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IoT engineering challenges drive new IC- and system-design trade-offs
IoT engineering challenges drive new IC- and system-design trade-offs
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Besides the obvious challenges of keeping costs low for IoT devices, there area a number of design and verification challenges…
Low cost dashboard combines three displays, with Socionext silicon
Low cost dashboard combines three displays, with Socionext silicon
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A free programmable instrument cluster, a head-up display and an infotainment system with touchscreen, all driven by one dual-core processor…
Asynch image sensor is optimised for machine vision with ‘sparse’ data
Asynch image sensor is optimised for machine vision with ‘sparse’ data
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Chronocam AS (Paris, France) is a startup company that develops vision sensors and systems for machine vision based on an…
Realizing the potential of software-defined power
Realizing the potential of software-defined power
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Mark Adams examines the potential benefits of software-defined power.

Reserchers devise navigation service for older people
Reserchers devise navigation service for older people
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In a further example of the mobile revolution facilitating modern life, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a mobile phone-based navigation service which guides older users to the…
Legrand developing IoT connected products using Nest Weave protocol
Legrand developing IoT connected products using Nest Weave protocol
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Convinced that the Internet of Things is opening up a new era for connected buildings and having launched the Eliot program in July, Legrand is collaborating with Nest Inc., to…
Researchers target biodegradable displays to reduce waste in mobile electonics
Researchers target biodegradable displays to reduce waste in mobile electonics
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University of Missouri researchers are on the path to creating biodegradable electronics by using organic components in screen displays. The researchers' advancements could one day help reduce electronic waste in…
VoIP technology adds VoLTE capability
VoIP technology adds VoLTE capability
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Mushroom Networks have announced that VoIP Armor — a technology that significantly enhances the voice quality and reliability of calls made using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) — now supports…
BAW coexistence filter supports WiFi / LTE
BAW coexistence filter supports WiFi / LTE
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RFMW, Ltd. has announced design and sales support for a bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filter designed for 2.4 GHz WLAN/WiFi/Bluetooth coexistence with 4G LTE and TD-LTE signals in adjacent bands…
University hits Apple for $234 million for patent infringement
University hits Apple for $234 million for patent infringement
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The University of Wisconsin has been awarded $234 million in damages after a jury decided that Apple's A7, A8 and A8X application processors had infringed its patent.
White paper describes X-Band amplifier design using plastic-packaged transistors
White paper describes X-Band amplifier design using plastic-packaged transistors
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Plextek RFI has published a White Paper entitled 5-W X-Band GaN Power Amplifier using a Commercially Available Discrete Plastic Packaged SMT Transistor.
Link Microtek recreates high-power avionics test system
Link Microtek recreates high-power avionics test system
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Link Microtek has recreated an obsolete test system for a prime contractor in the defence industry to enable the end customer to continue critical support for an avionics EW (electronic…
On Semi acquires Swiss RF chip firm
On Semi acquires Swiss RF chip firm
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On Semiconductor has acquired Axsem AG (Duebendorf, Switzerland), a vendor of sub-gigahertz radio chips, for an undisclosed sum.
IoT engineering challenges drive IC, system-design trade-offs
IoT engineering challenges drive IC, system-design trade-offs
Feature articles |
Besides the obvious challenges of keeping costs low for IoT devices, there area a number of design and verification challenges that are primarily driven by finding the balance between functionality…
Lowest drift claimed for bandgap voltage reference
Lowest drift claimed for bandgap voltage reference
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Linear Technology Corp. has introduced the LT6657, a family of bandgap voltage references that exhibits less than 1.5ppm/°C of temperature drift.
Could microporous polymers lenghten lithium-sulfur battery lifetimes?
Could microporous polymers lenghten lithium-sulfur battery lifetimes?
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Berkeley Lab researchers claim to have found a solution to the polysulfide crossover battery efficiency problem with the development of a membrane made from polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs).
Power quality measurement module pinpoints grid interference causes
Power quality measurement module pinpoints grid interference causes
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iba AG has introduced module for power quality measurement that is capable of measuring power quality according to the IEC standard.  The module can detect the causes for unwanted interference…
Lowest-drift bandgap voltage reference reaches 1.5ppm/°C, offers low dropout
Lowest-drift bandgap voltage reference reaches 1.5ppm/°C, offers low dropout
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LT6657 is a family of ultra-stable bandgap voltage references that exhibits less than 1.5ppm/°C of temperature drift. Reinforcing this performance, the device has only 0.5ppm p-p of low frequency noise,…
Coexistence measurements ensure good reception in cars
Coexistence measurements ensure good reception in cars
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More and more of today's cars include infotainment systems that allow occupants to communicate with the outside world. Good reception in cars is ensured by an increasing number of transmit…
Apple gives a foundry lesson
Apple gives a foundry lesson
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The rush to analyze Apple products has led to distorted conclusions from some who fail to appreciate the nuances of semiconductor technology, says one analyst.
Improving reliability and lowering audible noise on LED drivers
Improving reliability and lowering audible noise on LED drivers
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Every day, more and more incandescent light bulbs are replaced by LEDs. The main disadvantage of the light bulb is its poor efficiency regarding generation of light in the visual…
Reducing e-waste: biodegradable displays is an option say researchers
Reducing e-waste: biodegradable displays is an option say researchers
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University of Missouri researchers are on the path to creating biodegradable electronics by using organic components in screen displays. The researchers' advancements could one day help reduce electronic waste in…
Pint-sized spectrometers harness MEMS
Pint-sized spectrometers harness MEMS
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At the Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems (ENAS) here in Chemnitz one of its focuses is down-sizing bulky lab equipment to micro- or even nano-scales, in cooperation with the…
Apple fined $234 million for infringing university patent
Apple fined $234 million for infringing university patent
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The University of Wisconsin has been awarded $234 million in damages after a jury decided that Apple's A7, A8 and A8X application processors had infringed its patent.
Infotainment link quadruples bandwidth
Infotainment link quadruples bandwidth
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Inova Semiconductors has introduced a new iteration of its APIX in-car infotainment connectivity technology. APIX 3 supports data rates up to 6 Gbps with STP and coax wiring and up…
Microsemi bids $2.2 billion for PMC-Sierra
Microsemi bids $2.2 billion for PMC-Sierra
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Microsemi Corp. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) has offered $11.50 per share to shareholders of PMC-Sierra Corp. as a mixture of stock and cash and trumping an offer from Skyworks Solutions made…
Low cost dashboard combines three displays
Low cost dashboard combines three displays
New Products |
A free programmable instrument cluster, a head-up display and an infotainment system with touchscreen, all driven by one dual-core processor – this is all what is needed to implement a…
Asynch image sensor boosts machine vision
Asynch image sensor boosts machine vision
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Chronocam AS (Paris, France) is a startup company that develops vision sensors and systems for machine vision based on an asynchronous pixel sensor technology.


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