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Xiaomi expected to launch Rifle mobile processor
Xiaomi expected to launch Rifle mobile processor
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Xiaomi, the fast rising Chinese smartphone maker, is expected to launch an internally developed mobile processor called Rifle on May…
The joy of patents, part 1: The fun stuff
The joy of patents, part 1: The fun stuff
Feature articles |
Scott Deuty has started writing and editing patents and so has decided to write a series of articles around the…
MOSFETs target portable power and USB Type-C designs
MOSFETs target portable power and USB Type-C designs
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Toshiba has launched two MOSFETs with low resistance for power management switches and DC-DC converters in mobile devices.
Russian video chip firm switches from ARM to MIPS
Russian video chip firm switches from ARM to MIPS
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Elvees NeoTek JSC (Zelenograd, Russia) and Imagination Technologies Group plc (Kings Langley, England) have reported the tape-out of the Elvees…

Infineon adds MOSFETs to 1200V silicon carbide device offering
Infineon adds MOSFETs to 1200V silicon carbide device offering
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Infineon has disclosed a silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET technology that it says will enable, “unprecedented efficiency and performance” in power conversion designs for, “previously unattainable” levels of power density and…
E-compass chip for precision dead-reckoning navigation
E-compass chip for precision dead-reckoning navigation
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Indoor and undercover navigation using mobiles and wearables is the target for STMicroelectronics’ electronic compass IC; the eCompass, with magnetic-sensing technology, promises accuracy and superior temperature stability, enabling high-precision pedestrian…
Free circuit simulator to aid SiC device evaluation and adoption
Free circuit simulator to aid SiC device evaluation and adoption
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Developed using Plexim’s PLECS web-based simulation platform, Wolfspeed’s SpeedFit online simulation tool is optimised for simulating and evaluating SiC power devices.
Documentation issues addressed in Altium Designer PCB software release
Documentation issues addressed in Altium Designer PCB software release
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Altium Designer release 16.1 focuses on enhancing the design to documentation process with a new documentation platform that intelligently links design and documentation data together in a unified design environment.
High-Q capacitors meet automotive specs for ADAS, V2X
High-Q capacitors meet automotive specs for ADAS, V2X
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Murata’s GCQ series of high Q monolithic ceramic capacitors (MLCC) is aimed at automotive V2X (vehicle-to-anything communications) applications. Available in capacitance values from 0.1 to 47 pF, a C0G temperature…
Bluetooth LE 4.2+NFC module/eval board, in distribution
Bluetooth LE 4.2+NFC module/eval board, in distribution
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Distributor Alpha Micro has u-blox’s NINA-B111 and B112 modules and their evaluation kit, EVK-NINA-B1; these are Bluetooth low energy 4.2 compliant devices, aimed at IoT developments…
ST sensor doubles accuracy of dead-reckoning navigation
ST sensor doubles accuracy of dead-reckoning navigation
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ST has produced an eCompass IC that it claims reduces heading error to 4 degrees from a more typical 10 degrees.
Bluetooth module with NFC pairing targets IoT
Bluetooth module with NFC pairing targets IoT
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Alpha Micro has added the Bluetooth low energy wireless standard to its portfolio of IoT (Internet of Things) enabling technologies with the NINA-B111 and B112 modules from u-blox. The modules…
System noise can be used to ID similar electronic devices
System noise can be used to ID similar electronic devices
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Radio frequency emission are considered incidental system noise in virtually all laptops, smartphones and other electronic devices, but scientists at Disney Research have found a way to use these spurious…
Vaunix to debut a digital attenuator and signal generator at IMS 2016
Vaunix to debut a digital attenuator and signal generator at IMS 2016
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Vaunix Technology Corporation will be debuting two test application products at the 2016 International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in San Francisco, the LDA-203 and the LMS-802DX.
Automotive technology helps drive medical products faster to market
Automotive technology helps drive medical products faster to market
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Using the hardware-in-the-loop method, which Fraunhofer researchers have transferred from automotive engineering to medical products, development and testing times and costs can be slashed by up to 50 percent.
Cypress buys Broadcom’s wireless IoT business
Cypress buys Broadcom’s wireless IoT business
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Cypress Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) and Broadcom Limited (San Jose, CA) have signed a definitive agreement where Cypress will acquire Broadcom's wireless Internet of Things (IoT) business and related assets…
MaxLinear buys wireless product lines from Microsemi
MaxLinear buys wireless product lines from Microsemi
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RF and mixed-signal IC vendor MaxLinear Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.) has acquired assets and liabilities related to the broadband wireless division of Microsemi Corp. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
Small signal simplifications
Small signal simplifications
Feature articles |
Gustavo Castro discusses what constitutes a small signal in an analog system and the implications for some design approximations and simplifications.
Analog, MEMS drag on ST results
Analog, MEMS drag on ST results
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One of Europe's top three semiconductor companies STMicroelectronics NV has found that it is now analog and MEMS business unit that is dragging the company down and keeping it in…
AMS wins $77 million from Intersil
AMS wins $77 million from Intersil
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A Texas Judge has ordered power management and analog iC company Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, Calif.) to pay Austria's AMS $77 million in damages, including $10 million in exemplary damages.
TI leads industrial chip vendor ranking
TI leads industrial chip vendor ranking
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Texas Instruments was the leading vendor of semiconductors to the industrial sector in 2015 ahead of Infineon Technologies AG, according to analysis by Semicast Research.
Common Mode Chokes designed for CAN, FlexRay
Common Mode Chokes designed for CAN, FlexRay
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The Common Mode Chokes series CUW43 from Chilisin are designed for applications in automotive electronics in the fist place. This application focus translates into a halogen-free implementation, and the products…
Vadatech opens £4m UK integration centre
Vadatech opens £4m UK integration centre
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Vadatech has opened a £4m centre in Southampton to integrate ATCA and microTCA systems for European customers.
New 1200-V SiC power MOSFETs offer unmatched efficiency, performance
New 1200-V SiC power MOSFETs offer unmatched efficiency, performance
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Infineon Technologies (Munich, Germany) has developed a new process technology that boosts the performance of silicon carbide (SiC) power devices for higher levels of power density and performance.
Chip combines LoRA and powerline communications for smart grid, IoT apps
Chip combines LoRA and powerline communications for smart grid, IoT apps
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Semtech (Camarillo, CA) has developed the first chip to combine the LoRa long-range wireless protocol with a powerline communications controller for smart grid, smart metering, and IoT applications.
Credit card-sized polygon scanners reach 50,000 RPM
Credit card-sized polygon scanners reach 50,000 RPM
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Polygon scanners are 10 to 100 times faster than galvanometer scanners, but often come as bulky devices.
IoT management platform eases access to actionable data
IoT management platform eases access to actionable data
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LogMeIn's (Boston, MA) Xively IoT division has released a new Xively Connected Product Management (CPM) Platform, offering a complete application suite that addresses the core needs of running an IoT…
High-efficiency energy storage system ‘extracts energy from thin air’
High-efficiency energy storage system ‘extracts energy from thin air’
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Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, TN) have developed a turbine small enough for energy generation in the home.


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