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CMOS bio-chip taps intracellular energy transfer to drive implants
CMOS bio-chip taps intracellular energy transfer to drive implants
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Researchers from Columbia Engineering claim to have, for the first time, harnessed the molecular machinery of living systems to power…
Connectors transmit high levels of power in harsh environments
Connectors transmit high levels of power in harsh environments
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Belden’s latest introduction from the Lumberg Automation family of M12 connectors is a Power Connector; it is compact, efficient and…
Capacitance micrometry detects atomic scale displacements
Capacitance micrometry detects atomic scale displacements
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Employing capacitance micrometry, the NX NanoSensor from Queensgate delivers sensitivity levels that are able to measure changes in position to…
Novel phase of carbon shows enhanced electronic properties
Novel phase of carbon shows enhanced electronic properties
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Researchers from the North Carolina State University (Rayleigh, NC) have reported the discovery of a novel phase of solid carbon,…

Making the most of your data: bITjAM’s top tips
Making the most of your data: bITjAM’s top tips
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Even as far back as 12,000 years ago, visual tools were being used to communicate data. Back then, it was cave paintings, like the ones found in the Lascaux caves…
Merged NXP, Freescale focused on the road ahead
Merged NXP, Freescale focused on the road ahead
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NXP Semiconductors NV and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. have completed a merger that has been pending since May 2015 and rather than dwelling on expected rationalization company executives have discussed opportunities…
Flat tunneling transistor operates at 0.1V
Flat tunneling transistor operates at 0.1V
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A transistor designed with a molybdenum disulphide single atomic layer as its channel has been shown to switch at voltages down to 0.1 volt with the prospect of reducing power…
Flexible Bluetooth LE beacon sticker operates on photovoltaics
Flexible Bluetooth LE beacon sticker operates on photovoltaics
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Fujitsu has unveiled a battery-less flexible Bluetooth LE-enabled geolocation beacon, measuring 108x26mm and only 3mm thick. The ready-to-stick beacon features a flexible photovoltaic panel that can generate power from sunlight,…
More Custom MMIC from Aspen Electronics
More Custom MMIC from Aspen Electronics
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A bit of a misnomer but Custom MMIC, exclusively from Aspen Electronics, have steadily developed a range of catalogue monolithic microwave integrated circuits.
Qualcomm denies European antitrust charges
Qualcomm denies European antitrust charges
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The European Commission has sent two Statements of Objections to phone chip company Qualcomm alleging it has made illegal exclusivity payments and pursued predatory pricing of its chipsets. Qualcomm has…
24/7 drone surveillance as a cloud service
24/7 drone surveillance as a cloud service
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Last week were taking place in Paris the finals of EIT Digital's Cyber-Physical Systems Idea Challenge. Held at the newly refurbished Pierre & Marie Curie University, the event's highlight was…
NerO: improved Arduino equivalent on crowdfunding platform
NerO: improved Arduino equivalent on crowdfunding platform
Glaswegian fabless semiconductor company FTDI Chip has introduced a processing board that does away with some of the fundamental drawbacks of the popular Arduino UNO R3. A particular concern of…
BrainChip CEO gives details of neural network architecture
BrainChip CEO gives details of neural network architecture
The CTO and interim CEO of BrainChip Inc. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), Peter van der Made, has provided more details on his company's spiking neural network architecture, SNAP64.
Nanostructured germanium enables durable yet portable photovoltaics
Nanostructured germanium enables durable yet portable photovoltaics
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Ludwig Maximillians University of Munich (LMU) have discovered a procedure using nanostructured germanium to produce thin robust and porous semiconductor…
Connectivity kit brings embedded devices into the cloud
Connectivity kit brings embedded devices into the cloud
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Millions of embedded control devices are still isolated from the Internet of Things. A Cloud Connectivity Kit from Chipmaker NXP promises to close the gap between these devices and the…
Ambiq Micro’s sub-threshold Apollo MCUs get IAR IDE support
Ambiq Micro’s sub-threshold Apollo MCUs get IAR IDE support
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The latest release of IAR Systems’ IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM embedded development toolchain now supports the Apollo family of ARM Cortex-M4F microcontrollers from the semiconductor company Ambiq Micro.
Panasonic’s power-efficient wireless LAN module, in distribution
Panasonic’s power-efficient wireless LAN module, in distribution
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Distributor Farnell element14 has Panasonic’s PAN93x0 Series, a standalone 2.4GHz 802.11 b/g/n WiFi module, which can be integrated into various end applications such as portable electronics, medical or industrial controls.
Design win; Bluetooth Smart controllers add connectivity to home appliances
Design win; Bluetooth Smart controllers add connectivity to home appliances
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OORT employs Nordic Semiconductor's nRF51822 SoC to allow users to control and operate any appliance from a smartphone app or web browser even when outside the home.
Sensitive measuring instrument rules out ‘pixelated universe’ space-time theory
Sensitive measuring instrument rules out ‘pixelated universe’ space-time theory
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermilab in Illinois, USA has built and used an instrument to test if space and time behave the same way.
Rohde & Schwarz signs global procurement agreement with Huber+Suhner
Rohde & Schwarz signs global procurement agreement with Huber+Suhner
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The Rohde & Schwarz electronics group has signed a comprehensive global procurement agreement with Huber+Suhner AG, a global manufacturer of connectivity solutions for radio frequency, fiber optics and low frequency…
Advanced reference library enables 5G research with beamforming
Advanced reference library enables 5G research with beamforming
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Keysight Technologies, Inc. has introduced beamforming and channel modeling capabilities in the Keysight EEsof EDA W1906EP 5G Baseband Verification Library.
Improving fault coverage for random-pattern-resistant designs
Improving fault coverage for random-pattern-resistant designs
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Abhishek Mahajan considers how to Improve fault coverage for random-pattern-resistant designs.
Low quiescent current with asynchronous buck converters at high temperatures?
Low quiescent current with asynchronous buck converters at high temperatures?
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Many modern Buck-Converters are advertised with very low quiescent currents (Iq) in the order of 20 to 40uA. In reality, the “no-load-input-current” is significantly higher. At elevated temperatures, the input…
RF digital phase shifter targets active antenna applications
RF digital phase shifter targets active antenna applications
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Peregrine Semiconductor has introduced the UltraCMOS® PE44820, an 8-bit digital phase shifter that covers a 358.6-degree phase range.
Automotive linear regulator integrates diagnostics and protection
Automotive linear regulator integrates diagnostics and protection
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Featuring a 50V load dump rating with short-to-battery protection, the A4481 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is an AEC-Q100 qualified linear voltage regulator IC with built-in control, diagnostics and protection features…
Multi-discipline systems engineering tools for optimisation in automotive and aerospace
Multi-discipline systems engineering tools for optimisation in automotive and aerospace
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Mentor Graphics has announced tools delivering integrated electrical/electronic/software systems engineering capability for the transportation market. The Capital Systems tools allow implementations to be optimised for key parameters such as cost…
Ampleon emerges as a new leader in RF power
Ampleon emerges as a new leader in RF power
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Ampleon has launched its global business operations following the successful acquisition of the RF Power business line by Jianguang Asset Management Co., Ltd from NXP Semiconductors. The RF Power business,…
Porsche gives green light for race against Tesla
Porsche gives green light for race against Tesla
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Past weekend, sports car manufacturer Porsche announced plans to turn its Mission E technology platform into a series vehicle by the end of the decade. The details make clear: Here…


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