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‘Passive’ Wi-Fi system uses 1000x less power than BLE, ZigBee
‘Passive’ Wi-Fi system uses 1000x less power than BLE, ZigBee
University of Washington (Seattle, WA) computer scientists and electrical engineers have demonstrated that it is possible to generate Wi-Fi transmissions…
Multiprotocol wireless SoCs simplify IoT connectivity
Multiprotocol wireless SoCs simplify IoT connectivity
The Wireless Gecko portfolio of multiprotocol system-on-chip (SoC) devices from Silicon Labs (Austin, TX) gives flexible connectivity and price/performance options…
Tiny radar imaging chip shrinks cameras by 100x
Tiny radar imaging chip shrinks cameras by 100x
A radar imaging microchip that allows new radar cameras to be made a hundred times smaller than current ones has…
Tiny driver amplifier covers 2 to 6 GHz with high linearity
Tiny driver amplifier covers 2 to 6 GHz with high linearity
New Products |
Custom MMIC has added the CMD231 2-to 6-GHz driver amplifier to its expanding product range…

IC shrinks radar cameras 100 times to fit in a hand
IC shrinks radar cameras 100 times to fit in a hand
Technology News |
A chip that allows new radar cameras to be made a hundred times smaller than current ones has been developed by scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).
Wi-Fi transmission achieved at 10,000 times lower power
Wi-Fi transmission achieved at 10,000 times lower power
Technology News |
While Wi-Fi is everywhere, the downside is that using Wi-Fi consumes a significant amount of energy, draining the batteries of connected devices. To address this issue, a team of University…
Plasmonics could enable massive amounts of data to be transmitted
Plasmonics could enable massive amounts of data to be transmitted
Technology News |
To meet the ever growing demand for data in today's digital world, Robert P.H. Chang, professor of materials science and engineering at Northwestern Engineering and his team have developed a…
Tridonic reaches LED light patent agreement with Panasonic
Tridonic reaches LED light patent agreement with Panasonic
Business news |
Panasonic Corporation, Japan, Panasonic Lighting Europe GmbH, Germany and Tridonic GmbH & Co KG, part of the Zumtobel Group of Austria, have entered into a patent license agreement.
Mixed signal processors underpin precision PVpower conversion
Mixed signal processors underpin precision PVpower conversion
New Products |
Analog Devices has disclosed what it terms a revolutionary addition to its power conversion platform, with an series of mixed-signal control processors. The ADSP-CM41x series is designed to simplify system…
Single-chip USB Full-Speed bridging; USB-to-I2C & USB-to-UART
Single-chip USB Full-Speed bridging; USB-to-I2C & USB-to-UART
Feature articles |
FTDI Chip has advanced its approach that makes USB technology is as straightforward to use as possible. The FT260 is a human interface device (HID) class interface controller IC. It…
Icon Labs/Micrium integrated security platform for IoT devices
Icon Labs/Micrium integrated security platform for IoT devices
Feature articles |
This secure platform for embedded devices aims to simplify connected-device design with a built-in defence against cyber attack.
18-bit, 8-independent-channel multiplexed SAR ADC
18-bit, 8-independent-channel multiplexed SAR ADC
Feature articles |
LTC2335-18 is an 18-bit, 8-channel 1 Msps multiplexed input successive approximation register (SAR) ADC with independently configurable input ranges. Each SoftSpan input can be software configured on a conversion-by-conversion basis…
Wireless SoCs support ZigBee, Thread, Bluetooth Smart and Proprietary protocols
Wireless SoCs support ZigBee, Thread, Bluetooth Smart and Proprietary protocols
Feature articles |
Silicon Labs' Wireless Gecko portfolio of multiprotocol system-on-chip (SoC) devices gives flexible connectivity and price/performance options for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Wireless Gecko SoCs integrate an ARM Cortex-M4 core,…
32-bit automotive MCUs blend safety assurance and cost/performance
32-bit automotive MCUs blend safety assurance and cost/performance
New Products |
Automotive microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics can help, ST says, enhance the safety of smarter vehicles; they target safety-critical applications including airbags, ABS, power steering, and power converters for HEVs.
