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Reprogrammable photonics tune optical path on-the-fly
Reprogrammable photonics tune optical path on-the-fly
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By combining a spatial light modulator with a multimode interference (MMI) device, researchers from the University of Southampton (UK), and…
Graphene-based sensor detects CO2, gases in the home
Graphene-based sensor detects CO2, gases in the home
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Scientists from the University of Southampton, in partnership with the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), have developed…
IC uses light to control optical routing
IC uses light to control optical routing
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Collaborators from the University of Southampton (UK), and the Institut d’Optique in Bordeaux (France) have devised a new approach for…
Multisensor IoT board hosts GPS
Multisensor IoT board hosts GPS
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u-blox' (Thalwil, Switzerland) EVA-7M GPS/GNSS receiver module has been embedded in the miniature IoT development board LoRaONE by Sodaq, now…

Rechargeable zinc-manganese battery discovery lowers large-scale energy storage costs
Rechargeable zinc-manganese battery discovery lowers large-scale energy storage costs
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A team of researchers based at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered a rechargeable zinc-manganese battery that is as inexpensive as conventional car batteries but…
NXP’s latest MPC5746R Power Architecture covered for debug
NXP’s latest MPC5746R Power Architecture covered for debug
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PLS Programmierbare Logik & Systeme has now introduced version 4.6.1 of its Universal Debug Engine (UDE) including a specifically optimized testing and debugging environment for MPC5746R high end multi-core controller…
Elektrobit increases Autosar R&D resources
Elektrobit increases Autosar R&D resources
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Software vendor Elektrobit (EB) is launching two new international development branch offices in Timisoara (Romania) and Bangalore (India), creating a total of some 80 additional jobs. With these additional resources,…
Researchers fab ICs that use light to control opto-electronic routing
Researchers fab ICs that use light to control opto-electronic routing
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Collaborators from the University of Southampton (UK), and the Institut d’Optique in Bordeaux (France) have devised a new approach for controlling light in a silicon IC by bringing the concept…
Coding design win; Sky to use Qt for Sky Q entertainment UI
Coding design win; Sky to use Qt for Sky Q entertainment UI
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The Qt Company's (Helsinki, Fhnland) Qt cross-platform application and user interface (UI) development framework has been deployed by Sky in its Sky Q home entertainment system. Qt’s ability to support…
High-speed digital-input current limiters for industrial automation
High-speed digital-input current limiters for industrial automation
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STMicroelectronics positions its latest high-speed digital-input current limiters as setting new standards for circuit protection in factory automation. The SCLT3-8BQ7 and CLT01-38SQ7 provide industrial Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) with fast,…
Graphene-based sensor detects CO2, gases in the home
Graphene-based sensor detects CO2, gases in the home
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Scientists from the University of Southampton, in partnership with the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), have developed a graphene-based sensor and switch that can detect harmful air…
New metamaterial may unlock potential of thermophotovoltaic cells
New metamaterial may unlock potential of thermophotovoltaic cells
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A research team from the Australian National University and the University of California Berkeley has demonstrated an artificial nanomaterial, or metamaterial, that glows in an unusual way when heated and…
Multi-sensor IoT board hosts u-blox’ GPS/GNSS positioning technology
Multi-sensor IoT board hosts u-blox’ GPS/GNSS positioning technology
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u-blox' (Thalwil, Switzerland) EVA-7M GPS/GNSS receiver module has been embedded in the miniature IoT development board LoRaONE by Sodaq, now running a campaign on Kickstarter. The product is a 32-bit…
Develop Silicon Labs Gecko-MCU systems with IAR IDE
Develop Silicon Labs Gecko-MCU systems with IAR IDE
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With a software release, IAR Systems says it has increased avenues for development with ireless Gecko SoCs, for IoT connectivity-based applications. IAR Embedded Workbench and the multiprotocol Wireless Gecko SoC…
RF specialist Qorvo to acquire IoT player GreenPeak Technologies
RF specialist Qorvo to acquire IoT player GreenPeak Technologies
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Qorvo, Inc. has agreed to acquire privately-held GreenPeak Technologies, specialist in ultra-low power, short range RF communication technology. The acquisition of Netherlands-based GreenPeak will, Qorvo says, expand its offering to…
Siemens, Valeo form joint venture for EV powertrains
Siemens, Valeo form joint venture for EV powertrains
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With the launch of a joint venture for high-voltage drives for electric vehicles, Siemens and Valeo claim to create a global leader in the market for electric powertrains. The JV…
Constant current LED driver controller focuses on LED lighting applications
Constant current LED driver controller focuses on LED lighting applications
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Ricoh Europe (Netherlands) B.V. Semiconductor Support Centre has launched a constant current LED driver controller IC.
Arduino-compatible dev board offers all-in-one IoT solution
Arduino-compatible dev board offers all-in-one IoT solution
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Dutch startup SODAQ (short for solar data acquisition) has launched what the company believes will truly boost LoRa's adoption by makers and hobbyists of all horizons.
Qorvo buys wireless IoT specialist GreenPeak
Qorvo buys wireless IoT specialist GreenPeak
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Qorvo Inc. (Greensboro, NC) - the RF chip company formed by the merger of RF Microdevices and TriQuint at the end of 2014 - has agreed to acquire fabless short-range…
New metamaterial may unlock potential of thermophotovoltaic cells
New metamaterial may unlock potential of thermophotovoltaic cells
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A research team from the Australian National University and the University of California Berkeley has demonstrated an artificial nanomaterial, or metamaterial, that glows in an unusual way when heated and…
Mismatched monolayer semiconductors hold promise for advancing optoelectronics
Mismatched monolayer semiconductors hold promise for advancing optoelectronics
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A research team led by the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, TN) has synthesized a stack of atomically thin monolayers of two lattice-mismatched semiconductors which…
Compact 3in1 RGB LED targets automotive interiors
Compact 3in1 RGB LED targets automotive interiors
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Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. (New Taipei City, Taiwan) has introduced 67-63U(AM), a compact three-in-one RGB LED with color transformation which has also passed AEC-Q101 as quality guarantee. Everlight's 67-63U(AM) is…
Reference design for smart, 4-point industrial force sensor
Reference design for smart, 4-point industrial force sensor
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Maxim Integrated has posted details of its Reference Design MAXREFDES82#, for a sensor configuration that measures mass, as well as the centre of mass of the object on it. This…
Graphene-based sensor detects CO2, gases in the home
Graphene-based sensor detects CO2, gases in the home
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Scientists from the University of Southampton, in partnership with the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), have developed a graphene-based sensor and switch that can detect harmful air…
Open Source: licensing pitfalls may outweigh benefits
Open Source: licensing pitfalls may outweigh benefits
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The use of open-source software in product development can produce substantial savings, an intellectual property attorney told attendees at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston last week, but beware of…
Artificial nanomaterial spurs drive towards higher efficiency thermophotovoltaic cells
Artificial nanomaterial spurs drive towards higher efficiency thermophotovoltaic cells
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A research team from the Australian National University and the University of California Berkeley has demonstrated an artificial nanomaterial, or metamaterial, that glows in an unusual way when heated and…
CMOS power amplifier firm raises $35 million
CMOS power amplifier firm raises $35 million
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Acco Semiconductor Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.), a private company that was founded near Paris in 1994, has raised $35 million to accelerate sales and development of its CMOS RF power amplifier…
DARPA awards GPS-beating sensor development contract to HRL
DARPA awards GPS-beating sensor development contract to HRL
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The United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded HRL Laboratories LLC (Malibu, Calif.) a $4.3 million contract to develop vibration- and shock-tolerant inertial sensor technology.


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