED video market surges to sub-2mm pitch, reports IHS
LED video market surges to sub-2mm pitch, reports IHS
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Unit shipments in the direct-view LED video category are forecast to increase steadily at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16 percent from 2016 through 2020, according to market…
Industrializing roll-to-roll OLED manufacture
Industrializing roll-to-roll OLED manufacture
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A provider of high vacuum evaporation technology for the thin film OLED and photovoltaic industries, South Korean company GJM Co., Ltd. announced it has developed a deposition system that can…
In analog, EDA tools cannot replace common sense
In analog, EDA tools cannot replace common sense
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Brandt Braswell, a distinguished member of the technical staff at NXP Semiconductor, discusses automated "optimizers" for analog design and their shortcomings.
pi-top kit in stock at RS Components
pi-top kit in stock at RS Components
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RS Components (RS) is extending its portfolio of processor board development kits with the addition of the competitively priced pi-top ‘build your own laptop’ kit.
Robotics high on Qualcomm’s agenda
Robotics high on Qualcomm’s agenda
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Qualcomm Technologies has announced the winners of its Europe Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship (QInF) program, all three involved in one form of robotics or another. The QInF is a program run…
Mobileye/ST Gun for Sensor Fusion, Go after NXP
Mobileye/ST Gun for Sensor Fusion, Go after NXP
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On the heels of NXP’s announcement Monday of Bluebox, an autonomous car engine, Mobileye and STMicroelectronics Tuesday (May 17) rushed to reveal a new generation of their Vision SoC, EyeQ5.
Power LEDs in a golden high reflective package target exterior automotive applications
Power LEDs in a golden high reflective package target exterior automotive applications
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Everlight Electronics has unveiled four new ceramic high reflective packaged high power automotive LEDs with a Golden Lead Frame in four different colours White, PC-Amber, Red and Super Red, according…
LED driver does it all up to 120W
LED driver does it all up to 120W
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Fairchild's FL77944 LED Direct AC Drive IC features all the important dimming capabilities required for smart lighting products, including phase-cut dimming as well as analogue and PWM dimming, which is…
First 802.11ac handheld wireless network tester
First 802.11ac handheld wireless network tester
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NETSCOUT SYSTEMS has launched the next generation of the AirCheck handheld wireless tester.
Holographic, flexible smartphone
Holographic, flexible smartphone
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The first holographic flexible smartphone, dubbed HoloFlex, developed by the Human Media Lab at Queen’s University, is capable of rendering 3D images with motion parallax and stereoscopy to multiple simultaneous…
Robust 140V Step-Down Regulator for Industrial, Telecom and Automotive Environments
Robust 140V Step-Down Regulator for Industrial, Telecom and Automotive Environments
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Industrial, automotive, telecom and other applications are subject to harsh line transients. A 400mA step-down regulator, the LTC7138, can operate over an input voltage range of 4V to 140V, ideal…
Frequency synthesizer provides 12 configurable clock outputs
Frequency synthesizer provides 12 configurable clock outputs
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Delivering up to 12 programmable clock outputs with 10 unique frequencies, the IDT® 8T49N1012 FemtoClock® NG synthesizer hands the system designer options to pre-configure the settings of the device or…
Nokia’s brand goes to startup with $500M plan
Nokia’s brand goes to startup with $500M plan
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A startup called HMD Global Oy (Helsinki, Finland) has been formed to takeover the Nokia brand for mobile phones and tablet computers and has said it intends to spend $500…
Infineon: All car radar options are open
Infineon: All car radar options are open
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Radar as the sensing technology of choice for a broad range of safety features in the car will continue to grow rapidly, believes chipmaker Infineon (Neubiberg, Germany). Based on this…
Automotive MCUs aim for more secure and connected cars
Automotive MCUs aim for more secure and connected cars
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STMicroelectronics’ (Geneva, Switzerland) latest microcontroller (MCU) series offers features for more secure and connected cars. Presented as power efficient and real-time-capable, the MCUs bring Power Architecture-based devices in 40-nm flash…
Depth-sensing robot arm camera improves situational awareness
Depth-sensing robot arm camera improves situational awareness
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Mounting a depth camera directly onto a robot's arm, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute (Pittsburgh, PA) devised algorithms that improve the robot's situational awareness by taking into account…
ARM buys embedded vision firm
ARM buys embedded vision firm
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ARM (Cambridge, UK) has announced that it has acquired Apical Limited (Loughborough, UK), a provider of imaging and embedded computer vision intellectual property (IP) products with extensive licensing deals across…
Research team claims world record for wireless bandwidth
Research team claims world record for wireless bandwidth
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The content of an entire DVD can be transferred within ten seconds with a technology developed within the ACCESS (Advanced E-Band Satellite Link Studies). The team achieved a data rate…
Security startups strive on IoT, attract venture capital
Security startups strive on IoT, attract venture capital
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According to market research firm Lux Research, venture capital investment in cyberphysical security startups rose 78% to $228 million in 2015, and will rise to $400 million in 2016 as…


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