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Power-architecture MCU series targets connected car
Power-architecture MCU series targets connected car
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STMicroelectronics’ latest MCU series develops its automotive-focussed product line with features for more secure and connected cars. Presented as power-efficient…
IBM phase-change memory breakthrough moves PCM closer to RAM, flash replacement
IBM phase-change memory breakthrough moves PCM closer to RAM, flash replacement
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Five years after they had published their first results proving the viability of a 2-bit per cell phase-change memory (PCM),…
Tower debuts RF process for IoT front ends
Tower debuts RF process for IoT front ends
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Specialty foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Migdal Haemek, Israel) has said it has begun mass production of a silicon-germanium process tailored…
IMEC leverages Si platform toward quantum computing
IMEC leverages Si platform toward quantum computing
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European research institute IMEC (Leuven, Belgium) has taken work it is doing in preparation for the 5-nm manufacturing node for…

ST targets Electric Vehicles with SiC power devices
ST targets Electric Vehicles with SiC power devices
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In EVs and hybrids, where better electrical efficiency means greater mileage, the silicon-carbide (SiC) technology enables auto makers to create vehicles that travel further, recharge faster, and fit better into…
Dual-screen smartwatch prototype unveiled
Dual-screen smartwatch prototype unveiled
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At the recent CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (San Jose, CA), a Dartmouth researcher and his collaborators have unveiled a prototype of a smartwatch with dual touchscreens…
Advanced SiC power semiconductors target automotive electrification
Advanced SiC power semiconductors target automotive electrification
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STMicroelectronics (Geneva, Switzerland) has announced advanced high-efficiency power semiconductors for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (HEVs/EVs) with a timetable for qualification to the automotive quality standard AEC-Q101. A complete set of…
IMEC starts quantum computing initiative
IMEC starts quantum computing initiative
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European research institute IMEC has taken work it is doing in preparation for the 5nm manufacturing node for silicon and is turning it towards quantum computing.
Hand-mounted depth camera improves robots’ situational awareness
Hand-mounted depth camera improves robots’ situational awareness
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Mounting a depth camera directly onto a robot's arm, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute devised algorithms that improve the robot's situational awareness by taking into account both the…
From EMC to Radar: R&S highlights T&M solutions at Automotive Test Expo
From EMC to Radar: R&S highlights T&M solutions at Automotive Test Expo
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Today's connected cars include an increasing number of communications applications, including wireless applications for infotainment, driver assistance systems, emergency and intelligent transport systems and interfaces for embedded systems. At the…
NetThings, CSEM partner on £900,000 R&D energy saving project
NetThings, CSEM partner on £900,000 R&D energy saving project
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“Internet of Things” company NetThings (Edinburgh, UK) has partnered with CSEM (Neuchâtel, Switzerland), a non-profit research company, to develop an analytical platform to save energy and increase equipment reliability in…
Fog removal function added to vision/imaging DSP
Fog removal function added to vision/imaging DSP
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Uurmi's fog removal software, aimed at the automotive and camera markets, is now available on the Cadence Tensilica Vision digital signal processor (DSP).
MMIC portfolio adds 1-W power amplifier covering 100 MHz to 3.0 GHz
MMIC portfolio adds 1-W power amplifier covering 100 MHz to 3.0 GHz
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MACOM Technology Solutions has introduced the MAAP-011232, a 2-stage, 1-W driver amplifier featuring gain shut off and operating from 100 MHz to 3 GHz.
IBM demonstrates 3-bits per cell phase-change memory
IBM demonstrates 3-bits per cell phase-change memory
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Five years after they had published their first results proving the viability of a 2-bit per cell phase-change memory (PCM), scientists at IBM Research have managed to push their coding…
GaN on SiC RF power transistors complement LDMOS
GaN on SiC RF power transistors complement LDMOS
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A second generation of 50-V 0.5-μm GaN on SiC RF power transistors from Ampleon, dedicated to mobile broadband applications, provides a 5 percent improvement in power efficiency compared to LDMOS-based…
OLED lighting design contest looks to identify innovative applications
OLED lighting design contest looks to identify innovative applications
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Corning Incorporated (Corning, NY) and OLEDWorks (Rochester, NY) along with innovation facilitator NineSigma (Cleveland, OH), have announced an OLED lighting design open innovation contest.
Open-source industrial IoT development platform is ‘all in one’
Open-source industrial IoT development platform is ‘all in one’
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Distributor Farnell element14 has what it positions as the first all-in-one development platform for industrial IoT applications, the mangOH Green Open Hardware Platform. The “all-in-one Hardware, Software and Cloud-based solution…
IDC joins forecasters predicting chip market fall
IDC joins forecasters predicting chip market fall
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IDC has become the latest market researcher to agree that the global chip market will fall in 2016.
Low temperature plasma process stacks GaInAsP lasers on silicon
Low temperature plasma process stacks GaInAsP lasers on silicon
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Researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated the operation of 1.55μm GaInAsP lasers stacked on silicon using a low temperature plasma activated bonding (PAB) process.
High power-factor buck LED driver targets retrofit lamps worldwide
High power-factor buck LED driver targets retrofit lamps worldwide
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Designed to meet or exceed worldwide power-factor regulations for non-dimmable retrofit LED bulbs and tube lighting, the AL1676 universal AC-input LED driver introduced by Diodes Incorporated provides a design that…
NetThings partners with CSEM on £900,000 R&D project
NetThings partners with CSEM on £900,000 R&D project
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Edinburgh based “internet of things” company NetThings has partnered with CSEM a Swiss private, non-profit research company to develop an analytical platform to save energy and increase equipment reliability in…
Google faces $3.4 billion fine
Google faces $3.4 billion fine
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The European Commission is planning to announce it is hitting Google with a record-breaking €3 billion (about $3.4 billion) or thereabouts, according to the UK's Telegraph newspaper.
Lighting without a Bulb: an open innovation contest
Lighting without a Bulb: an open innovation contest
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Corning Incorporated and OLEDWorks LLC along with innovation facilitator NineSigma, announced an OLED lighting design open innovation contest.
Notes on real-time computing architectures
Notes on real-time computing architectures
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Dennis Feucht discusses different styles of microcontroller architecture and the programming languages they support.
The influence of contaminant residues on PCB Spot Weld and Discussion on Cleaning Craft
The influence of contaminant residues on PCB Spot Weld and Discussion on Cleaning Craft
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With the development of the electronic industry and the increased requirement of electronic performance, electronic components are developing with a trend of miniaturization, finer spacing and high integrity. As the…
Sensor-to-cloud platform accelerates IoT applications
Sensor-to-cloud platform accelerates IoT applications
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Farnell element14 and Sierra Wireless have jointly launched the mangOH Green Open Hardware IoT Platform and the mangOH kit, allowing developers to test and prototype their IoT ideas to market…
Fog removal software now onboard Tensilica vision DSPs
Fog removal software now onboard Tensilica vision DSPs
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Uurmi's fog removal software, aimed at the automotive and camera markets, is now available on the Cadence Tensilica Vision digital signal processor (DSP).
Foundries’ sales show hard times continuing
Foundries’ sales show hard times continuing
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Taiwanese foundries TSMC and UMC, two partial bellwethers of the semiconductor sector, have both indicate with recent sales figures that a chip market slow down that lasted through the winter…


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