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Can vertically-grown organic semiconductors reshape solar cells and LEDs?
Can vertically-grown organic semiconductors reshape solar cells and LEDs?
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Materials scientists from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have discovered a way to make organic semiconductors more powerful and…
Freescale specs analog IC for motorcycles’ ABS
Freescale specs analog IC for motorcycles’ ABS
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Measuring only 7x7mm, Freescale Semiconductor’s SB0400 and SB0401 analog ICs were specifically engineered for motorcycle and scooter’s anti-lock braking systems…
Elon Musk targets high-volume solar panel dominance
Elon Musk targets high-volume solar panel dominance
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Another of Elon Musk's companies is stirring up the power management sector with bold production plans. This time it is…
Two-wire unipolar Hall-effect switch minimises external component count
Two-wire unipolar Hall-effect switch minimises external component count
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A new package option for the Allegro MicroSystems A115x family of two-wire unipolar Hall-effect switches eliminates the need for an…

u-blox and Cohda Wireless partner on V2X
u-blox and Cohda Wireless partner on V2X
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To meet rapidly increasing demand for V2X modules for trials, early deployments and infrastructure roll-out, Cohda Wireless and u-blox have agreed on an exclusive license for the use of the…
Android keeps patients entertained
Android keeps patients entertained
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The Arbor HTab released by Arbor Technology is a bedside turn-key solution combining healthcare with patient entertainment. Based on a TI OMAP 4470 Dual core Cortex-A9 processor, it has a…
Bluetooth Smart module integrates programmable analog and digital blocks
Bluetooth Smart module integrates programmable analog and digital blocks
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The 11x11x1.8mm EZ-BLE PSoC module unveiled by Cypress Semiconductor includes Bluetooth 4.1 qualification and worldwide regulatory certification.
Industrial grade transmitter chip supports wireless 1080p 60fps video
Industrial grade transmitter chip supports wireless 1080p 60fps video
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SiBEAM, Inc., a Lattice Semiconductor company has launched a WirelessHD transmitter and receiver modules that operate over the 60GHz millimeter wave frequency band.
Lossy Adesto preps IPO
Lossy Adesto preps IPO
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Fabless nonvolatile memory company Adesto Technologies Corp. (Sunnyvale, Calif.) has plans to raise up to $56.6 million via an initial public offering of shares in the company.
Virtual reality: a real driver for GPUs, says ARM
Virtual reality: a real driver for GPUs, says ARM
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AMD has just announced its collaboration with Oculus and Dell to equip Oculus Ready PCs with AMD Radeon GPUs. The beefed up PCs are purposely designed to support spectacular virtual…
Searchable 4K mobile imaging soon a commodity
Searchable 4K mobile imaging soon a commodity
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Cadence has just unveiled its latest image and video processing DSP core, the Tensilica Vision P5, boasting a 13X performance boost at a fifth the energy consumption compared to its…
Two-Wheelers will get connected, too
Two-Wheelers will get connected, too
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A consortium of motorbike manufacturers – BMW, Honda and Yamaha – has announced to collaborate to extend the benefits of V2X communications and, more generally, vehicle connectivity to motorbikes. First…
Invisibility layer increases solar panel efficiency
Invisibility layer increases solar panel efficiency
Solar energy, though considered a “clean” energy, still suffers from a major drawback: With an energy efficiency of some 20 percent, available solar cells still have a significantly lower efficiency…
Heat may extend battery lifetime
Heat may extend battery lifetime
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA) have found that heat can break down the damaging dendrites that grow inside batteries, which may lead to extended battery lifetimes.
Tiny battery management IC targets wearables and IoT apps
Tiny battery management IC targets wearables and IoT apps
The bq25120 from Texas Instruments offers a highly integrated battery management system that claims to offer the industry's lowest quiescent current (Iq) at 700 nA with the buck converter, operating…
Highest flux density RGBW emitters for stage/architectural lighting
Highest flux density RGBW emitters for stage/architectural lighting
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Enhanced LZP 80 watt emitters set a new power density record from a 12 x 12 mm footprint to help designers create efficient and dramatic lighting…
Connected-device “platform-as-a-service” vendor adds Eu presence
Connected-device “platform-as-a-service” vendor adds Eu presence
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Ayla networks is a company that provides infrastructure and data services to manufacturers and service providers working with all classes of connected devices; in effect, the “back office” of the…
Protection Methods for Automotive Electronics Circuits
Protection Methods for Automotive Electronics Circuits
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In modern automotive designs, all on-board electronics are connected to the battery and the alternator. The alternator is the main source of electrical transients—the worst of which is load dump.
Anritsu becomes authorised reseller of Teledyne LeCroy in UK
Anritsu becomes authorised reseller of Teledyne LeCroy in UK
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Anritsu Corporation have signed an agreement with Teledyne LeCroy which will see Anritsu become an authorised reseller of Teledyne LeCroy products in the UK and Ireland.
Big Bang secrets: making more accurate neutron measurements
Big Bang secrets: making more accurate neutron measurements
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In an international collaboration, researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)  have now devised a new method which will help determine the neutron's so-called electric dipole moment more accurately than…
Biosensor innovation delivers 24/7 heart rate measurement for wearables
Biosensor innovation delivers 24/7 heart rate measurement for wearables
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ams AG has launched the the first member of a family of health/fitness solutions aimed at wearable devices to provide industry-leading, highest accuracy optical heart rate measurements (HRM) and heart…
Anritsu and Comprion fully automates protocol conformance testing
Anritsu and Comprion fully automates protocol conformance testing
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Anritsu has developed a solution with Comprion to fully automate the execution of all 3GPP TS 36.523 LTE Conformance tests required for certification and pre-certification of mobile devices.
Anritsu to sell Teledyne LeCroy products in the UK
Anritsu to sell Teledyne LeCroy products in the UK
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Anritsu Corporation have signed an agreement with Teledyne LeCroy which will see Anritsu become an authorised reseller of Teledyne LeCroy products in the UK and Ireland.
Nokia Networks drives mission-critical LTE for public safety
Nokia Networks drives mission-critical LTE for public safety
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Nokia Networks is offering an end-to-end LTE-based answer to public safety communications, enabling a rich variety of multimedia tools and applications for first responders and other public safety personnel.
AEC-Q100 qualified 20 MHz to 3.0 GHz SPDT switch
AEC-Q100 qualified 20 MHz to 3.0 GHz SPDT switch
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Skyworks introduces a single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) switch that is qualified to the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) Q100 standard.
Battery lifetime can be extended with heat
Battery lifetime can be extended with heat
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As mobile devices use a lot of batteries, extending their lifespan either for longer use or for repurposing to another application such as energy storage before eventual recycling, could help…
SMA pigtails for sampling or injecting RF signals in PCB circuits
SMA pigtails for sampling or injecting RF signals in PCB circuits
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P1dB has announced immediate availability of RF pigtails, which are good test probes for sampling or injecting RF signals in PCB circuits.
Mobile operators must have Wi-Fi Calling
Mobile operators must have Wi-Fi Calling
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With at least ten wireless operators already offering native Wi-Fi Calling, the market is set to grow rapidly in Q4 2015, according to a Strategy Analytics report, "Wi-Fi Calling Momentum…


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