Passive Wi-Fi solution consumes 10,000 times less power
Passive Wi-Fi solution consumes 10,000 times less power
Technology News |
University of Washington computer scientists and electrical engineers have demonstrated that it is possible to generate Wi-Fi transmissions using 10,000 times less power than conventional methods.
Buck regulator IC with ultra-low IQ for automotive infotainment
Buck regulator IC with ultra-low IQ for automotive infotainment
New Products |
Allegro MicroSystems Europe's A8591 a buck regulator IC is designed to meet the power-supply requirements of the latest automotive infotainment systems. The device is available in fixed 5 V or…
Mixed signal processors underpin precision PV power conversion
Mixed signal processors underpin precision PV power conversion
New Products |
Analog Devices has disclosed what it terms a revolutionary addition to its power conversion platform, with an series of mixed-signal control processors.
Trina Solar acquires Dutch 200-MW solar cell manufacturing plant
Trina Solar acquires Dutch 200-MW solar cell manufacturing plant
Business news |
Trina Solar Netherlands, has completed the acquisition of all the assets from Solland Solar, a solar cell manufacturing company with approximately 200 MW solar cell manufacturing capacity located in Heerlen,…
First Solar claims CdTe PV conversion efficiency world record
First Solar claims CdTe PV conversion efficiency world record
Technology News |
First Solar, Inc. has claimed a world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) research cell conversion efficiency, achieving 22.1 percent efficiency certified at the Newport Corporation’s Technology and Applications Center…
Single-chip USB Full-Speed bridging; USB-to-I2C and USB-to-UART
Single-chip USB Full-Speed bridging; USB-to-I2C and USB-to-UART
New Products |
FTDI Chip has advanced its approach that makes USB technology is as straightforward to use as possible. The FT260 is a human interface device (HID) class interface controller IC. It…
Rohde & Schwarz 2 GHz scope offers linked multi-domain views
Rohde & Schwarz 2 GHz scope offers linked multi-domain views
New Products |
Rohde & Schwarz' RTO2000, is a compact lab oscilloscope for multi-domain applications, displaying correlations between time, frequency, protocol and logic analysis measurement results.
AMD back-fills G-series embedded SoC line
AMD back-fills G-series embedded SoC line
New Products |
Processor vendor Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has announced three additions to its G-series of x86 architecture SoCs for embedded graphics-rich applications.
CoB arrays offer efficacy beyond 160-lm/W
CoB arrays offer efficacy beyond 160-lm/W
New Products |
Lumileds has introduced the company's third generation of Chip on Board (CoB) arrays, the LUXEON Core Range (Gen 3), and is claiming to have extended the company's arket leadership in…
Qualcomm and Ericsson collaborate on 5G for commercial roll out
Qualcomm and Ericsson collaborate on 5G for commercial roll out
Business news |
Qualcomm Incorporated, through its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and Ericsson have announced their collaboration on 5G technology development, early interoperability testing and coordination on select initiatives with leading mobile operators.
Highly integrated 77GHz radar chip for ADAS applications
Highly integrated 77GHz radar chip for ADAS applications
New Products |
Having established radar as a sensing technology for automotive systems with products that utilise the 24 GHz frequency range, STMicroelectronics believes that now the time is right to switch to…
Adesto offers serial non-volatile memory for IoT
Adesto offers serial non-volatile memory for IoT
New Products |
Adesto Technologies Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.), has introduced the Moneta family of serial non-volatile memories in capacities in four sizes up to 256-kbits.
Data acquisition system scans 50,000 samples/s for dynamic testing
Data acquisition system scans 50,000 samples/s for dynamic testing
New Products |
Micro-Measurements has introduced the company's first high-speed data acquisition system for dynamic test and measurement applications.
dSpace completes tool portfolio with sensor fusion technology
dSpace completes tool portfolio with sensor fusion technology
Partners |
Automotive test tool vendors dSpace (Paderborn, Germany) and Intempora (Paris, France) have inked a strategic partnership that enables dSpace to close a gap in its product portfolio: The German company…


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