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Continental abolishes rear view mirrors
Continental abolishes rear view mirrors
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No more blind spots, dazzle-free view to the rear and additional driver assistance function, these are just some of the…
Campus to become ‘living lab’ for the IoT
Campus to become ‘living lab’ for the IoT
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A new Google-funded project will turn Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA) into a "living laboratory" for Internet-connected smart technologies.
Home and factory automation at Mouser Electronics
Home and factory automation at Mouser Electronics
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Mouser Electronics has updated its Industrial Applications Site by featuring new resources devoted to the popular topic of home and…
Graphene-based film cools high power LEDs
Graphene-based film cools high power LEDs
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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a method which claims to enable electronics devices to be…

Electromechanical switches cover DC to 18GHz and beyond
Electromechanical switches cover DC to 18GHz and beyond
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AtlanTecRF has launched a range of high reliability, long life electromechanical switches, with many popular models available from stock.
1/3-inch 1Mp BSI CMOS image sensor right for automotive ADAS
1/3-inch 1Mp BSI CMOS image sensor right for automotive ADAS
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ON Semiconductor is expanding its 1/3-inch 1Mp image sensor portfolio with early sampling of the company's first backside illuminated (BSI) sensor technology for the automotive imaging market.
Current-sense amp integrates precision shunt resistor, in single package
Current-sense amp integrates precision shunt resistor, in single package
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Texas Instruments says it is making, “high-accuracy measurement more attainable with the first current-sense amplifier to integrate a high-precision, low-drift 2 mΩ shunt resistor,” - the device can cut calibration…
Startup revives smartphones’ joysticks: rear-mount
Startup revives smartphones’ joysticks: rear-mount
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Tiny rubber joysticks had their time embedded in the keyboards of laptops and smartphones from a few years ago, but they could never compete with the versatility of today’s touch-screens.
Analyzer handles broadband and pulsed signals up to 85 GHz
Analyzer handles broadband and pulsed signals up to 85 GHz
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Rohde & Schwarz is claiming the company's R&S FSW85 high-end signal and spectrum analyzer is the only instrument on the market to cover the frequency range from 2 Hz to…
Bi-direction autofocus cameras actuator drives large lenses
Bi-direction autofocus cameras actuator drives large lenses
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ALPS has developed the “ATMJ1ZX7 Series” bi-direction type autofocus actuator for cameras for integration into smartphone camera modules. The new product drives large-diameter lenses and realises low power consumption.
1Mbit SPI FRAM comes in chip-scale packaging
1Mbit SPI FRAM comes in chip-scale packaging
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Fujitsu has used an ultra small package for this memory part, which it presents as a solution for power-critical miniature applications in sensor and wearable markets.
7 cardinal sins of embedded software development
7 cardinal sins of embedded software development
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Along with its best practices, every industry has its sinful ones. The cardinal sins are the sinful practices that many are aware of, but that are just too tempting or…
Avnet Abacus signs European distribution deal with MechaTronix
Avnet Abacus signs European distribution deal with MechaTronix
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Avnet Abacus has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Taiwan-based MechaTronix, a LED cooling solutions specialist.
Calculation program speeds evaluation of lighting solution efficiency
Calculation program speeds evaluation of lighting solution efficiency
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Zumtobel has released a calculation program which enables engineers to see at a glance what is the difference between various lighting solutions in terms of quality, efficiency and costs. The…
HiL simulation in the test of hybrid powertrains
HiL simulation in the test of hybrid powertrains
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Today, automobiles are equipped with an enormous number of ECUs to manage expanded functionality and advanced controls in the vehicle. In a hybrid vehicle, the motor ECU plays an even…
Automotive high-side drivers rated for use in stop-start vehicles
Automotive high-side drivers rated for use in stop-start vehicles
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STMicroelectronics has introduced the first automotive high-side drivers to meet the stringent cold-cranking specification of the German car industry’s LV124 test schedule, suiting them for vehicles with stop-start technology.
Li-ion battery to power search for life on Mars
Li-ion battery to power search for life on Mars
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Saft has signed a contract worth more than one million euros from Airbus Defence and Space Ltd (UK) to develop, qualify and test a specific lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery system to…
Powering wearables: Are niobium nanowire supercapacitors the answer?
Powering wearables: Are niobium nanowire supercapacitors the answer?
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Researchers at MIT and in Canada have found a way to deliver the short but intense bursts of power needed by wearable electronic devices for health and fitness monitoring.
Cree acquires APEI to boost SiC power modules penetration
Cree acquires APEI to boost SiC power modules penetration
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Cree has acquired APEI, a global leader in power modules and power electronics applications. The acquisition enables Cree’s Power and RF business to accelerate the market for high-performance, best-in-class SiC…
Magna uses hypervisor to consolidate automotive platforms
Magna uses hypervisor to consolidate automotive platforms
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After Continental also automotive supplier Magna relies on the hypervisor technology to consolidate complex applications in the car. The Canadian-Austrian company will launch a platform that uses the PikeOS hypervisor…
Pickering Interfaces’ eBIRST FAQ
Pickering Interfaces’ eBIRST FAQ
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Switching systems are an important part of many test systems; they allow test resources to access the key parts of the unit under test (UUT), share instrumentation resources, and create…
High frequency, low jitter clock oscillator
High frequency, low jitter clock oscillator
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The IQXO-931 series clock oscillator by IQD offers low phase jitter of less than 0.5psec rms max (over 12 kHz to 20 MHz) irrespective of which output is specified.
Wafer fab closures analyzed by diameter, region
Wafer fab closures analyzed by diameter, region
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Chipmakers closed or repurposed 83 wafer fabs in the period 2009 to 2014 according to IC Insights.
Indian wafer fab will be specialty foundry
Indian wafer fab will be specialty foundry
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Cricket Semiconductor – a company set up with the purpose of building and operating $1 billion analog and power semiconductor wafer fab in India – will operate as a specialty…
Text book presents modern analog components
Text book presents modern analog components
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Silicon Analog Components is a 607-page hardback book that covers modern analog components, their characteristics and their dependence on manufacturing process parameters. The subtitle of the book is Device Design,…
Energy harvesting wireless switches for industrial applications
Energy harvesting wireless switches for industrial applications
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Energy harvesting wireless switches for industrial applications from Cherry are now available in two standard versions: a rocker switch for actuation by hand or a snap-action switch for mechanical actuation…
1Mbit SPI FRAM comes in chips-scale packaging
1Mbit SPI FRAM comes in chips-scale packaging
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Fujitsu has used an ultra small package for this memory part, which it presents as a solution for power-critical miniature applications in sensor and wearable markets.
Half-bridge gate driver for hybrid vehicle power systems
Half-bridge gate driver for hybrid vehicle power systems
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Presented as the fastest-available 120-V high-side/low-side gate driver, this device reduces switching loss and minimises noise for greater efficiency and longer mileage…


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