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Free PCI Express clock jitter measurement tool eases PCIe development
Free PCI Express clock jitter measurement tool eases PCIe development
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Silicon Labs has a free software tool that enables engineers to quickly and easily measure PCI Express (PCIe) clock jitter…
Dual µModule PMBus regulator current shares to 144 A
Dual µModule PMBus regulator current shares to 144 A
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LTM4677 is a dual 18A or single 36A µModule (power module) step-down DC/DC regulator with PMBus serial digital interface for…
Bosch creates “smart home” system and subsidiary
Bosch creates “smart home” system and subsidiary
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Bosch Smart Home GmbH has been set up to bring together all the smart home capabilities of parent Robert Bosch…
Sony picoprojector teardown shows ST, Microvision inside
Sony picoprojector teardown shows ST, Microvision inside
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Reverse engineering services company Chipworks Inc. (Ottawa, Canada) has taken apart a Sony MP-CL1 mobile projector and found a Microvision…

Light harvesting approach makes more efficient solar cells
Light harvesting approach makes more efficient solar cells
Florida State University (FSU) researchers claim they are a step closer to making solar cells more effective at trapping and using light.
3D printing: Sturdier yet lighter parts for airliner pantry
3D printing: Sturdier yet lighter parts for airliner pantry
Aircraft challenge the developers with two opposite requirements: The parts used in aircraft construction have to both sturdy and lightweight. 3D printing can reconcile these requirements. Aircraft manufacturer Airbus shows…
Motion controller IC implements field-oriented-control in silicon hardware
Motion controller IC implements field-oriented-control in silicon hardware
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The MCGP021 or Green Motion Controller (GMC) designed by Malaysia's national research and development agency in information and communications technology, MIMOS, together with two local collaborators, My Technology and Emerald…
Kandou SerDes capable of 1Tbit/sec
Kandou SerDes capable of 1Tbit/sec
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The Glasswing SerDes core in development at startup Kandou Bus SA (Lausanne, Switzerland) has been tested and demonstrated the "capability of achieving" 1Tbit/sec chip-to-chip at less than 1W of power…
More-than-Moore: Can electronics packaging keep up?
More-than-Moore: Can electronics packaging keep up?
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Analysts at market researchers IDTechEx (Cambridge, UK) raise the question of whether further progress in semiconductor technology might be hindered by the physics of device packaging, in a report.
Magnetic latch/switch family with lateral sensitivity & ASIL B rating
Magnetic latch/switch family with lateral sensitivity & ASIL B rating
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Programmable micropower devices are positioned as the first in the industry to offer ASIL B automotive functional safety…
Single-chip hardware-plus-software for ultrasonic water flow metering
Single-chip hardware-plus-software for ultrasonic water flow metering
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ams' acam TDC-GP30-F01 includes processor to compute water flow, volume and temperature measurements, making metering system implementation simple; ultra-low power consumption allows for up to 20 years’ operation on a…
Swedish instrument seeks to confirm liquid water on Mars
Swedish instrument seeks to confirm liquid water on Mars
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The next major expedition to Mars - ExoMars 2018 - will see the first Swedish instrument to be placed on the surface of Mars to lead the search for signs…
FRET energy research promises performance boost for LEDs
FRET energy research promises performance boost for LEDs
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Researchers from the University of Cyprus and Cyprus University of Technology have investigated how structural and electronic parameters affect a phenomenon called Förster resonant energy transfer (FRET) FRET in structures…
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…
Multi-regulators for smaller, cheaper car-infotainment systems
Multi-regulators for smaller, cheaper car-infotainment systems
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A series of highly integrated automotive-grade power-management devices from STMicroelectronics incorporates multiple voltage regulators on a single die, allowing manufacturers of car-infotainment systems to reduce the cost and size of…
Automotive multi-regulators for smaller, cheaper car-infotainment systems
Automotive multi-regulators for smaller, cheaper car-infotainment systems
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A series of highly integrated automotive-grade power-management devices from STMicroelectronics incorporates multiple voltage regulators on a single die, allowing manufacturers of car-infotainment systems to reduce the cost and size of…
Conrad Business Supplies adds two-channel Tektronix DSO to portfolio
Conrad Business Supplies adds two-channel Tektronix DSO to portfolio
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Conrad Business Supplies has begun stocking the TBS1032B 30 MHz two-channel digital storage oscilloscope from Tektronix. The TBS1032B is suitable for applicatons in the educational, automotive and industrial sectors.
Light trapping innovation lifts solar cell efficiency to 45 percent
Light trapping innovation lifts solar cell efficiency to 45 percent
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Florida State University (FSU) researchers claim they are a step closer to making solar cells more effective at trapping and using light.
Updated: ST sees results of MEMS diversity thrust
Updated: ST sees results of MEMS diversity thrust
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A 2012 strategy to expand ST's MEMS offering into applications and market sectors that would complement success in smartphones is starting to pay off, according to Benedetto Vigna, general manager…
Graphene microphone up to 32 times more sensitive
Graphene microphone up to 32 times more sensitive
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Scientists have developed a graphene based microphone nearly 32 times more sensitive than microphones of standard nickel-based construction.
Samsung drives IDM win over fabless in 2015
Samsung drives IDM win over fabless in 2015
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For only the second time in the last 25 years the growth of business for the top chip manufacturers in 2015 will beat that of the top fabless chip companies,…
Switch-mode AC-DC regulator enables ultra-low standby power in USB chargers
Switch-mode AC-DC regulator enables ultra-low standby power in USB chargers
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Diodes Incorporated has introduced the AP3785T AC-DC primary-side switched-mode power supply controller aimed at 8 W to 15 W 5 V output USB chargers that necessitate ultra-low standby power.
Motion controller IC implements FOC in silicon
Motion controller IC implements FOC in silicon
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The MCGP021 or Green Motion Controller (GMC) designed by Malaysia's national research and development agency in information and communications technology, MIMOS, together with two local collaborators, My Technology and Emerald…
Qualcomm licenses Xiaomi for 3G, 4G
Qualcomm licenses Xiaomi for 3G, 4G
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Qualcomm Inc. has said it has signed up leading Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi to a licensing deal for 3G and 4G cellular communications to which it holds essential patents.
Bosch to focus on cloud for connected car services
Bosch to focus on cloud for connected car services
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Automotive supplier Robert Bosch group has announced to develop cloud-based services for the connected car, such as real-time traffic data or infrastructure data. In contrast to its competitors, Bosch offers…
120 MHz bandwidth receiver locates hopping signals with 32768-point FFT
120 MHz bandwidth receiver locates hopping signals with 32768-point FFT
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For precise detection of frequency-agile signals and bursts, an option for IZT's R4000 RF receiver applies a 32768-point FFT: in combination with the 120 MHz real-time bandwidth it ensures reliable…
When the sensor, signal conditioning gate performance
When the sensor, signal conditioning gate performance
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Bill Schweber points out that a few cents spent on a better sensor or analog front end can make all the difference to performance while focus on the digital back…
AMS chip for ultrasonic water flow measurement
AMS chip for ultrasonic water flow measurement
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AMS AG (Unterpremstaetten, Austria) has introduced the TDC-GP30-F01, a measurement system for cold water meters.


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