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Sales declines dominate 1Q16 chip vendor ranking
Sales declines dominate 1Q16 chip vendor ranking
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Seven of the top-20 chip vendors ranked by revenue in 1Q16 showed double-digit percentage declines compared to 1Q15, according to…
G.Fast and LAN transformers target DSL and Ethernet/PoE
G.Fast and LAN transformers target DSL and Ethernet/PoE
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Bourns has introduced two new transformer products, a G.Fast Transformer, Model SM51430EL, and a LAN 10/100/1000 Base-T Transformer, Model SM51625EL.
Opto sensor good for code reading, edge detection
Opto sensor good for code reading, edge detection
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ams has posted details of the TSL1401CCS linear array light sensor. The device comprises an array of 128 photofiodes on…
IQE, imec make 650V GaN-on-Si diodes on 200mm wafers
IQE, imec make 650V GaN-on-Si diodes on 200mm wafers
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Belgian nanoelectronics research centre imec has entered a strategic partnership on GaN-on-Si (Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon) technology with IQE, specialist in designing…

3mm diffused LED front panel mount indicator
3mm diffused LED front panel mount indicator
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The L63 Series is a 3mm diffused LED front panel mount indicator that offers high contrast, small size, long operating life, and low heat output.
Open-source IoT development platform for industrial designs
Open-source IoT development platform for industrial designs
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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…
Automotive IGBTs yield highest power density for traction inverters
Automotive IGBTs yield highest power density for traction inverters
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Fairchild has introduced a series of discrete and bare-die IGBTs for hybrid and all-electric vehicles, positioning the devices, rated for 120 – 160A (packaged), as suitable for use in traction…
Programmable ASSP interface bridge for mobile image sensors and displays
Programmable ASSP interface bridge for mobile image sensors and displays
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Lattice Semiconductor has applied its medium-scale programmable logic to a variety of bridging and signal conversion tasks; now it is combining it with ‘hard’ (diffused fixed-function) blocks to create a…
High power, 44W RF silicon switch; low loss of 0.6 dB
High power, 44W RF silicon switch; low loss of 0.6 dB
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Analog Devices’ high power (44W peak) single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) silicon switch is designed to reduce hardware size and bias power consumption in cellular radio systems. The ADRF5130 switch employs a…
Advanced SiC power devices to accelerate automotive electrification
Advanced SiC power devices to accelerate automotive electrification
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STMicroelectronics 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 devices allows…
50 MHz instruments employ dedicated pulse generator design
50 MHz instruments employ dedicated pulse generator design
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Setting what makers Aim-TTi claim as a new price/performance point, these signal sources in the TGP3100 Series are true pulse generators, single or dual channel, operating at up to 50MHz.
Spectrum seeds education with free signal generation & analysis tools
Spectrum seeds education with free signal generation & analysis tools
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Spectrum is now making available a number of academic tools for free, to be used to learn the basics of waveform generation, acquisition and analysis.
SoC analysis tool steps up capabilities, adds ‘any CPU’ feature
SoC analysis tool steps up capabilities, adds ‘any CPU’ feature
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UltraSoC has released the latest version of its semiconductor IP and software tools for SoC development, debug, optimization and hardware security, with upgrades in the areas of analytics, visualization and…
PCB-mount current sensor rejects stray field effects
PCB-mount current sensor rejects stray field effects
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Allegro Microsystems' ACS724KMA is a high-accuracy, high-isolation, differential current, surface mount sensor IC, offering improved performance in a low profile, small footprint package for applications that require very high voltage…
European battery ‘Gigafactory’ opens
European battery ‘Gigafactory’ opens
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BMZ GmbH (Karlstein-Großwelzheim, Germany) has opened the first section of what will be Europe’s biggest lithium-ion battery factory, labelling it as “Europe’s Gigafactory” in an allusion to the Tesla battery…
Encapsulated DC-DC converters, 20-60W rated
Encapsulated DC-DC converters, 20-60W rated
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XP Power’s DTE series of fully encapsulated single output DC-DC converters comprises three wide input voltage range models offering 20 (DTE20), 40 (DTE40) and 60W (DTE60) output power. The units…
IQE and imec demonstrate 650V GaN-on-Si power diodes on 200 mm wafers
IQE and imec demonstrate 650V GaN-on-Si power diodes on 200 mm wafers
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Belgian nanoelectronics research centre imec has entered a strategic partnership on GaN-on-Si (Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon) technology with IQE, specialist in designing and manufacturing advanced semiconductor wafer products and services. Their collaboration…
Microwave Development Laboratories to show waveguides at MTT-S 2016
Microwave Development Laboratories to show waveguides at MTT-S 2016
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Microwave Development Laboratories, Inc., will showcase a sampling of its extensive expertise and product lines based on high-performance waveguide technology at the upcoming 2016 IEEE International Microwave Symposium – offering…
Optical ‘nanocavity’ promises improved solar panels, cameras
Optical ‘nanocavity’ promises improved solar panels, cameras
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Researchers at the University of Buffalo (Buffalo, NY) have used a two dimensional 'nanocavity' material to boost the efficiency of solar panels.
Organic waste-powered fuel cell wins Intel science competition
Organic waste-powered fuel cell wins Intel science competition
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A fuel cell powered by organic waste material has won the first prize in Intel's international science competition.
Smart paper is interactive
Smart paper is interactive
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Researchers from Disney (Glendale, CA) and the Universities of Washington (Seattle, WA) and Carnegie-Mellon (Pittsburgh, PA) have used inexpensive, battery-free radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and conductive ink to allow…
Silicon switch cuts size and power in cellular radio front ends
Silicon switch cuts size and power in cellular radio front ends
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A high power single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) silicon switch from Analog Devices, Inc., (ADI) enables designers to reduce hardware size and bias power consumption in cellular radio systems, while handling 44-W…
NXP attacks Nvidia with number-crunching ADAS platform
NXP attacks Nvidia with number-crunching ADAS platform
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In automotive electronics, two major trends determine future design approaches : First, the swelling data streams from environmental sensors demand a steep increase in number crunching capacity for the computers…
SSL to provide high power communications satellite to Intelsat
SSL to provide high power communications satellite to Intelsat
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Space Systems Loral (SSL) has been selected to provide a high power communications satellite for Intelsat S.A., operator of the first Globalized Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone. The…
Optenni Lab 3.3 release adds numerous features
Optenni Lab 3.3 release adds numerous features
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The latest release of Optenni Lab, version 3.3 introduces support for optimization of switchable matching circuits, using multiport models of SPNT switches, where all the switch states are obtained from…
Report: Chronocam winning in automotive
Report: Chronocam winning in automotive
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Chronocam AS (Paris, France), a startup company that develops vision sensors for machine vision based on asynchronous pixel sensor technology, is already achieving success in automotive applications according to a…
1200V, 325A silicon carbide module in a new, low-inductance format
1200V, 325A silicon carbide module in a new, low-inductance format
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To realise the potential of its silicon carbide power devices, Wolfspeed (Cree) has designed a completely new format of half-bridge module that has an inductance of 5.5 nH; to further…
Linear opto sensor for code reading, edge detection
Linear opto sensor for code reading, edge detection
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ams has posted details of the TSL1401CCS linear array light sensor. The device comprises an array of 128 photofiodes on a pixel pitch of 63.5 microns, equating to 400 dpi…


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