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Quantum-dot image sensor launch threatens silicon
Quantum-dot image sensor launch threatens silicon
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After nine years of work and having raised more than $100 million in venture capital, InVisage has launched a 13-megapixel…
Who was ‘first to invent’ the computer, the airplane?
Who was ‘first to invent’ the computer, the airplane?
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Scott Elder, a senior analog IC design consultant, considers the term "first to invent" and finds it to be more…
IoT will add 5.5 million things per day in 2016
IoT will add 5.5 million things per day in 2016
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An analyst at Gartner Inc. reckons that 6.4 billion things will be connected to the Internet and in use in…
TAG Heuer watch has Intel, Android inside
TAG Heuer watch has Intel, Android inside
Connectivity does not halt short of venerable Swiss luxury watches. With its model Connected, TAG Heuer hopes to participate from…

Printable, flexible body temp sensor can be applied to skin
Printable, flexible body temp sensor can be applied to skin
A University of Tokyo research group has developed a flexible, lightweight sensor that responds rapidly to thermal changes in the range of human body temperature, and could be used to…
Tricorder-like technology “hears” tumors
Tricorder-like technology “hears” tumors
Electrical engineers at Stanford University (Stanford, CA) have developed a non-contact detector technology reminiscent of Star Trek's tricorder, which could sense and analyze surroundings or a person's medical condition from…
Sensor detects cable fire before it occours
Sensor detects cable fire before it occours
A rather frequent cause of fires in buildings, vehicles and aircraft are smouldering electrical cables. A novel sensor technology helps detecting such smouldering fires before they actually break out by…
Altera to pack HBM2 DRAM alongside its FPGAs in single package
Altera to pack HBM2 DRAM alongside its FPGAs in single package
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Aiming to break bandwidth bottlenecks in high-performance systems, Altera has unveiled what the company claims to be the industry's first heterogeneous System-in-Package (SiP) devices that integrate stacked High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM2)…
High-performance USB Type-C connectors, in distribution
High-performance USB Type-C connectors, in distribution
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Mouser Electronics has USB Type-C connectors from Amphenol Commercial Products. These connectors are tailored toward emerging product designs, fully compliant with USB Type-C specifications, and designed to meet future USB…
Silver nano-ink allows ink-jet print of high-quality conductors
Silver nano-ink allows ink-jet print of high-quality conductors
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Xaar plc, the world leader in industrial inkjet technology, and Lawter, along with its parent company Harima Chemicals Group (HCG), have worked together to optimise the performance of a line…
IP builds patent-free, lightweight VC-2 LD video codec function
IP builds patent-free, lightweight VC-2 LD video codec function
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Barco Silex, provider of video compression IP cores for ASIC and FPGA, announced that its VC-2 Low Delay codec is now available for licensing to broadcast equipment manufacturers. The IP…
Freescale enables ARM mbed IoT Device Platform on Kinetis MCUs
Freescale enables ARM mbed IoT Device Platform on Kinetis MCUs
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Freescale has announced support at introduction, of the ARM mbed software, tools and cloud services for rapid creation of IoT products spanning from end-node to cloud using its Freedom FRDM-K64F…
4 GHz handheld spectrum analyser for field and lab use, from R&S
4 GHz handheld spectrum analyser for field and lab use, from R&S
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Rohde & Schwarz has added a handheld spectrum analyser, featuring low weight and long battery life - the R&S Spectrum Rider. The instrument has a native frequency range of 5…
Scalable security platform for IoT device development
Scalable security platform for IoT device development
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Atmel proposes its Certified-ID Platform as a means of eliminating barriers to entry to a Secure IoT Ecosystem; it simplifies secure Certificate Generation and provides Security Tool Kits for smaller…
ARM extends mbed to aid mass deployment of IoT
ARM extends mbed to aid mass deployment of IoT
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ARM is releasing a suite of products to accelerate secure IoT technology deployments on a large scale by businesses. ARM mbed IoT Device Platform products and technologies include mbed Device…
Printable lightweight temperature sensor aims to improve healthcare
Printable lightweight temperature sensor aims to improve healthcare
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A University of Tokyo research group has developed a flexible, lightweight sensor that responds rapidly to thermal changes in the range of human body temperature.  The sensor is able to…
Plessey signs LED architectural lighting deal with 8Point3
Plessey signs LED architectural lighting deal with 8Point3
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Plessey has signed a long-term commercial agreement with 8point3 to supply the lighting modules, including the company's MaGIC GaN-on-Silicon LEDs.
Lumileds simplifies outdoor LED fixture design
Lumileds simplifies outdoor LED fixture design
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Lumileds has introduced the LUXEON XR-M line of Matrix Platform solutions which have been designed specifically as a turnkey solution for outdoor LED fixtures.
High performance cost-efficient pulse generators target microwave testing
High performance cost-efficient pulse generators target microwave testing
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Pico Technology has introduced the PicoSource PG900 series pulse generators which are high-speed, low-cost instruments for use in single-ended and differential pulsed measurement applications.
No-lens camera proposed by Rice University
No-lens camera proposed by Rice University
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Researchers from Rice University (Houston, Texas) have prepared a research paper on Flatcam, a camera system that replaces lenses with a coded mask and computation.
Gas sensor for mobiles gets MCU capability
Gas sensor for mobiles gets MCU capability
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Cambridge CMOS Sensors has launched a digital product in its CCS800 family of gas sensors and is aiming the product at smartphones, wearables and connected home devices.
CFast 2.0 compatible industrial storage card
CFast 2.0 compatible industrial storage card
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Memory and embedded storage products provider Swissbit has introduced the F-60/F-600 CFast 2.0 compatible cards which support up to 70,000 IOPS random read/write or 525MB/s sequential read and 350MB/s sequential…
Multi-crystalline silicon solar cell claims 21.25 percent efficiency record
Multi-crystalline silicon solar cell claims 21.25 percent efficiency record
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Photovoltaic (PV) modules producer Trina Solar Limited has revealed that the State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China has recorded a new world record for a high-efficiency…
imec broadens R&D collaboration deal with Kaneka
imec broadens R&D collaboration deal with Kaneka
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Nanoelectronics research center imec has signed a new three year framework agreement with Kaneka Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of chemical specialties and solar cells. The new deal strengthens and extends…
Oculus originator gives away MEMS version
Oculus originator gives away MEMS version
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After making millions from co-founding the Oculus Virtual Reality (VR) Kickstarter campaign (which Facebook bought for USD2.4 billion), Jack McCauley is now giving away the license to a better VR…
Elma to acquire Trenew Electronic AG
Elma to acquire Trenew Electronic AG
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The Elma Group announced it has acquired the Swiss company Trenew Electronic AG in Rüti ZH, operating in the system integration business, retroactively as per January 1, 2015. The contract…
52mm round digital temperature gauge with IP65 rated face
52mm round digital temperature gauge with IP65 rated face
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The Sensor Connection a division of Harold G. Schaevitz Industries LLC, has expanded its line of temperature measurement and control instrumentation with the addition of the model DPG-SD-1 series digital…
Automotive market supports ailing semiconductor industry
Automotive market supports ailing semiconductor industry
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In its upcoming IC Market Drivers Report, market research company IC Insights breaks down chip demand by market segments. According to the report, the automotive industry’s demand shows the strongest…


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